Report: Intelligence, information & innovation – how UK financial services is shaping up for 2020
Comprehensive new research into the challenges, concerns and opportunities facing UK financial services providers.
Artificial Intelligence/AI
Webinar: Lending digitalisation & AI: Beyond the hype – what’s concrete?
Real customers’ use cases demonstrating the benefits of AI throughout the entire credit lifecycle.
Tech Nation’s third fintech cohort challenges London bubble
“What was striking is the increase of such businesses set up outside London and by women.”
AFME “mixing issues” in call for EU emerging tech focus
EU regulations should be based on “core principles” rather than “technology”.
Challenger Envel plans “autonomous” banking with Autumn launch
The fintech claims it will “optimise” users’ money.
Supplement: FinovateFall 2020
Read our free FinovateFall Supplement, packed with fintech goodness!
Wirecard sells communication services arm to German start-up IDnow
IDnow will keep the majority of the arm’s 150 employees.
NTT Ltd’s 2020 Global Customer Experience Benchmarking Report: the connected customer – delivering an effortless experience
What key business outcomes to focus on to provide a seamless and effortless CX journey.
How banks can balance UX and security amid a pandemic
How face-based biometrics and AI can deliver smooth digital onboarding and stamp out fraud.
What the Fintech? Episode 12 | Transformers: more than meets the AI
Matt Sattler, head of HSBC’s innovation labs, reveals what it takes to secure a deal with the bank.
Palantir lost $579m in 2019 according to leaked S-1 filing
Big data SaaS firm had net loss percentage of 78% last year.
2020 PayTech Awards hosted online by Zoe Lyons
Join our celebrity host Zoe Lyons for PayTech Awards 2020! Free broadcast on 10 September – everyone is welcome.
Moov open source platform secures $5.5m seed round
The seed funding was led by Bain Capital Ventures.
Chinese insurtech Waterdrop raises $230m & plans US IPO
Known as Shuidihuzhu in China, its Series D round was led by Swiss Re and Tencent.
Banks need a single brain
Every bank needs a single brain to anticipate the needs, wants and quirks of every customer.
Pyramid Federal Credit Union signs for Clear Core data solution
Clear Core’s alpha partnership with Pyramid enables “quick” features.
Commonwealth collaborates with JP Morgan on emerging tech
The initiative will focus on helping lower- and moderate-income people’s financial lives.
White paper: Enhancing trust with AI-driven biometrics
Learn how to improve every aspect of the identity lifecycle with intelligent ID.
Singapore’s MAS pours $182m into second fintech fund
Around half of the committed SGD 250m rolled over from the first FSTI scheme.
Banks adapting to post-COVID-19 world overlook power of data
Banks can use data to stand out from the competition and fortify their position.
VTB and Rostelecom to develop “first” universal geoplatform in Russia
The geoplatform is already available in 50 major cities in Russia.
Responsible subprime auto lending through AI
This math is at the root of a very basic truth: opportunity is not distributed equally in America.
Israeli auto-procurement fintech Approve.com lands $5m
Approve is a cloud-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform.
IBM, Mizuho and MUFG join Japanese quantum innovation consortium
The Quantum Innovation Initiative Consortium aims to enable cooperation between sectors.
Sokin picks Jumio to power customer authentication
Payments start-up praises Jumio technology.
Singapore’s robo-advisor StashAway lands $16m led by Square Peg
The fintech last raised funding in July 2019.
Why intelligent reporting is crucial to client retention
Good digital reporting is intuitive and comprehensive.
Catering to China’s small-time exporters
Bill Deng, CEO of XTransfer, unpacks how banks have snubbed a large number of long-tail customers.
An executive’s guide to real-world AI – lessons from the front lines of business
The real-life stories in this guide, including from Capital One and Discover, demonstrate that AI is within reach of all businesses.
OpenWrks lands government deal as digital affordability provider
The government wants to digitise more of its debt advice service.
BBVA collaborates with Fujitsu on quantum tech proof of concept
Spanish giant thinks quantum will be key to industry future.
What the Fintech? Episode 10 | Diversity & inclusion: AI bias
Theodora Lau, founder of Unconventional Ventures provides her take on artificial intelligence.
Can behavioural banking drive financial literacy and inclusion?
How are banks prepared to promote financial literacy for millennials and especially Gen Z?
RBC taps Red Hat and Nvidia for new AI private cloud
The Canadian bank aims to run thousands of simulations for “millions of data points.”
AI and correspondent banking: de-risking doesn’t need to mean goodbye
Correspondent banking represents one of the most vexing dilemmas for financial institutions and regulators.
Quantexa raises $64.7m in Series C funding
The anti-fraud AI firm has raised $90m to date.
VTB Bank launches “robot factory”
It plans to introduce 60 digital employees by 2021 & 250 digital employees by the end of 2022.
The roaring 20s: when the asset manager becomes a data manager
Failure to adapt won’t just impact your existing client base’s investments.
COVID-19 analytics: the lesson for those involved in policy management
Modern data-enabled systems and processes are the key to staying competitive.
Banks must deploy AI with urgency to save SMEs
Projects that would normally take months need to be delivered in days.
