Eleven banks develop trade finance app on R3’s Corda DLT platform
- 6 years 8 months ago
- Banking
Eleven banks have passed a major milestone in the digitisation of documentary trade finance.
UAE's Rakbank implements cardless ATM transactions with Samsung Pay
- 6 years 8 months ago
- Banking
RAKBANK, one of the leading banks in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), in partnership with Diebold Nixdorf, the leader in driving connected commerce, has launched Samsung Pay on their ATMs.
Gro Solutions Moves HQ to Midtown Atlanta
- 6 years 8 months ago
- Banking
Gro Solutions, a leading provider of digital growth solutions for banks and credit unions, announced it will relocate its headquarters from Johns Creek, Ga. to Midtown Atlanta’s Bank of America Plaza, the tallest building in the Southeastern United States, during the fourth quarter of 2017.
Commerzbank Processes First Live BPO Transaction in Austria
- 6 years 8 months ago
- Banking
Commerzbank has processed the first BPO transactions in Austria, covering the import of bus components from Germany and Italy.
Dubai Building Blocks to Blockchain Technology in the Banking Industry
- 6 years 8 months ago
- Blockchain, Banking
From finance to real estate to healthcare, blockchain technology is a major talking point in industry circles today. This prospective revolution of a technology is advantageous for your business and undeniably provides a competitive edge over others in your industry.
DBS and Xero launch API-driven bank data feed
- 6 years 8 months ago
- Banking
DBS, Asia’s leading SME bank[1] , and Xero, a leading global cloud accounting platform, have today launched an API-driven bank feed integration that will transform how mutual customers in Singapore manage their finances.
NCino Signs Up 100th Customer
- 6 years 8 months ago
- Banking
nCino, the worldwide leader in cloud banking, has announced that Pacific Western Bank, headquartered in Beverly Hills, Calif., is the 100th customer to go live with its Bank Operating System.
Fidor supports the first-of-its-kind Student Academy Programme in Singapore
- 6 years 8 months ago
- Banking, IT Innovations
The five local polytechnics have partnered with Fidor the leading digital banking group, to launch a FinTech education curriculum that costs close to S$800,000 (about €500,000) to develop and an additional yearly sum of about S$160,000 (€100,000) to run. This is the first time Fidor has introduced such a programme in the APAC region, with the aim to help boost Singapore’s growth as a FinTech Hub in this region.
Strategy Implementation well on Track - 500,000 Net New Customers Won
- 6 years 8 months ago
- Banking
Commerzbank is well on track with the implementation of its "Commerzbank 4.0" strategy and has further improved its Common Equity Tier 1 ratio. The Bank has already booked the whole of the announced restruc-turing charges in the second quarter and agreed a framework social plan and framework reconciliation of interests with the employee representative committees. At mid-year, the Bank has already gained a net 500,000 new customers in its Private... more
Rabobank and TD Securities Team Up with Neptune
- 6 years 8 months ago
- Banking
Neptune, the Fixed Income network for real-time “axe” indications, today announced the addition of Rabobank (“Rabo”) and TD Securities “TD” to its network and board. Rabo and TD become the 23rd and 24th participating banks on the network.
PayU Colombia Deploys Mambu For Short Term Lending
- 6 years 8 months ago
- Banking
Mambu, the SaaS banking engine powering innovative loan and deposit products, today announced that PayU Colombia has deployed their solution to drive the payment services provider’s new short term deferred payment product. PayU Colombia is the first payments services provider to leverage the Berlin based FinTech's banking engine. The win brings Mambu's Americas client base to 26, all of which are supported from their newly opened offices in... more
Central Bank of Belize Adopts Swift for Sanctions Screening
- 6 years 8 months ago
- Banking
SWIFT announces today that the Central Bank of Belize has adopted its Sanctions Screening solution to combat financial crime. The industry utility enables banks to take a proactive approach in building greater trust with the international financial community and mitigating de-risking. Central Bank of Belize says, “The adoption of SWIFT’s Sanctions Screening further attests our commitment to prevent financial crime. Implementing the right... more
Mizuho Bank Selected to Participate in the Open Market Operations (OMOs) at the Bank of Korea
- 6 years 8 months ago
- Banking
Mizuho Bank, Ltd. (President & CEO: Koji Fujiwara) has been selected to participate in the Open Market Operations (OMOs) conducted by the Bank of Korea. Mizuho Bank will be the first Japanese bank to participate in the Open Market Operations and one of the six foreign banks among the thirty-one eligible financial institutions. Mizuho Bank will participate in the Open Market Operations from August 1, 2017.
Eurobank Launches Masterpass Wallet for Online Payments
- 6 years 8 months ago
- Banking
Eurobank, one of the leading banks in Greece, recently launched a mobile wallet integrating Mastercard’s Masterpass, in an effort to reduce abandonment rates in e-commerce payments.
“Time is Money”
- 6 years 8 months ago
- Banking
The continued surge of ‘touch and go’ payments is set to save UK shoppers 141 million hours, worth almost a billion pounds in time, by 2021* according to a new study from Barclaycard.
