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Halifax tests heartbeat authentication technology for online banking

Halifax, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group, has undertaken the drive to trial electronic wristbands that use customers’ heartbeats to verify their identities for online banking.

HBL to acquire Barclay’s Pakistan business

Pakistani lender Habib Bank Limited (HBL) has entered into an agreement with Barclays Bank to acquire its banking business in Pakistan.

GE sells its Australia and New Zealand retail banking arm

General Electric has agreed to sell the retail banking business of GE Capital in Australia and New Zealand to an investor group comprising Värde Partners, KKR and Deutsche Bank for A$ 8.2bn ($6.26bn).

Bank Tabungan Negara Indonesia signs two-year ATM operation deal with Wincor Nixdorf

The Indonesian Bank Tabungan Negara has entered into a two-year agreement with Wincor Nixdorf to operate its 370 ATMs from a variety of manufacturers.

Banco Sabadell offers to acquire UK’s TSB for £1.7bn

British high street lender TSB Banking Group has confirmed that it had received a preliminary takeover offer from Spain’s Banco Sabadell.

Cadence Bank launches improved digital banking platform

Cadence Bank, an American regional lender, has introduced enhancements to its digital platforms, including an intuitive online and mobile banking platform along with an improved website experience.

Temenos launches cloud-based core-banking model in Mexico

Temenos, a provider of technology solutions to the financial services industry, has launched the T24 country Model Bank for Mexico in the Microsoft Azure cloud expanding its cloud-based services in the region.

KeyBank adds Apple Pay to its digital banking offering

Ohio-based KeyBank has added Apple Pay for its digital banking customers enabling them to make secure payments at more than 700,000 businesses across the United States using iOS devices.

KCB and Safaricom launch new mobile banking product

Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) and Kenya’s mobile network operator Safaricom have launched a new mobile banking product, KCB M-PESA Account, to enable customers get loans using their mobile phones.

Tangerine Bank to implement digital signature technology for personal mobile banking

Canadian direct bank Tangerine Bank has adopted the digital signature capture technology from e-SignLive by Silanis to authorize mobile banking transactions for customers.