Element AI raises CAD 200m in Series B funding round
Element AI has raised CAD 340 million in total so far.
Artificial Intelligence/AI
DN Intersect 2019: final round up and key takeaways
The conference was predominantly focused on North America.
Deutsche Bank launches first Shanghai innovation hub
The new hub will be the innovation arm of Deutsche Bank in China.
United Trust Bank launches facial recognition ID verification
The new system takes only 90 seconds to complete.
DN Intersect 2019: DN battles with banks to win trust in the automation race
DN says banks are “very rigid” with AI-automated ATM functions.
DN Intersect 2019 Day 1 key takeaways: ‘Branches are here to stay’
FinTech Futures shares Diebold Nixdorf’s latest insights live from Las Vegas.
Live webinar: Why operational excellence in payments is critical to your future success
Register to the Red Hat fireside chat live from Sibos!
AI firm Syte eyes global expansion with $21.5m funding
The company will branch into visual AI-powered personalisation.
E-commerce group eShopWorld on the hunt for fintechs
The business aims to make cross-border online shopping seamless for consumers.
AI: The missing piece for Cobol modernisation in finance
Modernisation for mission-critical software is in sight for the first time.
Banking Technology September 2019 issue out now
Thriving in a hyper-connected world.
BigID raises $50m in Series C funding round
BigID has now raised more than $96 million.
Yes Bank uses Microsoft’s AI platform for chatbot
The AI chatbot is well-versed in the banking world.
Cyber landscape, threats and trends in financial services
Investment in emerging technologies is likely to be a key theme next year.
Kabbage acquires Radius Intelligence to expand its data library
Kabbage is backed by SoftBank and lends up to $250,000.
eBook: How to detect the 7 types of document and identity fraud
Master the art of fraud detection with this free eBook from Onfido.
White paper: Financial services organisations – extracting powerful insights with AI-powered platforms
Find out how AI-powered platforms extract information and insights from data!
Standard Chartered chooses Traydstream AI solution
Traydstream begins with the global trade export market in Singapore.
Distributed compliance is the key to banks increasing CDD and KYC challenges
We must we re-imagine risk management and compliance.
Trends in banking
Evolving the operational models to deliver faster customer services, cost efficiencies and competitive offering.
Blooma raises $2.7m in first seed round
The financing was led by Floodgate.
SpotQA launches new product and secures $3.25m funding
The new product tests web and mobile web apps to identify bugs.
SMBC chooses Exiger AI compliance solution
Exiger promises SMBC it will boost its operational efficiency by more than 80%.
Westpac partners with Coupa for e-procurement
The partnership anticipates the government’s digitisation of procurement.
Banco Galicia chooses Strands for mobile banking
Strands technology will become “a tool for financial education”
Investment group Octopus acquire “indispensable” Seccl Technology
Seccl wants to help smaller firms “get a shoe in” with big providers.
India takes over China for number of fintech deals in Q2
Fintech deals in China fell 81% in Q2.
Commerzbank and LBBW set a new blockchain milestone
This time they’ve integrated logistics provider, Logwin AG.
Calypso and 2021.AI team up to leverage AI in finance
The partnership will optimise Calypso’s back-office processes.
essDOCS enables first fully integrated paperless iron ore trade
The trade traveled from Australia to China on the Voltron blockchain.
Biz2Credit commits $10m to fintech training initiative
Biz2Credit will fund training of 100 of its employees.
Swedish fintech Northmill launches new saving service
Customers can lower their interest rates in a matter of minutes
Enterprise Ireland invests €250k in CreditLogic
The firm uses AI and data analytics to speed up mortgage applications.
Scalable Capital attracts further €25m growth funding
Blackrock has increased its initial investment.
Female-led Handdii raises $1.5m led by Scale Investors
Scale Investors focuses on high growth women-led tech companies.
ASB invests in NZ blockchain start-up TradeWindow
It’s one of the first technology companies to receive direct funding from a NZ Bank.
Monarch creates first recurring crypto payments system
The solution will enable the likes of Netflix and Hulu to accept crypto.
NatWest launches voice tech for banking pilot
It’s testing exclusively with Google smart speakers for this pilot.
UK regulations push SVB further towards automation
SVB exec comments on Brexit and the UK’s supportive fintech environment.
Daily News at Sibos: be at the heart of the biggest fintech event of the year
London calling: explore opportunities with Daily News at Sibos 2019.
