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Capitolis unleashes FX novation service
In partnership with Citi, HSBC, BlueCrest and Brevan Howard.
IBM steps up AI and blockchain ambitions in France
Adding 1,800 jobs and new tech training.
Italian cryptocurrency exchange BitGrail’s quest halted
You’re under arrest sugar!
CFTE and Finance Innovation go upskill in France
Education with élan.
Tango Card rewarded with $35m funding
Digital Rewards-as-a-Service platform does a merry dance.
Market EarlyBird unveils mobile app
To tweet, to woo.
CrowdFlower becomes Figure Eight for AI trait
US firm hunts out opportunities in artificial intelligence and machine learning.
Shared service centres key to supply chain blockchain
Exploring the potential of blockchain for SSCs.
Four Finastra’s a jolly good fintech fellow
And so say all of US. (Well, four firms do.)
Samsung opens AI centres in UK, Canada and Russia
To explore the potential of user-centric AI and IoT action.
Dead fintechs don’t wear Plaid
Shy US app provider expands to Canada.
Infographic: GDPR Article 30 – where to start and how automation can help
Compliance and risk management solutions provider Opus offers help.
Tokyo fintech business camp calls for start-ups
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government wants you.
Kabbage plans payment processing by year end
To help it compete with ever-rising fintech giants such as PayPal and Square.
Tradeshift Pay to take the pain from supply chain
Cloud platform will bring together supply chain finance and blockchain-based payments.
eToro in bullish mood with US cryptocurrency exchange launch
The firm will offer ten different cryptocurrencies.
Social media and fintech – what kind of relationship?
The future of banking rests on how AI can exploit social media to generate value.
Microsoft acquires Semantic Machines for conversational AI starter
Ambitions to make chatbots sound more human and less like robots.
Barclays escapes fraud charges over Qatar capital raising
But UK’s Serious Fraud Office is “likely to seek to re-instate these charges”.
Mastercard Accelerate-s search for fintech mates
New Accelerate initiative to offer tools, tech and investment.
HPS pushes on with open banking platform for payments
Moroccan firm takes PowerCARD Connect-Open API beyond pilot phase.
MUFG and Akamai plan new blockchain payments service
Aim to offer new network from fiscal year 2019.
Tax compliance firm Avalara files for IPO
Tax compliance specialist Avalara has big plans.
Fintech funding round-up: 18 May 2018
Stars LendingPoint, Open and The Disruption House.
IBM’s quantum computing crusade calls on Japan
Working with MUFG, Mizuho and more.
UK government releases two new fintech envoys into the wild
Brand new faces in Wales and Northern Ireland.
Infographic: the evolution of international money transfers
From the barter system to Bitcoin.
Envestnet | Yodlee, Quovo and Morningstar unite on SODA framework
A joint initiative in the US to support secure, open data access for consumers.
UK personal finance app Elifinty preps for launch
For people who see no way out.
Top fintech stories this week – 18 May 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Interview: Eric Wilson, Xinja – upbeat Down Under
European challengers, the flaws of the big four, and how his father-in-law inspired him.
Tel Aviv Stock Exchange plans blockchain securities lending platform
TASE is working with Accenture and The Floor. Platform powered by Intel.
DBS jumps on Carousell for mobile payments ride
Invests in classifieds marketplace’s latest fund raising round.
Commerzbank calls on R3 Corda blockchain for trade finance thrust
A boost for trade and supply chain finance services.
Santander and Broadridge debut blockchain for investor voting
JP Morgan and Northern Trust acted as custodian banks.
The name’s bond, MTS placed bonds… on blockchain
Digital service provider in “first transaction of its kind” in Russia.
Oracle buys US firm DataScience
Adds platform to its cloud for machine learning boost.
UK regulator knocks out seven shades of fintech hits
Another speech. Another conference. Another plan.
Revolut introduces new payment sharing feature, Near Me
Now you can send money to nearby strangers.
