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Verdict Staff

Is the Tesco Bank hack the wake-up call to make mobile security a priority?

The scale of the Tesco bank hack was unprecedented and shook the industry to its core. Kirsten Bay, president and CEO at Cyber adAPT, looks at what happens next, what vulnerabilities have been exposed, and what lessons the industry can take away from the incident and its effect on consumer attitudes

Atom Bank app: a flawed effort

Atom Bank, in an effort to differentiate itself from its more traditional UK rivals, has chosen a highly visual interface for its newly launched Android app. However, this has been achieved at the expense of usability and ease of navigation.

Palestinian bank deploys Temenos’ core banking system

Palestine-based The National Bank (TNB) has gone live with Temeno’s core banking system as part of its digital transformation strategy.

GTBank Tanzania taps ICSFS Financial for core banking system

Nigeria’s Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank) has selected ICSFS Financial Systems’ ICS Banks core banking system for its Tanzania operations.

Digital lender Atom Bank raises further £83m from shareholders

Atom Bank, a British challenger bank built exclusively for mobile, has raised a further £83m from its existing investors.

BBVA to invest $1.5bn in Mexican operations

Spanish banking group BBVA has announced plans to invest $1.5bn into its Mexican division, BBVA Bancomer.

Fauquier Bank to launch digital lending platform

Fauquier Bank, a community bank based in Virginia, has teamed up with digital lending technology provider R.C. Giltner Services to launch a new digital lending platform for small businesses and consumers.

US consumers keen to use digital and traditional channels for banking

Consumers across the US use a combination of both digital and traditional channels to manage their finances, with millennials using mobile banking nearly three times more than other generations, according to a survey by Fiserv.

CGI unveils SEPA credit transfer tool

Information technology provider CGI has introduced a new real-time single euro payments area (SEPA) instant credit transfer solution for banks and payment service providers in Europe seeking to facilitate instant credit transfers in compliance with European Payments Council.

Vantiv to offer payment processing services to Tyndall FCU

US-based credit card processor Vantiv will provide Tyndall Federal Credit Union (Tyndall FCU) a comprehensive suite of payment processing services.