UAE’s digital bank Liv launches Kasisto’s AI chatbot
The conversational AI is called Olivia.
Artificial Intelligence/AI
Synchrony picks Fundbox to provide B2B credit for merchants
Merchants can apply for up to $100,000 credit.
Standard Bank moves over to AWS
All its workloads, including its customer facing and core banking applications.
YellowDog fetches £2.5m extra in Series A
This news follows the £1.7 million raised in March of last year.
Succeeding with Advanced Analytics and delivering next level customer experience
Data visualisation, data analytics, and other necessary requirements for modern banking.
Objectway unveils new chatbot for wealth management
AI offers a new service model for the financial sector.
White paper: How artificial intelligence can improve the bottom line in FS
What challenges is the financial sector facing and how can firms thrive in an increasingly competitive landscape?
Can COO perform the CFO role using “intelligent automation”?
The introduction of intelligent automation will compel the profession to become more creative.
New voice-powered Finley AI offers financial and pension advice
The creator claims that Finley AI is a world-first innovation.
Jumio integrates with ComplyAdvantage for new AML solution
Highlighting the role of sanctions lists in helping fight financial crime.
Tech giant SAS commits to £1bn AI investment in three years
It aims to develop new AI skills as well as teach customers how to use them.
White paper: Artificial intelligence for executives
Learn how to integrate AI into your organisation with this SAS white paper
AI platform Talent Ticker launches in the UK market
Unifying data across sectors to help firms make decisions more efficiently.
A guide to digital identity verification: the tech and trends
Examine global trends in identity and technical insights into viable solutions.
Customer service platform Glia gets $20m funding
A Series B funding round led by Insight Venture Partners
StanChart to set up digital SME platform in India
Will offers business loans, invoice/supply chain financing, and commercial insurance.
Aon gets Zesty.ai for insurance underwriting
San Francisco-based insurtech start-up brings some AI power.
Ukraine tops Science and Tech Global Index – that should come as no shock
Open and agile, Ukraine’s banking sector has been quick to embrace disruptive change.
Mastercard acquires Ethoca for e-commerce fraud protection
Follows on from Mastercard’s recent acquisition of Transfast.
BGL BNP Paribas offers digital wisdom via Genius AI
A “personalised and intelligent digital assistant” lands in Luxembourg.
Dutch SME lender Finturi raises €2m funding
The start-up uses blockchain and AI for its lendtech platform.
Pintec acquires Australian credit risk solution provider InfraRisk
Chinese firm seeks action abroad and aims to boost its “SaaS Plus” model.
IPsoft’s 1Bank is one for conversational banking
New solution is powered by virtual agent Amelia.
First State Community Bank picks Jack Henry’s lending suite
New tech is provided by Jack Henry’s ProfitStars division.
GreenKey Technologies secures investment from IPC
IPC gets exclusive rights to GreenKey’s machine learning voice solutions.
TurnKey Lender locks in new investment from OSK Ventures
Singapore-based digital solution provider gets more funding.
AI Foundry creates new mortgagetech solutions
Designed to speed up the pre-approval and underwriting approval process.
Wefox smashes it with $125m funding
Berlin-based insurtech looks towards Asia for expansion.
Esme Loans getting data warehouse courtesy of Microsoft
To help with AI processes in the lending process.
Signifyd unveils chargeback solution for merchants
“Friendly fraud” meets a feisty foe.
TAS Group acquires AI outfit Mantica
Gets its hands on AI and machine learning models for banking and fintech.
Upgrade Pack crowdfunds towards £2.25m
UK start-up aims to expand in the US and Asia.
UCL and Barclays unleash deep tech venture builder
Conception X turns dissertations into a deep tech start-up.
ID verification firm Socure so cool with $30m funding
The Series C round takes the company’s total funding to $57.5 million.
FinovateEurope 2019: days of creation
Fintech is currently in an exciting creative phase.
Disruption through diversity and empowerment
“Be bold. You have earned it. More importantly, if you don’t value yourself, how can you demonstrate it to others?”
Santander and LSE instrumental in Nivaura’s $20m funding
UK firm offers platform for the issuance of financial instruments on blockchain.
Finn AI and IDaaS firm Auth0 offer novel conversational AI
Finn AI looking to help its clients modernise their authentication infrastructures.
HSBC mixes with NepFin for middle market move in US
American firms via NepFin can now tap into HSBC’s commercial banking services and its network.
Rosbank gauges customer emotion with Neurodata Lab
Every phone call will be analysed – even more.
