Tagged: banking

nCino Announces Acquisition of Sandbox Banking

nCino, Inc. (NASDAQ: NCNO), the provider of intelligent, best-in-class banking solutions, announced the acquisition of Sandbox Banking, a digital transformation enabler serving the financial services industry. This acquisition strengthens nCino’s ability to enhance data connectivity and streamline operations for banks and credit unions via an… Read More

Rising Popularity of Private Credit Funds: Banks Worried?

Private credit and non-bank lending have been increasing for years now. A recent report indicates that “dry powder” has reached $159.38 billion in the US – the largest amount ever. Historically, it has been the banks that provided loans for businesses and consumers. Still, the… Read More

Temenos Announces Sale of Multifonds to Montagu Private Equity

Temenos AG (SIX: TEMN), the banking software company, announces it has signed an agreement to sell Multifonds, its fund administration software business, to Montagu Private Equity, a European private equity firm, for a total Enterprise Value of about USD 400 million including an earnout. The… Read More

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) Implements Swift’s Alliance Cloud Platform

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) has completed its migration to cloud-native architecture using ZERO footprint topology, becoming the first Islamic bank globally to do so. Additionally, ADIB is reportedly the first bank in the UAE / GCC region to implement Swift’s Alliance Cloud platform. This… Read More

UK’s Lloyds Bank Faces Criticism from Union over IT Restructuring Program

Lloyds Bank is implementing a significant restructuring program that will result in the layoff of 300 engineering staff, according to reports. The program is said to be part of Lloyds’ broader transformation strategy and aims to bolster digital services, increase efficiency, and maintain a competitive… Read More

Digital Transformation: Q2 Assists Wells Fargo with Streamling Commercial Banking

Q2 Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: QTWO), a provider of digital transformation solutions for financial services, has announced that Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) has launched a commercial banking platform. The platform is designed to enhance bankers’ ability to serve commercial clients and increase collaboration and efficiency. According… Read More

Jack Henry’s Symitar Open Technology Platform Selected By Azura Credit Union

Azura Credit Union, a financial institution with over $822 million in assets and 62,000 members, has chosen Jack Henry‘s (Nasdaq: JKHY) Symitar open technology platform to deliver modern services to its local communities and drive future growth. Azura Credit Union reportedly has 12 offices in… Read More

UK Consumers Increasingly Moving Towards Fintechs and Neobanks for Primary Bank Cards – Report

Digital-only financial providers (such as neobanking platforms like Monzo, Starling Bank and Revolut as well as fintechs like Klarna), expanded their overall reach from 16% of adults back in 2018 to a significant 50% in 2024 according to research from RFI Global, the data and… Read More

Singapore Banks Struggle with Client Exodus Amid Record High KYC Failures – Report

Singapore’s banking industry is facing an “unprecedented” challenge as the number of clients abandoning banks due to “slow and inefficient onboarding practices” has surged to record levels, according to research from Fenergo, a global firm focused on client lifecycle management (CLM), Know your Customer (KYC)… Read More

Openbank by Santander Reaches $2B in Deposits in the US

Santander Bank, N.A. (NYSE: SAN) announced that the Openbank digital bank platform topped $2 billion in total deposits since going to market in the United States in the fourth quarter of 2024. This achievement is said to represent a key milestone in the Santander US… Read More

Online Banking : BMO Launches BMO Sync, Streamlining Operations for Businesses with Embedded Solutions

BMO, in partnership with FISPAN, announced the launch of BMO Sync, a solution that integrates BMO Online Banking for Business services into Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and accounting systems such as QuickBooks Online, Sage Intacct, and other leading ERPs. This solution enables Online Banking for… Read More

MongoDB and Lombard Odier to Enhance Core Banking Tech with Generative AI

MongoDB, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDB) announced that Lombard Odier, a  Swiss private bank, partnered with MongoDB to enhance its banking tech systems. In collaboration with MongoDB, Lombard Odier has streamlined the modernization of its systems and apps with generative AI, “reducing technical complexity and accelerating the… Read More

Prometeo’s Ximena Aleman on Open Banking and Latin American Innovation

As Open Banking becomes more popular in Latin America, Prometeo is well-positioned to be a major player in the space. Prometeo’s partners, a provider of a single API connecting businesses to every bank in 11 countries, include Santander, Bancolombia, Banco de México, and Chile’s Banco… Read More

Anchorage Digital Had to Let Go 20% of its Employees After Being Debanked

In advance of the Senate Banking Committee hearing on the nefarious debanking movement by the federal government, Anchorage Digital, a federally chartered digital bank, has shared its experience in prepared testimony. Today, Anchorage founder and CEO Nathan McCauley will testify how Anchorage became persona non-grata… Read More

Infosys Finacle Introduces Asset Liability Management Solution for Risk and Exposure Oversight

Infosys Finacle, part of EdgeVerve Systems, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Infosys (NYSE: INFY), announced the launch of the Finacle Asset Liability Management Solution – a liquidity and interest rate risk management solution that provides banks with an “enterprise-wide view of all on-and-off balance sheet exposures.”… Read More

Banking Fintech Swan Raises €42 Million Series B

Swan, a European banking Fintech, has raised €42 million in Series B extension funding according to a blog post. Investors in the funding round include Accel, Hexa, Creandum, Lake Star and Eight Roads. Swan said the new money would help it expand its embedded banking… Read More

Jamie Dominguez from Q2 Holdings Reveals How Traditional Banks Are Competing with Digital Challengers

CI recently caught up with Jamie Dominguez of Q2 Holdings to discuss how banks are re-imagining banking as competition from digital banks increases. As background, Q2 (NYSE: QTWO) is a provider of digital transformation solutions for financial services, serving banks, credit unions, alternative finance companies,… Read More

SoFi Reports Net Revenue of $734M and Net Income of $332M Million for Q4 2024

SoFi Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SOFI), a “one-stop” shop for digital financial services that helps members borrow, save, spend, invest and protect their money, reported financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended Dec 31, 2024. Anthony Noto, CEO of SoFi Technologies, Inc. said:… Read More

European Digital Bank N26 Announces Free Stocks and ETF Trading for Clients

N26 announced free stocks and ETF trading for all customers from 27 January 2025 onwards, enhancing its investment proposition as the “only” financial service provider in Europe to offer trading “without charging fees or commissions.” With this decision, N26 aims to make investing even more… Read More

Sygnum Bank Focuses on European Expansion with Societe Generale-FORGE’s EURO Stablecoin

Sygnum, a global digital asset banking group who recently announced its expanded EU market entry, is enhancing its B2B platform offering via a collab with Societe Generale-FORGE, the digital asset subsidiary of one of Europe’s financial services groups, Société Générale. The EUR CoinVertible (EURCV), a… Read More

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