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Regions Bank taps IBM for AI-driven customer service

Regions Bank has selected IBM’s artificial intelligence (AI) technology to help improve customer service and assist bankers in everyday work. Regions Bank is using Watson in its contact centres to help both customers and employees. The company’s Banker Assist uses...

KBC Bank extends card processing deal with TSYS

KBC Bank Ireland has renewed its agreement with payments provider TSYS for processing of its credit and debit cards. Under the extended deal, TSYS will continue to provide the processing services. Additionally, TSYS will also offer support for the bank’s...

Financial Innovation Summit discusses new fintech developments in the region

The two-day event covered over 20 fintech experts explore on the latest trends, developments and emerging technologies in the banking sector in the region. The agenda focussed on a wide range of topics from the importance of investing in fintech...

Lighter Capital and Silicon Valley Bank partner to provide pre-venture funded tech startups with access to capital and banking services

Lighter Capital, the leading fintech lender to tech startups, and Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), the bank of the world’s most innovative companies and their investors, have teamed up to better serve early stage tech companies seeking online access to...

Banks Street Partners to join Performance Trust Capital Partners

Performance Trust Capital Partners, LLC ("Performance Trust") and Banks Street Partners, LLC ("BSP") are pleased to announce a merger to create a strategic partnership with a differentiated value proposition and to elevate the financial services investment banking experience for...

Completion of agreement for the acquisition of USB Bank’s business by AstroBank

AstroBank Limited announces the completion of the agreement with USB Bank PLC for the acquisition of USB Bank’s banking operations (including the transfer of USB Bank’s personnel, with the exception of certain properties), for a total consideration of €40.2...

NatWest pilots biometric payment card

UK bank NatWest is piloting in-card biometric technology that lets customers verify point-of-sale transactions with their fingerprints. The bank is working with Gemalto, Visa and Mastercard on the upcoming small-scale trial involving 200 customers. Instead of entering their PINs for transactions...

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