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IBM software products now cloud-native for public and private clouds

IBM today announced that it has transformed its software portfolio to be cloud-native and optimized it to run on Red Hat OpenShift. Enterprises can now build mission-critical applications once and run them on all leading public clouds, including AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, Alibaba and IBM Cloud and on private clouds.

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UBS partners with BizEquity for enterprise access

UBS Financial Services Inc. today announced a partnership with BizEquity, a leading online provider of estimated business valuations. This will allow a select group of UBS financial advisors in the US arm of its Global Wealth Management business, to access BizEquity’s database of businesses and valuation information. Enterprise access through BizEquity will increase the service and support that UBS financial advisors can provide to business owner clients, and informal valuation reports will assist with financial planning needs that will allow clients to be more competitive in their respective industries.

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Mastercard, goop and Next Retail Concepts upgrade online shopping in Canada

For the first time, goop will extend the unique brand experience of the physical goop MRKT Toronto pop-up to digital shoppers in the Canadian market. Powered by Mastercard and Next Retail Concepts and guided by goop, the innovative digital environment will allow shoppers to browse and buy just as if they were in the physical store.

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Tokyo Stock Exchange opens data sandbox

Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) announces that it will launch a data sandbox program* (hereinafter "the Program") to serve as a new framework for supporting, on a cross-industry basis, the creation of new services by start-up companies for the securities sector.

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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.

/payments

Glint launches gold-based debit Mastercard and app in US

Glint Pay Inc. (Glint), a subsidiary of the U.K.-based fintech company that makes gold an alternative global currency by enabling its clients to buy, sell, save and spend their physical gold instantly through the Glint Debit Mastercard and Glint App, today announces the launch of its products in the U.S. and the selection of Boulder, CO as its U.S. headquarters. To date, Glint has more than 50,000 app downloads, 10’s of thousands of registered users and more than USD $50 million in transacted volume.

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Microsoft and Publicis Sapient build digital trade finance bank in six months

Publicis Sapient, the digital business transformation hub of Publicis Groupe, and Microsoft, has today announced their partnership supporting the launch of the world’s first end to end digital trade bank, Anglo-Gulf Trade Bank. The two businesses aided in the creation of the entirely new bank by providing it with implementation strategy, technology and client experience from the outset.

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Itiviti appoints new Head of Customer Success

Itiviti, a leading technology and service provider to financial institutions worldwide, today announced the appointment of Gavin Welsh as EVP, Head of Customer Success, Itiviti Group. Gavin brings more than 25 years’ experience of Fintech customer support and relations to Itiviti, most recently as Global Head of Client Coverage at TradingScreen. Reporting to CEO Rob Mackay, Gavin will define and drive Itiviti’s customer strategy.

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ICO selects ten startups for data protection sandbox

The use of biometrics to speed up airport passenger journeys, innovations in crime prevention and technological advances in the health sector are among the first projects selected to take part in the ICO Sandbox.

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Cuna Mutual group sets up fintech accelerator

CMFG Ventures, the venture capital arm of CUNA Mutual Group, and Filene Research Institute announced today the launch of the FinTech Catalyst Incubator to test new fintech products and services in credit unions.

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Applying AI to translate financial documents, Lingua Custodia raises EUR1.1 million

Lingua Custodia, the specialist in Machine Learning applied to financial translation, announces the closing of a €1.1m fundraising operation.

/payments

CBA combines transaction data with Google search data to forecast household spending trends

The Commonwealth Bank Household Spending Intentions Series launched today shows there is a turnaround in home buying intentions currently underway and the risks to economic activity and consumer spending are starting to recede.

/startups

International start-ups should choose Melbourne over Sydney says Tradeplus24

Melbourne, not Sydney, should be the clear choice for fast-growing overseas tech start-ups entering Australia, according to Switzerland-headquartered alternative lending start-up, Tradeplus24, which recently chose Melbourne as its home in Australia to begin a global expansion strategy.

/inclusion

Singapore FinTech Association inks MoU with Afin

Singapore FinTech Association (SFA) and ASEAN Financial Innovation Network (AFIN) today announced signing a Memorandum Of Understanding, to collaborate and promote the APIX platform to FinTech community, further contributing to the development of the industry.

/Innovation

Trust Payments opens innovation lab

TruST Payments’ leading payment gateway, Secure Trading, announced today the launch of its new Payment Innovation Lab.

/regulation

Singapore and Kenya strike fintech co-operation pact

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) have inked a FinTech Cooperation Agreement to support digital infrastructure development in Kenya.

/regulation

Sifma calls for changes in Fed proposal that could limit bank investment in emerging companies

The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) and the Financial Services Forum today submitted joint comments on a proposal modifying the rules for determining control of a banking organization, issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (FRB) with the stated goal of simplifying and increasing transparency.

/Innovation

Wirecard prototypes smart payment mirror

Wirecard, the global innovation leader for digital financial technology, is once again pushing the boundaries of the shopping experience with its new prototype of a Smart Mirror, developed by Wirecard’s Innovation Lab.

/startups

Gardenia Technologies earns €100,000 investment as winner of inaugural NadFin accelerator programme

On July 12th, the founders of the NadiFin Acceleration Program reunited at the LHoFT announced that Gardenia Technologies was voted by its cohort peers as the winner of the 2019 program, paving the way for a €100,000 investment from MiddleGame Ventures.

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FIA connects with Tribeca Early Stage Partners for Innovators Pavilion

Today FIA announced that Tribeca Early Stage Partners will be a 2019 FIA Innovators Pavilion community partner, helping FIA connect with the fintech community in New York and encourage startups to participate in the Pavilion.

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