StanChart to set up digital SME platform in India
Will offers business loans, invoice/supply chain financing, and commercial insurance.
Artificial Intelligence/AI
Aon gets Zesty.ai for insurance underwriting
San Francisco-based insurtech start-up brings some AI power.
Ukraine tops Science and Tech Global Index – that should come as no shock
Open and agile, Ukraine’s banking sector has been quick to embrace disruptive change.
Mastercard acquires Ethoca for e-commerce fraud protection
Follows on from Mastercard’s recent acquisition of Transfast.
BGL BNP Paribas offers digital wisdom via Genius AI
A “personalised and intelligent digital assistant” lands in Luxembourg.
Dutch SME lender Finturi raises €2m funding
The start-up uses blockchain and AI for its lendtech platform.
Pintec acquires Australian credit risk solution provider InfraRisk
Chinese firm seeks action abroad and aims to boost its “SaaS Plus” model.
IPsoft’s 1Bank is one for conversational banking
New solution is powered by virtual agent Amelia.
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.
TurnKey Lender locks in new investment from OSK Ventures
Singapore-based digital solution provider gets more funding.
AI Foundry creates new mortgagetech solutions
Designed to speed up the pre-approval and underwriting approval process.
Wefox smashes it with $125m funding
Berlin-based insurtech looks towards Asia for expansion.
Esme Loans getting data warehouse courtesy of Microsoft
To help with AI processes in the lending process.
Signifyd unveils chargeback solution for merchants
“Friendly fraud” meets a feisty foe.
TAS Group acquires AI outfit Mantica
Gets its hands on AI and machine learning models for banking and fintech.
Upgrade Pack crowdfunds towards £2.25m
UK start-up aims to expand in the US and Asia.
UCL and Barclays unleash deep tech venture builder
Conception X turns dissertations into a deep tech start-up.
ID verification firm Socure so cool with $30m funding
The Series C round takes the company’s total funding to $57.5 million.
FinovateEurope 2019: days of creation
Fintech is currently in an exciting creative phase.
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?”
Santander and LSE instrumental in Nivaura’s $20m funding
UK firm offers platform for the issuance of financial instruments on blockchain.
Finn AI and IDaaS firm Auth0 offer novel conversational AI
Finn AI looking to help its clients modernise their authentication infrastructures.
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.
Rosbank gauges customer emotion with Neurodata Lab
Every phone call will be analysed – even more.
AI Foundry and Ellie Mae use AI for speedy lending
Two firms will integrate their technologies for mortgage origination process.
BlackBerry buys AI cybersecurity firm Cylance for $1.4bn
BlackBerry says it is “now a billion-dollar cybersecurity firm”.
Validus Capital raises $15m for SME financing
Series B round led by Dutch public-private development bank FMO.
Will challenger banks motivate change?
The need for digital transformation has been obvious for years and the window of opportunity is about to close.
Fun days for insurtech start-up Sunday with $10m funding
Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore are the next stops for the Thai firm.
Ping An pushes into Indonesia’s fintech space
Its subsidiary OneConnect plans to offer AI, blockchain and biometrics.
Israel’s Jerusalem Venture Partners closes $220m tech fund
JVP shows interest in cybersecurity, fintech and insurtech.
Live Webinar: Account Takeover Fraud – How To Protect Your Business
Join Fintech Futures and OneSpan for a live webinar on Tuesday, 19 March!
Wealthtech Pictet picks NetGuardians for fraud fight
Swiss wealth and asset manager seeks better protection.
Case study: Citizens Bank – fintech friendly
The 13th largest bank in the US pivots for digital era.
TMRW dawns as UOB’s digital bank will debut in Thailand
New entity is designed for “mobile savvy” millennials.
FinovateEurope 2019: Best of Show winners revealed
Let those that win bask in the fintech glory… and this brief news report.
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.
AI-powered banking experiences
Machine learning can help banks restore the personalised service they were once noted for.
