Financial Services

Thought Machine further burnishes reputation: The UK company, which offers cloud-based core banking, struck a dual investment/client deal with yet another big incumbent, Italy’s Intesa Sanpaolo.

Is Super Bowl advertising a crystal ball? Crypto, travel, health and fitness advertising all suggest those categories are feeling good about the year’s final 10 months.

Insider Intelligence spoke with Piermont Bank founder and XEO Wendy Cai-Lee about why Piermont’s size is more of an asset than a liability, why she thinks banking as a service is now in roughly its third generation, and what lessons banks can learn from working alongside fintechs.

Plum pulls out trading offerings: By adding trading features, including US stocks and crypto, the UK-based company can deepen engagement with its personal financial management (PFM) customer base.

The company suffered worse than expected losses, but new partnerships and tie-ups might help it bolster growth this year.

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) report exploring six central bank digital currency (CBDC) case studies shows there’s no “one size fits all” that works in every market.

M&T is the latest domino to fall in the anti-overdraft movement: The US regional bank is dropping fees for non-sufficient funds (NSF) and transfers while slashing overdraft charges. It’s a little late and still a little short compared with competitors.