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Czech bank introduces voice biometrics for call centre customer authentication

The Czech Republic's largest bank, Česká spořitelna, has rolled out voice biometrics technology from Nuance Communications, enabling customers to identify themselves to call centre staff simply by speaking.

18 June 2018

Company announcement

Erste Bank Hungary readies for immediate payments and Open Banking with ACI Worldwide

ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), a leading global provider of real-time electronic payment and banking solutions, today announced that Erste Bank Hungary (EBH), is leveraging ACI’s UP portfolio of solutions to drive its open banking strategy, support new revenue streams and at the same time fully meet PSD2 and instant payments compliance requirements.

02 May 2018

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Top tier banks pass first transactions on trade finance blockchain

Batavia, a blokchain-based trade finance platform developed by a consortium of international banks and IBM, has passed its first live pilot transactions with corporate clients.

19 April 2018

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Erste Group brings PSD2-ready digital platform to Slovakia

Having racked up nearly two million users in Austria and the Czech Republic, Erste Group is rolling out its PSD2-ready digital banking platform, George, in Slovakia.

15 January 2018

Company announcement

Erste Bank und Sparkassen brings HCE to Austria with Giesecke & Devrient

Erste Bank und Sparkassen recently launched within their “George Go” app the first Mobile Payment Wallet in the Austrian market based on HCE (Host Card Emulation) technology.

28 November 2017

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Four more banks join IBM/UBS blockchain trade finance platform

IBM is collaborating with five international banks on the creation of a global trade finance platform based on blockchain technology.

04 October 2017

Company announcement

Erste IT unit to implement SmartStream Corona

SmartStream Technologies, the Transaction Lifecycle Management (TLM®) specialist, today announced that s IT Solutions Austria, the Austrian IT service provider for Erste Group, one of the largest financial services providers in Central and Eastern Europe – has decided to implement SmartStream’s hybrid.corona to reduce operational costs.

27 June 2017

Company announcement

Erste digital offshoot George hits one million customer milestone in Austria

George, the digital banking platform developed by Erste Group Bank’s in-house fintech and widely recognized as one of the most advanced in Europe, has hit the one million users mark in Austria two years after its launch.

14 June 2017

Company announcement

Erste Bank to implement Nasdaq BWise

Nasdaq BWise (Nasdaq:NDAQ), a global leader in enterprise Governance, Risk Management and Compliance (GRC), announced today that it has been selected by Erste Group, one of the largest financial services providers in Central and Eastern Europe and headquartered in Austria, to support and further enhance their internal audit, internal control and finding management processes.

31 March 2017

Company announcement

Erste Group selects Asset Control for PRIIPs and MiFID II compliance

Erste Group Bank AG, one of the largest financial services institutions in Central and Eastern Europe, has selected Asset Control’s AC Plus financial data management platform to help fulfil its PRIIPs and MiFID II regulatory requirements.

06 February 2017

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Erste Bank rolls out video-based identification of new customers

Erste Bank und Sparkassen is taking advantage of new rules in Austria to let people open accounts from the comfort of their own homes via video chat.

25 January 2017

Company announcement

Dion Global gets Erste Bank 'Sepa ready' for real time payments

Dion Global Solutions (Dion | BSE: 526927) announced that its client, four subsidiaries of the Erste Group Bank AG banking group, are now live on Dion’s SEPA module for payment processing and clearing – Real Time Payment Engine (RTPE).

05 December 2016