Latest Big data News: Finextra Research

Money 20/20: The Chinese payments space is a critical enabler for e-commerce

Shining the spotlight on Asia, key trends defining China’s place in the global e-commerce space are discussed in sessions at Money 20/20 USA’s Leadership Lodge, diving deep into how fintech firms are adapting to deliver broader, yet innovative services to support a diverse range of merchants with cross-border payments.

28 October 2019

News/Big data

Fintechs must ‘sell simplicity’ to carve out competitive advantage

Where selling trust with a brand was once the key point of distinction for effective marketing in the fintech space, streamlining user experience through product simplicity now leads the way in superior branding strategy.

25 October 2019

Company update/regulation

Glue42 and RocketFin to use behaviour mining to help institutions deliver on regulatory requirements

Glue42, the company that delivers simplified desktop experiences to financial institutions globally, has announced an implementation partnership with RocketFin Consulting.

23 October 2019

News/Big data

AI, cloud, blockchain and beyond: Changing the financial world individually and in tandem

AI, cloud, blockchain and quantum computing form some of the pillars the much-discussed Fourth Industrial Revolution, with financial services watching on in anticipation of the disruption they promise in the years ahead.

18 October 2019

News/Big data

Where do incumbents look for game-changing innovation?

How can the established players in financial services deliver meaningful game-changing innovation? What are the challenges in building this from scratch and does the key lie in partnerships with fintechs and start-ups?

14 October 2019

News/Big data

Cloud tops the agenda for corporate treasury automation

Corporate treasurers view the advance of cloud computing as the most important technological development facing the industry over the next five years, followed by Big Data analytics and artificial intelligence.

11 October 2019

News/ai

Can AI detangle the spaghetti of banking systems?

At Microsoft’s Future Decoded event in London, AI was the principal topic for discussion, with financial services no exception.

03 October 2019

Company update/ai

Finastra unveils Fusion MortgageBot Data Insights

Finastra has launched Fusion Mortgagebot Data Insights – a powerful new tool that benchmarks mortgage borrower behavior and demographics for banks and credit unions against that of more than 1,400 other Fusion MortgagebotPOS users.

01 October 2019

Company update/Big data

Agora and Onfido partner for blockchain e-voting service

Today, Onfido announced a strategic partnership with Agora, a leading blockchain-based e-voting provider, to make secure and robust online voting a reality.

26 September 2019

News/ai

Kreditech targets India after EUR20m funding boost

Kreditech, a German-based online lender and POS financing provider focused on "near prime" borrowers, is looking to the Indian market after raising EUR20 million in funding.

25 September 2019

Company update/Sibos

National Settlement Depository goes live with Swift gpi

National Settlement Depository (NSD) has begun to provide SWIFT gpi (global payment innovation) services.

25 September 2019

News/cloud

Atom Bank transitions to Google Cloud

Atom bank announces today at Sibos in London that the mobile-only bank will be shifting from third-party data centres to Google Cloud in order to keep pace with digitally savvy customers and offer new services.

25 September 2019

Company update/startups

Fintech Sempli secures 8mn USD in series A raise

Sempli, the leading online lending platform for small businesses in Colombia, has secured a USD 8 million Series A round led by Oikocredit and Incofin CVSO.

24 September 2019

News/cloud

Sibos 2019: Cloud, AI and privacy are the building blocks of a new digital world

How does an organisation decide if cloud and AI is right for them? This question was hotly debated at Sibos 2019 in London and discussions were also had around how IT leaders need to constantly assess the benefits of the cloud and AI in the context of the businesses they serve.

24 September 2019

News/Big data

Sibos 2019: Post-snub insights from LSE and HKEX

After the London Stock Exchange snubbed Hong Kong’s $36.6 billion buyout bid earlier this month, day two of Sibos 2019 in London kicked off with PwC’s Jeremy Grant engaging in fireside chats with both LSE CEO David Schwimmer and HKEX CEO Charles Li.

24 September 2019

News/security

Lloyds sets the Rat on fraudsters

Lloyds Bank has rolled out a fraud prevention system, dubbed 'the Rat', that uses behavioural analysis to spot crooks and freeze them out of victims' accounts before they can make off with any money.

24 September 2019

Company update/payments

Form3 establishes International Payments Business

Form3, the leading provider of cloud-native API payments technology today announced the creation of its International Payments Business, a new initiative by Form3 to give financial institutions servicing consumers and SMEs access to low cost payments and FX services, utilising its API technology.

23 September 2019

Company update/Big data

Oracle showcases 10 fintechs leveraging Cloud and API technology at Sibos

As the financial services landscape continues to evolve and consumer expectations rise, banks must collaborate with fintechs to deliver the best solutions for customers.

23 September 2019

News/Big data

Sibos 2019: Cloud services- huge burden of security responsibility

Security does not come embedded in a cloud service, nor are cloud services something you can choose to avoid, panellists discussed during one of the opening panels at Sibos 2019, London.

23 September 2019

Company update/Big data

Fintech Abu Dhabi partners with UAE Banks Federation

FinTech Abu Dhabi (“FinTech AD”), MENA’s leading FinTech festival, is pleased to welcome the UAE Banks Federation (“UBF”) as the Strategic Industry Partner of the Festival.

23 September 2019