Tagged: banking

October 25, 2022 @ 10:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Finastra recently announced that Delta National Bank & Trust Company has selected Fusion Essence and Fusion Payments To Go “as its new retail core banking and payments solutions to modernize its digital banking infrastructure.” The move will also “support better customer experiences for its international… Read More

October 25, 2022 @ 12:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Intellect Global Transaction Banking (iGTB), the transaction banking and technology specialist from Intellect Design Arena Limited, announced “the launch of Banking-as-a-Service for their global clients.” Traditional commercial banks in the recent past have been “facing increasing competition from various quarters such as neo banks, fintechs… Read More

October 24, 2022 @ 7:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Open Banking Expo, the global community of Open Banking and Open Finance executives responsible for digital transformation across financial services and beyond, has partnered with American Express in order “to launch the world’s first Women in Open Banking.” The new industry initiative is “aimed at… Read More

October 23, 2022 @ 10:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cashfree Payments, which claims to be one of India’s leading payments and API banking solutions companies, announced the launch of Card Issuance Stack with their new solution ‘Issuance’ “to enable businesses such as fintechs and platforms to launch prepaid cards and wallets for their customers,… Read More

October 23, 2022 @ 5:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Card issuer and service provider Apto Payments announced the addition of Patriot National Bancorp, Inc., a Connecticut corporation “as a new bank partner to help customers bring card products to market with ease and confidence.” Patriot is a bank that is “committed to supporting purpose-driven,… Read More

October 22, 2022 @ 2:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The agreement between Danske Bank and the consortium of banks behind Vipps to merge MobilePay and Vipps has been “approved by all relevant authorities, including the EU Commission.” The parties expect “to complete the transaction during the fourth quarter of 2022.” The merger was “announced… Read More

October 21, 2022 @ 6:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

NatWest Group plc has entered into a partnership with the Vodeno Group (comprising of Vodeno Limited and its subsidiaries) which will see the creation of a Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) business in the UK. This strategic partnership will “enable businesses to embed financial services products such as… Read More

October 20, 2022 @ 3:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Chase, the U.S. consumer and commercial banking business of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM), announced it is giving Secure Banking customers more flexibility “over how they manage their money by providing access to direct deposits up to two days early.” Beginning this month, Secure… Read More

October 20, 2022 @ 12:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Lloyds Banking Group has introduced Innovation Sandbox in order “to accelerate its collaboration with Fintechs and improve the digital products and services it offers to customers.” Innovation Sandbox will reportedly “help the Group bring a variety of Fintech opportunities through the design and test cycle… Read More

October 20, 2022 @ 10:27 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital bank N26, based in Germany, will soon offer cryptocurrency trading to its account holders. According to a Tweet, Austria will be the first country to allow an account holder to trade digital assets with other European countries coming soon. The crypto trading services will… Read More

October 19, 2022 @ 9:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

NAB has launched tap on phone payment technology “for small businesses in a first for a major Australian bank.” The NAB Easy Tap app is described as “an innovative solution that allows small businesses to accept contactless payments when customers tap their card1 or phone… Read More

October 19, 2022 @ 3:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Larky, a fintech provider proactively connecting financial institutions with their audience in the right place and at the right time, has teamed up with Finastra to “provide enhanced mobile banking solutions for its customers.” Larky’s nudge is now “available on Finastra’s mobile banking platform, enabling… Read More

October 19, 2022 @ 12:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

GoCardless, which claims to be a global leader in direct bank payments, has signed Crowdz, the small and mid-sized enterprise (SME) finance platform, “as its latest customer as the company looks to integrate open banking to enhance its ability to drive equitable access to finance… Read More

October 18, 2022 @ 11:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Finastra recently announced that The Belize Bank Limited, one of the largest banks in Belize, providing retail, corporate and commercial banking services, “successfully migrated the business of Scotiabank (Belize) Limited onto the Fusion Essence core banking platform following an acquisition facilitated by its parent company,… Read More

October 18, 2022 @ 3:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Backbase’s entrepreneurial culture is driving organic growth across the world, in terms of revenue and customers, as the company’s mission “to re-architect banking around the customer through Engagement Banking is gaining global traction.” That culture, growth and mission were externally “validated by the €120 million… Read More

October 18, 2022 @ 8:30 am By JD Alois  |  

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) topped estimates this morning, reporting earnings per share (EPS) of $8.25, handily beating analyst expectations. While the investment bank experienced significant declines in top and bottom line numbers due to the challenging economic environment, performance was welcomed by investors. According to the… Read More

October 17, 2022 @ 10:23 am By JD Alois  |  

A day before Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) will post its Q3 earnings, a report has been distributed indicating Goldman will pursue a major overhaul of the structure of the banking firm. According to WSJ.com, investment banking and trading will now be a single division, asset and… Read More

October 16, 2022 @ 3:55 pm By JD Alois  |  

ICICI Bank says it has launched four digital banking units, or DBUs. ICICI Bank is a leading private sector bank in India with a market cap of around $74 billion. According to the Bank, its launch of these DBUs aligns with the government’s plan to… Read More

October 14, 2022 @ 1:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Icertis, the contract intelligence company that pushes the boundaries of what’s possible with contract lifecycle management (CLM), recently announced the launch of Icertis Contract Intelligence (ICI) for Banking and Financial Services. The CLM solution is “packaged with out-of-the-box functionality that includes a range of contract… Read More

October 14, 2022 @ 9:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

NorthOne recently announced it has raised $67 million in Series B funding. With participation from new and existing investors, NorthOne claims it is poised “to further expand the reach of its business banking and financial management platform across all sectors of the small business community.”… Read More