Dwolla Joins Fed Fast Taskforce
- 8 years 10 months ago
- Retail Banking
In 2013, the Federal Reserve decided to step in and start a 40-year conversation in the making, asking the nation’s experts in payments, business, and banking their thoughts on what a faster payment system could look like. Even consumer groups and tech companies like Google got in the mix. Pretty much everyone agreed: a faster payment system is needed. Dwolla has had a unique role and voice in this movement. Since releasing FiSync in 2012 we’ve... more
Accenture Launches Analytics Applications For Financial Services Firms
- 8 years 10 months ago
- Retail Banking
Accenture (ACN) is launching seven advanced analytics applications for the financial services industry, including banking and insurance companies, to simplify analytics decision-making by placing insight at users’ fingertips.
CommBank Releases Smartwatch Apps
- 8 years 10 months ago
- Retail Banking
Customers of Australia's Commonwealth Bank can now track the movement of share prices and perform everyday banking tasks with a tap of their wrists following the release of two new smartwatch apps. The CommSec Apple Watch app enables customers to track movements in the ASX 200, view their share portfolio, programme in alerts and ask Siri to get live share prices. Paul Rayson, executive general manager, CommSec, says the new app is meeting the... more
SmartStream Technologies opens a new office in Nairobi
- 8 years 10 months ago
- Retail Banking
SmartStream Technologies, the financial Transaction Lifecycle Management specialist, today announced that it has expanded its global operations with the opening of a new office in Nairobi. The office is the second in Africa, following the opening of Johannesburg in April 2013. The new operation will be led by Pritesh Kotecha, Senior Vice President for Middle East, Turkey, South Asia and Africa.
NCR expands into APAC region with the opening of its Service Operations Centre
- 8 years 10 months ago
- Retail Banking
NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR), the global leader in consumer transaction technologies, today announced the opening of a new Services Operation Centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Nomis 4.6 Increases Active Market Signal Response
- 8 years 10 months ago
- Retail Banking
Nomis Solutions today announces the release of Nomis 4.6, the latest version of their feature-rich price optimization suite, which enables banks to utilize actionable insight to react more quickly in today’s dynamic financial services market.
Bancolombia hands over the operation of self-service systems to Wincor Nixdorf
- 8 years 10 months ago
- Retail Banking
Wincor Nixdorf has received a three-year contract from Bancolombia for the operation of its 1,160 self-service systems. The bank also ordered 800 ProCash 280 automated teller machines.
IBM To Launch New Predictive Analytics Suite
- 8 years 11 months ago
- Retail Banking
IBM today announced 20 new industry-specific solutions with pre-built predictive analytics capabilities that will make it easier and faster for organizations across industries like retail, banking, telecommunications, insurance and others, to uncover and act on critical business insights.
CBA Will Test Ripple For Intra-bank Transfers
- 8 years 11 months ago
- Retail Banking
Commonwealth Bank of Australia is to begin testing technology from Ripple Labs to transfer funds between its subsidiaries.
eBay and Village Capital Provide Three-month Fintech Accelerator For Startups
- 8 years 11 months ago
- Retail Banking
The eBay Foundation and Village Capital are running a three-month fintech accelerator for startups developing alternative technologies for serving low-income households and individuals.
BPCE investigates dynamic CVV code for online shopping
- 8 years 11 months ago
- Retail Banking
Banque Populaire and Caisse d’Epargne are to pilot a payment card that replaces the three-figure CVV code on the rear of the card with a small screen display that automatically changes periodically. The French banking group plans to put the first cards into the hands of 1000 customers from this September. The bank says the technology, developed by Oberthur, will improve security for consumers purchasing online and entails no changes to the usual... more
Compass Plus survey reveals that age plays a significant role in consumers' payments behaviour
- 9 years 2 months ago
- Retail Banking
A survey conducted by Compass Plus, an international provider of innovative retail banking and electronic payments software to financial institutions and processors, has revealed that the age of the consumer plays a significant role when making financial decisions. The survey, in which 650 UK residents answered questions about their banking and payments habits, found that behaviours vary between age groups in both their preferences towards... more
FIS announces third quarter 2014 results
- 9 years 5 months ago
- Retail Banking
FIS™ (NYSE: FIS), the world’s largest provider of banking and payments technology solutions, and a global leader in consulting and outsourcing solutions, today reported third quarter revenue increased 7 percent to $1.6 billion from $1.5 billion a year earlier. GAAP net earnings from continuing operations attributable to common stockholders was $152 million, or $0.53 per diluted share, compared to $175 million, or $0.60 per diluted share in the... more
Fiserv launches Popmoney for Disbursements
- 9 years 5 months ago
- Retail Banking
Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a leading global provider of financial services technology solutions, announced the launch of Popmoney® for Disbursements*, a new service that streamlines and speeds the currently check-dominated process used by businesses to send payments to consumers.
Temenos Connect Mobile Banking solution to optimize performance of retail banks
- 9 years 5 months ago
- Retail Banking
Temenos (SIX: TEMN), the market-leading provider of mission-critical solutions to the financial services industry, has announces the availability of its Temenos Connect Mobile Banking solution for retail banks – the first retail mobile banking solution to be underpinned by a user experience platform (UXP) that drives multi-device banking solutions.
