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Lights, camera, action! Finextra TV highlights 2018

It’s been a busy year for the Finextra TV team, posting 251 video interviews with leading industry figures during the course of 2018. Here are the top five by viewing figures.

21 December 2018

News/Artificial intelligence

2018: The future of banking in the spotlight as digital trends take hold

As Finextra pulls the shutters down on 2018, we take a look back at our most popular news items and community engagement activities over the course of the past year. The site will re-open for business on 2 January 2019.

21 December 2018

News/Artificial intelligence

Finextra Research roundup: AI and Digital ID to the fore

Some very interesting narratives have emerged over the course of 2018 through Finextra’s reports, most of which we expect to progress into increasingly diverse and innovative discussions during 2019.

21 December 2018

Company update/ai

Aiera nails $3.5 million in funding

Aiera (pronounced “era”), an adaptive deep learning platform designed to enhance active fundamental investment strategies, announced today a $3.5 million seed funding round led by Boston-based Flybridge Capital Partners.

20 December 2018

Company update/security

Citi searches for fraud in real-time transactions with Feedzai machine learning tech

Citi’s Treasury and Trade Solutions has entered into a strategic partnership with Feedzai, a leader in Artificial intelligence (AI) for real-time risk management across banking and commerce.

19 December 2018

News/ai

ING develops early warning system for credit risk

ING has partnered with Google and PwC to develop an AI-enabled system capable of crunching huge volumes of financial data in search of hidden signals that indicate heightened levels of credit risk.

19 December 2018

Finextra TV/Artificial intelligence

Innovating from the outside in

Craig Young, Chief Information Officer, SWIFT, speaks at SOFE 2018 about the importance of innovation to SWIFTS growth and relevance for the future and which technology trends in the market are most promising.

18 December 2018

Finextra TV/Artificial intelligence

Changing attitudes towards Cyber Security

Dawn Gabay, Cyber Security Specialist, Atos, speaks about changing consumer attitudes towards cyber security, what actions financial organisations need to take to improve customer experience and their security, and why this is essential for keeping loyal customers.

18 December 2018

Finextra TV/Artificial intelligence

The fight against financial crime

Richard Grint, Financial Services Expert, PA Consulting, speaks at NextGen Nordics 2018 in Stockholm about the biggest trends in the Financial Crime Compliance space, how important new technologies will be in the fight against Financial Crime and what impact they will have on the public sector.

14 December 2018

Company update/ai

Artificial intelligence company Daisee wins Westpac Innovation Challenge

Westpac Group has announced Richard Kimber, CEO and Founder of artificial intelligence company Daisee, as the winner of the fifth annual Westpac Innovation Challenge.

14 December 2018

Company update/ai

NeoXam receives French accreditation for AI offering

NeoXam, a leading provider of data management and transaction software solutions dedicated to the financial industry, today announces it has received a “Finance Innovation Accreditation” by the French Public Authorities for its Artificial Intelligence (AI) offering.

12 December 2018

News/wholesale

Institutional investors ready to embrace new tech

Institutional investors are warming to the use of emerging technology to hit their growth objectives in a challenging market, according to a survey conducted by State Street.

12 December 2018

Finextra TV/Artificial intelligence

How corporates are using virtual account management

Petri Syvänne, Head of Global Sales and Business Development, Tieto, speaks at NextGen Banking Nordics 2018 in Stockholm about real-time liquidity and virtual account management, how corporates are using these and how this market is likely to evolve.

11 December 2018

Company update/security

The ai Corporation expands Australian footprint with MYOB partnership

The ai Corporation (ai), an FCA approved expert in payments, fraud and risk management, and MYOB, Australia’s leading provider of online accounting and business solutions, today announced a wide-ranging partnership, that will see MYOB roll out ai’s high availability, high performance, PCI compliant, omni channel payment gateway, with integrated fraud prevention, to all of its customers.

11 December 2018

Company update/regulation

Ontario Securities Commission seeks applications for fintech advisory committee

The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) is seeking applications for membership on its Fintech Advisory Committee (FAC).

07 December 2018

News/Artificial intelligence

Tencent and Hang Seng Bank form fintech partnership

Hang Seng Bank has formed a fintech alliance with e-commerce giant Tencent that will see the pair work together on a host of initiatives, including a remote account opening system and payment services.

07 December 2018

Company update/Artificial intelligence

Squirro brings AI to insurance market

Squirro, the augmented intelligence solutions provider, has today announced the launch of a new suite of applications that aim to transform elements of insurance, from underwriting and submission-handling, to improved lead generation and deeper customer insight.

06 December 2018

Finextra TV/Artificial intelligence

The implementation and impact of AI in Financial Services

Michael Davison, Industry Principal, Financial Services, Atos UK and Ireland, talks about AI and the customer interface, middle and back office operations, and fraud prevention, how banks are coping with the challenges of implementing AI and how the market is likely to evolve.

06 December 2018

Finextra TV/Artificial intelligence

Anti Financial Crime and the launch of HotScan

Jan Macek, Vice President Financial Sector & Global Leader, CGI Anti Financial Crime solutions, speaks at Sibos 2018 in Sydney about why Anti Financial Crime should be on the priority list of todays financial industry, where the biggest challenges in fighting against financial crime are and the launch of the new version CGI HotScan.

05 December 2018

Company update/startups

Previse joins Oracle startup ecosystem

Previse, the instant supplier payments decisions company, has joined the Oracle Global Startup Ecosystem, Oracle’s program for high-potential, emerging technology companies across the globe.

05 December 2018