Temenos rolls out its Financial Crime Mitigation tool on Microsoft Azure
“The cloud is a big investment for us, as we believe it’s the future.”
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Plaid and Microsoft partner to turn Excel into a fintech app
“One of the earliest forms of ‘fintech’ is a budgeting spreadsheet,” says Plaid.
Crypto start-up Bakkt lands $300m Series B from Microsoft and PayU
The fundraising was closed last Friday, the same day Bitcoin experienced a multi-month low.
Standard Bank shifts SAP core system to Microsoft Azure cloud
South African bank’s “Project Embrace” kicks off with a core switch.
Inaccuracies of facial recognition: security, prejudice, pollution and fashion
The issue of accuracy is one which is often cited but rarely explained.
Deutsche Bank reaches out to Big Tech for cloud assistance
Deutsche Bank has reportedly invited proposals from Microsoft, Google and Amazon.
Australia’s Commonwealth Bank to back 25 start-ups
Home-In and Vonto are the first two Aussie start-ups to join the incubator.
Lloyds Bank teams with Microsoft to speed up its digital transformation
The partnership is part of the bank’s £3 billion commitment to technology investments.
DFS 2019: Europe’s financial landscape a long way from united
Yet there’s hope for harmonisation on the horizon, says panel.
EQ Bank completes cloud-based Temenos core banking project
Bank finalises migration to the Microsoft Azure cloud.
UCL graduate fintech TurinTech.ai raises £1m led by IQ Capital
The firm is now a resident at London’s Microsoft Reactor.
OTP Bank welcomes “later-stage” start-ups to its partnership programme
Applications need to be made by 22 November 2019.
NatWest teams up with Microsoft and DreamQuark to predict markets with AI
The new platform will use AI to spot opportunities and risks.
Yes Bank uses Microsoft’s AI platform for chatbot
The AI chatbot is well-versed in the banking world.
Microsoft and Publicis Sapient back world’s first fully digital trade bank
The UAE-based Anglo-Gulf Trade Bank aims to address global trade finance gap.
AdviceRobo launches PSD2 robot for credit decisions
The AI-prediction model uses transactional data.
Video: fintech news weekly round-up – 13 May 2019
This week, blockchain and crypto by big names like Facebook and Microsoft, among other news!
Top fintech stories this week – 10 May 2019
Deutsche Bank picks Red Hat, Orange acquires Secure Link, and much more!
JP Morgan and Microsoft join forces for enterprise blockchain push
Quorum to be made available through Azure Blockchain Service.
TD Bank moves to Microsoft Azure cloud
The bank has also implemented Office 365 for employees.
UK pressures tech titans to face competition
The nation’s rules must be updated for the digital age.
SoftBank and Microsoft power Grab’s $4.5bn funding frenzy
Other investors in its current Series H funding round include Toyota, Hyundai, Ping An, and Yamaha.
Esme Loans getting data warehouse courtesy of Microsoft
To help with AI processes in the lending process.
Databricks keeps building with $250m funding
Now valued at $2.75 billion – and with the continuous support of Microsoft.
RIP Microsoft Wallet
Of our elaborate plans, the end. Of everything that stands, the end.
Top fintech stories this week – 7 December 2018
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Mastercard and Microsoft in digital identity drive
They dream of a “universally-recognised” system.
Business management software Wiise Rhipe for action Down Under
Wiise is a cloud-based platform designed to “solve SME pain points”.
Toronto receives $1.4bn tech investment in September
The tech ecosystem in Toronto is growing – and fintech is sure to follow.
Microsoft unveils Ethereum proof-of-authority on Azure
Suitable for permissioned networks where all consensus participants are known.
Microsoft and Nationwide invest $12m in SME lender BlueVine
Takes the company’s total funding to $590 million. Ye gods!
Top fintech stories this week – 13 July 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
International Cybersecurity Congress 2018: Microsoft plays hard for info protection
Breaking boundaries in doc management.
AI Summit 2018: robots are a people’s problem
So far, robots still need us.
Microsoft acquires Semantic Machines for conversational AI starter
Ambitions to make chatbots sound more human and less like robots.
CBA, Microsoft and KPMG Wiise up to Australian SMEs
Cloud solution designed for payroll and banking.
Redwood Bank first in UK to put core banking tech on Microsoft Azure cloud
UK’s first 100% “born in the cloud” bank goes on the record about its tech and providers.
Microsoft gets support of privacy groups in data battle against US
Privacy International files an amicus brief on behalf of 26 organisations in support of Microsoft.
Microsoft and Alibaba officially have AI that’s smarter than humans
They beat humans using the Stanford Question Answering Dataset – aka SQuAD.
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.
