Sberbank launched “Collect Money and Split Bill” mobile app
- 6 years 4 months ago
- Banking
Sberbank has launched a new service called “Collect Money and Split Bill” in the Dialogues section with Sberbank Online mobile app.
Danske Bank appoints new Group COO
- 6 years 4 months ago
- Banking, People Moves
Danske Bank A/S has appointed Frans Woelders as Group COO and member of the Executive Leadership Team with overall responsibility for Group Services and Group IT. Frans Woelders joins from the position of Chief Digital Officer for Personal Banking of Royal Bank of Scotland. Prior to that, he has experience from positions with ABN AMRO Bank, including as CEO of Retail Banking and as Group Chief Information Officer.
Westpac Hires Promontory to Run AML Review
- 6 years 4 months ago
- Payments
Westpac has hired IBM subsidiary Promontory to undertake an independent review into the failings that led to the bank breaching AML/CTF laws on over 23 million occasions.
NatWest's Bó Forced to Fend off Fraudsters in Early Days
- 6 years 4 months ago
- Retail Banking
Bó, NatWest's new app-based bank has been actively targeted by fraudsters within weeks of its public launch. The Times reports that around 30% of applications since the product went live two weeks ago have been fraudulent.
VoxSmart Acquires Fonetic Trading Business to Build Comprehensive Communications Surveillance Platform for Capital Markets
- 6 years 4 months ago
- RegTech, Trading Systems
VoxSmart, the global leader in mobile surveillance technology, has announced its acquisition of the Fonetic Trading business to deliver a comprehensive communications surveillance offering for Capital Markets participants.
Wirecard’s boon and SwatchPAY! launch in Germany and Austria
- 6 years 4 months ago
- Payments
Wirecard, the global innovation leader for digital financial technology, is the exclusive payment partner for the SwatchPAY! launch in Germany and Austria. With the help of the mobile payment solution boon, consumers can carry out easy and contactless payments with the brand new line of Swatch watches.
Ingenico announces Panteha Pedram’s appointment to the prestigious MRC European Advisory Board
- 6 years 4 months ago
- People Moves
Ingenico Group , the global leader in seamless payment, is pleased to announce the appointment of Panteha Pedram, Director of Risk at Ingenico ePayments to Merchant Risk Council’s (MRC) European Advisory Board. The Merchant Risk Council (MRC) is a global trade association providing year-round support and education to fraud and payments professionals globally.
PayPal and Mastercard Extend Instant Transfer to Singapore & Europe
- 6 years 4 months ago
- Payments
Following the success of its Instant Transfer feature in the U.S., PayPal and Mastercard recently extended the service to Mastercard cardholders in Singapore and a number of European countries. Mastercard Send™ is an application that leverages the card network infrastructure to facilitate the secure availability of funds in real-time*. With Mastercard Send™, PayPal users can transfer their account balances to eligible Mastercard cards seamlessly...
Revolut Launches GBP Direct Debits for All EEA Customers with Local UK Account Details
- 6 years 4 months ago
- Payments
The new functionality will utilise Modulr’s Direct Debits Mandate, adding another essential feature that Revolut customers can use in their everyday lives. This new feature allows Revolut’s EEA customers with local UK account details to make all their regular GBP Direct Debit payments straight from their Revolut accounts, whether that be retail customers paying for their gym memberships, phone contracts, utility bills or subscriptions, or...
Bankable Opens Middle East & Africa Hub in Dubai
- 6 years 4 months ago
- Banking
Bankable, the global provider of “Banking as a Service” solutions, and Visa today announced a strategic collaboration within the Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (CEMEA) region. Bankable aims to work with Visa to accelerate the digital capabilities of financial institutions’, build and launch digital banks, reduce cash usage and increase Fintech sponsorship in CEMEA.
Equiduct Launches First Commission-free, on-exchange Trading Service for Retail Brokers in Europe
- 6 years 4 months ago
- Trading Systems, Retail Banking
The service, named Apex, was developed to ensure that private investors can benefit from guaranteed best execution on a European regulated market. Apex will be available for the most liquid and fragmented equities and ETFs across the major European markets and guarantees a multilateral and MiFID II compliant trading environment. The new service is backed by Equiduct's pool of liquidity providers and active brokers.
Co-operative Bank Opens Loans Marketplace
- 6 years 4 months ago
- Retail Banking
The UK's Co-operative Bank has launched a loans marketplace, enabling users to sift through a panel of alternative lenders to find the best deals.
Upbit Leaks $49 million in Ethereum
- 6 years 4 months ago
- Payments
South Korea's Upbit, which styles itself as 'the most-trusted crypto-asset exchange', has temporarily frozen withdrawals and deposits after losing $49 million worth of ether in a single transaction. The exchange confirmed the loss this morning, noting that 342,000 ether has disappeared from its wallets due to an "abnormal transaction" in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Upbit later posted a support notice saying it had suspended its cypto-...
FinTech Start-Up BetterTradeOff Unveils Life-Planning Platform ‘Up’ To Help Singaporeans Take Control of the Future Through Better Financial Decisions
- 6 years 4 months ago
- Trading Systems
FinTech start-up BetterTradeOff (BTO) announced today the launch of a revolutionary online solution that allows people to take control of their future and unleash new possibilities through better financial decisions.
RiskFirst’s PFaroe Recognised as ALM Product of the Year in the Risk Markets Technology Awards 2020
- 6 years 4 months ago
- Risk Management
Fintech company RiskFirst (A Moody’s Analytics Company) has won the Asset-Liability Management (ALM) product of the year award for its market-leading risk management platform, PFaroe, in the Risk Markets Technology Awards. The 2020 awards, which recognise global best practice in risk management and technology excellence, drew 180 pitches across nearly 30 categories, with the winners decided by a panel of nine industry experts and two members...
