Christiana Riley to succeed Tim Wennes as CEO of Santander US
Riley has served as regional head of North America since joining the bank in 2023.
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United Fintech buys Norway’s Commercial Banking Applications
United Fintech has reinvested 15% of the deal’s total consideration into its own shares.
Aldermore Bank taps Temenos to upgrade savings operations
Aldermore Bank has adopted Temenos’ Business and Corporate Enterprise Service.
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STC Bank launches operations in Saudi Arabia after receiving green light from SAMA
STC has been operating in its pilot phase since first being approved by SAMA back in April.
BNY names BlackRock’s Carolyn Weinberg as new chief solutions innovation officer
Weinberg says she will “help imagine and commercialise new products and solutions”.
London Community Credit Union placed into administration and ceases trading
James Sleight and Stratford Hamilton of PFK Littlejohn Advisory were appointed as administrators on 22 January.
William Vereker to step down as Santander UK board chair this year
Vereker will officially step down “once a thorough appointment process and orderly handover have been completed”.
Lloyds Banking Group appoints Dr Magdalena Lis as head of responsible AI
In comments, Lis says AI “represents a big opportunity” for Lloyds.
USAA sues Regions Financial Corporation over alleged mobile deposit tech patent infringement
The lawsuit relates to four specific remote deposit capture technology patents held by USAA.
US Bancorp announces leadership transition, Gunjan Kedia named new CEO
President Gunjan Kedia moves to CEO, with Andy Cecere to continue as executive chairman.
IDB Bank taps ThetaRay for AI-powered transaction monitoring solution
IDB Bank will now use cognitive AI capabilities to monitor fraudulent transactions.
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UK challenger Starling Bank appoints Joe Gordon as new COO
Gordon will succeed Steve Newson, who is transitioning to a new role as Starling’s group CTO.
Alliant Credit Union partners Backbase for Engagement Banking platform
The $20 billion-asset credit union has tapped Backbase to revamp its digital member experience.
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Temenos names former JP Morgan MD Sairam Rangachari as new chief product officer
Rangachari also previously served as CPO of banking and payments at FIS.
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Wells Fargo partners Derivative Path to deliver new FX solution for regional US banks
Wells Fargo will pair its FX payment APIs with Derivative Path’s DerivativeEDGE platform.
Mahalo Banking secures seven new credit union partnerships
The credit unions have selected Mahalo for its flagship Thoughtful Digital Banking offering.
HSBC taps Delta Capita to optimise derivative post-trade services
HSBC has inked a multi-year partnership with Delta Capita.
Triodos Bank UK promotes Mark Clayton to CEO
Clayton succeeds Bevis Watts, who has led Triodos Bank UK for the past five years.
Spain’s CaixaBank Tech to hire 500 additional developers in Q1 2025
CaixaBank Tech, the technology arm of CaixaBank Group, aims to grow its workforce to 1,600 staff.
Fintech Galaxy joins CBJ’s regulatory sandbox to test open banking services in Jordan
Fintech Galaxy has also raised a $9 million investment to further develop its Finx Connect platform.
Canada’s Central 1 to transfer digital banking operations to Intellect Design Arena
The move comes after Central 1 announced plans to wind down its digital banking business last year.
DoubleCheck Solutions names fintech veteran Ashwin Rangan as new CEO
Rangan succeeds co-CEOs Joel Schwartz and Bill Amelio.
Shanghai Commercial Bank partners Planto to enhance SME digital banking services
The pair have unveiled new internet banking and credit insights platforms.
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Germany’s Metzler partners Unique to streamline operational workflows with AI
Germany’s second oldest bank is leveraging the partnership to deploy its MetzlerGPT platform.
Credit union tech provider Clutch raises $65m Series B
With its latest raise, Clutch plans to invest in AI and enhance platform capabilities.
Post Office Employees’ Credit Union picks Sharetec for core banking upgrade
POECU will now run on Sharetec’s web-based core processing solution.
Maybank Islamic taps Audax and AWS to power digital transformation of its banking services
The bank will use Audax’s BaaS platform to build sharia-compliant digital products on AWS.
Fiserv names PNC exec Michael Lyons as president and CEO-elect
Current CEO Frank Bisignano is set to depart Fiserv on 30 June.
Starling Bank hires new chief banking officer from NatWest Group
Raghu Narula currently serves as MD of customer engagement and distribution at NatWest.
HSBC set to close Zing app
An HSBC spokesperson says the decision follows “a strategic review of Zing within the HSBC Group”.
Deutsche Bank teams up with Yonyou to support Chinese enterprises going global
The partnership will connect Deutsche Bank China’s financial system with Yongyou’s treasury management system.
