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Nets confirms $5.3 billion takeover offer

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Nordic payments processor Nets has received a $5.3 billion takeover offer from US private equity firm Hellman & Friedman.

Wholesale banking

Commerzbank completes money market transaction over R3 Corda

1 hour ago  | 0  | 4  | 8 

Germany's Commerzbank has hailed the potential of blokchain technology for money market trades, having successfully replicated a EUR100,000 Euro Commercial Paper transaction with a limited number of trading partners.

Mobile & online

BBVA ports 92% of product portfolio to the mobile

12 hours ago  | 0  | 8  | 7 

BBVA's mobile banking strategy is picking up pace, with the bank predicting that virtually its entire portfolio of Spanish banking products will be available as an app-based service by year-end.

Start ups

ECB ponders bigger liquidity requirements for 'fintech banks'

22 September 2017  | 0  | 18  | 27 

The European Central Bank says that, because they pose unique risks, it may start asking fintech firms seeking banking licenses to hold bigger capital buffers and larger liquidity.

Blockchain

Finextra partners with top banks and vendors for Sibos debates

22 September 2017  | 0  | 1  | 3 

Finextra is partnering with leading banks and vendors to run a series of roundtable events covering corporate banking, trade and supply chain finance and winning strategies for fintech collaboration at the annual Sibos conference in Toronto in October.

Start ups

Starling embarks on fresh £40 million fundraising round

22 September 2017  | 0  | 5  | 4 

UK challenger bank Starling has engaged Quayle Munro to advise on plans to raise a further £40 million in fresh capital as the app-only startup prepares for international expansion.

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Payments

SIX Payments prepares to join M&A deal frenzy

22 September 2017  | 0  | 5  | 2 

SIX Group has reportedly hired JPMorgan to run the rule over its payments services unit as it looks to capitalise on the M&A deal frenzy in the payments processing market.

Wholesale banking

German central bank flags DLT weaknesses

22 September 2017  | 0  | 16  | 18 

Deutsche Bundesbank has dampened the blockchain hype, dismissing distributed ledger technology's prospects in retail payments, at least in the eurozone, and pouring cold water on central bank-issued digital currencies.

Security

Brits give thumbs up to in-store biometrics

22 September 2017  | 0  | 14  | 20 

Nearly two thirds of Brits want to be able to use a biometric scan to authorise payments in-store, according to a WorldPay survey.

Blockchain

China Construction Bank (Asia) enlists IBM for blockchain-powered bancassurance

21 September 2017  | 0  | 12  | 9 

IBM is working with China Construction Bank (Asia) on a blockchain-powered bancassurance project in Hong Kong.