Network platforms: a new concept for a new age
ING and TradeIX, both members of the Marco Polo Network, discuss its benefits and what lies beneath.
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Sibos 2018: Alpha-bets S-Z
A brief look at four fintech firms that are worth watching out for at the Sibos show.
Umpqua Bank sells fintech unit to banking tech firm Kony
Kony bucks status quo by acquiring tech from Umpqua Bank.
Bankers behaving badly: breaking the cycle of aggressive conformity
Find the price you are not willing to pay. And don’t pay it.
APIs and the customer journey to Open Banking
How a truly seamless customer experience can be created.
Sibos 2018: Need for speed – ML reducing fraud in real-time payments
“ML or decision science is key.”
Sibos 2018: AML struggles amidst new payment methods
Communication seems to be the theme, again.
Sibos 2018: The future of money – from product to experience
“The era of contextual financial services, where what you’re seeking finds you.”
Fintech Moven unveils global expansion plans
Taking Moven’s digital banking platform to banks worldwide.
Sibos 2018: blockchain-based KYC and the bank/customer relationship
A look at how it all fundamentally shifts the bank/customer relationship.
Finn.ai raises $11m in Series A funding round
Canada-based developer of AI-powered virtual assistant tech lands $11m.
Sibos 2018: Alpha-bets M-R
A quick look at four fintech firms that are worth keeping an eye on at the Sibos show.
JP Morgan Chase teams with Plaid for open banking
Enabling account holders to safely share their financial data with third-party fintech applications.
Temenos launches Centre of Excellence for AI
Banking software firm Temenos is ramping up its artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities.
Sibos 2018 video: the brightest minds on the future of fintech & paytech
A range of experts attending Sibos 2018 share their views.
Digital payments dawn as SmartStream unveils TLM Aurora
CEO: “The result of years of R&D and insights from clients and partners.”
Sibos 2018: Banks must have superpowers to solve financial crime
Dispelling the myth that tech will replace people when it comes to solving money laundering.
Swift makes gpi service tracker for all
Standard version of its tracker now available to all Swift customers.
Sibos 2018: How blockchain makes banks catch up with fintech
Banks can not only catch up with fintechs but overwhelm the less mature entities.
Sibos 2018: Alpha-bets G-L
A quick look at four fintech firms that are worth keeping an eye on at the Sibos show.
Voltron preps launch of documentary trade on R3’s Corda
Aimed at enhancing the transactions of letter of credit.
IBM unveils Open Banking Platform
When a rip and replace strategy is not a viable option.
Sibos 2018 video: Alain Raes, Swift – game-changers in fintech and the role of Sibos
Interesting points by Swift’s Alain Raes, CEO of EMEA and Asia Pacific.
Socure and Alloy help Radius Bank halve online fraud
New account conversions grew by 30%, and manual review is a process of the past – reduced by 95%.
Cloud based payments-as-a-service enters the mainstream
Banks are becoming increasingly comfortable with the concept of outsourced technology services.
iGTB and R3 join forces for blockchain-based fintech platform
Focusing on trade finance/supply chain finance, payments and cash management, and central banking.
Compliance: the big issues uncovered
Fraud prevention and detection, and how evolving tech and faster payments impact financial crime compliance.
Fidor brings its operating platform to US
Via a distribution agreement with tech development firm GFT Technologies.
CGI, National Bank of Canada and Skuchain in blockchain-based trade finance pilot
A pilot programme to improve and streamline the process for negotiating standby LCs and guarantees.
Bank of America upgrades its automated FX solution
The bank now does conversions on behalf of other banks with less resources.
Sibos 2018: Can a centralised virtual ledger help banks join API race?
Cross-border payments over a virtual centralised ledger – future or utopia?
Sibos 2018: Robots to the rescue for payments fraud
Safety has retreated as a concern for payment providers.
Sibos 2018: Swift fights fraud with Payments Controls solution
Part of its Customer Security Programme (CSP).
Sibos 2018: A Swift one
What has Swift been up to since last year’s Sibos in Toronto?
Sibos 2018: Alpha-bets A-F
A quick look at four fintech firms that are worth keeping an eye on at the Sibos show.
Finastra targets smaller banks with cloud-based paytech
Based on the Microsoft Azure cloud, Fusion Global Payplus will be available in Q2 2019.
ING releases Zero-Knowledge Set Membership blockchain solution
ZKSM “empowers clients by improving privacy in a distributed ledger technology (DLT) environment”.
JP Morgan Chase muscles into Silicon Valley with new fintech campus
The new “fintech campus” in Silicon Valley will house 1,000+ employees of JP Morgan Chase.
Banking Technology Awards 2018: shortlist announced!
Winners will be unveiled on 13 December in London!
Top fintech stories this week – 19 October 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
