South African paytech Stanchion Payments names ex-Synthesis exec Pierre Aurel as new CPO
Aurel previously served as head of payments and cryptography at South Africa-based Synthesis Software Technologies.
Aurel previously served as head of payments and cryptography at South Africa-based Synthesis Software Technologies.
Reserve board member and governor Michelle Bowman has opposed the revised cap.
Weichert joins TCH from Accenture, where she served as managing director, North America payments lead.
With the licence, Elavon intends to offer authorisation, settlement, card machines, and banking services in the UK.
In this episode of the podcast, we’re joined by Teresa Cameron, Finance Director at Clear Junction.
The solution is set to launch commercially in H1 2024 and will be led by CEO Guillaume Massis.
With the ClearBank partnership, Alba Bank aims to offer “near real-time payments” to its customers.
In his new role, Fry will be tasked with developing the bank’s position within the digital assets market.
Verizon has revealed it will pilot the solution with its US customers “in the coming months”.
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
The announcement follows the completion of the digital euro’s “investigation phase”, which began in 2021.
The South Carolina-based bank is to integrate Allied’s RTP solutions into its Q2 digital banking platform.
Skytef has been distributing Fiserv’s electronic funds transfer solution SiTef since 2002.
The payment service provider is to deploy the regtech’s solutions to enhance its customer onboarding processes.
The solution seeks to support businesses with the digital issuance of bank guarantees.
We chat with David Rego of Standard Chartered about the switch to ISO 20022 and the progress being made globally.
The group claims that the appointments will afford it “the governance necessary for success on an international basis”.
At Sibos 2023, we spoke with Camille Papillard of BNP Paribas about whether T+1 will be a good fit for everyone.
The partnership seeks to solve the “intricate payment challenges” at play within the current gaming ecosystem.
The bank is to integrate its newly-digitised trade flows into its DLR tech stack on Broadridge’s platform.
The project was completed between BIS, Banque de France, MAS and the Swiss National Bank.
Lagarde has vowed to “address all the conspiracy theory that abounds” about the potential digital euro.
The launch arrives in tandem with the bank’s documentary trade suite, ABC Trade.
Bringing more than 25 years of experience to his new role, Jaffer joins SmartStream from Finastra.
Panels at this year’s Sibos have discussed the benefits of T+1 settlements across all global capital markets.
The new partnership comes amid a host of Swift-led panels at Sibos focused on payment innovations.
Automated solutions enabling the timeliness of middle office processes can be key to the T+1 readiness.
Innovative technologies are bringing the future of payments forward for banks.
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SmartStream’s Vincent Kilcoyne explains why the success of accelerated settlements hinges on quality data.
The round was led by Fin Capital and Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia and India.
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
The bank is leveraging Wise’s technology to deliver “smooth and effective international transfers”.
Visa will utilise the Solana blockchain in a bid to speed up settlement times for merchants.
The bank is seeking to align with the UK’s incoming New Payments Architecture and new ISO 20022 standards.
New Zealand’s four largest banks are preparing to instate open banking in May 2024.
The experiments were in collaboration with several major financial institutions, including Clearstream, ANZ and Citi.
The appointment follows the launch of the company’s distributed ledger services venture in April.
PandaDoc clients can now “manage, collect and report on invoices alongside their contracts, all in one location”.
Welch brings more than 20 years of experience in banking and financial services to her new role.