US-based Primary Bank appoints Crystal Dionne as new CEO
Dionne first joined the bank eight years ago and has spent the last six years as its CFO.
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Payments Canada in search of new CEO after Tracey Black announces departure
Payments Canada’s board has now initiated a “comprehensive search” for Black’s successor.
Spain’s Banco Sabadell selects NCR Atleos as ATM network partner
Banco Sabadell customers will now have access to the 1,400 ATMs NCR Atleos manages across Spain.
Nordic Capital snaps up Canadian SaaS fintech Zafin
Zafin has partnerships with a number of global banks including Wells Fargo, HSBC, PNZ and ING.
Deadline extended for Banking Tech Awards USA nominations
You now have until Friday 23 February to get your nominations in.
Desjardins to reduce total number of ATMs and service centres by 30% by 2026
The group’s ATMs and service centres accounted for 3% and 1% of its total transaction volume last year, respectively.
When goals become aspirations, where does that leave us?
Fundamentally, I believe that businesses can be an important force to drive societal change.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Navro, Finally, Cashinvoice, SUMA Wealth and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 9 February 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes Worldline, Deutsche Bank, Barclays and more.
Jennifer Taylor joins Plaid as the company’s first president
Taylor joins the fintech from Cloudflare, where she served as CPO for the past seven years.
Germany’s Commerzbank taps Surecomp to revamp trade finance back office
The Frankfurt-based commercial bank has adopted the vendor’s DOKA-NG solution.
Nepal Clearing House selects ACI Worldwide to power National Payment Switch service
Nepal Clearing House expects to launch its NPS service in Q4 2024.
It’s time for core banking to get real
There are huge opportunities for real-time banking to hyper-personalise banking.
Atlantic Money lands regulatory approval to expand money transfer services to North America and Australia
The fintech has been licenced to operate in Europe since 2022.
The great work from home debate isn’t great… or a debate
I want to share with you two little stories. And just a suggestion, if you’d be open to it.
Chase plans to open more than 500 new branches and hire 3,500 staff by 2027
The bank also plans to renovate more than 1,700 existing locations across the US.
Oregon State Credit Union partners Bankjoy for account opening and loan solutions
The credit union has signed for the vendor’s online account opening and online loan application product suite.
RBC’s US subsidiary City National Bank hit with $65m fine from OCC
The OCC says the fine relates to “systemic deficiencies” in the bank’s risk management and internal controls.
ID Finance lands $150m debt financing headed by i80 Group
ID Finance claims the financing marks its “largest ever financing round” to date.
Vast Bank exits cryptocurrency market, closes crypto banking mobile app
The bank disabled and removed the Vast Crypto Mobile Banking app from app stores on 31 January.
Raymond James Bank to deploy ICE Mortgage Technology’s lending solution Encompass
The software will support the origination of mortgages for high-net-worth borrowers.
B2B finance automation platform Ramp acquires Venue to revamp procurement product
The value of the Venue acquisition has not been disclosed.
Canoe Intelligence appoints former CIA analyst Noel Calhoun as new CTO
Calhoun joins the fintech from Onsights.io, where he held the role of CTO for just under two years.
Banking Technology Magazine February 2024 issue out now
Cover story: PLANT LIFE – Talking flora and quantum computing.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Kafene, General Index, Mesh and Netcetera
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 2 February 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes Lloyds, HSBC, PayPal, Santander and more.
Mexican banking heavyweight Banorte taps SAP Fioneer to launch digital bank Bineo
The app-based offering launched this week with account and lending services.
How Lithuania became a fintech hub in Europe
Lithuania’s fintech scene is thriving thanks to an environment that encourages innovation and collaboration.
Southern California Bancorp and California BanCorp trigger $233.6m “true merger of equals”
The holding companies currently control Bank of Southern California and California Bank of Commerce.
State of play: payments
Today, consumers have more options than ever to make payments. So which method will ultimately win?
Selling sand in the desert
I have a very complicated relationship with the language others use to describe a good salesperson.
The State of AI in Enablement: 2023 Report
The report takes stock of current AI familiarity, expectations, and challenges among enablement technology users.
PayPal to trim workforce by 9% over 2024 in bid to streamline business
PayPal president and CEO Alex Chriss says the cuts aim to “reduce complexity and duplication”.
What the FinTech? | S.5 Episode 1 | The growth of fintech in Africa
In this episode of the podcast, we’re joined by Hangwi Muambadzi, Principal and Head of Africa at CommerzVentures.
YouLend secures £4bn private securitisation deal with JP Morgan
The deal will enable YouLend to provide additional revenue-based financing to SMEs.
The Bank of Missouri looks to bring digital banking products to fintechs with i2c partnership
TBOM will tap i2c to enable its fintech clients to build “unique configurations of digital-first financial services”.
Digital transformations: is the recruitment process fit for purpose in the digital age?
Are upwards of six interviews really necessary for anything other than a top-level hire?
Louisiana’s b1Bank partners KlariVis for data analytics platform
The bank will utilise the vendor’s core agnostic enterprise dashboard and analytics platform, KlariVis Advantage.
Bread Financial names former Amex CIO Allegra Driscoll as new CTO
Driscoll has also previously held senior positions at Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse.
Large language models: risk mitigation best practices
With the rise in usage of LLM solutions, it’s important to strategise plans for effective risk mitigation.
