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IBM invests $2bn in AI tech in New York
Including an AI hardware centre for research.
Itau Unibanco catches criminals with AI-controlled cameras
Brazilian bank expanding pilot throughout its branches.
Sberbank and 500 Startups IT Demo Day: blockchain cuts little ice in Moscow
They favour AI, ML and cybersecurity, which they believe hold greater appeal to investors.
Centage leaves no cent behind in $8.5m investment round
TVC Capital leads funding round in US provider of cloud-based tools.
BBVA psyched up for $5m DataSine investment
Bank’s Propel Venture Partners invests in psychology/ML tie-up business.
UK and Canada unveil tech innovation competition
Open to ideas in artificial intelligence, internet of things, blockchain and cybersecurity.
Pagaya shows off its AI-powered $100m ABS
Asset-backed securities looking toned and honed.
Digicro pulls in $300k funding for mobile microfinance in Cambodia
Round led by Japanese firm Showcase Capital.
SME finance app ANNA gets £8.5m funding
New investment comes from Kinetik.
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School’s in with NatWest data academy
UK bank aims to train 1,000 workers in its first year.
Are too many finance providers conflating trust with technology?
“Trust-free” is actually abstract or faceless trust.
Feedzai and DataRobot team up to tackle financial crime
“This is how we are democratising AI for our customers.”
Anti-financial crime firm Mimiro raises $30m
Mimiro’s machine learning platform analyses the risk of financial crime.
Data firm Collibra bags $100m funding
Following a great year in revenue and expansion.
Oxygen gets $2.3m funding for digital banking life
San Francisco-based firm offers free banking services to freelancers.
Mizuho makes move on Chinese fintech start-ups
Signs MoU with Zhongguancun Development Group for fresh talent.
Anti-fraud firm Featurespace gets £25m funding
To develop its AI capabilities.
Are you creating data assets or a data dump?
All the extra money firms have spent on big data – and yet most still do not have good quality information.
Absa AI automates account switching in South Africa
Bank’s CIO Jacques Barkhuizen calls it a “world first”.
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US challenger bank Newbridge will start spreading the news
It will soon be fintech showtime on Broadway.
Financial software provider Zafin secures $17m funding
Round led by Vistara Capital Partners, Beedie Capital, and Accenture Ventures.
Insurtech Setoo takes off with Invia Flights Germany
After its platform launch late last year, start-up now gets first customer.
China bosses blockchain and AI patents
Research by UHY reveals that Chinese companies filed 32% of all global blockchain patents in 2017.
AWS releases data back-up services
To help meet compliance requirements and automate processes.
SBI and Wefox unleash new Asian insurtech
Shake-up planned as SBI Wefox Asia enters the insurance market.
Two keys protecting the privacy of the underbanked in Asia
Functionality and security are two ideals that should go hand-in-hand.
AXA teams up with Dreams for millennial savings
Coming from the Nordics and across Europe.
Goldman Sachs leads $8m funding in cyber firm Immersive Labs
Aims to boost its enterprise IT and cybersecurity teams.
NICE robots enter Legal & General workplace
These virtual attendants offer “faster response times for customers”.
Featurespace fuels Everis’ payments fraud fight
Business consultancy selects ARIC platform.
US bank customers enter Glassbox’s digital world of pane
Clever customer management for JP Morgan Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, and Citi.
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BBVA leads $12m funding in paytech Grabango
Busy bank shows more interest in invisible payments.
Life’s a brag in BBVA’s digital dominion
Reaches “tipping point” as 50% of its customers now use digital channels.
Private blockchain Vostok makes waves with $120m funding
The Waves Platform team building blockchain for big firms.
Texas start-ups use AI to help customers find and pay workers
The American workforce has moved significantly beyond what Dolly Parton was familiar with.
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