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SocGen names Eric Bayle as head of global transaction banking in the UK

Previously Head of Payments & Cash Management in the UK, Eric Bayle’s main responsibilities will be to further develop Societe Generale’s transaction banking services in the country, offering non-banking financial institutions and corporates a wide range of banking services to optimise and manage their daily financial transactions and commercial operations.

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Swift launches cyber-threat intelligence service

Interbank co-operative Swift has launched an 'Information Sharing and Analysis Centre' to provide member banks with timely intelligence on the latest trends in cyber-security.

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Banco BNI Europa to provide £45m to UK SMEs through MarketInvoice

MarketInvoice, the world’s largest peer-to-peer online invoice finance marketplace, has signed an agreement with Banco BNI Europa (BNI) to provide £45 million in funding annually on the marketplace to fund working capital solutions for businesses across the UK.

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EBAday 2017: Towards full payments digitalisation

A host of board directors, chief financial officers and payments and technology heads from Europe's leading banks have confirmed their participation in the conference programme for the twelfth annual EBAday, taking place this year in Dublin between the 20th and 21st June.

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Bank of China joins Chaps as direct participant

CHAPS Clearing Company Limited, the UK’s same day high-value payment system, welcomes Bank of China Limited as a shareholder and Direct Participant in CHAPS with immediate effect.

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Tungsten connects with BlueVine for SME financing

Tungsten Network, a leading global business transaction network, and BlueVine, a leading provider of online working capital financing, unveiled a new partnership today that aims to better meet the financing needs of small and medium-sized businesses (SMB’s) on Tungsten’s Network.

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Moneycorp to acquire US-based Commonwealth Foreign Exchange

The Moneycorp Group has signed an agreement to acquire US-based corporate international payments business, Commonwealth Foreign Exchange, Inc.

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Bank of England to take over running of Chaps as RTGS make-over comes onstream

The Bank of England is to take over the direct running of the UK's Chaps high value payment system as part of a blueprint for a rebuild of its real-time gross settlement platform to accommodate new market entrants and a future-proofed interface to distributed ledger technology.

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EBRD joins Swift KYC Registry

In a move to facilitate global and local financial flows and ensure their transparency, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has signed up to use SWIFT’s Know Your Customer (KYC) Registry and is encouraging partner banks in countries where it invests to follow suit.

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Demand for new ways to consume financial services

Nick Ogden, Executive Chairman, ClearBank, discusses the importance of creating new banks, how they can differentiate themselves, and the development of the UK fintech scene.

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Correspondent banking wilts under weight of compliance red-tape

The correspondent banking model governing bank-to-bank relationships is being eviscerated under the increasing weight of compliance challenges, experiencing a 25% drop in global connections over the past eight years, according to research from financial crime vendor Accuity.

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Eze Software releases reconcialiation dashboard

Eze Software Group, a global leading provider of investment technology, has bolstered its Eze Portfolio Accounting module with a Reconciliation Summary dashboard.

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You need to listen to and work with the client

Graham Ray, Global Head of Product Management, Investor Services, Deutsche Bank, speaks about how the markets are responding to the evolving post-trade securities landscape, how current business models are changing, and what providers need to do to distinguish themselves.

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Ripple talks up network effect with ten banks onboard

Ripple, the only blockchain payments provider with proven commercial deployments, announced today the addition of 10 new customers to its growing global network.

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Mizuho to go live with DLT-based trade finance application

Mizuho Bank is preparing to conduct its first live trade financing transactions over a distributed ledger developed in association with IBM.

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Six global banks join Swift DLT trials

Interbank messaging network Swift has rounded up an initial group of six leading correspondent banks to participate in proof-of-concept trials to determine if distributed ledger technology could help banks reconcile their nostro databases in real time.

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Swift Business Forum, London - live blog

Welcome to Finextra's live coverage of the Swift Business Forum in London. This year’s conference will focus on the key issues affecting the financial industry, particularly as they impact UK and global markets. In an ever-increasing ‘instant’ world, the agenda will look at how financial institutions can stay resilient and secure, while continuing to innovate and navigate change.

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AccessPay sets sights on US market with £2 million debt financing

Manchester, UK-based payments router AccessPay has secured £2 million in debt financing from Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank amid plans for a recruitment drive and expansion into US markets.

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Token raises $15.7 million as PSD2 approaches

API-based transaction network Token has secured $15.7 million in Series A funding from major investors including Octopus Ventures, EQT Ventures and OP Financial Group as it bids to capitalise on opportunities from the forthcoming implementation of the PSD2 directive in Europe.

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Dovetail and IBM form Watson partnership

Dovetail, the provider of best-in-class payments and liquidity management solutions, today announced a global strategic partnership with IBM to offer Dovetail payment solutions in combination with IBM’s Watson Financial Services products.