AAIS pilots open insurance data link on IBM Blockchain
American Association of Insurance Services looks to automate regulatory reporting.
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TradeIt teams with IBM Cloud for Financial Services
Will help developers add universal brokerage functionality to financial apps, platforms, and websites.
CLS and IBM furnish fintech with hosted blockchain service
Duo unveils services hosted on DLT platform LedgerConnect.
IBM adds strength to Stronghold’s crypto token launch
Stronghold calls it “first and only” venture-backed USD anchor on Stellar Network.
IBM honing blockchain development and skills at Columbia University
When academia meets business.
IBM docks with Banca Carige for $500m American JV
Looking to help Italian bank with AI, big data, analytics and cognitive tools.
Blockchain Summit 2018: the role of banks and how not to get lost in the hype
Banks seek to define their role amidst all the new kids on the block.
Webinar: kick-start your AI strategy
Do you know when an AI strategy is the right one?
IBM acquires data tech firm Armanta
Armanta will be integrated into IBM’s Watson Financial Services portfolio.
Top fintech stories this week – 4 May 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
First pilot client transactions executed on Batavia trade finance platform
IBM and big banks’ blockchain initiative makes progress.
IBM finds firm blockchain ground with Marsh proof of insurance pilot
Applying blockchain technology for first commercial proof of insurance.
IBM joins Sovrin Network for decentralised digital identity desires
Another chapter in IBM’s blockchain plans.
IBM betting on multi-cloud
At its Las Vegas event Big Blue goes gambling.
Mastercard and IBM join forces for new “data trust”, Truata
Truata is an independent trust to enable companies conduct analytics while complying with GDPR.
IBM hits growth for first time in 23 quarters
Did it in style – exceeding analyst revenue expectations by almost $500 million.
IBM proudly poses at patent peak
Its inventors received a record number of patents in 2017 – marking its 25th consecutive year of US leadership.
Fintech funding round-up: 8 January 2018
Features IBM, Comcast, MState, Early Salary, Previse and Dinghy.
Cloud market soared to $180bn in revenue in 2017 – study
A 24% year-over-year increase, according to new research by Synergy Research Group.
Top ten insurtech stories in 2017
Time for a near total recall of the insurance scene in 2017.
AWS and Microsoft Azure lead $35bn public cloud market
Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) continue to grow.
Top ten blockchain stories in 2017
Welcome to a world of blockchain. A compilation of the bigger stories with Banking Technology’s top ten.
Fortune 500 fuel IBM quantum computing quest
IBM has revealed the first clients to tap into its IBM Q early-access commercial quantum computing systems.
IBM hot for bots with asset exchange launch
IBM has unveiled its Bot Asset Exchange – a place for chatbot development.
IBM’s Power9-based AC922 system designed for AI workloads
IBM is ready to start shipping the first commercial server systems built around its recently released Power9 processor. Dubbed the AC922 Power Systems, these servers will ship by the end of December, and are specifically designed for artificial intelligence (AI) workloads.
Ten questions for, and about, AI
I have had it with the stream of articles about what artificial intelligence (AI) can do. Yes, machine learning works. It is possible to analyse key words, correlate them with other key words, do a massive amount of statistics, and find out some stuff. People cannot do that and computers can. Is this AI?
Cognitive computing is not cognitive at all
IBM are not doing “cognitive computing” no matter how many times they say they are.
