Finextra Research: Latest fintech news, analysis, interviews, features and opinion by industry experts

University of Sussex introduces fintech undergraduate course

In a first for England, from next year the University of Sussex is introducing a BSc Finance and Technology (Fintech) degree.

20 November 2018

Finextra TV/Artificial intelligence

Saving costs and generating revenue through AI, ML and RPA

Robert Graham, Executive Vice President Financial Services, Virtusa, speaks at Sibos 2018 in Sydney about AI, ML and RPA, whether they should be seen as operational cost saving or revenue generating projects, and where solutions are being deployed.

15 November 2018

Finextra TV/Artificial intelligence

Advancing the digitisation of trade

Farooq Siddiqi, Global Head of Trade, Standard Chartered, speaks at Sibos 2018 in Sydney about the current state of affairs for trade digitisation, how close we are to seeing trade being digitised, what the existing challenge is and what needs to be done.

15 November 2018

Finextra TV/Artificial intelligence

APAC and the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Martin Frick, Managing Director, APAC, Temenos, speaks at Sibos 2018 in Sydney about APAC being a fragmented market, what the 'Fourth Industrial Revolution' means for the APAC region, and how new entrants and neo-banks are challenging the status quo in financial services.

15 November 2018

Company update/ai

Tricolor adds AI to improve risk scoring for underserved Hispanic community

Tricolor, the nation’s largest used vehicle retailer focusing on the sale and financing of vehicles to the Hispanic consumer, today announced an exclusive agreement with Phenx Machine Learning Technologies, Inc.,to expand an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered financial services platform serving Hispanic consumers.

15 November 2018

Finextra TV/Artificial intelligence

Revamping banks' digital architecture

Miguel Rio-Tinto, Group Chief Information Officer, Emirates NBD, speaks at the Infosys Finacle Conclave 2018 in Antwerp about what helps build a successful digital organisation, and how banks can accelerate their digital journey and drive business growth.

15 November 2018

Finextra TV/Artificial intelligence

Universal GPI adoption for 2020

Thierry Chilosi, Head of Revenue Management and Pricing, SWIFT, speaks at Sibos 2018 in Sydney about what the ‘tracker for all’ does and how its improving gpi, what progress has been made with adoption so far and how many payments have been sent across to gpi.

15 November 2018

News/startups

Banco Sabadell pumps $10 million into Silicon Valley venture fund

InnoCells, the digital business hub of Banco Sabadell, has contributed $10 million to Silicon Valley venture fund Base10.

15 November 2018

News/Artificial intelligence

Bank of China and Deutsche Bank open Singapore innovation labs

Singapore's status as a top fintech hub has been boosted by the news that Bank of China and Deutsche Bank have both opened innovation labs on the island.

15 November 2018

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Navigating Changing Global Regulation with Artificial Intelligence

Marc Andrews, Vice President of Watson Financial Services, IBM, speaks at Sibos 2018 in Sydney about how the banking industry is coping with the increasing burden of regulatory demand, how beneficial AI is to managing regulation and how AI led solutions help banks to manage risk and financial crime.

14 November 2018

Company update/ai

Squirro launches machine learning service with bespoke training data creation module

Augmented intelligence solutions provider Squirro has launched a new machine learning service that is one of the world’s first to include an Annotation Workbench that enables organisations to compose training data sets within the platform.

14 November 2018

Company update/ai

Speech: Fed Reserve governor Brainard on what we are learning about AI in financial services

Although it is still early days, it is already evident that the application of artificial intelligence (AI) in financial services is potentially quite important and merits our attention.

13 November 2018

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Evolving banking needs around cloud

Andrew Reeves, MD for Cloud, Temenos, Janet Lewis, Vice President, Global Financial Services at Microsoft, speak at Sibos 2018 in Sydney about how banks needs have evolved, why banks are embracing the cloud now, how cloud technology has enabled new business models for banking and what new technology trends are prevailing in banking today.

13 November 2018

Company update/security

Revolut unveils machine learning tools to fight card fraud

Revolut, Europe’s fastest growing financial technology company, has today announced their intention to become a world leader in customer protection, and unveiled a new fleet of machine learning technology that has already seen a fourfold reduction in card fraud.

13 November 2018

News/ai

BofA faces trademark suit over Erica chatbot

Bank of America has been sued by a man over the use of the name "Erica" for its in-app AI-powered virtual assistant chatbot.

12 November 2018

News/Artificial intelligence

MAS and SGX apply blockchain tech for settlement of tokenised assets

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Singapore Exchange (SGX) claim to have successfully developed Delivery versus Payment capabilities for the settlement of tokenised assets across different blockchain platforms.

12 November 2018

Company update/ai

AI & Big Data put to the test at Allianz Global Investors London Hackathon

Allianz Global Investors, one of the world’s leading active investment managers has signalled its ongoing commitment to AI (‘Artificial Intelligence’) and the use of disruptive technology in its active investment portfolios, hosting its first Hackathon in London from 13th – 15th November.

12 November 2018

Finextra TV/Artificial intelligence

Efficient AI output through consistent, quality data.

Parviz Peiravi, CTO Financial Services, Intel, speaks at Sibos 2018 in Sydney about whats changed since last year around AI, what challenges present themselves to banks trying to implement these changes, and how Intel can help.

09 November 2018

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Benefits of the fintech discovery zone at Sibos

Patrik Havander, Head of TxB Strategy & Commercial Excellence, Nordea, speaks at Sibos 2018 in Sydney about the new fintech discovery zone at Sibos, how Nordea is responding and what it is bring to their clients.

09 November 2018

News/Artificial intelligence

Digital transformation to the fore at NextGen Banking Nordics

Keynote speakers from Nordea and SEB will open the debate at Finextra's NextGen Banking Nordics conference later this month, addressing the critical challenges facing banks in a market under siege from nimble startups and Big Tech firms.

09 November 2018