IBM steps up AI and blockchain ambitions in France
Adding 1,800 jobs and new tech training.
Artificial Intelligence/AI
CFTE and Finance Innovation go upskill in France
Education with élan.
Ant Financial lights up China Everbright Bank’s digital revamp
Overhaul includes cloud platforms and mobile architecture.
CrowdFlower becomes Figure Eight for AI trait
US firm hunts out opportunities in artificial intelligence and machine learning.
Samsung opens AI centres in UK, Canada and Russia
To explore the potential of user-centric AI and IoT action.
Tokyo fintech business camp calls for start-ups
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government wants you.
Microsoft acquires Semantic Machines for conversational AI starter
Ambitions to make chatbots sound more human and less like robots.
Tavant and Freddie Mac team to simplify loan data submission
Digital mortgage tech vendor Tavant teams up with Freddie Mac.
Nordea’s robo-adviser Nora picks up the pace
You can’t ignore Nora and AI’s advance.
UK personal finance app Elifinty preps for launch
For people who see no way out.
Oracle buys US firm DataScience
Adds platform to its cloud for machine learning boost.
Y2X wants to do Moore for blockchain investment
Plans to raise $200 million through global token offering.
Robotic process automation: strategic or impulsive decision?
Using RPA can give a success rate of 99%. Doesn’t it sound exciting?
It’s now and NEVA for NICE’s robotic virtual attendant
NICE work if you can get it. And you can get it – if you buy.
Convergence of RPA and AI: the changing landscape in banking compliance
Robotic process automation and artificial intelligence are transforming the regulatory compliance landscape in banks.
FinovateSpring 2018: cybersecurity, branch banking, partnerships, financial wellness, and more
Headlining speakers discuss the hottest topics of FinovateSpring 2018.
The best RPA tool on the market – Kryon RPA tool
Robotic process automation is essential to create a scalable, cost-efficient infrastructure.
Risky business: why it’s so important to let the machines do the work
Marine, auto and cyber, just three areas we must start letting machines cut human error.
Insurtech Betterview feeling better with Nationwide investment
Nationwide in the US. Not the UK one.
Australian budget brings fintech joy
Funding for AI, blockchain and more.
Appian World 2018: Miami nice for drag and drop
A look at the low-code application provider’s event in Miami.
Appian unleashes contact centre platform for financial services
An “orchestration of the human and robotic elements of service”.
Appian and KPMG expand AI alliance
All in the name of the “intelligent automation” game.
CFTE launches AI in Finance online course
Giving financial professionals a good grasp of the emerging tech shaping the industry’s future.
Infographic: intersection of AI and blockchain
The convergence of artificial intelligence and blockchain.
Regtech start-up ClauseMatch lands £3.6m funding
ClauseMatch raised £3.6 million ($5 million) from Index Ventures and other investors.
Infographic: unlocking the potential of chatbots
Showing how chatbots can improve user experience in e-commerce.
Top fintech stories this week – 20 April 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Savedroid ICO scam joke backfires
Few sensed the sense of humour.
Homelyfe helps Hoocht hone home insurance
Digital mortgage adviser Hoocht brings on the AI power.
China Construction Bank opens robot-run branch
No human staff to be seen in this robotic dream.
The evolution of regtech
The industry has proven itself to be resilient and, as always, it will find a way to adapt.
BBVA to invest $50m into Chinese venture capital fund
The fund has a special focus on artificial intelligence.
Metro Bank sets its Insights on Personetics’ AI
Will be used for money management through bank’s mobile app.
Allai allys with Flinks for insurtech and AI
Canadian start-ups combine in clever collaboration.
Three big trends on display at FinovateSpring 2018
FinovateSpring is a little less than a month away.
Goldman Sachs acquires personal finance app Clarity Money
Brings over one million customers to its online lending platform Marcus.
Interview: Cyril Cottu, BNP Paribas Global Markets – the Tesla effect
Artificial intelligence (AI), bots, the demise of email, investment in Symphony and more.
Top fintech stories this week – 13 April 2018
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AI: the weapon of the insurtechs
How are insurtechs leveraging artificial intelligence to take on the insurance industry?
