All articles by BV Swagath

BV Swagath

Bank of England unveils £20 note

Governor Mark Carney unveiled the design of the new £20 note featuring the artist JMW Turner. It will be issued…

Crédit Agricole, Bankia get banking license for SoYou consumer finance JV

Crédit Agricole Consumer Finance (CA Consumer Finance) and Bankia have secured banking license for their consumer finance joint venture (JV)…

First Waterloo Bancshares to acquire Best Hometown Bancorp

Gary D. Hemmer, President & CEO, First National Bank of Waterloo and its parent company, First Waterloo Bancshares, Inc., and…

NatWest first UK bank to unveil biometric credit card

The first biometric fingerprint credit card issued by a UK bank begins its three-month national trial today. NatWest is piloting…

HKEX withdraws $37bn takeover bid for London Stock Exchange

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) has withdrawn its offer of nearly £32bn ($37bn) to acquire London Stock Exchange Group…

Wirecard to launch instant messenger payments service through Viber app

Wirecard and Libra Internet Bank are joining forces with Rakuten Viber (Viber) and its partner NeoPay to launch instant messenger…

CSC ServiceWorks showcases new cashless technology platform from USA Technologies at NACS Show

CSC ServiceWorks (“CSC”), the leading provider of laundry solutions and air vending services across the United States, Canada, and Europe,…

nCino completes funding round led by T. Rowe Price Funds

nCino, the worldwide leader in cloud banking, today announced a round of funding led by funds and accounts advised by…

NatWest to leverage AI for predicting future market outcomes

NatWest has forged a tech partnership with Microsoft and DreamQuark to develop a new artificial intelligence (AI) driven technology called…

Q2 to buy PrecisionLender to enhance digital banking solutions

Q2 Holdings has agreed to acquire North Carolina-based fintech company Lender Performance Group (PrecisionLender) in an all-cash deal of around…