Category: Doing Business Overseas

Cloud-based robots that can be launched without infrastructure provisioning and artificial intelligence (AI) model training are two new initiatives UiPath rolled out in its most recent update today. Image by CanStock The ability to spin up robots in the cloud without having to manually provision the infrastructure was a main talking point as the updates…

Switzerland-based core provider Temenos will enable Google Cloud-native API access for French digital bank BforBank, the companies announced Tuesday. Temenos, a digital banking vendor that powers services for Lloyds Bank, Varo and Microsoft, has been the digital provider for BforBank since its founding in 2009, and originally underpinned back-office processes for BforBank. The bank, which…

Dwolla, a fintech powering innovation with sophisticated account-to-account payment solutions, celebrates Nacha‘s announcement of the Same Day ACH (Automated Clearing House) transaction limit increase from $100,000 to $1million. Effective March 18, the $1million limit was applied to all Same Day ACH transactions. Dwolla expects this update to further support the adoption of Same Day ACH, which saw payment volumes grow…

MidChains has joined Visa’s Fintech Fast Track programme in a move poised to accelerate its integration with the payment services provider.  Based in Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) and licensed by the Financial Services Regulatory Authority, the virtual asset trading platform’s enrolment on the programme is set to better its ability to leverage the reach,…

Every Wednesday, we delve into the latest fintech updates from across the UK. This week sees Starling Bank sign up three Lionesses; while Chase bank launches its refer-a-friend scheme throughout the UK.  Lionesses join forces with Starling Bank As part of Starling Bank’s sponsorship of UEFA Women’s EURO 2022, one former and two current England…

Publicis Sapient, a digital business transformation company, has released its Future of Cloud in Banking report conducted in collaboration with Google Cloud. The cloud state-of-play report surveyed senior banking professionals across Asia Pacific (APAC), EMEA and North America, revealing key insights into how far banks have come in their cloud transition journeys. The survey revealed…

Mindtree, a global technology services and digital transformation company, and Finastra, a financial technology provider, have announced a partnership to bring Finastra’s Fusion Payments To Go payments technology to banks in the Nordics, the UK and Ireland, as a managed service. As part of the partnership, Mindtree will host Finastra’s proven payments solution in the…

Here is our pick of the 3 most important Stablecoin news stories during the week. The Humpty Dumpty of stablecoins! This last week was all about the Algo stablecoin Terra, which lost its peg to the USD, its credibility and a lot of people a lot of money. Firstly the “bank run” analogy isn’t appropriate for…