No downside for Flipside Crypto with $3.4m funding grab
To date, Flipside has operated as a sort of data-driven angel network.
Innovation
PayTech Awards 2018: recognising successful individuals and teams
Celebrating people that make things happen!
“Active sponsors” and other mythical creatures of banking innovation: a survival guide
Sponsorship is a double edged sword.
IoT gets chatty with DeepMind’s cloud text-to-speech
Will allow IoT devices to talk back to you.
Fintech funding round-up: 28 March 2018
Stars Canopy, Spring Labs, Equitise and Xinja.
The gift of the gab: three chatbots leading in insurtech
Chatbots can do more than just use a script to move customers through a sales funnel.
Fintech funding round-up: 27 March 2018
Features Candex, MarketInvoice and Konsentus.
White paper: The transaction effort score – driving revenue through reduced customer effort
Welcome to the Avoka Transaction Effort Score.
Invisible payments come to Highbury
WoraPay tests out its order and pay platform as part of the Arsenal Innovation Lab.
Denizen unveils “world’s first” global account for banking
Users can receive money in one country and pay it out in another.
Swift goes universal for real-time payment tracking
gpi Tracker extended to all payment messages.
Top fintech stories this week – 23 March 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Europe emerging as insurtech hub – Accenture
Accenture analysis finds investment growth dwarfing North America.
Fintech funding round-up: 22 March 2018
Features Averon, eToro and Constellation Digital Partners.
RBC first Canadian bank to open API developer portal
Royal Bank of Canada is initially offering five API packages.
Executive decision making and emergent tech: the opposite of cricket
If decision makers want to learn, they should put in the effort. Or pass the controls to people who do.
Affirm introduces in-store capabilities; integrates virtual cards with Apple Pay
Affirm InStore, an alternative to traditional credit cards at brick-and-mortar merchants.
Fintech funding round-up: 21 March 2018
Features M-BIRR, Funding Xchange, MarketInvoice, Digital Reasoning and regtech bouncer Enforcd.
Introducing PayTech Awards!
Celebrating excellence in the use of IT in the finance and payment industry, and the people who make it happen.
IBM betting on multi-cloud
At its Las Vegas event Big Blue goes gambling.
Japan Post Bank stays Earthport bound for payments push
To deliver cross-border services across North America and Europe.
Robo-advice: the future is now
While we know that robo-advice is here to stay, who is actually using it?
bPay teams with seven brands to launch contactless payment watches
Contactless watches for every taste.
BMO launches banking chatbot with Finn.ai
The new chatbot – BMO Bolt – is available via Facebook Messenger.
Top fintech stories this week – 16 March 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Fintech influencers and can openers
Your influence is always, always a ticket to the ball where you will find like minded folks.
Eastern Caribbean Central Bank to pilot blockchain tech with Bitt
A fintech pilot using blockchain tech to be carried out in the ECCB eight member countries.
Interview: Harrie Vollaard, Rabobank – the key to building a successful digital agenda
Banks need to ask themselves whether they are flexible and sensitive enough to adapt to the rapidly changing context.
Clinc launches self-service AI platform, Spotlight
“Putting the power of world-class conversational design into the hands of banks for the first time.”
Interview: Codrin Arsene – the power of digital transformation in financial services industry
Create a robust vision upfront and don’t shy away from digital transformation!
Beyond the hype: AI in financial services gets serious
Live from FinovateEurope, Rohit Talwar discusses AI and what the road to “super-intelligence” will look like.
Top fintech stories this week – 9 March 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Managing the risks of blockchain
Before you jump into implementing blockchain, know the risks.
Amazon checks out JP Morgan over checking accounts product
Don’t be an Amazon worrier – this is a potential opportunity.
New customers drive Avaloq to record 2017 revenue
Swiss core banking vendor reveals record revenue of over $584.4m.
Fintech tour Hell: hot enough for you?
Better to reign in Hell than lose your verve in Heaven.
BBVA unleashes “world’s biggest fintech competition”
There is a €150,000 prize fund for the overall winners.
Infographic: the incredible growth of fintech
Some facts and figures on the incredible growth of fintech in one nifty infographic.
Snapsheet teams with Aviva Canada for virtual insurance claims
This marks Snapsheet’s first step into the Canadian market.
Fintech funding round-up: 2 March 2018
Stars Blueprint Income, Wecash Technology and Everproof.
