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Smart loyalty app wins ABN AMRO ‘Beyond Banking’ hackathon
ABN AMRO yesterday selected Monnei as Most Valuable Prototype from an exceptionally strong group of 41 participant teams. Monnei is an app that makes it easier for users to start investing by allowing them to do so in a group, supported by personalised news. The Make An Impact team gained high praise, winning a Social Impact Award for its data model which improves treatment for children with T-cell leukemia and helps saves lives. The jury awarded the blockchain application Material Passport for being the most technologically sophisticated entry, and the audience award went to LoYo, an ingenious loyalty programme that does not require a separate card.
Tikkie passes half a million users
Less than a year after it was first introduced, pay-back app Tikkie has reached and passed the landmark of half a million users. This makes Tikkie the fastest-growing payment app in the Netherlands.
Challenge banking as you know it!
Without a doubt, banking as we know it will go through radical changes in the future. Rapidly developing technology, challengers, shifting customer demands and new regulation will all drive the sector forward. During a three-day programme, relevant developments from inside and outside the financial sector will be discussed. With inspiring key-note speeches, workshops led by renowned experts, and a 48-hour hackathon, ABN AMRO is challenging you to come get inspired. Share your vision and ideas with bankers, fintechs, supervisors, clients, students, geeks, stakeholder organisations, NGOs and other interested parties.
Piloting touchfree accounting solution for SMEs
ABN AMRO and InvoiceSharing are launching a comprehensive solution to provide SMEs with 24/7 insight into their accounts so they can estimate their working capital needs well in advance. The benefit for entrepreneurs: significantly reduced costs. Today at Finovate Europe 2017 in London, ABN AMRO and InvoiceSharing are introducing the pilot, in which 20 companies will test-run the new solution.
Generating solar power on your own roof without any capital outlay
SolarAccess and ABN AMRO have joined forces to help businesses generate sustainable energy on their own roofs. Without any capital outlay being required on their part, businesses can have solar panels installed and either use the green electricity for their own needs or else feed it back into the power grid. Any company wanting to save on its electricity bill can take out a contract and pay less than the market price for its electricity. ABN AMRO and SolarAccess retain ownership of the solar panels and arrange the finances, installation and maintenance. Ownership of the solar panels reverts to the participating companies after 16 years, again without any cost attached.
New in the Netherlands: using Siri for payment requests in Tikkie
With the launch of Apple’s iOS 10, a new and incredibly useful feature has been developed for the Tikkie app. Soon Tikkie users will be able to use Apple’s voice command system Siri to create payment requests, simply by speaking the appropriate commands to Siri. Tikkie is the first Dutch payment app that uses Siri to respond to the user’s voice.
ABN AMRO introduces investing via Mobile Banking app
Starting today, ABN AMRO clients can place investment orders and view the status of their investment orders via the bank’s Mobile Banking app. ABN AMRO is the first major Dutch bank to enable clients to make payments, save and invest in a single app.
ABN AMRO enables payments via WhatsApp in the Netherlands
Tikkie is the first payment app allowing consumers to send payment requests via WhatsApp. The app processes requests through the familiar payment platform iDEAL. Tikkie is an initiative of ABN AMRO, but can be used by clients with a current account at any Dutch bank.
ABN AMRO launches fintech accelerator Econic
On Monday afternoon, 20 June, ABN AMRO will open the Econic innovation hub in Eindhoven. Fintechs and the bank’s employees will meet each other here in an independent environment to develop and test their ideas together. Day-to-day management of the hub will be carried out by external innovation experts. Econic will start out by developing seven innovations and four participating companies.
ABN AMRO wins 'Best Overall European Private Bank' Award
ABN AMRO Private Banking was last night named ‘Best Overall European Private Bank’ at the WealthBriefing European Awards 2016, as well as ‘Best Private Bank – Client Service’.
ABN AMRO Digital Impact Fund makes first investment in Swedish fintech Tink
ABN AMRO is investing EUR 1.5 million in the Swedish fintech Tink. Both parties are intensifying their existing collaboration, which last year led to the pilot with the personal finance management app Grip, held among 10,000 ABN AMRO clients.
PowerWindow voted big winner at Social Impact Pitch Day
Ten social enterprises presented their businesses to ABN AMRO MeesPierson’s network of investors on 8 February at the Social Impact Pitch Day, held during the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament at Ahoy Rotterdam. Winning the pitch with its business for power-generating windows, the Delft-based company PowerWindow was selected as the most promising social enterprise.
ABN AMRO launches Digital Impact Fund
ABN AMRO is set to invest 10 million euros in startups that focus on digitising financial products and services. Director of Digital Banking Frank Verkerk explains, ‘Investing in these companies gives ABN AMRO the opportunity to utilise their knowhow, technology and innovative capability in the service of its clients. At the same time the startups benefit from our experience and expertise and our network of investors. More importantly, by reaching our clients they can expand their markets and grow their businesses.’
Start-up space TSO Munt Square officially opened
Co-working space TSO Munt Square, situated in the heart of Amsterdam, officially opened its doors on Wednesday 2 September. ABN AMRO and The Startup Orgy (TSO) are working together to achieve their joint ambition of helping Dutch start-ups excel. Gerrit Zalm (Chairman of the ABN AMRO Managing Board), Jan-Kees de Jager (CFO of KPN), Kajsa Ollongren (alderperson and deputy mayor of Amsterdam) and Neelie Kroes (Special Enjoy at StartupDelta) attended the opening and talked about the importance of TSO Munt Square in the Dutch start-up scene.