Latest Transaction banking News: Finextra Research

Digital a big opportunity for small banks

Astrid Stolbrink, Head of FSI EMEA Services, SAP, talks about smaller established banks’ advantages when it comes to providing banking anywhere, anytime, and how they can approach breaking down the silos in their organisations to realise this opportunity.

20 October 2016

News/Transaction banking

Banks test Ripple digital asset for cross-border payments

A dozen member banks of the R3 distributed ledger consortium have been trialling Ripple's network and native currency to tackle the costs and inefficiencies of interbank cross-border payments.

20 October 2016

Company update/Transaction banking

BFC Group granted UK banking licence

In October 2016, our latest venture ‘BFC Bank’ received authorisation by the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) (FRN 716167) in the United Kingdom for a banking licence.

20 October 2016

Finextra TV/Transaction banking

There is no one-size-fits-all to instant pricing

Trevor LaFleche, Dovetail, speaks about the findings of the Finextra and Dovetail research paper on the pricing of instant payments, and what banks should be doing in light of the changing climate.

19 October 2016

Finextra TV/Transaction banking

The payments cake is growing

Jean-Francois Denis, Deputy Global Head of Cash Management, BNP Paribas and Christophe Vergne, Payments and World Payments Report Leader, Capgemini, talk about the double digit growth revealed in the latest World Payments Report and how this paves the way for banks to launch new instruments, and explore the transformational regulatory landscape and how banks need to react to corporates’ demands for more digitalisation of support functions.

19 October 2016

Finextra TV/Transaction banking

Effectiveness key for financial crime compliance

Nicolas Stuckens, Head of Sanctions compliance services, SWIFT, talks about how the compliance discussion has evolved to place a real focus on better fighting financial crime, and on how to leverage utilities to access best of breed solutions, standards and market practice and achieve better quality and effectiveness.

19 October 2016

News/Transaction banking

JP Morgan opens virtual business branch in Indonesia

JP Morgan is opening a virtual business branch in Indonesia, using technology to expand its geographic reach without having to buy real estate.

19 October 2016

Finextra TV/Transaction banking

Customer value drives changes in payments

Gene Neyer, Industry & Regulatory, Global Payments, D+H, talks about how ISO 20022, PSD2 and real-time are coming together to transform the payments landscape, and the growing recognition that collaboration is needed to deliver value to customers in the payments landscape.

18 October 2016

Finextra TV/Transaction banking

Speed, safety and transparency drive innovation

Benoit Dessere, Head of Cash Management, Societe Generale, discusses how innovation is enabling banks to meet customer demand for anytime, anywhere, any device services, and talks about why digitalised information such as e-signatures and e-documents will bring more immediate and significant advantages to cash management than blockchain.

18 October 2016

Finextra TV/Transaction banking

We need a sustainable cadence with fintech

Leda Glyptis, Director, Sapient, talks about how emerging technologies are driving evolution in the fintech climate, and how financial institutions are reacting.

18 October 2016

Company update/Transaction banking

PayCommerce raises $22m

PayCommerce, the leading enterprise cross-border payments network for payments disbursement and acceptance, today announced a $22 million investment from Tritium Partners.

18 October 2016

Finextra TV/Transaction banking

No real clarity on API projects in Europe

David Bannister, Principal Analyst, Financial Services Technology, Ovum, outlines the progression of blockchain in the last year, and where APIs and immediate payments fit in.

17 October 2016

Company update/Transaction banking

Commonwealth Bank of Australia selects Misys corporate banking tech

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has selected Misys to provide cloud-ready, connected institutional banking technology solutions to support its banking services outside of Australia.

17 October 2016

Finextra TV/Transaction banking

Swiss fintechs think before they shoot

Alexandre Gaillard, Invest Glass, discusses the fintech scene in Switzerland, and how artificial intelligence fits into the industry.

17 October 2016

Finextra TV/Transaction banking

Faster payments are taking over

Craig Saks, Group President, Strategic Products, ACI Worldwide and Paul Stoddart, Managing Director, Strategy, Products, Marketing & Business Development, VocaLink, discuss the faster payments space, and how the industry needs to respond to any challenges and opportunities that may arise in the future.

14 October 2016

Finextra TV/Transaction banking

Blockchain is an enabler, not a disruptor

Gautam Jain, Global Head, Digitisation & Client Access, Transaction banking, Standard Chartered, speaks about how the role of fintech is continuously evolving, and how blockchain can change the industry.

14 October 2016

Company update/Transaction banking

DBS mobile app eliminates the need for physical tokens in corporate transactions

DBS Bank continues to be at the forefront of digital innovation with the new DBS IDEAL Mobile feature that eliminates physical tokens for corporate transactions.

13 October 2016

News/Transaction banking

Emirates NBD and Icici demo blockchain application for trade finance

Emirates NBD and India's Icici Bank have successfully completed a pilot project to deploy a permissionable blockchain for international remittances and open account trade finance transactions.

12 October 2016

Company update/Transaction banking

Accuity and Kyriba form corporate sanctions screening alliance

Kyriba Corp., the global leader in cloud-based treasury, payments, cash and risk management solutions, today announced its partnership with Accuity, the leading provider of financial crime compliance, payments and financial counterparty know-your-customer (KYC) solutions.

12 October 2016

Company update/Transaction banking

Bolero dematarialises documentary credits for Bank of China

Bank of China (Hong Kong) (BOCHK) has used Bolero’s ePresentation solution for its first-ever electronic back-to-back documentary credit, hugely reducing the time required to facilitate a large iron ore shipment from Australia to China.

11 October 2016