Industry roundup: 25 November
by Graham Buck
Deutsche Bank adds SWIFT Beneficiary Account Validation; Hong Kong-listed China government bond ETFs in demand; Fitch warns Qatari banks vulnerable
e-Identity
LEI usage grows worldwide as more partners join The LEI Foundation
by Jack Large
Contour partners with GLEIF to enable LEI usage on their digital trade finance network
Industry Roundup: 8 October
by Jack Large
News in brief, featuring e-identity market, Crypto market in the UK, NatWest AML failures
Industry roundup: 4 October
by Jack Large
News in brief, featuring Pandora Papers kickback; BigDaddy new POS system, and WhatsApp payments in India
On the second day of Christmas my consultant urged me to:
by Jack Large
Improve your KYC programmes
KYC watch: NewBanking IDENTITY’s different approach
by Jack Large
Effective KYC needs BOTH business AND personal data. Essence of KYC is secure and compliant Information exchange
Citi show digital channels and increasing digitisation are pivotal in continuity of business
by Jack Large
Digital onboarding for Citi’s institutional clients expanded to 37 Countries in all regions and shows working remotely is no barrier
What should you read to keep up-to-date and understand what is happening? Simple. READ EVERYTHING….
by Jack Large
AMPLYFI’s tools read all documents that have been published on the web and bring results together. Understand what is really happening
SWIFT opens its KYC Registry to corporates
by Jack Large
Global registry for SWIFT’s corporate customers goes live after testing period with 18 corporate groups supported by 16 global banks
There will never be only just ONE KYC/KYV solution?
by Jack Large
Too many variations locally and globally to cover all situations and the systems: Best will be adoption of common approaches?
ASB Bank takes stake in supply chain technology company TradeWindow
by Ben Poole
Funding fast-tracks launch of company focusing on distributed ledger technology trading product.
NatWest taps Google for voice banking pilot
by Ben Poole
The trial is running for three months with 500 of the bank's customers.
Commerzbank tests blockchain-based machine-to-machine payment solution for the first time
by Ben Poole
First use of cash on ledger for automated M2M payment processing in cooperation with Daimler Trucks.
Deutsche Bank rolls out digital signatures for clients in Asia Pacific
by Ben Poole
The solution is now available in 21 countries for the bank's clients.
ACI Worldwide aims to get European payments businesses PSD2-ready
by Ben Poole
The tools released are designed to tackle PSD2's strong customer authentication requirements.
Why are KYC platform solutions failing?
by Jack Large
What are the withdrawals of Bloomberg and Refinitiv from the KYC platforms telling us?
Refinitiv is getting out of KYC As A Service Solution
by Jack Large
Suffering from a lack of demand in highly competitive market
Trump tariffs create working capital strains for US firms
by Graham Buck
Companies are resorting to various measures in response to the administration’s tariff-heavy trade policy, a report finds
Growth in usage of the Internet is starting to slow
by Jack Large
Mary Meeker’s report on the most important trends on the Internet in last year
Refinitiv expands digital KYC solutions to retail banking and wealth management
by Jack Large
Increased regulatory scrutiny and demand for frictionless onboarding drive the need for digital KYC
Fraudsters target Australia’s instant payments system
by Graham Buck
Westpac, one of the country’s big four banks, revealed that its PayID lookup function had been infiltrated.
US fintech Plaid rolls out services in the UK
by Graham Buck
The six years old San Francisco company, already valued at $2.7bn, is expanding across the Atlantic and opening its first UK office.
BBVA hosts Family Cybersecurity Day
by Graham Buck
The newly-launched initiative by the Spanish bank aims to raise awareness and educate employees and their families.
Citi® Verify: is this part of KYC solution for corporates?
by Jack Large
Citi launches Citi® Verify a real-time data validation service for institutions