FinovateEurope 2018: Best of Show winners announced
A uniting theme of the FinovateEurope Best of Show winners this year: data.
Innovation
Objectway Conference 2018: the eternal digital city
When in Rome, reveal the latest insights on digital ambitions and wealthtech.
Forget foodtech and retailtech, dinetech may be the next big thing
Devie Mohan’s thoughts on the new “Dine and Dash” offering from Barclaycard.
Managing the risks of blockchain
Before you jump into implementing blockchain, know the risks.
Amazon checks out JP Morgan over checking accounts product
Don’t be an Amazon worrier – this is a potential opportunity.
New customers drive Avaloq to record 2017 revenue
Swiss core banking vendor reveals record revenue of over $584.4m.
India’s government looks for flexible fintech
Nation seeks to promote financial inclusion and make regulations more flexible.
Fintech tour Hell: hot enough for you?
Better to reign in Hell than lose your verve in Heaven.
BBVA unleashes “world’s biggest fintech competition”
There is a €150,000 prize fund for the overall winners.
Infographic: the incredible growth of fintech
Some facts and figures on the incredible growth of fintech in one nifty infographic.
Australia’s New Payments Platform: Adventureland
The payments reforms in Australia are going full steam ahead.
Snapsheet teams with Aviva Canada for virtual insurance claims
This marks Snapsheet’s first step into the Canadian market.
Fintech funding round-up: 2 March 2018
Stars Blueprint Income, Wecash Technology and Everproof.
Ink Protocol and Kleros to tackle P2P marketplace transaction disputes
They seek justice. It is written onto the Ethereum blockchain.
Fleetcor unveils pilot payments programme with Ripple
New pilot will explore use of digital asset XRP.
Third of UK customers ready to trust tech firms with bank account
Customers happy to sign over access to their financial data to “trusted” tech companies.
Bank of England guv’nor gives cryptocurrencies grief
BoE-ring! Carney joins critical-of-cryptocurrencies crowd.
Nasdaq files patent infringement lawsuit against IEX
Lawsuit aims to halt unauthorised use of proprietary electronic trading platform technology.
US Fed preps for next phase of payments push
All part of Fed’s ambition to revamp nation’s payments system by 2020.
Nesta offers £2.5m prize fund for fintech start-ups
Applications are open for next phase of its “Open Up Challenge”.
Insurance industry identity crisis and modernisation
Modernisation isn’t just a necessity, it’s an inevitable cultural change and the pivot point is now.
UK challenger Revolut rejoices as it breaks even
Revolut is leading the charge for challenger banks by breaking even for the first time.
Ingenico brings touch of glass to PIN payments
Users can insert cards in compact smartcard reader and enter PIN on personal mobile device of merchant.
Will AI replace humans in the insurance industry?
Will you be one of the 800 million individuals ousted by AI?
Bean plans to be kernel of UK comparison apps
Gets FCA approval to launch its payments service across the nation.
Nomura goes quantum in asset management space
Launches joint research project with Tohoku University in Sendai.
CFSI and JP Morgan Chase fintech lab chases diverse talent
US-based Financial Solutions Lab is looking for diverse range of applications for fourth innovation challenge.
R3 powers Credit Suisse and ING live securities lending transaction debut
First live transaction using HQLAx’s securities lending app on R3’s Corda blockchain platform.
White paper: A buyer’s guide to online identity verification
How to separate the contenders from the pretenders in online identity verification vendors?
Banking Technology March 2018 issue out now
Fintech with flourish. Nourish your brain.
National cryptocurrencies are not a thing: a pedant’s lament
Here we are, talking about decentralised centralised networks. Madness?
Hong Kong regulator mulls academy of finance
The financial secretary in the 2018-19 budget tasked the HKMA to look at this.
CaixaBank and Visa take it up a watch with Garmin Pay
Watch out fintech folks, Spain gets a wearable look.
Fintech funding round-up: 28 February 2018
Features Babb, Payslip and a global reminder.
Digital transformation: is NatWest leading the way or going a step too far?
A bold new move that could shake up the banking industry.
Hong Kong’s fintech scene gets budget boost
Financial services and fintech sectors get handy boost of $63.9m over next five years.
Facebook Messenger fuels Mastercard’s payments pursuit in Africa and Asia
Pilot in Nigeria is start of larger plan to get more businesses into their version of digital economy.
Global VC investment in fintech reaches record $27.4bn
Driven by surge in India, US and UK, Accenture analysis finds.
ANZ seeks innovation throne with Data Republic
Bank takes an equity stake in local start-up to boost its data innovation ambitions.
Airfox targets Brazil’s unbanked with Android app launch
Start-up’s platform is built on blockchain and it plans to offer microloans.
