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Microsoft partners Plaid to turn Excel into a fintech app

Microsoft has teamed up with Plaid to let people automatically import their bank and credit card account data into a new personal finance tool called Money in Excel.

30 March 2020

Company announcement/startups

SME banking startup Recognise opts for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central

Ahead of its highly anticipated launch in 2020, new SME banking entrant Recognise, has partnered with Microsoft Gold Partner City Dynamics to implement Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central as the financial backbone for the new bank.

10 March 2020

News/cloud

Standard Bank SA makes SAP and Microsoft Azure cloud move

Standard Bank South Africa is moving its core SAP Cloud Platform services to Microsoft Azure in a move the bank says will have a significant effect on customer experience.

05 March 2020

News

Pope weighs in on AI ethics debate

The Pontiff is the latest public figure to offer an opinion on the ethics of using artificial intelligence (AI), issuing a set of principles on the use of new technology.

28 February 2020

Company announcement/ai

Microsoft and SBI Foundation collaborate on training for staff with disabilities

Microsoft India today announced a collaboration with SBI Foundation to create opportunities for youth living with disabilities in the Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI) sector.

24 February 2020

News/cloud

Deutsche Bank invites Amazon, Google and Microsoft to pitch for tech overhaul

Deutsche Bank is inviting bids from tech giants Amazon, Google and Microsoft to fix its outmoded technology estate, according to a report from Reuters.

11 February 2020

News

Lloyds goes all in on Microsoft Managed Desktop

Lloyds Banking Group is to roll out the Microsoft Managed Desktop across its entire business, making it the world's largest financial firm to put the technology into production.

16 January 2020

Company announcement/cloud

Yooz forms partnership with Microsoft Azure

Yooz, provider of smart, powerful and easy-to-use cloud-based Purchase-To-Pay (P2P) automation solution, today announced a global partnership with Microsoft.

12 December 2019

Company announcement

Diginex joins Microsoft ScaleUp programme

Diginex, a blockchain financial services and technology company, has been selected as part of the Microsoft ScaleUp program. This exclusive 2-year program is designed for high-growth companies to leverage Microsoft’s expertise, scale their businesses and further deliver enterprise value to their clients.

11 December 2019

News

Canada's EQ Bank moves core banking system to the cloud

EQ Bank, the digital arm of Canada's Equitable Bank, has moved its entire core banking system to the cloud.

22 November 2019

News

Westpac taps Microsoft Azure for new customer experience platform

Westpac has built a new cloud-based platform with Microsoft which draws on data sources from across the bank to provide real-time, personalised services to customers.

20 November 2019

Company announcement/cloud

ACI Worldwide to deliver Universal Payments portfolio over Microsoft Azure

ACI Worldwide, a leading global provider of real-time electronic payment and banking solutions, today announced a global strategic collaboration with Microsoft via the Microsoft Partner Network to support the payments industry’s rapid adoption of technology deployed in the public cloud.

19 November 2019