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Company update/inclusion
MetLife Foundation and Visa Inc., with global nonprofit Accion and IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, announced a new initiative to recognize the top 50 early-stage fintechs contributing to financial inclusion around the globe.
14 February 2019
Company update/Innovation
The Financial Venture Studio (FVS) is now accepting applications for its next class. Interested U.S.-based companies should apply today for the chance to be part of the nation’s premier program for seed-stage fintech startups.
Company update/startups
Global fintech funding rose to $111.8B* in 2018, up 120 percent from $50.8B in 2017, fueled by mega M&A and buyout deals, according to the KPMG Pulse of Fintech report.
Barclays has been revealed as the major new partner at Avenue HQ, a new, flexible workspace which recently opened in Leeds to support the city’s growing entrepreneurial business community.
13 February 2019
Sberbank actively develops the activities of its laboratories, which include: AI, robotics, VR and AR, and other laboratories.
12 February 2019
Scotiabank and The Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM), commonly referred to as Tec de Monterrey, today announced the launch of Factory A in Mexico City, the bank's first accelerator.
08 February 2019
Equitivo, Europe’s first full service fintech consultancy, launches today in London and Manchester.
Sberbank has selected thirty start-ups that completed the acceleration at the joint Russian-American accelerator of Sberbank and 500 Startups. Sberbank also decided to invest up to RUB 120 mln in them.
06 February 2019
Bahrain FinTech Bay and the Labour Fund “Tamkeen” announced in a press conference yesterday the launch of its FinTech Talent Program focused on the training and development of Bahrainis and is the first and only of its kind in the Middle East.
Company update/regulation
The Autorité des marchés financiers (the AMF) is pleased to announce the official launch of the Global Financial Innovation Network (GFIN), an international network of financial regulators committed to supporting financial innovation that benefits consumers.
01 February 2019
Barclays is excited to announce and welcome the ten companies that will join the 2019 London Barclays Accelerator, powered by Techstars class – the sixth London programme to date.
Hang Seng Bank (Hang Seng) and Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) today announced a strategic alliance to help accelerate the development and deployment of fintech solutions for the banking sector in Hong Kong.
31 January 2019
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) announced today that OpenRisk Technologies Inc. and Vouchr have joined the Wells Fargo Startup Accelerator, bringing the total number of companies in the portfolio to 21.
30 January 2019
FinTech Consortium is pleased to announce the launch of Georgetown University’s Professional Development Program in FinTech, an online interactive course.
Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Tencent to accelerate the R&D development and deployment of Fintech in Hong Kong by combining Tencent’s revolutionary and advanced technology capabilities with HKSTP’s infrastructure and vibrant innovation and technology (I&T) ecosystem.
To offer evermore innovative services and a best-in-class relationship experience to its clients, Societe Generale moves to the next level with its Innovation strategy.
29 January 2019
Token Economy Association (Singapore) (“TEA Singapore”) is pleased to announce the partnership with Tribe Accelerator, the first-of-its-kind government-backed blockchain accelerator, and part of TRIVE Ventures (“TRIVE”), a Southeast Asia focused Venture Capital (VC) firm based in Singapore.
23 January 2019
Hang Seng Bank has taken a significant step forward with its Workplace Transformation project to enhance staff collaboration and productivity by encouraging new ways of working.
16 January 2019
Oracle and B-Hive have selected the first fintechs to take part in the Fintech ScaleUp Program that aims to maximize business opportunities for startup, scale-up and mature fintechs while minimizing the time to get to market.
15 January 2019
As a number of old-school banks struggle to maintain their technology, leading UK “challenger” business banking provider Countingup becomes the first to offer invoicing, automated payment matching and expense tracking.
09 January 2019
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