US Senate attacks lax Equifax cybersecurity defences
Senate reveals investigation into 2017 data breach that affected 146 million US consumers.
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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.
Top fintech stories this week – 8 March 2019
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Wealthtech Gluskin Sheff turns to Broadridge tech
New investment management tech will help manage portfolios and compliance.
How new AML tech is freezing the fraudsters
Over 90% of UK current accounts are now covered by the new Mule Insights Tactical Solution (MITS).
WorldFirst acquires CurrencyVue to develop trade platform
The acquisition will help its foreign exchange capabilities.
Esme Loans getting data warehouse courtesy of Microsoft
To help with AI processes in the lending process.
Poland’s Alior Bank calls for fintech start-ups
Acceleration programme wants ideas in security, data analysis and finserv.
White paper: Intelligent business software solutions enabling fintech companies to grow
How can you grow your fintech firm with a business software solution?
Open banking – build it and they will come?
It is the innovative data wranglers that will decide the success of open banking.
ID verification firm Socure so cool with $30m funding
The Series C round takes the company’s total funding to $57.5 million.
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?”
RFI Global Business Banking Summit 2019: The age of branch banking is over
The time of digital has come.
Experian calls off £275m ClearScore acquisition
UK’s Competition and Markets Authority expressed concerns.
Microsoft’s M12 leads SpyCloud’s $21m funding round
Latest round takes Texan firm’s total capital to more than $28 million.
Succeeding with advanced analytics: The accelerator for asset management
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Assets, habits and the wand that chooses the wizard
Can you tell which bit of generalities “we have data, customers and scale” actually holds value for the future?
Risk, finance and regulatory reporting: adopting an integrated approach
Banks with the most flexible, integrated FRR architecture will appease the regulators. How to achieve it?
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.
How Blockchain is revolutionising data processing
What benefits can be derived from blockchain?
Will challenger banks motivate change?
The need for digital transformation has been obvious for years and the window of opportunity is about to close.
Rebrand takes analytics firm OmniSci to promised land
Will double workforce by end of the year and move into new San Francisco headquarters.
Entrust Datacard acquires Thales’ data security business
Will get the general purpose hardware security module, nCipher Security.
New ECB guidelines extend active monitoring to intraday liquidity – but are banks ready?
The guidelines focus on financial institutions’ internal capital and liquidity adequacy assessment processes.
Temenos snaps up India’s hTrunk for greater big data
Vendor expects to see integrations into T24 Transact and Infinity.
Israel’s Jerusalem Venture Partners closes $220m tech fund
JVP shows interest in cybersecurity, fintech and insurtech.
Data intel firm GBG acquires IDology for $300m
UK firm buys identity verification and fraud prevention specialist for American dream.
Financial services leading on “Voice First” technology strategy, but there is work to be done
Richard Stevenson, CEO, Red Box, looks at how voice is a critical data set for digital transformation.
Coinbase acquires blockchain intelligence platform Neutrino
Crypto exchange seeks better analysis of data on public blockchains.
Data manager Spinr spins into view for fintech SMEs
UK firm offers cloud-based data and API integration platform.
NsKnox raises $15m with Microsoft’s aid
Fighting the fraud fight for payments.
Case study: Citizens Bank – fintech friendly
The 13th largest bank in the US pivots for digital era.
Interview: Aidan Millar, chief data officer, DNB – data driving
How Norway’s banking group DNB is seeking to use data to reconnect with customers.
I.T. (insurance technology) had to be you
The sector should fall in love with tech that will bring it closer to customers, creating collaboration and trust.
IBM strikes $700m deal with Santander for digital drive
Five-year tech agreement includes AI, blockchain and big data plans.
CanDeal and six Canadian banks create market data hub
BMO, CIBC, National Bank, RBC, Scotiabank and TD are involved.
AI-powered banking experiences
Machine learning can help banks restore the personalised service they were once noted for.
Scotiabank taps Mexican talent for fintech accelerator
Canadian bank teams with Monterrey university for Mexico City action.
