2020 review: 10 largest regulatory fines this year
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SEB combines personal and business finance to launch Unquo
The new venture is spearheaded by Christoffer Malmer, head of SEBx.
SEB fined $107m by regulator for Baltic AML failures
The Swedish bank failed to identify risk among its subsidiaries.
IMF to put Nordic banks’ AML controls under microscope
International regulator investigates banks’ alleged failings.
Cardlay raises €9m in Series B funding and signs deal with Eurocard
Danish start-up aims for expansion in Scandinavia and beyond.
Nordic banks reveal business plan for single payments platform P27
The banks predict P27 will start generating revenue in 2021.
Thought Machine deploys Vault core platform at SEB innovation hub
SEB’s studio set to experiment with cloud-based core system
Sibos 2019: SEB launches new environment-friendly product for Nordic SMBs
Th trend is shifting from last year’s focus on renewable energy.
EQT will raise at least €500m in IPO
EQT is the world’s seventh largest private equity fund.
SEB and SAS invest in Combient’s AI hub
Combient mix aims to attract talent and drive automation.
Sweden’s SEB chooses DTCC’s Global Trade Depository to meet SFTR obligations
DTCC has added data transformation services to its SFTR offering.
Nordic banks’ payments infrastructure plan picks up pace
The P27 project intends to launch new piece of financial infrastructure next year.
Five Nordic banks mull KYC joint venture
They are DNB, Danske, Nordea, Handelsbanken and SEB.
Nordic banks mull common payments infrastructure
Danske Bank, DNB, Handelsbanken, Nordea, OP Financial Group, SEB and Swedbank in talking mood.
Tink secures investment and bank partners as it plans European expansion
Swedish fintech company Tink has signed with Nordic banks Nordea, Klarna and Nordnet. Integrating in 2018, the banks will use Tink’s payment technology and personal finance management (PFM) platform within their existing customer channels.
SEB and Nasdaq working on blockchain prototype for Swedish mutual fund market
Swedish financial services group SEB and Nasdaq are working on a joint project to test a developed prototype for a mutual fund trading platform based on Chain’s blockchain ledger. The aim is to increase efficiency in the processing of purchases and sales of fund units and to create a unit ledger – an area which […]
Sweden’s SEB selects CGI for trade transaction action
Swedish financial services group SEB has selected Canada-based CGI’s Trade360 solution for trade finance and emerging digital technologies, such as blockchain. CGI Trade360 is a cloud-based transaction platform and includes a portal for end-to-end transaction management, including regulatory compliance. SEB is the first bank headquartered in Europe that will implement the solution. Robert Pehrson, head […]
SEB supports Samsung Pay in Sweden
SEB is among the first banks in Sweden to offer Samsung Pay functionality to its customers.
SEB to consolidate investment management ops with Simcorp Dimension
Sweden-based financial services group SEB has selected Simcorp Dimension as its new back office platform for transaction processing, reconciliation, settlement, accounting and derivatives processing.
SEB and Ripple to build real-time payments system on blockchain
SEB has teamed up with blockchain specialist Ripple to enable SEB customers to make real-time transfers between SEB accounts in Stockholm and New York. This is “the first step” of a larger blockchain-based payments project.
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.@TideBusiness gears up for Indian international expansion, Laurence Krieger steps into UK CEO role fintechfutures.com/2021/01/tide-g…
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.@Konsentus acquires Open Banking Europe initiative from #EBA Clearing subsidiary fintechfutures.com/2021/01/konsen…
.@CapitalOne's “willful” AML failures, which included processing millions for an American Mafia affiliate, land the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Understanding the three key trends in SME banking for 2021 "The pandemic has accelerated digital transformation in… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…