China bosses blockchain and AI patents
Research by UHY reveals that Chinese companies filed 32% of all global blockchain patents in 2017.
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AWS releases data back-up services
To help meet compliance requirements and automate processes.
SBI and Wefox unleash new Asian insurtech
Shake-up planned as SBI Wefox Asia enters the insurance market.
Two keys protecting the privacy of the underbanked in Asia
Functionality and security are two ideals that should go hand-in-hand.
AXA teams up with Dreams for millennial savings
Coming from the Nordics and across Europe.
Goldman Sachs leads $8m funding in cyber firm Immersive Labs
Aims to boost its enterprise IT and cybersecurity teams.
NICE robots enter Legal & General workplace
These virtual attendants offer “faster response times for customers”.
Featurespace fuels Everis’ payments fraud fight
Business consultancy selects ARIC platform.
US bank customers enter Glassbox’s digital world of pane
Clever customer management for JP Morgan Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, and Citi.
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BBVA leads $12m funding in paytech Grabango
Busy bank shows more interest in invisible payments.
Life’s a brag in BBVA’s digital dominion
Reaches “tipping point” as 50% of its customers now use digital channels.
Private blockchain Vostok makes waves with $120m funding
The Waves Platform team building blockchain for big firms.
Texas start-ups use AI to help customers find and pay workers
The American workforce has moved significantly beyond what Dolly Parton was familiar with.
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AI firm Dataiku gets £80m funding
Aiming at UK expansion.
Citi feeds on Feedzai for risk management
Citi Treasury and Trade Solutions to integrate transaction monitoring technology.
Aiera bags $3.5m for AI-driven equity research
Welcome to the era of the artificially intelligent equity research analyst.
SoftBank pours $500m into Cambridge Mobile Telematics
SoftBank Vision Fund sees something in US-based insurtech.
Clinc and Isbank unleash AI-powered app in Turkey
“Maxi” is designed for the Turkish bank’s six million customers.
Norway’s DNB calls for fintech start-ups
DNB NXT Accelerator and StartupLab want you.
Compliance software provider Egress gets $40m funding
Led by FTV Capital and supported by AlbionVC.
Banking Technology Awards 2018: and the winners are…
The Banking Technology Awards 2018 winners announced!
Lower’s a goer with AI-powered lending launch
Firm plans to sock it to ’em for mortgage decisions.
YayPay celebrates $8.4m funding for data science drive
Start-up seeks growth in cash-flow and receivables markets.
Lending platform JUMO gets $12.5m funding
Takes total raised in excess of $103 million.
Line acquires GrayHash for fintech security
Looking to improve its messenger, AI, blockchain and digital asset exchange.
Morgan Stanley says yes to Yext for finance advice
Bank has digital brain wave for its financial advisors.
US challenger bank Envel emerges for auto-pilot action
Start-up goes ethical and offers “banking on autopilot”.
White paper: Segments of one – customer insights in digital banking
Easy-to-implement use cases for personalised marketing and sales.
Data privacy provider Privitar picks up investment from Citi
UK firm plans to expand its US teams on the East Coast.
Next Caller has Interactions for phone-based threat assessment
Intelligent virtual assistance firm Interactions seeks better fraud protection.
Money Dashboard brings ML magic to GoCompare
Scottish firm clearly not riled by GoCompare’s awful adverts.
Feedzai fighting financial crime with Risk Ledger
“Our goal has always been to make it harder and harder for fraudsters to hide.”
How technology and AI are set to transform compliance
A three-level structure: humans at the top, AI at the bottom, an automated decision support system in the middle.
White paper: Adaptive Authentication – Superior User Experience and Growth through Intelligent Security
White paper on the state of authentication and the evolving threat landscape.
Job losses in Lithuania as Barclays hands ops centre to HCL
End of an era and not all employees will get a job at the Indian firm.
US regulators rouse banks to AML innovation
Banks get love and tech support to strengthen the financial system.
Trading firm Imperative Execution kills it with $9m funding
Follows a $5m investment round last year.
