Bankers get framed
Frameworks are a hot topic in banking, both among banks and major vendors, and for similar reasons – complexity, integration, cost and the challenge of updating legacy systems. Several major banks,...
View ArticleKenyan microfinance firm adopts cloud banking technology
Fountain Credit Services, a Kenya-based company specialising in microfinance, has adopted cloud services from banking software firm Temenos, making it the first financial institution in Kenya to adopt...
View ArticleM-Pesa move into savings and loans underpinned by Temenos
80% of Kenyan adults use M-Pesa The M-Pesa mobile money service is broadening out to provide interest-bearing deposit accounts and micro loans in Kenya under the brand M-Shwari. M-Shwari is a...
View ArticleAcleda Bank fuels Cambodian expansion with Temenos tools
Cambodia's Acleda Bank aims to create basic banking services across the country Cambodia’s Acleda Bank has embarked on a massive programme of expansion in a bid to reach unbanked customers in the...
View ArticleTemenos debuts LiveDesigner at Finovate Europe
Dharmesh Mistry and Holger Lehmann of temenos demo at Finovate Europe Financial systems supplier Temenos made something of a splash at the Finovate Europe conference in London with the launch of...
View ArticleStart-up Bangladeshi agricultural bank adopts Temenos core platform
SBAC Bank will use Temenos software as it seeks to reach unbanked customers in rural Bangladesh New Bangladeshi bank South Bangla Agriculture & Commerce Bank has begun operations using Temenos T24...
View ArticleDuel in The Sun …
Helicopters at dawn … Temenos execs were surprised when a group of attractive young women started approaching delegates outside its annual user conference in Abu Dhabi this week. The delegates –...
View ArticleTemenos: moving beyond the core
The extent to which a targeted series of acquisitions over the past few years have moved Temenos from being simply a core banking system vendor to a fully-fledged financial technology specialist became...
View ArticleMisys shows its post-merger mettle
For the first three months of 2012, Misys was the subject of a protracted bidding war. The company’s falling revenues were exacerbated by this period of uncertainty, shaking client confidence, said...
View ArticleLife beyond legacy: exploring the options
Amanda Gilmour is product director, payments, at Temenos. The payment industry has never seen so much change or opportunity. It continues to be reshaped by shifts in the economic landscape, new...
View ArticleUS local banks sign up to Temenos T24 core banking cloud
US-based Clare Bank and Farmers Exchange Bank have adopted cloud banking tools US banks Clare Bank and Farmers Exchange Bank have chosen to install cloud-hosted core banking services from vendor...
View ArticleACI Worldwide targets “fragmented” retail bank payment systems
Thomalla: turning off legacy systems can be a challenge The large retail banks sometimes find it hard to change because they have assimilated many smaller banks through acquisition, each of which is...
View ArticleCrane Bank of Uganda adopts Temenos banking system
Uganda’s Crane Bank will use Temenos technology to help its African expansion Uganda’s Crane Bank has chosen a core banking system from Temenos, together with various add-on systems, to support the...
View ArticleAIBK Bank Egypt adopts Temenos T24 banking tools
Egypt’s AIBK plans to use T24 to grow its business – including Islamic finance Arab Investment Bank Egypt has chosen Temenos T24 as its technology platform as it draws up its expansion plans for North...
View ArticleAktia aims to save €5m a year with 2015 Temenos roll-out
Aktia is looking for annual IT savings of €5 million Finland’s Aktia Bank has begun staff training on a new Temenos T24 core banking system that it plans to start implementing next year with an...
View ArticleGhanaian institutions modernise to capitalise on economic boom
Three of Ghana’s financial institutions have adopted Temenos as they seek to reach the country’s unbanked population Ghana. The word means ‘warrior king’, but it also describes a booming country of 24...
View ArticleCore modernisation: the risks and the rewards
IT issues cost the Co-op Bank dearly Core banking system replacement projects are notoriously difficult and disaster-prone, but successful legacy migration and systems modernisation can be shown to...
View ArticleJulius Baer begins core renovation
Zurich-based Julius Baer will revamp its core systems with help from Temenos Swiss private banking group Julius Baer has chosen Temenos for a major core banking system replacement project intended to...
View ArticleTemenos buys into funds market with €235m purchase of Multifonds
Temenos has moved into the fund administration business with the acquisition of Multifonds, which counts a number of Tier 1 institutions as users of its fund administration platform. Temenos is paying...
View ArticleDigitisation replaces regulation as top concern for retail banks
Retail banking priorities 2015 [Click to Enlarge]The need for a digital strategy has leapt to the top of retail banks’ agendas over the past year, replacing regulatory issues, as they look to fend off...
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