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Finxact raises $30 million to redefine the core banking market

The American Bankers Association (ABA), Accenture Ventures, and SunTrust Bank have joined in a $30 million financing round for SaaS-based core banking startup Finxact.

25 January 2019

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IBM scores $260m deal with Bank of the Philippine Islands

The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) is looking to boost its digital transformation through a $260 million, multi-year services agreement with IBM.

24 January 2019

Finextra TV/Open APIs

SFTR reporting for end users

Andrew Kouloumbrides, CEO, Xceptor and Val Wotton, Managing Director, Product Development & Strategy, Derivatives & Collateral Management, DTCC, talk about the challenges around Securities Financing Transaction Regulation (SFTR) reporting for end users and what firms can do in preparation for upcoming compliance obligations.

22 January 2019

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Hong Kong consumers ready to embrace Open Banking

As Hong Kong prepares for a new era of Open banking, a survey by Accenture finds consumers in the territory are far more willing than their Western counterparts to give third parties access to their financial data.

17 January 2019

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Swift introduces Pay Later API for instant loan financing

Interbank payment network Swift is pushing an API standard which will enable banks to provide instant loan approvals for customers at the point-of-sale.

16 January 2019

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Canada launches open banking consultation

The Canadian government has launched a public consultation on the merits of Open Banking as it seeks to gauge consumer enthusiasm for sharing financial data with third parties.

15 January 2019

Finextra TV/Open APIs

Gaining value added services from instant payments

Domenico Scaffidi, Business Development Director and Payments Pre-sales lead for Europe and Asia, Volante, speaks at NextGenBanking Nordics about what added value services financial institutions can gain from instant payments, what technological barriers there are to delivering new use cases for modernisation and where banks are today.

15 January 2019

Finextra TV/Open APIs

Interconnection and data at the edge

Eleni Coldrey, Business Development Director - EMEA lead for innovation in Financial Services, Equinix, talks about interconnection and data at the edge, what the biggest hurdles are around Open Banking and how interconnection is helping to support Open Banking.

14 January 2019

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Madhvi Sonia Head of Content at Finextra

Open Banking year one: Insights from the CMA9 and more

11 January 2019

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Scotland's fintechs treble in number

The number of fintechs based in Scotland has increased threefold in the last 12 months following an initiative between government, academia and the finance industry designed to boost the sector.

11 January 2019