Sibos 2018: Alpha-bets A-F
A quick look at four fintech firms that are worth keeping an eye on at the Sibos show.
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JP Morgan Chase muscles into Silicon Valley with new fintech campus
The new “fintech campus” in Silicon Valley will house 1,000+ employees of JP Morgan Chase.
Sydney, city of innovation and ideas, is leading the way in embracing enterprise blockchain
David E. Rutter, CEO and founder of R3, looks as how it is now an inevitability.
UK regulator launches Green Fintech Challenge
Aimed at firms developing green solutions that need regulatory support to bring their proposition to market.
Daily News at Sibos 2018 – Day 1
All the latest news and analysis from Swift’s premier event of the year.
Tez Financial Services lands $1.1m investment
The first fully digital non-bank microfinance company in Pakistan.
Top fintech stories this week – 19 October 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
AXA to focus on fintech investment with fund restructure
AXA Investment Managers turns its £55m Framlington Financial fund into a fintech one.
Who should “own” automation within a bank?
Innovation, scale and growth – the new drivers of automation.
Teradata Analytics Universe 2018: AI winter is over
There’s talk of sunshine on the final day of the Vegas show.
BBVA and Anthemis create hub to nurture next gen start-ups
BBVA and Anthemis Group to build a venture creation studio in London.
Bank Independent launches AI-enabled voice banking
New tech makes Bank Independent “a trailblazer among community banks”.
Moneynetint integrates with Ripple for cross-border transfers and FX
The firm has already begun to receive payment instructions from two other network partners.
Azimo takes on business payments
A cheaper alternative for SMEs.
Teradata Analytics Universe 2018: deep learning and card tricks
In Vegas some place their bets on DL delivery.
Jack Henry acquires Bolts for digital account opening
US-based Bolts Technologies offers boltsOPEN, a digital account opening solution.
New equity investor Corviglia Capital Fund aims for $500m
Based in Luxembourg, but geographically agnostic.
When banktech gets personal
How AI, embedded tech and experience design are reframing banking.
Teradata Analytics Universe 2018: the hunt for fintech
US firm reveals some of its ambitions at the Las Vegas show.
IFC and Ant Financial launch programme for talent development
Starting in Indonesia, the programme will target APAC countries.
Video: cracking the fintech code – secrets to success for start-ups
What tips and tricks do these experts have for start-ups breaking into the fintech field?
Demand Derivatives teams up with GMEX for new exchange and clearing house
GMEX also takes minority stake in Demand Derivatives.
Fidelity launches Fidelity Digital Assets for crypto tech
Bringing blockchain and crypto to institutional investors.
Total Expert bags $20m funding for personalised marketing
Series B funding round brings Total Expert’s total funding to $34 million.
White paper: Crushing the five barriers to growth
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Teradata Analytics Universe 2018: rise above the data chaos
Welcome to AI and data analytics show time in Vegas.
Interview: Peter Hainz, SmartStream – wave goodbye to the risks
Taking all the pain away for banks when it comes to intraday liquidity risk.
Starling Bank expands white label banking services
Allowing every company to offer banking services.
Metro Bank personalises advice with Insights
Metro Bank’s new money management tool was developed with Personetics.
Standard Chartered opens eXellerator lab in London
The third lab for the international bank.
Top fintech stories this week – 12 October 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Digital engagement in banks and the rise of the API economy
With the introduction of new standards and tech, APIs are becoming the business model enabler.
Financial wellness platform PayActiv raises $20m funding
The Series B financing round was led by Generation Partners.
Making waves: hiring technicolour delivery teams in an ocean of banking grey
When interviewing, ask people about your version of the ocean, not just ship-building.
White paper: Digital Transactions Drive Future of Banking
State-of-the-art encryption practices, audit trails, and rigorous security certifications keep customer data safe.
A three-fold approach to successfully digitising a microfinance business
MFIs must “go digital” to thrive, but what steps they have to take to achieve this?
New Aussie neobank Up is alive and kicking
Promising “never-seen-before” features.
Crypto venture fund Dragonfly flutters into fintech with $100m
Aims to bridge the gap between East and West in crypto economy.
Germany’s Aareal Bank invests in UK real estate platform BrickVest
Second German bank to acquire a stake in the firm.
Leveraging insurance to do social good – the Uber way
Insurance has a bad reputation – but can insurtech turn this around and lead the way for social good?
