Latest Commercial Banking News: Finextra Research

German bank LBBW enters crypto market

Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW), the largest federal bank in Germany, has formed an alliance with crypto custodian Bitpanda.

15 April 2024

News/wholesale

ClearBank hits FY profitability

Britain's ClearBank is planning international expansion after reporting its first annual pre-tax profit.

08 April 2024

News/wholesale

Mastercard invests in Hello Alice

Hello Alice, a platform connecting small businesses to capital, connections and opportunities, has closed a Series C funding round joined by QED Ventures and Mastercard.

04 April 2024

News/payments

Central banks explore tokenisation of cross-border payments

A collection of seven central banks are working with the Bank for International Settlements to explore tokenisation of cross-border payments.

04 April 2024

News/payments

SumUp releases suite of new product features

Global fintech SumUp has announced its array of new product features to support small businesses at the company’s annual event.

19 January 2024

News/payments

Finextra's top research reports of 2023

With 2023 drawing to a close, we take a look back at our most downloaded whitepapers, sentiment papers and surveys over the course of the past year. These reports are Finextra-led and cobranded, based on editorially balanced, independent, referenced desk-based and online research.

28 December 2023

Research/Commercial BankingSentiment Paper

Payments: The key to unlocking new ecosystems and why merchant services are on the up

06 December 2023 690 downloads

Company update/cloud

Alba Bank selects nCino for SME lending

nCino, Inc. (NASDAQ: NCNO), a pioneer in cloud banking for the global financial services industry, today announced that Alba Bank (Alba) has made a significant step towards supporting the UK’s small- and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) by adopting the nCino Cloud Banking Platform.

21 November 2023

Company update/payments

UAE embraces cross-border payments

Mastercard’s Borderless Payments Report 2023 reveals that 48% of people in the UAE expect to send cross-border payments more frequently in the next 12 months, while 36% are likely to receive more cross-border payments in the same period.

20 November 2023

Company update/people

CBI managing director reconfirmed as vice chair of UN/CEFACT

Liliana Fratini Passi, the Managing Director of CBI S.c.p.a. Benefit Corporation, has been reconfirmed as the Vice Chair of UN/CEFACT (United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business) for the term 2023-2026.

10 November 2023

Research/Commercial BankingWhite Paper

UK Open Banking API Performance 2022-2023

07 November 2023 651 downloads

Research/Commercial BankingImpact Study

What should European Banks prioritise in their payments modernisation journeys?

06 November 2023 528 downloads

How to bust ESG myths around sustainable banking

Long read/Commercial Banking

Scott Hamilton Contributing Editor at Finextra Research

How to bust ESG myths around sustainable banking

19 September 2023

Company update/payments

Citi TTS launches four payment solutions to improve UX

Citi Treasury and Trade Solutions launches a set of four payment solutions for Financial Institution (FI) clients, which are designed to improve the client experience for their end users. With this, FI clients will now have access to new capabilities -- each of which can now be used with low or no implementation work or technology build.

15 September 2023

News/payments

Capgemini World Payments Report: Non-cash transactions to reach 1.3 trillion

This year’s report shifts its focus to explore the significant opportunities for banks and payment service providers (PSPs) to support corporate treasuries and commercial enterprises.

14 September 2023