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Diebold takes its cue from smartphones and tablets for next gen ATMs

Diebold is hoping to bridge the gap between its 20th century ATM technology and the modern era's mobile obsession with a new "millennial-inspired" machine that lets users make cardless transactions with their handsets.

09 January 2013

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GT Nexus and TradeCard agree merger

GT Nexus and TradeCard have agreed a merger deal, creating the world's biggest cloud-based business network for trade and supply chain management. Financial terms were not disclosed.

07 January 2013

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Banks announce support for SAP corporate cloud messaging network

Bank of America Merrill Lynch, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Citi, Deutsche Bank, Nordea, Royal Bank of Scotland and Standard Chartered Bank have announced their involvement in the development of the SAP Financial Services Network (FSN), a cloud-based corporate-to-bank connectivity platform.

29 October 2012

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Swift to unveil Digital Asset Grid prototype

Swift's Innotribe incubator has developed a working prototype of the Digital Asset Grid, a new infrastructure for banks to provide a platform for secure peer-to-peer data sharing.

29 October 2012

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Swift taps SmartStream for Accord Matching overhaul

Financial messaging network Swift has enlisted SmartStream Technologies for an overhaul of its Accord confirmation matching engine.

29 October 2012

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Sberbank sets up $100 million fintech start-up fund

Sberbank of Russia is to set up a $100 million venture fund, rising to a possible $700 million over three years, to invest in promising fintech start-up companies.

19 October 2012

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Mobile banking, cloud computing and IT investment cash top wish list for bank CIOs

Half of Britain's financial services firms think that mobile banking is already important to their customers, while 71% predict it will be by 2015, according to a survey from Fujitsu.

10 October 2012

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Nasdaq OMX partners Amazon on cloud platform for financial services firms

Exchange operator Nasdaq OMX has teamed up with e-commerce giant Amazon on a cloud computing platform for financial services firms to store data on.

25 September 2012

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Discover backs Google Wallet

Discover has given its blessing to Google Wallet, adding a click-to-add feature to its online customer account centre to make it easy for customers to load their card to the search giant's mobile payments system.

17 August 2012

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Google Wallet moves to the cloud to support all credit and debit cards

Google is bidding to breathe new life into its stuttering mobile wallet platform by launching a cloud-based version of the app that can be linked to Visa, American Express and Discover cards.

02 August 2012