Chinese banks connect with London’s FX market
R5-SHCH Connect has gone live for “closer financial market activity between the two nations”.
Worldwide
Israel Discount Bank gets AI energetic with Personetics
Cognitive Banking Brain powers AI digital financial assistant Didi.
The five myths of Open Banking
Five key myths have been allowed to percolate in the minds of consumers and it’s high time these were busted.
eBay ditches PayPal for Adyen
Dutch outfit Adyen fits – and becomes primary processing partner.
PayPal powers BofA Merrill digital payments
US-based commercial clients can now make payments in local currencies.
Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago in tech modernisation with Simcorp
Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago has signed for the Simcorp Dimension investment management platform.
Cambridge Blockchain and IHS Markit target KYC market
Will offer integrated reference data, operations and software.
Blackstone buys Thomson Reuters’ financial business for $17bn
Gets data business, risk and compliance solutions and wealth management software.
Rabobank ventures to fintech frontier with $60m fund
Welcome to Rabo Frontier Ventures – and its focus on early-stage fintech firms.
Fintech in 2018 – collaborating for the future of fintech
How to ensure the success of innovative new solutions is assured.
Payments round-up: 30 January 2018
Featuring Vocalink, Shieldpay, Huawei, UnionPay, Pelican, PaymentComponents, Infosistema and Banco BAI Europa.
RELX buys fraud prevention firm ThreatMetrix for $830m
Deal is expected to close in the first half of this year.
Infographic: the most shocking personal data hacks of all time
Including data hacks of Equifax and JP Morgan Chase as well as online security tips.
Cutting edge broking
Insurtech will bring about new ways of broking and enhance the current insurance industry.
Wipro takes minority stake in Harte Hanks
Wipro is acquiring a $9.9 million minority stake in omnichannel marketing services firm Harte Hanks.
The importance of knowing your payments are secure
The explosion of e-commerce has led to an increase in online fraud and money laundering.
Payments round-up: 26 January 2018
Features Alipay in Israel; ABN Amro and Payconiq ending talks; and Apple’s Business Chat.
Cryptocurrency mining scam catches 15m people out
Running undetected for over four months.
What cryptocurrency trends can we expect in 2018?
Let’s take a look at some of the key talking points of the cryptocurrency economy in 2018.
Drowning in regulation
With more and more regulations being added and enforced, how can companies keep up?
Blockchain and Bitcoin round-up: 25 January 2018
Starring Coinsilium Group, GMEX Technologies and Vaultbank.
Ingenico finds it a Small World for payments
Ingenico will begin processing payments for Small World in 18 countries, including the US.
Tradeshift explores new Frontiers with innovation lab launch
To boldly go where many other fintech firms have been before.
Unified monitoring: how banks can plan for success, not just prepare against failures
How to stay competitive among other brick-and-mortar operations.
Mastercard eyes biometric totality by 2019
Banks issuing Mastercard-branded cards will have to offer biometric authentication.
Trulioo launches KYC tool to connect MNOs
Will work with 24 MNOs from the US, Canada, the UK, China, India, Spain, France, and Switzerland.
Juvo gets Samsung investment for smartphone boost
Samsung will bring Juvo access to billions of underbanked prepaid users across the globe.
A new twist on an ancient game
Lotto games have been around since before 205 BC in China, and used to finance major infrastructure projects.
How the internet has democratised finance
Thanks to the internet and tech anyone anywhere can take part in financial trading.
Payments round-up: 23 January 2018
Features DBS Bank, Xero, WeChat Pay and Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
The open future is here: now comes the hard part
The arrival of open banking will (eventually) prompt entirely new services.
Blockchain and Bitcoin round-up: 23 January 2018
Featuring Kleros taking a chance, BitFlyer landing in Europe, and Nordea in the mood for banning.
Open banking: what you need to know
The landscape for financial services is changing, and the jury is still out on how the endgame is going to play out.
How are traditional market players responding to cryptocurrencies?
2017 will probably be noted for two things – Donald Trump took office and the world took notice of cryptocurrencies.
How can insurtech ramp up your firm’s digital renaissance?
Explore the crucial elements of an effective digital strategy.
Three steps to improving customer engagement with AI
What does 2018 have in store for AI, and how can companies get the most out of it?
Finicity’s Mvelopes gets Budget Makeover
A ten-week crash course in personal finance.
WhatsApp steps into the world of business
To make sure businesses don’t actually have to talk to those pesky customers face-to-face.
Fintech funding round-up: 19 January 2018
Stars Varo Money, OakNorth Bank, NetPay and ISME ACE.
IBM hits growth for first time in 23 quarters
Did it in style – exceeding analyst revenue expectations by almost $500 million.
