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Biz2Credit to spend $10 million on staff training

Biz2Credit Inc., the leader in online digital SME finance platforms, today announced that it is committing more than $10 million in a technology training initiative designed to further enhance the skills of more than 100 of its employees globally in areas such as software engineering, AI, data analytics, and IT support.

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New Zealand backs salaries paid in cryptocurrencies

New Zealand based companies can now legally pay their employees in cryptocurrency, establishing the controversial asset class as a mainstream form of payment.

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Revolut attracts yet another top dog

David Maclean, finance director of Metro Bank, has resigned in order to take up the role of CFO at digital challenger Revolut.

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JPMorgan Chase locks in five year deal with AI marketing platform Persado

JPMorgan Chase today announced a five-year, enterprise-wide deal with Persado, the leader in using AI to generate the highest performing marketing creative. After a successful pilot, Chase is expanding its partnership across the company to cover marketing creative that will reach millions of current and potential customers. Persado uses AI to generate more effective marketing copy. In its pilot, Chase saw as high as a 450% lift in click-through rates on ads rendered by Persado, compared with others in the 50-200% range.

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UK fintech Soldo raises €54m for Dublin move

A London-based startup that has migrated most of its operations to Ireland ahead of a possible Brexit has raised €54m to help funds its relocation.

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Deutsche Bank to spend €13bn on tech amid massive job cuts

Deutsche Bank has announced swingeing job cuts as part of a radical overhaul of its operations that will also see it spend €13bn on new technology over the next four years.

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UK finance faces "existential skills crisis"

The UK's financial services industry is facing an "existential skills crisis", says a Government-sponsored report, with graduate recruitment on the wane and existing staff unable to keep pace with dizzying levels of technological change.

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NAB pledges $1.4bn funding for Aussie tech sector

National Australia Bank (NAB) is to commit AUS$2bn ($1.38bn) to support Australia's technology sector.

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LendingCrowd appoints chief risk and compliance officer

LendingCrowd, Scotland’s only fintech lending platform, has appointed Robbie McKenzie to the newly created post of General Counsel and Chief Risk & Compliance Officer.

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DealCloud opens new office in Charlotte

DealCloud, the financial services division of Intapp, the industry cloud for professional and financial services, today announced the opening of a new office in Charlotte, N.C.

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CISI and MThree partner for fintech graduate programme

Global consultancy MThree has agreed a partnership with the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) which will support the UK financial services professional talent pipeline.

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UK fintech salaries on the rise - report

Jobs in the UK's fintech sector have grown by 61% in the last year while demand for skilled workers has seen salaries rise by as much as 25% according to a recently published report.

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NatWest's Bó selects Loot founder and his team

Bó, the digital bank developed by RBS-owned NatWest, has recruited the founder of Loot, an online banking service aimed at millennials that went into administration last month.

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Nordic banks to cut compliance staff in favour of robots

Two of the Nordics' biggest banks, Nordea and Danske Bank, expect to significantly reduce the number of staff employed in its compliance and financial crime departments and instead turn to robotics and artificial intelligence.

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Money 20/20 Europe 2019: Securing the small business commercial model

Money20/20 Europe 2019 kicked off proceedings in Amsterdam with president of the annual event Tracey Davies taking to the stage, exploring the theme of alchemy which is an apt metaphor for the magical solutions that will emerge.

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HSBC Technology India launches second phase of Take2 programme

HSBC Technology India (HTI), part of the Technology function of the banking group launched the second edition of its ‘Take2 programme’ created to help women who have taken a break from work to restart their career.

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DBS retrains call centre staff for digital future

Singapore's DBS has retrained more than 500 call centre employees for the digital age, creating new roles in areas such as social media, voice biometrics and live chat.

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Tackling the fintech talent deficit

Amid continued concerns around the impact Brexit will have on the talent deficit in the financial services industry, Felicity Burch, director of innovation and digital at CBI and Omar Ali, partner at EY discuss how to inspire the next generation of fintech talent with Finextra.

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Fintech phenomenon boosts London jobs market

Job creation within the fintech space in London increased by 61% over the past year as the City cemented its standing as a global hub for financial technology startups, according to data from recruitment firm Robert Walters.

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BBVA's Propel furthers investment in HR tool Ease

BBVA’s San Francisco based Propel Venture Partners unit has announced it is to support a new round of funding into Ease – an HR software solution for small and medium sized businesses from the U.S.