Tagged: banking

August 18, 2023 @ 2:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Dock, a B2B technology company for payments and banking, announced that Tenpo, Chile’s largest digital bank with more than 2.2 million customers, is now “a customer of the Brazilian company.” Dock’s expertise and infrastructure is “behind the issuing and processing technology that Tenpo is using… Read More

August 18, 2023 @ 11:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR), an enterprise technology provider, today announced it has expanded its partnership with Kiwibank, the largest New Zealand-owned bank. NCR will run the bank’s ATM fleet “through its ATM as a Service solution, and Kiwibank’s 200+ ATMs will be incorporated into NCR’s… Read More

August 17, 2023 @ 12:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Corserv, a company that empowers banks and fintechs with payment programs, has partnered with Ohio-based Peoples Bank in order “to implement a credit card program to serve their commercial, small business, nonprofit, local municipalities, and consumer customers.” Peoples Bank is “a $8.8 billion full-service relationship… Read More

August 15, 2023 @ 5:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) has announced its official entry into the Canadian market, “backed by the integration of Interac payment rails, with banking and payment partners, enabling seamless fund transfers, and the introduction of Coinbase One – a 30-day trial offering zero trading fees, enhanced staking rewards,… Read More

August 13, 2023 @ 5:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fime has been selected by Bangladesh Bank to help launch the nation’s domestic card scheme. During this six-year partnership, Fime will aim to “provide consulting and testing services, and set up a certification body framework.” By establishing this independent payment infrastructure, Bangladesh Bank is “creating… Read More

August 13, 2023 @ 1:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As part of modernizing its IT landscape and enhancing the customer experience, Handelsbanken Norway has chosen to consolidate on Tietoevry Banking’s wealth management solution. This enables Handelsbanken “to offer financial products, including mutual funds, equities, ETFs and more, through one modern self-service platform for its… Read More

August 13, 2023 @ 5:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UnionPay International (UPI) and Payments Network Malaysia Sdn Bhd, or PayNet, Malaysia’s national payments network jointly signed an agreement in Shanghai in order to support “the cross-border QR code linkage and enable the full acceptance of the UnionPay App (Chinese-mainland, Hong Kong and Macao versions)… Read More

August 11, 2023 @ 8:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Virtusa Corporation, a global provider of digital strategy, digital engineering, and information technology (IT) services and solutions, in collaboration with Thought Machine, a pioneer in cloud-native core banking technology, unveils the groundbreaking SME Customer Onboarding Platform. This solution empowers financial institutions “to expedite and digitize… Read More

August 10, 2023 @ 8:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Garanti BBVA, which claims to be a leading force in digitization in the Turkish banking industry, has announced the launching of Garanti BBVA Digital Assets, the first venture of its subsidiary Garanti BBVA Financial Technologies. With a pilot already in progress, the company will initially… Read More

August 9, 2023 @ 7:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Several global banks have progressed with the Finteum Platform integration work, ahead of going live with the system. The Finteum Platform is “an execution venue that brings intraday funding capabilities to the global interbank market.” 19 banking groups with “a combined balance sheet of $23.5trn… Read More

August 9, 2023 @ 1:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nu officially inaugurated its new office spaces in Mexico City. With a sprawling space of over 5,000 m² in the Polanco neighborhood, Nu provides a workspace “for more than 1,200 Nubankers who work in a hybrid schedule, alternating between weeks of in-person and remote work… Read More

August 6, 2023 @ 2:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BaaP (Banking-as-a-Platform) is an operational business model that “puts banks at the forefront of consumers.” In their latest whitepaper, the researchers highlighted “how BaaP can help traditional banks regain their competitive edge against neobanks.” This, according to the Juniper Research team. Through collaboration with innovative… Read More

August 5, 2023 @ 2:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Using the Request for Payment (RfP) capability on the RTP network, the instant payments system operated by The Clearing House, broker dealers, billers and suppliers “can now request a payment from their customers through secure bank channels, and receive an instant payment in response from… Read More

August 4, 2023 @ 10:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Capco, the global technology and management consultancy, and Celonis, the “pioneer” and global leader in process mining, announced a new mortgage pipeline management solution offering lenders “a data-driven approach to manage their mortgage loan pipeline, resulting in continuous process improvement, risk mitigation and cost reduction.”… Read More

August 1, 2023 @ 4:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Jack Henry (Nasdaq: JHKY) announced that Machias Savings Bank, a $2.4 billion-asset mutual savings bank, has selected Jack Henry in order “to modernize its technology stack and help it continue delivering high-level customer service as the bank grows.” Founded in 1869, Machias Savings Bank is… Read More

August 1, 2023 @ 11:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bluevine, the provider of small business banking solutions, announced the launch of its new accounts payable (AP) offering to help business owners and their teams simplify business payments management from within their Bluevine Business Checking accounts. With accounts payable through Bluevine, business owners can now… Read More

August 1, 2023 @ 8:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

European Depositary Bank (EDB), the Luxembourg-headquartered provider of banking, depositary, and custody solutions, announces its appointment by Aarna Capital Limited to deliver Digital Banking solutions. Aarna Capital is a multi-asset brokerage firm, “operating from Abu Dhabi Global Markets (ADGM) and offering customers access to futures,… Read More

July 30, 2023 @ 1:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Paymentology, the global issuer-processor, announces its strategic global partnership with Monese’s XYB, end-to-end ‘coreless’ banking platform provider, launched in May 2023, and poised to shake up the banking industry. The platform enables banks and non-banks “to break down the barriers to building and providing financial… Read More

July 29, 2023 @ 11:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cross River Bank, a New Jersey State chartered FDIC-insured bank known for its diversified commercial real estate (CRE) lending program and deep market experience, announced the closing of the second quarter, “totaling over $66 million in loans year-to-date.” Additionally, the team reports that it “saw… Read More

July 29, 2023 @ 10:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Board of Monument Bank is pleased to confirm that regulatory approval has been confirmed for the appointment of Fiona Pollard as the successor to Niall Booker as Chair of Monument Bank. Monument Bank Limited is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and regulated by… Read More