Powerful Core Moves Everyone’s Talking About—Are You?
• Banks are tearing out legacy cores at record speed. In just one week, MidBank went live with the full Temenos Core Suite in a big-bang launch, while NS&I kicked off a 24M-customer migration to SBS’s cloud-native core. Zopa’s new “Biscuit” current account? Live on Vault Core.
• Cloud-native isn’t a future bet—it’s the now. MUFG’s digital bank just chose Zerobank Design Factory’s Google Cloud–hosted core. KCB’s planning multi-country upgrades post-Riverbank acquisition. The message is clear: wait, and you’re toast.
• Everyone’s watching. From the Banking Tech Awards to BaaS platform shifts, the pace is unrelenting—and the stakes are high.
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Big Moves This Week – Top 2 Deployment Headlines
MidBank replaces its legacy systems all at once with Temenos Transact and Payments Hub to accelerate digital banking in Egypt.
UK’s NS&I moves 24M+ savers to SBS’s real-time, SaaS-native digital core platform.
Trends to Watch – AI, Embedded Banking, Crypto
MUFG chooses Zerobank Design Factory’s Google Cloud–hosted core to power a new AI-led digital bank—marking a major shift in Japan
Platform Watch – Vendors + Tech
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Zopa Launches ‘Biscuit’ on Thought Machine Vault
Zopa rolls out “Biscuit”—a smart current account powered by Vault Core for real-time processing, product flexibility, and cloud-native scale.
Quick Hits
The 2025 Banking Tech Awards USA spotlighted trailblazers like i2c, FinMkt, and Grasshopper Bank for reshaping core banking, payments, lending, and CX with bold innovation.
KCB Group initiates core upgrades at BPR and NBK to unify services, streamline operations, and boost digital capabilities.
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