Singapore’s robo-advisor Smartly shuts, cites “intense” competition
Vietnamese owner VinaCapital Group made the decision to wind business down.
Robotic Process Automation/RPA
SoftBank to sell $41bn in assets to firm up financials amid virus outbreak
The company’s share price shot up 18.6% in Japan today.
Scotiabank commits to helping Canada’s emerging AI start-ups
The bank will give start-ups and tech entrepreneurs access to funding and expansion opportunities.
Tandem launches AI personal finance adviser Ada
The AI assistant can predict cashflow, spending patterns and forecast balances.
FinovateEurope: Nasdaq’s behavioral sciences head says AI can be “nonsense”
“People talk about AI as if it can solve anything, but it isn’t the only answer.”
Hot-seat with Sanat Rao, CBO and global head at Infosys Finacle
He talks about workforce and culture transformation, RPAs, open banking and more.
From data to decisions: The rise of AI in retail banking
But first, banks need to de-silo their data and create a single data universe.
European Central Bank to launch AI hackathon
ECB wants to explore how AI could help supervisory data collection.
Robotic process automation: A real boon for financial services organisations
It’s a great tool for automating repetitive back office processes & increases efficiency.
Scotiabank donates CAD 750k to University of Ottawa AI research
Canadian bank launches research fund to develop AI and ML.
Banking Technology February 2020 issue out now
Top dogs: The challenger bank success stories of 2019.
Rise of the machines: AI and machine learning in financial services
FinTech Futures launches its first industry report for 2020. Download it today!
Canada’s RBC files patents for AI inventions as bigtechs soar
Ten AI patent applications were submitted by RBC across 2019.
ING to launch analytics tool Katana as new fintech company
Dutch bank plans to spin out its AI tool in London.
Case study on Bank of America: How robots help serve and protect the bank
In a bank of this size, there are many areas that would benefit from automation of repetitive tasks.
Insurtech and the future of financial modelling
The trio of financial, actuarial and management reporting: technology revolution or evolution?
Can COO perform the CFO role using “intelligent automation”?
The introduction of intelligent automation will compel the profession to become more creative.
Automation Anywhere going somewhere with $300m funding from SoftBank
RPA firm gets support from SoftBank Vision Fund.
A two-speed journey: the impact AI and robotics will have on financial markets
Emerging technologies have the potential to revolutionise existing processes.
Who should “own” automation within a bank?
Innovation, scale and growth – the new drivers of automation.
Automation Anywhere scores $250m to globalise bot workforce
Its software robots can take over manual tasks such as insurance claims processing.
RPA specialist WorkFusion raises more funding
WorkFusion’s aggregate funding now exceeds $120 million.
identitii teams with RPA firm Blue Prism
Will design tech to digitise and automate corporate payment and trade transaction processes.
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.
The best RPA tool on the market – Kryon RPA tool
Robotic process automation is essential to create a scalable, cost-efficient infrastructure.
WorkFusion’s $50m funding to fuel robotic process automation plans
Series E investment round bags some serious money.
Kapow! Kofax to power Spotcap’s credit assessment algorithm
SME financing provider Spotcap has implemented Kofax’s Kapow robotic process automation (RPA) software.
Industry bullish on promise of fintech – Opimas research
Market players are bullish on the near- and longer-term promise of fintech, according to new research by Opimas, “Fintech Spending and Innovation in Capital Markets”. In 2017, it estimates fintech spending across all capital markets participants to exceed $127 billion.
Will robotic process automation herald a new digital era in regulatory compliance in banks?
Exploring how the robotic process automation (RPA) powered digital workforce looks to disrupt the manual effort intensive regulatory compliance landscape in BFS, what edge it has over its human counterpart, the roadmap towards RPA driven compliance, challenges in this digitisation journey and success mantras, and innovations that are underway towards building intelligent RPA to replicate human decision-making.
