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Anti-fraud firm BlockClaim completes £500k seed funding
The UK-based firm uses AI and blockchain to detect fraud.
CallVU teams up with Banca Transilvania to boost mobile banking
It will give customers card control to block transactions or modify transaction limits.
Tinkoff launches Oleg, a financial and lifestyle AI
Tony Stark’s, Jarvis, may have some competition.
In-store credit firm Sunbit attracts $26m funding
The company wants to target health and safety-related markets.
ABN AMRO invests in Israeli data analytics firm Thetaray
The financial details of the deal have not been disclosed.
Immedis secures €25m for payroll and tax tech
The Irish paytech will create over 200 new jobs in the next 18 months.
PayU taps Turkey’s digital economy with Iyzico acquisition
The company also hopes to encourage cross-border trade with CEE countries and Africa.
FinovateSpring 2019: focusing on the digital future of fintech
Three key takeaways from the event.
HSBC seeks AI prowess with Element AI partnership
The bank is also looking out for more partnerships to push AI capabilities.
Top fintech stories this week – 7 June 2019
The FCA introduces new rules for P2P platforms, while Tink secures investment from PayPal, and more!
SimCorp acquires AIM Software for €60m for data management boost
The Danish investech will include AIM’s solution to its portfolio.
Getsafe raises €15m for AI-driven insurance
The German mobile insurtech is looking to double its team and expand in the UK.
Money20/20 Europe 2019 round-up
Innovation, concerns and cynicism.
Verint Engage 2019: AI, security and genius hacker stories
How changing a phone number can change everything (and cost you millions).
The AI industry can no longer be held back by its gender gap
If the lack of diversity in AI continues to go unaddressed the consequences could be irrevocable.
Strands strikes digital banking deal with Tech Mahindra
The IT services and consulting firm will leverage Strands' AI- and big data-powered tech.
Biometrics tech firm ID R&D receives $5.7m funding
The funds will be used to meet growing demand for face and voice-based verification.
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Cointree and Gobbill partnership offer Aussies crypto bill-paying service
Users can “pay any bill with any coin”.
Autologyx raises £1m in funding
AI and ML platform aims to accelerate returns for legal and insurance clients
Accounting automation tool raises $7.35m
Catering all expenses and bookkeeping needs, in “virtually all industries”.
Emirates NBD builds AI-enabled bank with AWS
The Middle-Eastern bank is applying tech to customer sevice.
Regtech ClauseMatch closes $2.5m venture debt funding with SVB
The money will fund further expansion into Europe and Asia.
Meridian CU first in Canada to take MX Pulse financial wellness tool
If you’re going to bring your new, self-guided financial wellness tool to Canada, you might as well start big.
Standard Chartered partners with IBM to launch Trade AI Engine
Aims to significantly automate trade document processing.
HSBC chooses Globality’s AI self-serve procurement platform
Solution avoids limitations of analogue legacy systems.
Conversational AI firm Clinc raises $52m
The Series B round brings the Ann Arbor, Michigan-based fintech’s total capital to $60 million.
A voyage of optimism from the city of angels to mountains of clouds
Entrepreneurs, local governments and socially minded enterprises spark innovation in their communities.
TransUnion acquires TruSignal
Financial details remain undisclosed.
The Netherlands – the rise of a new fintech hub
More than 400 companies are operating in the Dutch fintech industry, and the start-up scene is thriving.
Banking on CX leadership?
Practical steps and examples of how to deliver differentiated, superior customer experiences.
Tokyo calls for foreign fintechs to enter accelerator programme
Start-ups will be mentored by leading Japanese financial organisations.
Quotevine wins £2.2m in funding
The UK-based firm provides asset and automotive finance solutions.
Appian World 2019: why banks need low-code tech
Revolutionising call centres, and harnessing AI to address challenges such as the demise of Libor.
Swedish refinancing start-up Anyfin eyes European expansion with €8m investment
The extended Series A round brings total investment to €13.3 million.
Scale Insights moves to the UK following investment from Nationwide
The Canadian firm will use the undisclosed investment to analyse speech patterns.
FinovateSpring 2019: Best of Show winners unveiled
This year’s Best of Show winners are truly in a class of their own.
Data privacy firm QEDIT expands reach with three new partners
Follows QEDIT’s $10 million Series A investment round.
Credit and payments app Twisto raises €14m
As it tries to expand throughout Central and Eastern Europe.
