Funding Circle eyeing £1bn IPO
The firm is preparing to go public and plans to have advisors put in place to oversee.
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Microsoft is a “deeply open source company”, says Azure CTO Mark Russinovich
Get used to the idea of Microsoft embracing open source.
Don’t fear the rise of the robots
With wildly conflicting views from experts on the topic, and given that most of us had our first interaction with artificial intelligence whilst watching The Terminator, it isn’t hugely surprising that there is a fear of the rise of the robots.
Kantox closes debt financing
Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) supplied the funds to the UK-based company.
Are Amazon and Salesforce ditching Oracle?
If you say mean things about the other children, they won’t want to play with you.
Fintech journalist shares pointless predictions for 2018
The catastrophic catalogue of conjectures.
What were we Googling in 2017?
The biggest of fads of 2017, according to Google.
MIT warns of ransomware in the cloud and weaponised AI
How secure will the cloud be in the coming 12 months?
Tradeshift and Infosys team up to digitise supply chain management
The partnership will provide “a compelling value proposition to suppliers and buyers alike”.
Meed leverages ID verification tech from Jumio to serve the underbanked
Identity verification tech provider Jumio has teamed up with California-based fintech Meed.
AWS and Microsoft Azure lead $35bn public cloud market
Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) continue to grow.
Top ten fintech start-up stories in 2017
A busy year for fintech start-ups, but take a trip down memory lane with Banking Technology’s top ten.
Top ten fintech infographics in 2017
From cashless countries to Bitcoin crashes.
Top ten fintech opinion pieces in 2017
They thought for you.
Top ten payments projects in 2017
Enjoy some of the major payments projects in 2017.
Top five banking tech case studies in 2017
These captivating case studies caught our attention in 2017.
Top ten fintech features in 2017
What a merry time it was for fintech features in 2017.
Top ten Bitcoin stories in 2017
Bitcoin was buzzing all year along.
Top ten blockchain stories in 2017
Welcome to a world of blockchain. A compilation of the bigger stories with Banking Technology’s top ten.
Women in FinTech: Lead the digital revolution and know your tech
How can women breaking into the FinTech and InsurTech industry get ahead?
Top ten fintech events in 2017
Have fintech, will travel.
Top fintech stories this week – 22 December 2017
Catch up on Banking Technology’s top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Blockchain and bitcoin round-up: 20 December 2017
More bite-size Bitcoin and blockchain news.
Ripple to launch Infrastructure Innovation Initiative
Ripple is taking “the next logical step to help build the internet of value”.
Quovo launches PFM widgets
Financial data provider Quovo is getting into the personal finance management (PFM) game.
Virtual branching: how disruptive innovations are changing financial services
The ability to blend artificial intelligence (AI) and human interaction should resonate strongly with financial service organisations due to their need to be highly targeted and responsive. When you provide the right service to a consumer at the right time, you can affect their behaviour and give them the push needed to complete the purchase.
Fintech funding round-up: 20 December 2017
Features Raisin, PayPal, Home Credit Venture Capital, Barion Payment and Cash Svidha.
AWS reportedly eyeing deal for big data start-up Sqrrl
The big data analytics start-up could help AWS add an additional layer of security to its public cloud.
eToro and CoinDash team for blockchain-based social trading products
eToro and CoinDash will develop a suite of blockchain-based products for social trading.
CashStar launches digital gifting programme with Belk department store
Waiting to send a digital gift card for southern US clothing styles? You’re in luck.
Son of a nutcracker: credit union leadership lessons from Buddy the Elf
Walk with me through the seven levels of the Candy Cane forest, through the sea of swirly-twirly gum drops.
Online security and user experience: finding the balance
Recent hacks and data breaches have shown that cybercriminals are tenacious, smart and well resourced.
Blockchain and Bitcoin round-up: 19 December 2017
Features ABI Lab, R3, the government of Estonia, Chronobank and Bitcoin.com.
Fintech funding round-up: 19 December 2017
Features Softbank, Lemonade, Amazon, Capital Float and Delio.
Bitcoin is useless
The recent surge in its price is good news for investors, but perhaps a death sentence for its functional value.
Gemalto wooed by Thales’ massive wallet
Story needs more double entendres.
Fintech trends 2017: blockchain, big data… what’s next?
2017 ends with the Bitcoin having surpassed the $19,000 mark. Could this perhaps be a taste of our future?
Symbiont smart contracts to simplify index data sharing for Vanguard
Smart contracts platform Symbiont has teamed up with Centre for Research in Security Prices (CRSP).
Oracle cloud revenue bursts 44%
Oracle reported total cloud revenues up 44% to $1.5 billion for Q2 of its fiscal 2018.
Financeit recapitalisaton gives Goldman Sachs majority stake
Point of sale (POS) financing provider Financeit completed an investment round with existing shareholder Goldman Sachs
