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Top fintech stories this week – 15 June 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Barclays predictively partners with Simudyne for risk management
UK firm Simudyne is an alumni of the Barclays Accelerator.
Alior Bank, solarisBank, Raisin and Mastercard to unveil European digital bank
Fab four focus on Q4 2018 launch.
Insurtech start-up Kakau inks two deals in Brazil, eyes Europe
Kakau onboards American Life and Societe Generale in Brazil; plans to enter Europe in 2020.
Deutsche Bank has crack at paperless with eVault launch
eVault unveiled – a digital repository for exchange of documents.
Schroders chatbot is GO in Singapore
Self-learning chatbot for sweet asset management.
Wirecard launches supply chain payment platform on blockchain
Solution focused on application to link merchants with producers.
Infographic: World Cup e-commerce – who will be victorious?
PPRO Group has created a handy (and footy) infographic.
Avaloq Community Conference 2018: fighting talk for Raiffeisen
Swiss firm speaks out over delayed project for Raiffeisen Group.
AI Summit 2018: no efficiency without data
The quality of data was one of the overarching topics at the London event.
Squaring the circle: just because everyone is doing it doesn’t mean it will work
There is comfort in keeping with the pack, but it may be time to go your own way.
London is the fintech crown jewel, says Wells Fargo
London is where it’s at, according to Bipin Sahni, head of innovation.
PSR calls for feedback on data in payments
UK’s Payment Systems Regulator is listening.
UK tech gets £2.5bn injection
Government hopes British Patient Capital programme will be right medicine.
Tech Nation seeks UK fintech start-up sensations
Applications will stay open until 27 July. Happy hunting!
Starling Bank adds gambling blocker to its talent locker
When the fun stops, stop. Or use this new blocker technology.
Agorai invests £20m in UK AI market
A vote of confidence in the UK.
Data insights firm Kinetica taps Dell for hardware
Will help clients gather actionable insights from raw data.
R3 hits back at financial woe story
Company calls them “malicious rumours”.
Halifax unveils mega branch in London
New leviathan is in central London and spread over three floors.
NatWest trials cardless payments for swift shopping
No need to use debit or credit cards.
N26 sets aim on 100 more engineers by 2019
It has opened an office in Barcelona to reach a larger talent pool.
Enterprise Ireland launches €750,000 fund for fintech start-ups
Applications will open on 19 June.
HSBC to invest $15-17bn in new tech
It wants to get back into growth mode.
Banco de Chile loses $10m and 9,000 hard drives in hack
The bank reports it was forced to disconnect every PC and terminal.
Luge Capital goes huge with $75m fintech funding
Canadian VC fund looking at fintech, financial services and AI.
Copenhagen Fintech and CARE call for start-ups
Looking for ideas in providing loans and cash for the unbanked.
UK challenger bank Project Imagine preps for launch
A new digital contender with its eyes set on wealth management.
Standard Chartered Hong Kong to apply for virtual banking licence
To grab a share of the digital and financial inclusion markets.
Kakao Bank’s chatbot will answer up to 80% of requests
Kakao Bank’s new chatbot hopes to address the increasing customer demands.
South African Ethereum test proves efficiency of blockchain-based payments for banks
A blockchain-based payments system tested last week outdid traditional payment networks.
Goldman Sachs kicks off Immersive Lab’s cyber training programme
Immersive Labs aims to help companies train their staff in cyber skills.
SuperCharger’s latest programme raises $14.4m and inks 47 deals
SuperCharger accelerator results in 47 deals after 12 weeks, and a lot of funding.
Ant Financial lands $14bn investment for Alipay’s global march
Both domestic and international investors are participating in the investment round.
US Department of Homeland Security awards contract to iProov
iProov’s tech to support border security for the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
Envestnet | Yodlee’s AI FinCheck takes financial wellness to a new level
Data aggregation and analytics firm Envestnet | Yodlee bolstering PFM capabilities.
From hype to reality: Switzerland has progressed into a major global fintech hub
Study finds Switzerland has “ideal conditions” for the fintech sector to flourish.
Top fintech stories this week – 8 June 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
