All articles by Isabella Grotto
Isabella Grotto
FUIB enlists Moneygram for money transfer service in Ukraine
First Ukrainian International Bank (FUIB) and Texas-based money transfer company Moneygram have unveiled plans to provide the bank’s customers with a national and international money transfer service.
Crédit Mutuel-CIC Group announces deal with Welcome Real-time over marketing solution
French bank Crédit Mutuel-CIC Group has combined with Welcome Real-time, a loyalty-solutions provider headquartered in Aix-en-Provence, to launch a loyalty programme aimed at small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
Clydesdale and Yorkshire banks launch 4% interest current account
Sister banks, Clydesdale bank and Yorkshire bank, have opened current account service, Current Account Directive, which promises to reward balances of up to £3,000 ($4838) with a 4% interest rate until the end of March 2015, falling to 2% thereafter.
Promise of quick account switch fails to attract big numbers
UK current account switches rose by 11% in the four weeks following the implementation of the ‘7 day switching’ scheme, launched on 16 September.
CommBank sticks to innovation with new ‘pay tag’ app
Australia’s Commonwealth Bank (CommBank) has unveiled a contactless payment system, marrying its instant-payment system with MasterCard’s new payment sticker.
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New Payments Platform sparks funding worries among Australian banks
Australian banks collaborating on the country’s new payments platform have expressed concern over the institution’s ability to return the investment and enable them to recover costs.
Diebold to roll out more indoor ATMs
Diebold has unveiled plans to provide a range of in-lobby ATMs, a move which it claims will help financial institutions increase efficiency while strengthening customer relations.
Yorkshire building society enlists SunGard to help it comply with regulatory requirements
The Yorkshire Building Society, the UK’s second largest, the revealed plans to implement Pennsylvanian financial system provider SunGard’s Ambit liquidity risk programme, in an effort to comply with UK regulations on liquidity risk reporting.
Automatia and NCR join forces to bring Finland’s ATMs in from the cold
Georgia-based consumer transaction technology provider NCR has announced the extension of its partnership with Finnish ATM network operator Automatia to upgrade 400 ATM machines to withstand the country’s blistering cold weather.
Bank of America to launch Kindle tablet app on Amazon.com
Bank of America (BofA), the second largest US bank by assets, has announced the release of a mobile banking app for Kindle, available via Amazon.com.