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KBC Bank Ireland deploys VASCO DIGIPASS for Apps for secure mobile banking

KBC Bank Ireland has selected VASCO Data Security International’s VASCO DIGIPASS for Apps security solution for mobile banking.

Qantas Credit Union selects Infosys Finacle to overhaul IT infrastructure

Australia’s Qantas Credit Union has selected Infosys Finacle, part of EdgeVerve Systems, to replace its legacy core platform with an end-to-end banking solution.

RBI in-principle grants small finance banks licence to 10 firms

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has given in-principle nod to 10 applicants to set up small finances banks.

GE wraps up sale of European Sponsor Finance arm, UK home lending portfolio

GE has completed the $2.1bn sale of its European Sponsor Finance unit to Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Europe (SMBCE).

X-Factor nemesis now Raging against the Banks

Described by the New York Times as a “Social Media Hellraiser”, activist, Jon Morter, is the face of a new film signalling the start of a revolution to unbank Britain.

UniCredit plans to axe 10,000 jobs

Italian lender UniCredit is planning to slash about 10,000 jobs, in an effort to reduce costs and bolster profitability.

Qatar National Bank gets approval to open branch in Saudi Arabia

Qatar National Bank (QNB) has secured a license from the Saudi cabinet to open a branch in the kingdom.

Bank of America adds fingerprint sign-in feature to its mobile banking app

Bank of America has updated its online and mobile banking app by adding the fingerprint and Touch ID sign-in feature, an Apple Watch mobile banking app, streamlined Accounts Overview page and new Security Center.

Nine top global banks form blockchain partnership

Nine of the world’s biggest banks, including Goldman Sachs and Barclays, have joined forces to develop common standards for blockchain technology in a bid to broaden its use across the global financial markets.

Standard Chartered gets a facelift – What can we expect?

It has been a year of changes for Standard Chartered. In anticipation of its management meeting happening in Singapore later this year, Retail Banker International’s Sruti Rao spoke to Karen Fawcett to find out what developments are under way in their retail banking division. Report by Xiou Ann Lim