SWIFT Launches Industry’s First Ever Cross-border Payments Tracker
- 7 years 9 months ago
- Banking
SWIFT announces today the availability of its new cross-border payments Tracker that enables international payments to be traced in real-time. The Tracker is the cornerstone of SWIFT gpi – the cooperative’s new payments innovation service – which is revolutionizing the industry by combining real-time payments tracking with the speed and certainty of same-day settlement for international payments.
EBA Analyses Role of Distributed Ledgers in International Payments
- 7 years 9 months ago
- Banking
The Euro Banking Association today issued a new information paper looking into potential benefits and use cases of cryptotechnologies in the context of international payments and more specifically correspondent banking practices.
Citi Announces Awards for the Tech for Integrity Challenge Demo Day in Dublin
- 7 years 9 months ago
- Banking
Citi announced the three award recipients from Citi’s Tech for Integrity Challenge (T4I) Demo Day in Dublin, held on May 18. The event brought together FinTech developers from eight countries to present their working prototypes to a panel of judges as part of T4I, a landmark effort to encourage technology innovators from around the world to create cutting-edge solutions to promote integrity, accountability, and transparency in the public sector... more
Temenos Receives Best Digital Banking Solutions Award at Banker Africa East Africa Awards
- 7 years 9 months ago
- Banking
Temenos, the software specialist for banking and finance institutions, has won the Best Digital Banking Solutions award at Banker Africa’s East Africa Awards 2017, one of the most prestigious accolades for financial institutions operating on the African continent. The announcement was made last night at a ceremony in front of 200 senior banking and finance delegates in Nairobi, Kenya.
Yapi Kredi Renovates Mobile App
- 7 years 9 months ago
- Mobile Banking
Yapı Kredi, Digital Bank of Turkey continues to develop revolutionary applications and to break new frontiers.
Top Bankers Re-evaluate Digital Disruption
- 7 years 9 months ago
- Retail Banking
15th Annual Retail Banking Forum, due to take place 10th-11th October 2017 in Vienna, Austria.
Deloitte Reveals Enhanced Digital Banking Offering
- 7 years 9 months ago
- Banking
Deloitte today announced the launch of its enhanced Digital Bank offering to further accelerate a bank's digital transformation. Based on the Salesforce Intelligent Customer Success Platform and utilizing the Salesforce Financial Services Cloud, Digital Bank helps banks create exceptional experiences by providing tailored banking capabilities with accelerated implementation and realization of value.
Bank of America Merrill Lynch joins Neptune
- 7 years 9 months ago
- Banking
Neptune, the Fixed Income network for real-time “axe” indications, today announced the addition of Bank of America Merrill Lynch (“BAML”) to its network. With BAML, Neptune now has 22 banks signed to participate on the network with 19 live. The Neptune network provides a venue for investors to consume the highest quality bond axes/inventory data from their most trusted Bank counterparts. This enables institutional investors to be more effective... more
30 Per Cent of UK Consumers Would Use Amazon, Google, Facebook or Apple for Banking Services
- 7 years 9 months ago
- Banking
MuleSoft (NYSE: MULE), provider of the leading platform for application networks, today revealed research that shows nearly a third (30 per cent) of UK consumers would consider using Amazon, Google, Facebook or Apple for banking services, rather than a standard bank. This figure rises to 45 per cent for 18-34 year olds, indicating they are the happiest to embrace this potential new wave of banking providers.
Constellation Introduces Digital Suite for Credit Unions
- 7 years 9 months ago
- Banking
Coastal Credit Union and eight partners are thrilled to announce the launch of Constellation Digital Partners, LLC, a credit union service organization (CUSO), designed to deliver a revolutionary software platform that will transform the future of digital banking for credit unions and members.
Equifax Forms New Alliance to Develop Open Banking Products
- 7 years 9 months ago
- Banking
Equifax, the consumer and business insights expert, and Castlight, the leading financial capability company, have formed an alliance with Oakbrook Finance, the owners of consumer loan brand Likely Loans, to develop new products for the 2018 Open Banking initiative.
Fidor Strengthens Its Leadership Team with New Global CFO Hire
- 7 years 9 months ago
- Banking
Fidor, the innovative provider of digital banking and fintech solutions, further strengthens its leadership team by announcing today the appointment of Brad Whittfield as Global Chief Financial Officer.
Yandex.Checkout to Provide Payments in E-mail Newsletters
- 7 years 9 months ago
- Online Banking, Mobile Banking
Yandex.Checkout enabled companies to accept payments via marketing newsletters.
FCA Signs FinTech Co-operation Agreement with Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission
- 7 years 9 months ago
- Wholesale Banking
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) today entered into a co-operation agreement with the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) in Hong Kong to foster collaboration in support of financial technology (Fintech) innovation. Under the agreement, the FCA and SFC will co-operate on information sharing and referrals of innovative firms seeking to enter one another’s markets.
Royal Mint Introduces First Platinum Bullion Products
- 7 years 9 months ago
- Retail Banking
The Royal Mint has timed its first entry into the platinum bullion market to coincide with London Platinum Week. The first of a range of bullion platinum coins and bars will be launched on Monday 15 May via bullion trading platform royalmintbullion.com, and will be the first investment-grade platinum to be retailed by the 1,000 year-old organisation. A strategic partnership with The World Platinum Investment Council (WPIC) to deliver the... more
