eToro adds IOTA cryptocurrency to platform
The currency shows promising use as an IoT platform.
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Agile and DevOps: myths and legends (part one)
Agile and DevOps is a state of mind, an attitude towards working that transcends the technology of both then and now.
Virtual Commodity Association becomes reality
US-based self-regulatory organisation fires up for better digital exchanges.
JP Morgan breaks broker hearts with free trading app
You Invest undercuts most digital trading competition.
Cloud finance platform Consero gets $50m investment
Boston-based BV Investment Partners invests in Texan firm.
UMB Fund Services revamps ETF systems with Temenos
Yeah, we get it, you can customise it.
Debitum debuts in alternative finance space
Blockchain-based and coming in September.
Tel Aviv Stock Exchange links up with London and BSO
Israeli trading expands with better network.
The case for conversational banking
Adopting AI is a way for banks to create much more engaging experiences and solve a number of customer problems.
UK needs skills revolution in response to AI
Bank of England chief economist warns against job displacements.
Citi invests in e-trader TransFICC to make innovation click
TransFICC has also joined Citi’s Innovation Lab in London.
Infographic: which country trades the most Bitcoin?
UK-based TotalCrypto explains Bitcoin trading volume by country.
Data deliverer DueDil gets £8m funding thrill
Round led by Augmentum… which is everywhere today.
SME bank Tide feels pride with £8m investment
As happy as a clam at high Tide.
Wahed Invest launches digital Halal investment platform in UK
All in good time for the first day of Eid.
Get your patents IN: India – the next hotbed of fintech innovation
Indian fintech is a top five market globally by value of capital funding and investments.
Protean Risk unveils new fintech and payment services team
UK insurance broker demonstrates versatility and visibility.
Cambodia Fintech Association launches
“Fintech start-ups are slowly but surely starting to surface in Cambodia.”
Coinbase acquires Distributed Systems for digital identity dream
Anonymity and privacy. Even when it comes to financial details.
SFOX raises $23m funding for crypto asset management platform
Series A funding round led by Tribe Capital and Social Capital.
Top fintech stories this week – 17 August 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
The power of partnerships for tackling financial inclusion
We need to find new and innovative ways of solving big social issues.
US savings start-up prizes its Grand entrance
Company offers prize-linked savings service and mobile app.
Fosun feeds $5m to Israeli fintech platform The Floor
This marks Fosun’s second investment in Israel.
ID Finance revels in 97% revenue growth
No pain in Spain for data science and credit scoring firm.
Open banking platform Deposit Solutions gets $100m funding
Round led by private equity firm Vitruvian Partners.
Daon’s IdentityX helps New Zealanders create digital identities
New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs shows an interest.
Planning like a banker: do not try this at home
The most heartbreaking thing is our institutional inability to learn from what we learn.
Standard Bank’s online escrow service Shepherd meets its end
No explanation as to how or why from the South African bank.
Intapp acquires DealCloud for CRM quest
Intapp also targeting capital markets sector.
Fintech journalist seeks £1m funding to stay in London
“Everyone else is getting funding. So why not me.”
TradeIt teams with IBM Cloud for Financial Services
Will help developers add universal brokerage functionality to financial apps, platforms, and websites.
HackerOne to US Marine Corps: we’ve got your six
Who defends the defenders in the US?
Blockchain and the notaries: the services won’t be replaced but transformed
It’s a widespread mistake to think that blockchain is the panacea for all kinds of problems.
Central 1 gives a voice to banking with Alexa
Canada’s first banks to add voice controls.
UK start-up accelerator Buildily powers up for good causes
Will also donate 10% of its fees to micro-lender Lendwithcare.
Goldman Sachs leads Axoni’s $32m funding round
Blockchain technology firm basks in Series B round.
Bitt the builder for Curaçao and Sint Maarten’s digital guilder
Caribbean central bank turns to fintech portfolio firm.
Blockchain Board of Derivatives trading platform goes live
The “world’s first hybrid cryptocurrency derivatives trading platform”.
Holvi takes Uber drivers to financial heights
Two have joined forces to help Uber’s drivers manage their finances.
