“Teach STEM from an early age” for equality in fintech
How to tackle inequality and promote women in fintech.
Innovation
Payments round-up: 11 January 2018
Featuring lots of partnerships – with Ripple, MoneyGram, Worldpay, Iyzico, MSTS and Apruve.
Lithuania’s central bank selects SIA to access instant payments
Will connect with RT1, the pan-European instant payments infrastructure that goes live in November.
Blockchain and Bitcoin round-up: 11 January 2018
Stars Saifu, Thales, Babb, Iznes, SETL and Sberbank’s new lab.
Microsoft and Commerzbank head into #openspace for German SMEs
Microsoft experts will get involved in the various #openspace formats for the development of new business models.
Staying ahead of the competition
InsurTech Bytes, the specialist InsurTech podcast series, speak with Allianz about their business strategy.
Intelligent Environments appoints new CEO
He most recently served as VP of EMEA at Fiserv. Prior to that, head of retail banking and insurance at Oracle.
NLB pioneers Temenos’ T24 R17 core banking tech
EXCLUSIVE. Slovenian bank is also keen to attract top talent as part of its digital transformation strategy.
How wearables will change everything
The next wave of technological transformation will be driven by the rise of wearable technology.
UK Digital Minister visits Tate Modern instead of figuring out what job actually is
Feel free to give him a prod and tell him to get back into the office.
Payments round-up: 10 January 2018
With special guest stars Worldpay, Como Global, Mastercard, Here Technologies, Dream Payments and Wirecard.
Fintech funding round-up: 10 January 2018
Starring Mylo Financial Technologies, Goji and Collibra.
Blockchain and Bitcoin round-up: 10 January 2018
Features BNP Paribas Asset Management, Falcon Private Bank and the Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange.
IBM proudly poses at patent peak
Its inventors received a record number of patents in 2017 – marking its 25th consecutive year of US leadership.
The key to unlocking potential from regtech: change the way you think
It’s time to think out of the box when it comes to regtech.
When it comes to regtech, going it alone isn’t an option
Collaboration is the name of the game for regtechs trying to get ahead, according to Chris O’Driscoll of PA Consulting.
TD Bank deeper in AI mix with purchase of Layer 6
Ta-da! Making its intentions clear with acquisition of Toronto-based artificial intelligence (AI) company.
The suspense is wearable with ABN Amro payments pilot
Testing new wearables as a payment method with 500 of its clients.
New year, new us: say hello to FinTech Futures!
We’re starting 2018 with a bang!
Google Pay gets clever with all payments together
Launches a one brand band.
CIBC acquires Wellington Financial for lendtech push
Buys loan assets as it seeks to strengthen its presence in North America.
AI is on!
Implementation of first uses cases around real-time contextual added-value banking notifications and offers to make their appearance in 2018.
Fintech funding round-up: 8 January 2018
Features IBM, Comcast, MState, Early Salary, Previse and Dinghy.
Swift Institute launches data protection challenge Down Under
Aimed at challenging students in all levels of further education in Australia.
Regtechs all the rage in Accenture’s latest innovation lab
Having their own dedicated stream for the first time.
Infographic: history of Ripple coin
Buyripple explains “how banks fell in love with Ripple” in this infographic.
Bank of Cyprus pilots fingerprint activated payment card
Removes the need for a four-digit or longer PIN entry.
Microsoft is a “deeply open source company”, says Azure CTO Mark Russinovich
Get used to the idea of Microsoft embracing open source.
Top five lendtech stories in 2017
Lend us your time, with a quick look at 2017 with Banking Technology’s top five lendtech stories.
Top fintech stories this week – 5 January 2018
Catch up on Banking Technology’s top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Don’t fear the rise of the robots
With wildly conflicting views from experts on the topic, and given that most of us had our first interaction with artificial intelligence whilst watching The Terminator, it isn’t hugely surprising that there is a fear of the rise of the robots.
Top ten wealthtech stories in 2017
A wealth of talent washed over us in the wealthtech space in 2017.
Top ten insurtech stories in 2017
Time for a near total recall of the insurance scene in 2017.
SEPA – are we there yet?
The payments industry was dragged kicking and screaming into the single euro payments area (SEPA), but on 28 January 2018, the initiative will celebrate its tenth anniversary. No doubt former doubters will sing its praises.
Magazine: RiskMinds International 2017
Welcome to the first RiskMinds International magazine!
Thomas Cook and Ferratum launch mobile banking app for holidays, Sumo
The first ever mobile banking app designed for holidays launched in Sweden. UK to follow.
Top five regtech stories in 2017
Regtech was all the rage, so let’s have a brief look with Banking Technology’s top five.
EBL launches Bangladesh’s first AI-based banking chatbot
EBL Digital Interactive Agent will communicate with customers via Facebook Messenger.
OfferZen and Standard Bank to launch bank account for developers, Root
2018 will see the launch of Root in South Africa, a bank account for developers.
Top ten fintech start-up stories in 2017
A busy year for fintech start-ups, but take a trip down memory lane with Banking Technology’s top ten.
