All articles by Refna Tharayil
Refna Tharayil
Metrobank to transform wealth management business with Temenos
The partnership with Temenos and Collaboration Betters the World will enable Metrobank to deploy the Temenos Wealth end-to-end wealth management solution
Wolters Kluwer, Informed.IQ partner on AI-driven document intelligence for vehicle lending lifecycle
The eVault technology offers lenders Digital Asset Certainty of authoritative loan records within an eAsset lifecycle management platform while Informed.IQ’s user interface ensures a smooth journey for funding analysts
AuditBoard, KPMG join forces to enhance audit, risk, IT security, and ESG programmes
Through the collaboration, the parties will utilise the combined power of AuditBoard’s connected risk platform and KPMG’s deep expertise to enhance audit, risk, IT security, and ESG programmes
Tide set to launch in Germany
In the UK, Tide offers small businesses that don’t have a finance function, highly connected finance and admin solutions that save members (customers) time and money
Bank Muamalat joins forces with Google Cloud to offer digital Islamic banking services
Through the multi-year collaboration, Bank Muamalat intends to utilise Google Cloud’s integrated capabilities in modern infrastructure, data analytics, security and generative AI to offer tailored digital banking services to Malaysians
Griffin raises $24m in funding round and gets UK banking licence
The company received approval from the UK’s financial services regulators, the PRA and FCA to lift restrictions, enabling Griffin to exit mobilisation and launch as a fully operational bank
Pollen Street to buy wealth management firm Mattioli Woods in £432m deal
The recommended cash offer represents a 34% premium to the closing price of 600p per Mattioli Woods share on 7 March 2024 and upon the closing of the deal, the UK-based wealth management firm will become privately held
BBVA joins forces with Cisco to boost digital transformation and innovation
Through the alliance, Cisco will provide BBVA with faster access to the former’s extensive software and customer experience portfolio
Entris Banking taps TCS to mitigate fraud and compliance risks
Entris Banking also intends to bolster its transaction monitoring and sanction screening capabilities through its digital transformation initiative with TCS
ETT | iByond, Knightsbridge sign $1.2bn deal to advance digitisation and fintech solutions
The five-year software services and licensing agreement values $683m to ETT and more than $500m to Knightsbridge