Insurtech start-up Kakau inks two deals in Brazil, eyes Europe
Kakau onboards American Life and Societe Generale in Brazil; plans to enter Europe in 2020.
Artificial Intelligence/AI
Schroders chatbot is GO in Singapore
Self-learning chatbot for sweet asset management.
AI Summit 2018: no efficiency without data
The quality of data was one of the overarching topics at the London event.
Agorai invests £20m in UK AI market
A vote of confidence in the UK.
Data insights firm Kinetica taps Dell for hardware
Will help clients gather actionable insights from raw data.
Enterprise Ireland launches €750,000 fund for fintech start-ups
Applications will open on 19 June.
Luge Capital goes huge with $75m fintech funding
Canadian VC fund looking at fintech, financial services and AI.
Envestnet | Yodlee’s AI FinCheck takes financial wellness to a new level
Data aggregation and analytics firm Envestnet | Yodlee bolstering PFM capabilities.
Isbank’s call centres to be powered by Clinc’s AI
US-based Clinc has also opens its first international office in London.
Virtual assistant Amelia to modernise customer service at BBVA
BBVA is using a virtual assistant for its customer service in Mexico.
Low-code development platform OutSystems reels in $360m funding
OutSystems’ valuation has now surpassed $1 billion.
Banking Technology June 2018 issue out now
A sublime eternal tune to the rhythms of fintech.
Free financial advice service Multiply secures £1.75m investment
Multiply is ready to take off spurred by £1.75m investment.
Money 20/20 Europe: putting the AI in certainty
AI’s potential is discussed at the Amsterdam event.
Hanseatic Bank signs for collectAI’s B2B2C white label tech
Hanseatic Bank among the first to deploy collectAI’s B2B2C white label solution.
BNY Mellon and Deutsche Bank launch co-developed chatbot for traders
BNY Mellon and Deutsche Bank launch chatbot for trading on the HKEX.
Personetics accommodates challenger banks
A new customisable, pre-packaged application lowering barriers for smaller banks.
Mobile banking case study: RBC – farewell friction
Royal Bank of Canada is moving with the times with a series of useful innovations and launches.
Orange and Google looking to fund fintech start-ups
Interested in IoT, cybersecurity, cloud and AI in EMEA.
BondIT integrates bond portfolio solution with FIIG Securities
Fixed income portfolio platform BondIT inks a deal with FIIG Securities in Australia.
Deutsche Börse cuts 350 jobs to invest €270m in fintech
Interested in blockchain, big data, cloud computing, robotics and AI.
Ant Financial powers Shanghai Pudong Development Bank’s digital overhaul
Helps with risk management, AI, supply chain finance and biometrics.
RPA specialist WorkFusion raises more funding
WorkFusion’s aggregate funding now exceeds $120 million.
Disruption on its way, are banks ready?
A disruption is typically an opportunity long before it becomes a threat.
China surging in payments technology: lessons for the West
What has driven the explosive growth of Asian paytech from giants such as Ant Financial and Tencent? And what’s next?
BondIT raises $4m in new funding
BondIt’s Series B round led by major investor Fosun Group.
Four key takeaways from FinovateSpring 2018
FinovateSpring is always one of our most fun events every year.
Women in fintech: every business leader needs to embody the values around equality
Why women in tech shouldn’t fall into the trap that your learning journey is ever over.
Crédit Mutuel turns to IBM for major digital revamp
All in for IBM’s AI, cloud and cybersecurity.
Tinkoff Bank to launch new development hub in Sochi
Russian bank working with the Talent and Success Foundation.
identitii teams with RPA firm Blue Prism
Will design tech to digitise and automate corporate payment and trade transaction processes.
IBM steps up AI and blockchain ambitions in France
Adding 1,800 jobs and new tech training.
CFTE and Finance Innovation go upskill in France
Education with élan.
Ant Financial lights up China Everbright Bank’s digital revamp
Overhaul includes cloud platforms and mobile architecture.
CrowdFlower becomes Figure Eight for AI trait
US firm hunts out opportunities in artificial intelligence and machine learning.
Samsung opens AI centres in UK, Canada and Russia
To explore the potential of user-centric AI and IoT action.
Tokyo fintech business camp calls for start-ups
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government wants you.
Microsoft acquires Semantic Machines for conversational AI starter
Ambitions to make chatbots sound more human and less like robots.
Tavant and Freddie Mac team to simplify loan data submission
Digital mortgage tech vendor Tavant teams up with Freddie Mac.
Nordea’s robo-adviser Nora picks up the pace
You can’t ignore Nora and AI’s advance.
