FIS sets up $150m fintech start-up fund
It’s January investment in Lagos-based Flutterwave marks the first investment.
Machine Learning
Portuguese government gets one step closer to approving fintech sandbox
The sandbox is part of the government’s Action Plan for Digital Transition.
Temenos rolls out AI models to help banks lend quicker during coronavirus
“Our AI can expedite accurate decision making and help the front line staff,” says Temenos.
Webinar: Getting reconciliation right in the ‘decade of data’
A blueprint for consolidating, automating and driving efficiency across reconciliation.
ThoughtSpot CEO: “We haven’t seen any cutbacks” due to our automation in banks
The banks ThoughtSpot works with are hiring more people to power its automation.
PayTech Awards deadline extended! Submit your entry by 30 April
We have received more requests for extensions than ever before, so we are extending the entry deadline again until the end of April.
Big data fintech GeoDB bags £1.37m from Seedrs investors
The UK fintech combines big data, blockchain and crypto into ‘Big – Crypto’.
How selfies can make us all safer
A simple and quick way for consumers to be able to verify the authenticity of ID documents.
Banking Technology April 2020 issue out now
All things equal: Closing the gender gap in fintech.
KBC spins out wealthtech business into new start-up ‘everyoneINVESTED’
The start-up will focus on B2B services to help firms attract younger investors.
PayTech Awards deadline extended! Submit your entry by 10 April
Premier awards for banks, financial, payment & e-commerce institutions, paytech vendors, individuals & teams!
VTB Bank registers new big data company with Rostelecom
The joint venture will be accessible via an API to “all interested market players”.
Russia’s PM introduces new bill for fintech sandboxes
These new sandboxes will be subject to lighter regulations.
HSBC joins Alibaba to offer Hong Kong’s online merchants quick loans
This is the first time HSBC will use third-party data to approve trade finance loans.
Goldman Sachs becomes part of SAP’s Ariba Network
More than 4.6 million companies make up the Ariba Network.
How machine learning can power your business
It demands careful planning and a high-level understanding by all stakeholders.
Scotiabank commits to helping Canada’s emerging AI start-ups
The bank will give start-ups and tech entrepreneurs access to funding and expansion opportunities.
Al Ansari Exchange chooses Pelican’s AI-based AML solution
Al Ansari Exchange hopes to create “an industry-leading compliance framework”.
Tandem launches AI personal finance adviser Ada
The AI assistant can predict cashflow, spending patterns and forecast balances.
Banking Technology March 2020 issue out now
Keep calm and carry on: Where does COVID-19 leave the Chinese fintech market?
Can fintech eliminate credit discrimination?
Even the strictest laws can’t eliminate the inherent impression the credit manager forms.
Visa partners with Clinc to offer clients conversational AI
The Michigan-based firm serves 35 million end users.
India’s lending start-up SMEcorner bags $30m Series B
The round was led by a $10.5 million investment from Germany’s Paragon Partners.
Dissecting banking technology trends in 2020
This year will be one of continued disruption and evolution in banking technology.
Inaccuracies of facial recognition: security, prejudice, pollution and fashion
The issue of accuracy is one which is often cited but rarely explained.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 14 February 2020
FinTech Future’s weekly news round-up.
FinovateEurope: Nasdaq’s behavioral sciences head says AI can be “nonsense”
“People talk about AI as if it can solve anything, but it isn’t the only answer.”
Hot-seat with Sanat Rao, CBO and global head at Infosys Finacle
He talks about workforce and culture transformation, RPAs, open banking and more.
From data to decisions: The rise of AI in retail banking
But first, banks need to de-silo their data and create a single data universe.
European Central Bank to launch AI hackathon
ECB wants to explore how AI could help supervisory data collection.
The personal touch
Anna Loevskaya talks about corporate digital banking & the role of content in selling SaaS.
Scotiabank donates CAD 750k to University of Ottawa AI research
Canadian bank launches research fund to develop AI and ML.
How AI can address the global sanctions challenge
Banks shouldn’t delay exploring an AI-powered approach to their existing screening processes.
Banking Technology February 2020 issue out now
Top dogs: The challenger bank success stories of 2019.
Cybertonica raises £2 million Series A
The funding will be used to extend its product in behavioural analytics ScreenWiZe 2.0.
Desjardins signs multi-year contract with AI fintech Exagens
The 25-person fintech will continue to power the bank’s ‘Assistant AccèsD’.
Rise of the machines: AI and machine learning in financial services
FinTech Futures launches its first industry report for 2020. Download it today!
Canada’s RBC files patents for AI inventions as bigtechs soar
Ten AI patent applications were submitted by RBC across 2019.
EBA underlines need for trust as industry adopts big data and analytics
European regulator observes that two-thirds of EU firms now producing big data services.
Cautious optimism and a customer-first approach for financial services in the 2020s
Alessandro Tonchia gives his fintech predictions as we enter a new decade.
