The blockchain emperor has no clothes
The only benefit I can see from this invention is that the hype around it has encouraged folks to think out of the box.
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Sibos 2018 video: Thomas Nielsen, Deutsche Bank
Open Banking benefits for corporate clients, PSD2 and future trends in finance industry.
Sibos 2018 video: Roland Brandli, SmartStream
TLM Aurora, challenges with Open Banking, the potential of data and the biggest issues facing fintech.
Sibos 2018 video: David Rich, Vocalink
How to mitigate real-time payment risk and successfully defeat network-level fraud.
TransferGo launches Seedrs aiming at €11.5m investment
Only €1 million will come from crowdfunders.
Sibos 2018 video: Nanda Kumar, SunTec Business Solutions
Bank of Tomorrow, SunTec digital core and the company’s future.
Swych powers WeChat’s Travelex Pay for US shopping
Swych’s blockchain-based gift card technology will power Travelex Pay, offered by Travelex and WeChat.
Sibos 2018 video: the importance of financial & tech media
What is the role of financial and tech media in the industry?
Sibos 2018 video: the importance of Sibos
So why do we like Sibos?
Sibos 2018: partnership strategies to overcome digital disruption
Will digital disruption by dynamic technology natives undermine the legacy business models of traditional banks?
Sibos 2018: Swift gpi – how global payments are going digital
How is Swift reacting to the Sibos 2018 theme of “Going Digital”?
Sibos 2018 interview: Parth Desai, Pelican – succeeding in the AI economy
Artificial intelligence can help banks obtain “customer cognizance”.
Sibos 2018 video: key takeouts – part 1
Summed up in this short and sweet video
Sibos 2018: Alpha-bets S-Z
A brief look at four fintech firms that are worth watching out for at the Sibos show.
Purchasing Power takes over DoubleNet Pay
Financial wellness platform DoubleNet Pay has agreed to be acquired by Purchasing Power.
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: Alpha-bets M-R
A quick look at four fintech firms that are worth keeping an eye on at the Sibos show.
EastNets shows off new AI-based fraud and money laundering tools
Combating money laundering and payment fraud.
NCR steps into payments with $184m JetPay acquisition
NCR and JetPay anticipate “a smooth transition” for customers, channel partners and employees.
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.”
Is PayPal working in the gambling industry?
The international gaming industry is one of the great success stories of modern commerce.
Swift makes gpi service tracker for all
Standard version of its tracker now available to all Swift customers.
Paytech firm Ondot lands strategic investment from Citi Ventures
New funds will help power international growth for mobile payment services specialist Ondot.
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.
Visa step closer to B2B Connect launch, onboards new partners
IBM, Hyperledger and Bottomline are among Visa’s new partners for B2B Connect.
Cloud based payments-as-a-service enters the mainstream
Banks are becoming increasingly comfortable with the concept of outsourced technology services.
Compliance: the big issues uncovered
Fraud prevention and detection, and how evolving tech and faster payments impact financial crime compliance.
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.
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.
US SMBs retail innovate to compete and grow sales – Pymnts and AEVI research
More than 400 retailers across nine different sectors were surveyed.
American Express and Ethoca partner for card dispute resolution
Ethoca Eliminator will enable Amex card holders to get more detailed transaction information in real time.
Top fintech stories this week – 19 October 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
