Banking tech round-up: 16 January 2018
Featuring Finastra, Cyberport, ME Bank, FIS, FinReach, Deutsche Postbank and Saxo Bank.
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ME Bank outsources core banking to Capgemini
Australia’s ME Bank has signed a five-year deal with tech consultancy firm Capgemini to manage its core banking functions. ME Bank says it will still look after the design and security elements of the Temenos’ T24 core banking system, while Capgemini will provide a managed service for its infrastructure. In an interview with the Australian […]
ME Bank unveils new internet banking service
Australia’s ME Bank has launched a new internet banking service in a joint project with Sandstone Technology. The new service builds on Sandstone’s digital BankFast platform and includes “enhanced” security and a new Liferay portal based dashboard; supporting customisation and inclusion of superannuation account details along with bank account details. ME Bank’s brand and digital […]
Amazon Web Services outage causes digital banking problems in Australia
A technical outage of the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud this weekend left many customers of Australian banks unable to use cards, ATMs and Eftpos terminals. The banks affected include Westpac, ME Bank and Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA). Some also pointed the finger of blame at payment providers such as First Data. Just a […]
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Minna Technologies [@minnatech] raises €15.5m in Series B funding round fintechfutures.com/2021/01/minna-…
BNPL Zip Co [@Zip_AU] boosts Aussie exchange to 11-month high with $56m share purchase fintechfutures.com/2021/01/zip-bo…
Singapore’s iSTOX [@istoxexchange] lands $50m from heavyweight Japanese backers to “democratise” Asia-Pacific’s pri… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
DNA Payments Group acquires Active Merchant Services fintechfutures.com/2021/01/dna-pa…