Financial software provider Zafin secures $17m funding
Round led by Vistara Capital Partners, Beedie Capital, and Accenture Ventures.
Artificial Intelligence/AI
AWS releases data back-up services
To help meet compliance requirements and automate processes.
NICE robots enter Legal & General workplace
These virtual attendants offer “faster response times for customers”.
Featurespace fuels Everis’ payments fraud fight
Business consultancy selects ARIC platform.
US bank customers enter Glassbox’s digital world of pane
Clever customer management for JP Morgan Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, and Citi.
eBook: Tomorrow’s world – how will AI transform banking?
Download the SAS eBook for insights into AI and banking.
BBVA leads $12m funding in paytech Grabango
Busy bank shows more interest in invisible payments.
Life’s a brag in BBVA’s digital dominion
Reaches “tipping point” as 50% of its customers now use digital channels.
Texas start-ups use AI to help customers find and pay workers
The American workforce has moved significantly beyond what Dolly Parton was familiar with.
Top ten fintech infographics in 2018
Let the visuals take over in this cool collection of infographics.
Citi feeds on Feedzai for risk management
Citi Treasury and Trade Solutions to integrate transaction monitoring technology.
Aiera bags $3.5m for AI-driven equity research
Welcome to the era of the artificially intelligent equity research analyst.
SoftBank pours $500m into Cambridge Mobile Telematics
SoftBank Vision Fund sees something in US-based insurtech.
Banking Technology Awards 2018: and the winners are…
The Banking Technology Awards 2018 winners announced!
Lower’s a goer with AI-powered lending launch
Firm plans to sock it to ’em for mortgage decisions.
YayPay celebrates $8.4m funding for data science drive
Start-up seeks growth in cash-flow and receivables markets.
Morgan Stanley says yes to Yext for finance advice
Bank has digital brain wave for its financial advisors.
US challenger bank Envel emerges for auto-pilot action
Start-up goes ethical and offers “banking on autopilot”.
White paper: Segments of one – customer insights in digital banking
Easy-to-implement use cases for personalised marketing and sales.
Data privacy provider Privitar picks up investment from Citi
UK firm plans to expand its US teams on the East Coast.
Next Caller has Interactions for phone-based threat assessment
Intelligent virtual assistance firm Interactions seeks better fraud protection.
Feedzai fighting financial crime with Risk Ledger
“Our goal has always been to make it harder and harder for fraudsters to hide.”
How technology and AI are set to transform compliance
A three-level structure: humans at the top, AI at the bottom, an automated decision support system in the middle.
White paper: Adaptive Authentication – Superior User Experience and Growth through Intelligent Security
White paper on the state of authentication and the evolving threat landscape.
US regulators rouse banks to AML innovation
Banks get love and tech support to strengthen the financial system.
Trading firm Imperative Execution kills it with $9m funding
Follows a $5m investment round last year.
US tech watch: Gradifi, Numerated, Jibo, Corvus, Botkeeper
Boston bosses this one. A wave of cash for finance and insurance tech start-ups, and a robotic assistant goes dark.
Becoming a digital bank
Digital transformation must be a far-reaching and whole-hearted undertaking.
Cathay Bank picks QuantaVerse to combat crime
Sino-American bank selects a range of AI-based anti-financial crime solutions.
BBVA picks penguin-powered AI advisor with $9m funding
Bank’s Propel Venture Partners leads Series A in Charlie chatbot.
Technology for the new world
Business as usual is no longer an option. You can bank on that.
Data mining
If data really is the new oil, where is the pipeline flowing?
The emerging landscape of fintech regulation
Just passing laws will not work to control fintech. Regulators will have to be much more pro-active.
Automation Anywhere going somewhere with $300m funding from SoftBank
RPA firm gets support from SoftBank Vision Fund.
Bain Capital Ventures nets $1bn funding for new round of tech bets
Its current portfolio includes companies focused on infrastructure software, security, commerce and fintech.
Quantexa goes on data adventure with Accenture
The investment comes with a tech collaboration.
IBM shows off three new bank clients
Bank Zero, Caixa and KB Kookmin are all up for IBM Z or LinuxONE.
A two-speed journey: the impact AI and robotics will have on financial markets
Emerging technologies have the potential to revolutionise existing processes.
Experian launches Experian Credit 3D for insightful credit scoring
Offering a long-term view of a customer’s finances.
Quid raises $37.5m in funding round led by Lexis Nexis’ investment arm
Quid’s $37.5m round was led by REV Ventures, bringing the total funding to $108m.
