Country spotlight: France – la vie en rose
The French fintech market is going full speed ahead.
Financial Services/Finserv
France set to regulate ICOs
New action plan for business growth and transformation Act will be introduced by the end of 2018.
Powering self-employment with fintech
Fintech is well placed to deliver innovative solutions to challenges that the mainstream industry has ignored.
Case study: DBS – the edge
DBS is shaping up to be a fintech innovator. What projects is it working on?
International Cybersecurity Congress 2018: DDoS is the business of petty criminals
Latest news from Sberbank’s event in Moscow.
Fortytwo Data upgrades entity screening platform
Sanction Screening Augmentation platform gets augmented.
Top fintech stories this week – 6 July 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Banking Technology July/August 2018 issue out now
Deep minds. For fintech that matters.
Macro analytics firm Quant Insight feeling bright with funding
It has also expanded further into the US and Asia.
UK regulators want banks to offer resilience brilliance
BoE, PRA and FCA call for feedback from firms and financial market infrastructures.
UK and France strengthen AI and data ties
Two nations sign a five-year accord.
Between a rock and a hard place: navigating strategy conversations with cynics and pessimists
Spend time finding the right time to bring the cynics and the pessimists onto your journey.
EBA warns banks of obvious threat from fintech
European Banking Authority publishes wordy roadmap.
11:FS Podcast: death is no excuse
11:FS Fintech Insider podcast featuring FinTech Futures’ Tanya Andreasyan.
China New Era Technology Fund powers up with $15bn
China’s answer to SoftBank’s Vision Fund in Japan.
Oracle chooses Brussels to sprout its fintech innovation programme
Will work with B-Hive as it looks for more action.
Veridium’s $16.5m Series B funding led by Michael Spencer
Other contributors include Citrix Systems and investor Michael Powell.
Bank of England warns of cybersecurity risks to UK stability
Domestics risks, other than Brexit, remain low.
Banking Technology Awards 2018: celebrating most innovative projects of the year!
Enter the awards by 31 August.
Report: State of digital sales in banking
The results are in! Read the third annual Digital Sales Report.
Don’t be that guy: cautionary tales for banking and life
You’ve been warned.
Biometrics firm Veridium touched by $150,000 grant
The grant is funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Fintech sandboxes: bring your own sand
The importance of full-featured sandboxes for the next generation of fintech.
UK government unleashes Financial Services Skills Taskforce
Wants to secure the nation’s future post-Brexit.
Banking and financial services jobs: mobility at an all-time high
AI is a new corporate site selection driver
Webinar: How to automate critical processes with compliance in mind
Are your processes compliant by design?
Corporate innovation bods, acting normal “How was your day?”
I want to tell you all about my day.
Squaring the circle: just because everyone is doing it doesn’t mean it will work
There is comfort in keeping with the pack, but it may be time to go your own way.
Luge Capital goes huge with $75m fintech funding
Canadian VC fund looking at fintech, financial services and AI.
Regulatory divergence post-Brexit: a significant concern for fintechs?
Whatever happens in the coming year, there is a wealth of opportunities for fintechs to pursue.
Micro-lending case study: Mynt
Philippines’ largest telco moves into micro-lending space.
Ignite Sales and FIS join forces on digital engagement
Ignite will make its customer engagement tech available to FIS community banking clients.
From hype to reality: Switzerland has progressed into a major global fintech hub
Study finds Switzerland has “ideal conditions” for the fintech sector to flourish.
Top fintech stories this week – 8 June 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Money20/20 Europe: how to build a company that behaves
How financial services can be reimagined by an understanding of human behaviour.
Money20/20 Europe: key takeaways
The trends and key issues when the Money20/20 Europe circus rolled into Amsterdam this week.
Knowing when to stop: bringing start-up disciplines to the land of plenty
Maybe it’s time for the ultimate pivot.
Why blockchain could revolutionise trade finance documentation
Standards, regulation and a network all need to be fully achieved before widespread adoption.
Banking Technology June 2018 issue out now
A sublime eternal tune to the rhythms of fintech.
Money20/20 Europe: creating safe spaces – platforms and collaboration
The platformication of everything continues and large tech companies must be part of that process.
