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Verdict Staff

Three Malaysian lenders agree to merge to become biggest bank

Malaysian lenders CIMB Group, RHB Capital and Malaysia Building Society (MBSB) have agreed to merge their businesses to form the country’s biggest banking group.

RBS partners with NatWest to launch £1bn small business fund

RBS has partnered with RBS to launch a £1bn small business fund focusing on small businesses across Yorkshire and the North East.

CaixaBank selects Gemalto’s solution for EMV wristband launch

Spain’s CaixaBank has selected Gemalto’s Optelio Contactless MiniTag for its commercial launch of contactless EMV payment wristbands.

Two HSBC directors to quit over new banking rules

Two board members at HSBC’s UK unit are set to leave the bank in protest over new regulations that could make executives criminally liable if a bank fails.

Three Singapore banks have permissions to open branches in India

India has so far given permission to three Singapore banks to open a total of 15 branches in the country.

Isle of Man Bank to close three branches as demand falls

Isle of Man Bank, the national bank of the Isle of Man, has decided to shut three branches due to decline in customer demand.

Standard Chartered to launch massive hiring blitz in Africa

Standard Chartered Bank, which makes almost all its profits in Asia, the Middle East and Africa, is reportedly planning to hire at least 1,000 more staff in Africa in the next couple of years.

Ecobank selects Tieto payment solution to develop processing network

Ecobank Group has selected Tieto Card Suite payment solution to develop a processing network, which is now operating in 34 countries.

Barclays looks to completely automate branch operations

Barclays is currently developing new ways to ‘completely automate’ as much of its branch operations as possible, the bank’s CEO of retail and business banking said at a banking conference.

Quorum Federal Credit Union selects Alkami to boost digital banking

Quorum Federal Credit Union has implemented Alkami Technology’s ORB Platform to enhance its online and mobile banking capabilities.