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Asset-backed lending startup Borro raises $19.5 million

Borro, an online platform for luxury asset-backed lending, today announced it has raised $19.5 million in funding, led by OurCrowd and Rocket Internet.

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Wirecard releases software developer kit for wearable payments

Wirecard AG will be launching a software development kit (SDK) for wearable payment solutions by the end of February 2015.

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Five Degrees demos Ripple connectivity

Five Degrees, the next generation banking software company is to show today at Finovate 2015 in London how Matrix, its customer centric core banking software platform can connect to a world of services.

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UK’s tech businesses set to grow four times faster than GDP in 2015 - Barclays

Barclays’ Fast Growth Tech survey, which questioned owners and CEOs of UK tech firms1, has revealed that many of the industry’s bright lights are feeling confident about delivering a stellar year of growth in 2015.

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Funding Circle launches fractional loan marketplace

Funding Circle, the global small business loan marketplace, has become the first and only major peer-to-peer lender in the U.S. to offer individual investors the opportunity to invest in secured small business loans with the launch of its new Fractional Loan Marketplace.

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Tether brings fiat currency to the blockchain

Tether, the first real-world currency platform built on the Bitcoin blockchain and currently in private beta, today announced its first live integration with Bitfinex, the leading US Dollar digital currency exchange.

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BBVA Compass appoints client experience officer to boost digital engagement

BBVA Compass announced today that it has appointed Jennifer Kelly Dominiquini as its Chief Marketing and Client Experience Officer, tapping the e-commerce veteran to reimagine how the bank engages clients as it continues its digital transformation.

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BBVA announces InnovaChallenge winners

The BBVA International datathon InnovaChallenge MX, in which 378 developers from 36 different countries participated, has drawn to a close.

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Wirecard demos HCE-based wearable payments band

Wirecard AG is presenting a payment wearable solution based on host card emulation (HCE) technology.

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Customers Bank launches mobile-only offshoot

BankMobile, a division of Customers Bank (CUBI), the first and only bank offering a no fee, purely mobile and tablet banking platform, today announced its official phase one launch.

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MasterCard launches global hackathon series with $100,000 grand prize

MasterCard today announced the MasterCard Masters of Code™ competition. The intense, 10-city hackathon series will traverse the globe – from Sydney to Silicon Valley – to find the master artisans of our day: developers.

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Icici Bank launches banking by Facebook for non-resident Indian customers

ICICI Bank (NYSE:IBN), India’s largest private sector bank, announced the launch of ‘Pockets by ICICI Bank’, an innovative desktop application that enables its NRI customers across the globe to access their bank accounts on Facebook.

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Vanare acquires NestEgg for robo-wealth management

Vanare, a next-generation wealth management technology platform for investment advisors, announced today the acquisition of NestEgg Wealth to launch the first ever offering that completely integrates online wealth management with traditional wealth management in one seamless solution.

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Esma clarifies position on investment-based crowd funding

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published an Opinion along with an Advice on Investment-based crowdfunding.

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Barclays to free up unused branch space for entrepreneurs

Social enterprises, entrepreneurs and community groups will be offered free space in a move by Barclays to encourage local enterprise, continuing its support for entrepreneurs.

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TCS launches app-focussed platform Bancs Digital

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), (BSE: 532540, NSE: TCS), a leading IT services, consulting and business solutions organization, announced the launch of its latest solution, TCS BaNCS Digital, to help financial institutions reimagine the digital experience for their customers and build a seamless and interconnected bank.

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DBS recognised for innovations in ATM technology

DBS has received top honours in the National Infocomm Awards ("NIA") for the “Most Innovative Use of Infocomm Technology (Private Sector – General)”.

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Yacuna releases API and Sandbox for bitcoin app development

The Yacuna Group releases its updated Yacuna API and enables third-party developers to integrate the UK-based and -regulated Bitcoin exchange into their applications.

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Financial Solutions Lab innovation challenge to focus on household cash flow

The Financial Solutions Lab at the Center for Financial Services Innovation (CFSI) today announced that household liquidity, the management and alignment of income and expenses, will be the focus of its first innovation challenge.

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Lendico debuts cross-border P2P loan platform

Since the 2008 Banking Crisis, it has become extremely difficult for high quality borrowers to get a loan and for return-seeking investors to earn high rates of interest.