Google Pay gets clever with all payments together
Launches a one brand band.
Innovation
CIBC acquires Wellington Financial for lendtech push
Buys loan assets as it seeks to strengthen its presence in North America.
AI is on!
Implementation of first uses cases around real-time contextual added-value banking notifications and offers to make their appearance in 2018.
Fintech funding round-up: 8 January 2018
Features IBM, Comcast, MState, Early Salary, Previse and Dinghy.
Swift Institute launches data protection challenge Down Under
Aimed at challenging students in all levels of further education in Australia.
Regtechs all the rage in Accenture’s latest innovation lab
Having their own dedicated stream for the first time.
Infographic: history of Ripple coin
Buyripple explains “how banks fell in love with Ripple” in this infographic.
Bank of Cyprus pilots fingerprint activated payment card
Removes the need for a four-digit or longer PIN entry.
Microsoft is a “deeply open source company”, says Azure CTO Mark Russinovich
Get used to the idea of Microsoft embracing open source.
Top five lendtech stories in 2017
Lend us your time, with a quick look at 2017 with Banking Technology’s top five lendtech stories.
Top fintech stories this week – 5 January 2018
Catch up on Banking Technology’s top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Don’t fear the rise of the robots
With wildly conflicting views from experts on the topic, and given that most of us had our first interaction with artificial intelligence whilst watching The Terminator, it isn’t hugely surprising that there is a fear of the rise of the robots.
Top ten wealthtech stories in 2017
A wealth of talent washed over us in the wealthtech space in 2017.
Top ten insurtech stories in 2017
Time for a near total recall of the insurance scene in 2017.
SEPA – are we there yet?
The payments industry was dragged kicking and screaming into the single euro payments area (SEPA), but on 28 January 2018, the initiative will celebrate its tenth anniversary. No doubt former doubters will sing its praises.
Magazine: RiskMinds International 2017
Welcome to the first RiskMinds International magazine!
Thomas Cook and Ferratum launch mobile banking app for holidays, Sumo
The first ever mobile banking app designed for holidays launched in Sweden. UK to follow.
Top five regtech stories in 2017
Regtech was all the rage, so let’s have a brief look with Banking Technology’s top five.
EBL launches Bangladesh’s first AI-based banking chatbot
EBL Digital Interactive Agent will communicate with customers via Facebook Messenger.
OfferZen and Standard Bank to launch bank account for developers, Root
2018 will see the launch of Root in South Africa, a bank account for developers.
Top ten fintech start-up stories in 2017
A busy year for fintech start-ups, but take a trip down memory lane with Banking Technology’s top ten.
Top ten digital bank initiatives in 2017
Look back at some of the major digital bank initiatives in 2017, with Banking Technology’s top ten.
Top ten fintech opinion pieces in 2017
They thought for you.
Top ten payments projects in 2017
Enjoy some of the major payments projects in 2017.
Top five banking tech case studies in 2017
These captivating case studies caught our attention in 2017.
Top ten fintech features in 2017
What a merry time it was for fintech features in 2017.
Top ten Bitcoin stories in 2017
Bitcoin was buzzing all year along.
Top ten blockchain stories in 2017
Welcome to a world of blockchain. A compilation of the bigger stories with Banking Technology’s top ten.
Women in FinTech: Lead the digital revolution and know your tech
How can women breaking into the FinTech and InsurTech industry get ahead?
Payments: contactless charitable cases
Charities large and small are waking up to the need to embrace contactless payments. Banking Technology looks at the drivers, challenges and opportunities.
Top ten fintech events in 2017
Have fintech, will travel.
A look back at 2017 and ringing in a new year for the payments industry
2017 has been another eventful year for the payments industry. From celebrities like 50 Cent getting involved (more on this later) to businesses neglecting the needs of pretty much every generation bar millennials, there hasn’t been a dull moment.
Top fintech stories this week – 22 December 2017
Catch up on Banking Technology’s top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
ForgeRock to provide reference bank application to Open Banking
ForgeRock says it “becomes a key enabler in making open banking a reality”.
Tinkoff Bank first in the world to bring stories feature to mobile app
The bank has become “the first bank anywhere in the world to introduce a stories feature to its mobile app”.
Ripple to launch Infrastructure Innovation Initiative
Ripple is taking “the next logical step to help build the internet of value”.
Southern Bank leverages PicturePay from Malauzai for digital payment service
Southern Bank launches a new digital payment option: Photo Billpay.
Virtual branching: how disruptive innovations are changing financial services
The ability to blend artificial intelligence (AI) and human interaction should resonate strongly with financial service organisations due to their need to be highly targeted and responsive. When you provide the right service to a consumer at the right time, you can affect their behaviour and give them the push needed to complete the purchase.
Danske Bank digitises international trade with essDOCS
To help the bank’s corporate customers to go digital on international trade related documents.
White paper: Empowering Insurance Companies with In-Memory Computing
Along with most industries that rely on technology, the insurance industry faces great challenges and opportunities.
