IBS Journal | News

Temenos and Misys have today issued statements that they are in discussions about an all-share merger, ending recent speculation that this was on the cards. What might be the strategy and is this likely to flush out other interested parties?

IBS Journal | News

Hungary-based testing specialist, FOT, and UK-based consulting company, Elixise, have merged to form The Core Banking Group. The two parts of the new entity have traditionally been focused on Temenos' Globus/T24 but plans to extend services and solutions to other core systems.

IBS Journal | Editor's note

As our annual IBS Sales League Table draws closer and the work gets under way to compile, verify and analyse the data, a number of trends emerge (which we divulge in detail in the March issue of the Journal). What stands out immediately is the lower numbers of new-name wins: both international and regional core software vendors have netted less business in 2011 (with very few exceptions), even compared to the previous year, which also demonstrated depressed results.

IBS Journal | News

BMO Financial Group, one of the largest Canadian banks, is replacing a host of legacy systems with a centralised platform from Dovetail. This is Dovetail's first direct win in Canada.

IBS Journal | Analysis

Despite a failed core banking system replacement, the largest bank in Turkey is forging ahead on many fronts. Channels are a focus but so too improved efficiency, particularly through SOA and 'wide-area business process management'. IBS spoke to CIO, Hakan Aran.

IBS Journal | On the Move

A round-up of recent appointments and departures within the financial technology market worldwide. New CEO at Thomson Reuters, Barclays, Fiserv, Tieto and Twofour all announce new hires.

IBS Journal | Backchat

The latest gossip from around the industry.

IBS Journal | News

The trading and risk business of Thomson Reuters, now in the hands of Vista Equity Partners, is up and running as Turaz. Centred on the Kondor business, the buy-out has created a company of around 1000 staff. It launches with a new version of Kondor and plans for additional acquisitions.

IBS Journal | Recent Orders

A round-up of recent orders in the financial technology sector worldwide. BML Istisharat, Polaris Software Lab and iCreate are among the vendors to sign new deals. Eagle Asset Management, Incore Bank and Burgan Bank acquire new software.

IBS Journal | News

Australia-based Suncorp is to replace its legacy Hogan core banking system from a US supplier, CSC, with Oracle FSS's Flexcube. Oracle is also supplying CRM, internet and mobile banking solutions to Suncorp.

IBS Journal | News

Nib International Bank (NIB) has become the latest in a steady sequence of Ethiopian banks to embark on enterprise-wide IT transformation. NIB opted for Temenos' T24, to be rolled out across the bank's HQ and branch network in twelve months.

IBS Journal | How to Run a Core Banking Project

A core system replacement is a major undertaking fraught with risk, expense and logistical terror. Read more >>

IBS Journal | How to Run a Core Banking Project

The decision to replace a core banking system is never taken lightly, but problems and failures can still occur. Why?

IBS Journal | How to Run a Core Banking Project

We asked bankers to tell us about their core implementation woes. There are, it seems, many hurdles to overcome.

IBS Journal | News

Another outsource provider to the Swiss banking sector has chosen to replace its legacy core system. Incore Bank will bring eight banks onto the Finnova client list. 

IBS Journal | News

It has taken a long while but IBM has finally joined BIAN, the industry body defining common services for use in a SOA environment. Whether IBM will now throw any of its own models into the mix remains to be seen.

IBS Journal | News

Temenos has pulled the plug on a project to develop a new user interface (UI) based on Adobe's Flex environment. It was 'an exercise that didn't pay off', says the vendor. The Flex era, it believes, has passed.

IBS Journal | News

Ian Hillier-Brook has joined TwoFour, the treasury and capital markets system vendor, from WDX Organisation, the creator of the Wocu (World Currency Unit). TwoFour has also launched Foundation, a development platform.