Blockchain and Bitcoin round-up: 16 January 2018
Post-trade scenarios, a cryptocurrency app and a trading platform. Stars Swift, DeVere Group and Horizon Software.
FinTech
Central Bank of Bahrain’s fintech sandbox heats up
Welcomes three new faces – investment service Wahed, BitArabia and online Bitcoin exchange Belfrics.
By George! Erste Group’s banking platform launches in Slovakia
Developed by the Austria-based bank’s in-house fintech.
Hypothekarbank Lenzburg unveils virtual ATMs
Swiss bank’s customers can withdraw cash from virtual ATMs with their smartphone.
Christiania Securities motors over to Bricknode Broker
Norway-based firm has moved from its Tieto back office system.
Google Cloud offers updates on Spectre and Meltdown flaws
It has managed to weather the storm better.
Fintech Lab launches insurtech accelerator in Moscow
Nine start-ups primed for action.
SS&C to acquire DST Systems for $5.4bn
Looking for more market opportunities for outsourcing in financial services.
Wells Fargo to scrap 800 more bank branches by 2020
Due to customers’ preference for online and mobile banking – and desire to cut costs.
Interview: Sidd Gandhi, KyePot – dreams and savings schemes
Co-founder and CEO shares his plans for India’s chit fund (savings scheme) industry.
FireEye to acquire big data start-up X15 Software for $20m
Plans to integrate X15 Software’s platform into its own security tools.
Cardlytics appoints new CTO
Data-driven marketing company is reinforcing its troops for the new year.
Blooom fighting fraud in world of the 401(k)
US independent robo advisor Blooom unveils new Suspicious Activity Alerts feature.
Turkey: the next cashless society
Turkey is perfectly placed to become the world’s next cashless society – a true digital payment powerhouse.
FIS fintech accelerator seeks start-ups
Ten places up for grabs in the US.
IBM planning to reassign 30,000 tech services jobs
“I’ve Been Moved”?
Blockchain and Bitcoin round-up: 12 January 2018
All about Asia this time. Featuring Cobinhood, JCB, Currency Port and Republic Protocol
EU outlines €1bn supercomputer plan
A step forward in ambitions to be competitive and independent in the global data economy.
Intel’s Spectre and Meltdown headaches continue
Its share price has also been dropping all week.
Lithuania’s central bank to launch blockchain sandbox
LBChain platform “could be ready to launch” in 2019.
Fintech funding round-up: 12 January 2018
Features Ladder, Petal, Fisco, Equitise and Xinja.
Is the UK Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport the real life DOSAC?
It’s like the UK government is taking advice from the writers of “The Thick of It”.
Top fintech stories this week – 12 January 2018
Catch up on FinTech Future’s top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Scalable Capital launches in Switzerland
Gruetzi mitenand! The UK-based robo advisor is in an Alpine arrival.
“Teach STEM from an early age” for equality in fintech
How to tackle inequality and promote women in fintech.
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.
You may soon be able to bid with Bitcoin on eBay
The digital currency is making a surprising entrance into the mainstream financial world.
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.
VMware confirms “small” number of layoffs
Even with the layoffs, it is also hiring.
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.
Cisco plugs encryption hole in network security
Introduces analytics services designed to solve a growing problem – detecting threats hidden in encrypted traffic.
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.
Cake4Good fintech charity bake off!
Where you can bake it! Fake it! Or buy it! In support of The House of St Barnabas.
Dell and VMware race to plug virtual appliance security hole
A severe vulnerability affecting the enterprise seems to have slipped under the radar.
Market incentives stacked against network security – US Government report
The marketplace now rewards low cost and performance over security, according to a draft cybersecurity report.
Wedbush Futures opts for FIS Derivatives Utility
US-based capitalised non-bank futures commission merchant makes its choice.
