Supplement: FinovateSpring 2019
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Banking Technology May 2019 issue out now
Fintech with flourish. It blooms and blossoms.
Mastercard acquires Transactis to boost Bill Pay Exchange
Transactis makes digital payment services available to small businesses.
Three Canadian credit unions take Fiserv DNA
These are Carpathia Credit Union, Estonian Credit Union and Parama Credit Union.
To keep bigtech at bay, banks should see fintech as friend, not foe
In the face of mounting competition, financial institutions must go a step further to stand out from the crowd.
First Hawaiian stays with FIS but switches core systems
This comes despite the bank signing in 2015 with FIS’s fellow US heavyweight competitor, Fiserv.
The world of payments is well and truly open
Open banking and real-time payments are turning the traditional retail banking model on its head. Are you ready?
Pacific National to launch digital bank on Nymbus Banking-as-a-Service platform SmartLaunch
The bank hopes to be able to launch within 90 days.
JP Morgan and Microsoft join forces for enterprise blockchain push
Quorum to be made available through Azure Blockchain Service.
CBANC acquires Lendwell
Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Top fintech stories this week – 3 May 2019
May issue is out!
Blockchain-based ID verification system goes live in Canada
SecureKey’s Verified.Me is backed by several major financial institutions.
Broadridge acquires Rockall for securities lending
Financial details were not disclosed.
Nationwide invests in new payment request service Ordo
The direct payment app launches later this year.
You can’t always get what you want: digital misconceptions and alpacas
But if you try sometimes, you find, you get what you need. And need is bigger than want.
Is there a role for the branch in the digital world?
What will happen to bank branches as consumers increasingly go digital?
Seacoast chooses Talend’s data quality and compliance solution
Talend Data Fabric has streamlined review processes.
Citi launches NextGen AI compliance project
In partnership with EY and SAS.
RBC adds budgeting tool to mobile app
It tracks and budgets expenses in five areas.
FIS links up with Visa
A new tool for the FIS clients to process high-value corporate, cross-border payments.
FIS, Fiserv and Infosys compete for Robinhood’s core banking tech deal
FIS, Fiserv or Infosys will be providing core processing software to Robinhood Bank once it receives authorisation.
Meed Banking Club launches in the US with member exclusives
Leveraging banking services at Vast Bank, which itself is going through a major tech revamp.
Unite Global now licensed to issue WOCU currency for banking
EXCLUSIVE. The WOCU currency aims to challenge the dollar-mandated status quo in trading.
Regions Bank taps IBM for AI-driven customer service
IBM’s Watson can help both employees and customers.
Top fintech stories this week – 26 April 2019
Figure Eight acquired by Appen, T-mobile launches checking account, and RBS’ digital bank picks Mambu.
Five key takeaways from the 2019 State of Digital Sales in Banking Report
Years of digital transformation are now paying off, with over 57% of worldwide accounts featuring digital capabilities.
TD Bank moves to Microsoft Azure cloud
The bank has also implemented Office 365 for employees.
Webinar: Customer consent in an open banking world
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White paper: Empowering Investment Bankers with Data Science
How to build the modern CRM system with built-in AI and machine learning.
Mount Lehman CU goes live with Smart Solution’s Universa
This is supplier’s sixth user in British Columbia.
What can banks learn from fintechs about strategic messaging?
To get the level of interest a fintech needs to be successful, a lot of time needs to be spent focusing on messaging.
T-Mobile launches mobile checking account
With no fees and high interest earning.
Top fintech stories this week – 18 April 2019
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A banker goes a-banking, volume 2: paper for the stone ages
So I had to go to the bank today. And the day’s surprises began.
Kantox completes second debt financing with €5m
The firm saw its first deal with SVB in December 2017.
NCR chosen to support Provident Bank’s digital strategy
Aiming to achieve better capabilities, easy integration with core banking systems and a more intuitive design.
NBT Bank picks Fiserv to deliver tailored digital banking services
Software development kit enables employees to respond to customer feedback.
New challenger Xpats kicks off from Mexico
Offering three different tiers of account and services.
Canadian challenger Mogo merges with Difference Capital
It will give Mogo access to Difference’s technology company portfolio.
