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The Clearing House taps IBM to support its real-time payments system

The Clearing House, a national payments system operator for the U.S. banking industry, has selected IBM to help deliver a new real-time payments system due to roll out in 2017.

Zero raises $2.5m in fresh funding round

Zero, a US-based mobile banking startup, has raised $2.5m in new funding round to drive mobile banking experience.

Deutsche Bank collaborates with Axel Springer to invest in tech startups

Deutsche Bank has signed a cooperation agreement with startup accelerator Axel Springer Plug and Play to develop and fund technology startups from sectors such as banking and insurance.

Broadridge buys blockchain technology assets of Inveshare

Broadridge Financial Solutions has acquired technology assets of financial consultant Inveshare to develop blockchain applications for its proxy business.

ING-DiBa deploys NCR technology in its ATMs

German direct bank ING-DiBa has modernised its ATM network by implementing NCR software and services.

Spain’s Banco Popular to axe up to 3,000 jobs

Spanish lender Banco Popular is set to shed between 2,900 and 3,000 jobs as part of a restructuring plan.

Chicopee Savings Bank-Westfield Bank merger receive regulatory nod

Massachusetts-based lenders Chicopee Savings Bank and Westfield Bank have secured the final regulatory approval from the board of governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) for their merger.

UniCredit to launch mobile bank in Italy using FICO technology

UniCredit is set to launch a smartphone-only bank in Italy using FICO’s decision management platform.

Online lender AvantCredit secures full FCA authorisation

Online lender AvantCredit has received full authorisation from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

Britain’s banks may lose passporting rights after Brexit, warns Bundesbank boss

British financial institutions will lose key passporting rights across EU unless Britain remains part of the European single market or at least the European Economic Area (EEA), Bundesbank president Jens Weidmann warned.