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Verdict Staff

Morpho snaps up mobile payment specialist firm AirTag

French security and identity vendor Morpho (Safran) has acquired mobile payment startup AirTag to further strengthen its growth strategy in the digital security market.

How to Increase Your Fraud Protections

The ease and flexibility of digital and mobile banking is creating a revolution which is providing consumers with more ways to access their finances than ever before writes Mannie DaSilva

Shinhan Bank opens new Dubai office

South Korean lender Shinhan Bank has opened a new office in Dubai, located in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC).

FCA unveils new measures for cash savings account holders

UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched new measures to facilitate holders of cash savings account and boost competition.

Univest to buy Fox Chase Bancorp for $244.3m

Pennsylvania-based lender Univest, the parent of Univest Bank and Trust, has agreed to acquire Fox Chase Bancorp, parent of Fox Chase Bank, in a deal worth about $244.3m.

Nedbank develops new order ahead mobile digital payment solution

South African lender Nedbank has developed a customisable ‘order ahead’ solution in collaboration with Ovations to enable merchants provide fully integrated digital payment solutions to their customers.

Bank South Pacific retains Euronet ITM for Samoa, Tonga, Cook Island operations

Bank South Pacific, which recently acquired Westpac Bank’s operations in Samoa, Tonga and the Cook Islands, Bank South Pacific, has chosen to retain Euronet Software Solutions’ existing Euronet ITM Payment Hubs in these locations.

HSBC extends alliance with The Post Office to serve business customers

The commercial banking division of HSBC Holdings has signed an agreement with The Post Office to meet the needs of its business customers.

BBCN Bancorp and Wilshire Bancorp to merge in $1bn deal

BBCN Bancorp and Wilshire Bancorp have agreed to merge in a $1bn all-stock deal, which will create the only super regional Korean-American bank in the US.

RBS to dispose £1.6bn of Irish real estate loans to Cairn, Lone Star

RBS subsidiary Ulster Bank has agreed to sell a £1.63bn ($2.5 billion) portfolio of poorly performing Irish real estate loans to Lone Star Funds and homebuilder Cairn Homes.