JP Morgan breaks broker hearts with free trading app
You Invest undercuts most digital trading competition.
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Cloud finance platform Consero gets $50m investment
Boston-based BV Investment Partners invests in Texan firm.
UMB Fund Services revamps ETF systems with Temenos
Yeah, we get it, you can customise it.
The case for conversational banking
Adopting AI is a way for banks to create much more engaging experiences and solve a number of customer problems.
Infographic: which country trades the most Bitcoin?
UK-based TotalCrypto explains Bitcoin trading volume by country.
Coinbase acquires Distributed Systems for digital identity dream
Anonymity and privacy. Even when it comes to financial details.
SFOX raises $23m funding for crypto asset management platform
Series A funding round led by Tribe Capital and Social Capital.
Top fintech stories this week – 17 August 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
The power of partnerships for tackling financial inclusion
We need to find new and innovative ways of solving big social issues.
US savings start-up prizes its Grand entrance
Company offers prize-linked savings service and mobile app.
Planning like a banker: do not try this at home
The most heartbreaking thing is our institutional inability to learn from what we learn.
TradeIt teams with IBM Cloud for Financial Services
Will help developers add universal brokerage functionality to financial apps, platforms, and websites.
HackerOne to US Marine Corps: we’ve got your six
Who defends the defenders in the US?
Blockchain and the notaries: the services won’t be replaced but transformed
It’s a widespread mistake to think that blockchain is the panacea for all kinds of problems.
Central 1 gives a voice to banking with Alexa
Canada’s first banks to add voice controls.
Goldman Sachs leads Axoni’s $32m funding round
Blockchain technology firm basks in Series B round.
Bitt the builder for Curaçao and Sint Maarten’s digital guilder
Caribbean central bank turns to fintech portfolio firm.
Blockchain Board of Derivatives trading platform goes live
The “world’s first hybrid cryptocurrency derivatives trading platform”.
How people-first branding is giving fintech start-ups the edge
People-first branding in fintech is a clear differentiator in a fiercely competitive market.
Overstock’s blockchain subsidiary bags $270m funding
Chinese private equity firm GSR Capital sees a hero in tZero.
EY finds $1bn for fintech foraging
Investment plans in cyber, risk management and cloud-based tech.
Oracle cloud left fuming over Firefighters’ Pension Fund lawsuit
Claims Oracle misrepresented true drivers of its cloud revenue growth.
Hydrogen’s Findi consortium breathes life into public blockchains
Paving the way for Web 3.0 and taking on R3.
Microservice architecture – throughout the business
A quiet revolution is unfolding – a noticeable trend towards microservice-based software.
Idea incubator Pioneer calls for ambitious outsiders
“Apply with any project you need help with.”
World Bank turns to CBA for world’s first blockchain bond
Using DLT to end extreme poverty.
TransferGo goes to Onfido for onboarding flow
Obligatory selfie shot included.
Top fintech stories this week – 10 August 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Microsoft unveils Ethereum proof-of-authority on Azure
Suitable for permissioned networks where all consensus participants are known.
Webinar: IT incident response in financial services
Access the on-demand webinar.
Paytech ClickSwitch gets $3.5m funding
US-based automated account switching solution is switched on.
Finicity inks data exchange deal with Capital One
More data sharing and more security are the goals.
Titles, corner offices and authority in a disrupted economy
Stay teachable. And in doing so stay humble.
Even Financial raises $19m funding for new card tricks
Takes its total funding to $25 million.
Alpha Business Bank readying to take on American SMEs
Claims to “get” small businesses.
Infographic: the stats and story behind Bitcoin ATMs
CoinIQ has a quick look at some key Bitcoin ATM statistics.
Fiorano teams with ITSS for digital banking push
The duo will help banks integrate core systems with applications.
Feedzai brings machine learning to fraud fight
Turning the tedious and time consuming to dust?
Blockchain record-tracker Factom gets $6m investment
FastForward Innovations shows interest in blockchain record-tracking company.
BBVA’s VC fund leads $9m funding round in finserv Steady
New funds will be used to launch additional product lines.
