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DBS launches Facebook Messenger bot for restaurant orders

DBS launches Facebook Messenger bot for restaurant orders

Singapore-based DBS has begun testing a chatbot that allows customers to order and pay for meals at participating restaurants through Facebook Messenger.

29 October 2018

Sibos: Real-time charity, student winners and the human side of AI

Sibos: Real-time charity, student winners and the human side of AI

Wrapping up Sibos 2018, Bill Doran, Swift’s head of Oceania, demonstrated Australia’s real-time payment system with a live charity drive, while Monash University student team Hebe won AUD$30,000 with its proposal for helping Australia’s banks protect consumer privacy in a world of open banking.

25 October 2018

IBM and banks back data project to fight human trafficking

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IBM and banks back data project to fight human trafficking

Western Union, Barclays and Lloyds Banking Group are backing a new project that uses IBM's Watson technology to tap into financial data to help track and combat human trafficking.

19 October 2018

Citi creates group to invest in credit markets fintech firms

Citi creates group to invest in credit markets fintech firms

US banking giant Citi has set up a unit to invest in fintech startups working in credit markets, according to Bloomberg.

07 September 2018

UK and EU banks plan early warning systems

UK and EU banks plan early warning systems

Both UK and European banks are separately looking at projects to design an early warning system using market data to mitigate the threat of major misconduct or the beginning of the next financial crisis.

28 August 2018

Thomson Reuters and Singapore fintech group join to fight cybercrime

Thomson Reuters and Singapore fintech group join to fight cybercrime

The Singapore FinTech Association (SFA) and Thomson Reuters are to collaborate on projects to promote the country's fintech industry and strengthen its fight against cybercrime.

21 August 2018

Chinese firms partner for blockchain payment systems play

Chinese firms partner for blockchain payment systems play

Two of China’s largest financial services firms have agreed to work towards the development of a blockchain-based mobile payment system in what has been a busy week for China's burgeoning fintech sector and also a signal of the extent of China's blockchain ambitions.

17 August 2018

HSBC joins $20m funding round for financial crime specialist Quantexa

HSBC joins $20m funding round for financial crime specialist Quantexa

Big data and enterprise intelligence outfit Quantexa has raised $20 million in a Series B funding round led by Dawn Capital and backed by HSBC and Albion Capital.

03 August 2018

Nationwide venture fund makes second strategic startup investment

Nationwide venture fund makes second strategic startup investment

Nationwide Building Society has participated in a $1.8 million seed funding round for a GDPR-compliant data sharing startup spun out of University College London.

01 August 2018

Bloomberg curates Twitter feed for algo traders; State Street reads the news

Bloomberg curates Twitter feed for algo traders; State Street reads the news

Bloomberg is launching a real-time feed of curated Twitter data, sifting through the deluge of social media sentiment to pick out the most useful content for its algorithmic trading clients.

19 July 2018

The Big Data dilemma

The Big Data dilemma

How can we ensure that Big Data does not make us the prisoners of technology? That's the question posed by Charles Randall, chair of the Financial Conduct Authority and Payment System Regulator at a Reuters Newsmaker event in London.

11 July 2018

BBVA creates Next Technologies unit; tests selfie payments

BBVA creates Next Technologies unit; tests selfie payments

BBVA is doubling down on its digital transformation programme, merging two units to create an engineering company that will be home to 1200 tech staffers working on everything from cloud computing to AI to blockchain.

22 June 2018

US Treasury fintech report to make regulatory recommendations

US Treasury fintech report to make regulatory recommendations

A much anticipated report from the US Treasury on regulatory reforms for the fintech sector is set to recommend the use of regulatory sandboxes and fintech charters at both a state and federal level.

22 June 2018

Collaboration in financial services is key in Latin America

Collaboration in financial services is key in Latin America

Swift's Latin American Regional Conference in Miami had a clear focus on how new market entrants and developing technologies are dramatically changing the financial landscape in the region.

18 June 2018

Singapore to develop ethical code for AI and personal data use

Singapore to develop ethical code for AI and personal data use

Singapore's government has outlined plans to develop a governance programme around the use of artificial intelligence and personal data in its bid to become an international centre for new technology.

13 June 2018

Enterprise Ireland launches fintech fund

Enterprise Ireland launches fintech fund

Ireland's state-owned economic development agency Enterprise Ireland has announced the launch of a €750,000 Competitive Start Fund for promising fintech startups.

12 June 2018

Live: Swift Latin American Regional Conference - day two

Welcome to Finextra's live coverage of the Swift Latin American Regional Conference 2018, in Miami. This event will focus on important issues affecting the financial industry in the region, and how the financial community can seize the opportunities that are emerging.

06 June 2018

Live: Swift Latin American Regional Conference - day one

Live: Swift Latin American Regional Conference - day one

Welcome to Finextra's live coverage of the Swift Latin American Regional Conference 2018, in Miami. This event will focus on important issues affecting the financial industry in the region, and how the financial community can seize the opportunities that are emerging.

05 June 2018

350 jobs to go as Deutsche Bourse allocates investment in new tech

350 jobs to go as Deutsche Bourse allocates investment in new tech

Deutsche Bourse plans to spend EUR270 million on blockchain, big data analytics, cloud computing, as well as robotics and artificial intelligence, as part of a 2020 roadmap that will see 350 jobs cut to increase scope for new tech investments.

30 May 2018

NextGen Banking London - live blog

NextGen Banking London - live blog

Welcome to Finextra's live coverage of NextGen Banking London. The event promises to explore what the AI revolution means for banks - and what financial institutions need to do to benefit from AI, and ensure their customers do so as well.

17 May 2018