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Resolving mistrust towards banks

Benji Wakeham, CEO and founder of Pollen, explains why he believes mistrust has arisen towards banks, the banking rails that Pollen uses, their plans for developing markets and their stance on data.

09 March 2015

News/Transaction banking

EBA Clearing forms pan-European instant payments task force

EBA Clearing has launched a task force to lay the groundwork for a Europe-wide instant payment processing service it hopes to have up and running by 2018.

09 March 2015

News/Transaction banking

Swift Nordics Conference - Live Blog Day 2

The main theme for the Swift Regional Conference in Copenhagen this year is disruption. The programme will explore the different challenges arising from newcomers, technology and regulation. It will look at how the financial industry can cope and turn these challenges into opportunities.

05 March 2015

News/Transaction banking

Efficiency is no longer a strategy, it is a necessity for banks - Finextra Research

At least 67% of bank IT budgets are still being spent on maintenance and compliance rather than transformative projects that can create value, according to research conducted by Finextra on behalf of CSC.

05 March 2015

Company update/Transaction banking

Tungsten Bank gets approval to operate in Germany, France and Italy

Tungsten Bank plc, a subsidiary of Tungsten Corporation plc, the global e-Invoicing, invoice finance and analytics company, can now provide banking services in Germany, France and Italy.

04 March 2015

Company update/Transaction banking

Finnish e-invoicing startup Zervant secures EUR1.5 million funding

Continuing its fast expansion in major European markets, online invoicing and accounting company Zervant has secured an investment round of €1.5 million from Conor Venture Partners and existing investors.

04 March 2015

News/Transaction banking

Swift Nordics Conference - Live Blog Day 1

The main theme for the Swift Regional Conference in Copenhagen this year is disruption. The programme will explore the different challenges arising from newcomers, technology and regulation. It will look at how the financial industry can cope and turn these challenges into opportunities.

04 March 2015

Company update/Transaction banking

Swift adds peer assessments to sanctions testing service

SWIFT announces the addition of Peer Assessment to its Sanctions Testing service.

03 March 2015

News/Transaction banking

New York state watchdog sets sights on bank money laundering systems

The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) is planning to step up the fight against money laundering by carrying out random audits of Wall Street banks' transaction monitoring and filtering systems.

25 February 2015

Finextra TV/Transaction banking

Why invest in London?

Phil Black, founder of True Ventures and Mark Bradbury, CEO, Apply Financial, explain the reasons for investing in London, what he looks for as an investor and what's next for the partnership between the two firms.

25 February 2015

News/Transaction banking

FCA to probe investment and corporate banking competition

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is to launch its first wholesale market study into investment and corporate banking to assess whether competition in the sector is working properly.

19 February 2015

Finextra TV/Transaction banking

The success of regional payments projects

Leo Lipis, chief executive and Colin Adams, senior consultant both of Lipis Advisors discuss their research on the wide range of regional payments projects and the factors behind successful integration. Originally published on Finexra.com on:

16 February 2015

News/Transaction banking

Finovate Europe 2015 - Day 1 roundup

Crowdfunding, bitcoin, identity and security, and, of course, personal finance management dominated the first day of Finovate Europe in London. Finextra watched the demos, followed the tweets and spoke to the players. Here's what caught our eye.

10 February 2015

News/Transaction banking

Swift bags BIC-to-IBAN data mandate for UK banks

The UK Payments Council has contracted with interbank messaging network Swift to provide a BIC-to-IBAN data platform, enabling the nation's banks to conform to new EU regulations on cross-border payments in the euro zone.

10 February 2015

Finextra TV/Transaction banking

Swift Nordics Regional Conference

KB Larsen, Swift National Member Group Chairperson, Head of CLS Control Branch, Nordea, Erica Ahman, Head of Nordics, UK Ireland and Nordics, Swift and Søren Haugaard, Head of Group Trade and Export Finance, Danske Bank look forward to the upcoming Swift Nordics Regional Conference in Copenhagen - Harnessing the power of disruption.

03 February 2015

News/Transaction banking

Alibaba eschews bank financing in favour of Lending Club tie-up

E-commerce conglomerate Alibaba has snubbed the banking industry and struck an exclusive deal with US peer-to-peer loan outfit Lending Club to offer financing to US businesses looking to buy from Chinese suppliers.

03 February 2015

Company update/Transaction banking

Gresham in line with revised forecasts; recurring revenue up

Gresham, the leading software and services company that specialises in providing real-time financial transaction control software to the global matching and reconciliation market, provides the following update on trading for the year ended 31 December 2014 ("FY 2014").

27 January 2015

Finextra TV/Transaction banking

Fostering pragmatic banking discussions

Daniel Szmukler, director at the Euro Banking Association talks about how the EBA fosters dialogue and discussion both within Europe and globally.

26 January 2015

Company update/Transaction banking

Cyber threats high on treasury management agenda

Deloitte today released the results of its biennial "2015 Global Corporate Treasury Survey."

20 January 2015

Company update/Transaction banking

Swift expands in sub-Saharan Africa

SWIFT will open two new offices in 2015 – in Accra, Ghana and Nairobi, Kenya – as a crucial part of its pan-Africa growth plans. From these offices, SWIFT will manage an expanded presence across the West and East Africa regions.

15 January 2015