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Malaysias Hong Leong Bank further upgrades its digital brand
Malaysia-based Hong Leong Bank (HLB) has further upgraded its digital brand, Hong Leong Connect.
MoneyGram introduces direct money transfer channel in China
MoneyGram has launched a new channel of money transfer to allow customers to send money directly to bank accounts in China.
Lloyds scraps 47 savings accounts
Lloyds Banking Group is set to replace its 47 historic savings accounts, offered across its three brands- Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland- with three to simplify its range and improve customer transparency.
New Zealands bank-operator alliance selects Gemaltos solution to secure NFC services
Semble, a joint alliance between key banks and all three operators in New Zealand, has selected Gemaltos Allynis Trusted Services Hub (TSH) to secure their mobile NFC services.
Telenor Myanmar partners with Yoma Bank to launch mobile banking service
Telenor Myanmar has launched a mobile banking offering in collaboration with Yoma Bank.
Fortress inches closer to deal on UniCredit unit acquisition – report
Fortress Investment Group, a US-based private equity manager, and Italian asset manager Prelios are, reportedly, close to sealing a deal to buy UniCredit Credit Management Bank (UCCMB), the bad-loan unit of Italian bank UniCredit.
NAB further upgrades its information analytics platform
In its latest upgrade to its information analytics platform National Australia Bank (NAB) has retired 37 legacy servers that supported its old credit risk engine, after launching a new analytics layer as part of its NextGen programme.
Santander acquires Scotiabank’s consumer loan portfolio in Mexico
Banco Santander (Mexico) has struck a deal to acquire a consumer loan portfolio valued at MXN 4.10bn ($300m) from Scotiabanks Mexico arm.
Credit Agricole Group joins Paylib run e-payments service
Crédit Agricole Group has signed a letter of intent to join Paylib, the e-wallet reference solution in France, which will be launched commercially in 2015 for private customers, e-business professionals and companies.
Banco Santander names new CEO; overhauls board
Spanish banking giant Banco Santander has promoted Jose Antonio Alvarez to the post of CEO and made various other changes to its board of directors, with effect from January 1.