RFI Global Business Banking Summit 2019: The age of branch banking is over
The time of digital has come.
Data & Analytics
Experian calls off £275m ClearScore acquisition
UK’s Competition and Markets Authority expressed concerns.
Microsoft’s M12 leads SpyCloud’s $21m funding round
Latest round takes Texan firm’s total capital to more than $28 million.
Succeeding with advanced analytics: The accelerator for asset management
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Assets, habits and the wand that chooses the wizard
Can you tell which bit of generalities “we have data, customers and scale” actually holds value for the future?
Risk, finance and regulatory reporting: adopting an integrated approach
Banks with the most flexible, integrated FRR architecture will appease the regulators. How to achieve it?
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.
How Blockchain is revolutionising data processing
What benefits can be derived from blockchain?
Will challenger banks motivate change?
The need for digital transformation has been obvious for years and the window of opportunity is about to close.
Rebrand takes analytics firm OmniSci to promised land
Will double workforce by end of the year and move into new San Francisco headquarters.
Entrust Datacard acquires Thales’ data security business
Will get the general purpose hardware security module, nCipher Security.
New ECB guidelines extend active monitoring to intraday liquidity – but are banks ready?
The guidelines focus on financial institutions’ internal capital and liquidity adequacy assessment processes.
Temenos snaps up India’s hTrunk for greater big data
Vendor expects to see integrations into T24 Transact and Infinity.
Israel’s Jerusalem Venture Partners closes $220m tech fund
JVP shows interest in cybersecurity, fintech and insurtech.
Data intel firm GBG acquires IDology for $300m
UK firm buys identity verification and fraud prevention specialist for American dream.
Financial services leading on “Voice First” technology strategy, but there is work to be done
Richard Stevenson, CEO, Red Box, looks at how voice is a critical data set for digital transformation.
Coinbase acquires blockchain intelligence platform Neutrino
Crypto exchange seeks better analysis of data on public blockchains.
Data manager Spinr spins into view for fintech SMEs
UK firm offers cloud-based data and API integration platform.
NsKnox raises $15m with Microsoft’s aid
Fighting the fraud fight for payments.
Case study: Citizens Bank – fintech friendly
The 13th largest bank in the US pivots for digital era.
Interview: Aidan Millar, chief data officer, DNB – data driving
How Norway’s banking group DNB is seeking to use data to reconnect with customers.
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.
CanDeal and six Canadian banks create market data hub
BMO, CIBC, National Bank, RBC, Scotiabank and TD are involved.
AI-powered banking experiences
Machine learning can help banks restore the personalised service they were once noted for.
Scotiabank taps Mexican talent for fintech accelerator
Canadian bank teams with Monterrey university for Mexico City action.
Databricks keeps building with $250m funding
Now valued at $2.75 billion – and with the continuous support of Microsoft.
Analysis: openfunds − raise the standard
It’s surprising how haphazardly much of the data in investment funds is distributed.
InterSystems and Global Accelerated Ventures call for fintech start-ups
Looking to advance innovation in finance.
Innovating at scale: to compete with fast-rising challengers, banks need to gain agility
How large established financial brands can draw lessons from challenger banks’ customer-centric success.
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.
Thesys loses US stock exchange contract to Finra
The firm was hired to build a data warehouse for all stock-market activity.
NatWest and RBS tap FreeAgent for SME account feeds
“A first for accounting software in the UK.”
PXP Financial lands to offer payments for merchants
UK firm aims to expand to capital management.
BNY Mellon to unveil data business
Bank is also looking for a leader to build and drive this new unit.
Is 2019 the year Open Banking comes to life?
What providers can do to ensure its success.
MiFID II’s unbundling mandate puts data front and centre for traders
A year on, MiFID II is changing the way buy-side firms acquire and produce investment research.
Broadridge partially acquires PivotData and Sol Hedge regtech
Fintech provider is expanding its regulatory capabilities.
