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Rabobank selects Finastra payment services hub for cross-border payments

Finastra today announced that Rabobank has selected the global payment services hub from Finastra (previously D+H) to centralize cross-border payments.

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Nuance launches Nina Coach to train and deploy virtual assistants

Nuance Communications has launched Nina Coach, a solution to help organisations train, deploy and improve virtual assistants faster than ever before by tapping into artificial intelligence and leveraging existing human knowledge.

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Mastercard and Western Union explore digital model for refugee camps

On World Refugee Day, Mastercard and Western Union have announced a collaboration to explore the development of a digital model to help refugees more easily access basic human goods, services and finances within refugee settlements. The aim is to enable refugees, their host communities and donors to send and receive funds digitally, allowing for more transparency and long-term empowerment of refugees.

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Australia's Avoka wins ATB innovation challenge

KPMG and Matchi are delighted to announce that Avoka is the winner of ATB Financial’s Customer Onboarding Global Innovation Challenge.

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TechPrenuer Africa signs fintech MoU with Abu Dhabi Global Market

TechPreneur Africa, a social impact firm focused on harnessing innovation and entrepreneurship to achieve real economic impact across Africa has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), an international financial centre in Abu Dhabi, to foster and support the growth and activities of FinTech in the Middle East and African regions.

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JPMorgan splashes $3 million on eight FinLab startup winners

Today the Financial Solutions Lab (FinLab) at the Center for Financial Services Innovation (CFSI) with founding Lab partner JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) announced eight financial services innovators as the winners of its third competition, aimed at identifying solutions that can help Americans improve their financial health.

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Blockchain bank Babb appoints Ripple advisor as CTO

Blockchain-based banking startup BABB has today announced the appointment of blockchain heavyweight Dr. Anish Mohammed, who has joined the team as CTO & CSO to spearhead the launch of the world’s first blockchain-based bank account.

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Singapore's FinLab puts eight startups on the accelerator

After sieving through close to 400 applications across 44 countries, The FinLab, Singapore's first corporate fintech accelerator, selected 8 innovative fintech businesses for its second cycle of acceleration.

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FinTech Australia to run week-long festival in Melbourne

Australian fintech industry leaders today announced that Melbourne would later this year host a week-long fintech festival, which is expected to be the most influential event of its type in the Asia-Pacific region.

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SixThirty Cyber selects six startups to join 2017 portfolio

SixThirty CYBER, a St. Louis-based business development program that invests in cybersecurity companies, has announced the six companies that will be a part of the SixThirty CYBER 2017 Portfolio & Business Development Program.

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IBM sets its sights on cognitive regtech

Today, IBM (NYSE: IBM) launched the first suite of cognitive solutions to help financial institution professionals manage their regulatory and fiduciary responsibilities.

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Startupbootcamp ditches demo day for nation-hopping demo tour

Startupbootcamp FinTech, the world’s leading accelerator focused on financial innovation, has announced its first ever Demo Tour, replacing the traditional Demo Day that marks the end of the accelerator program.

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Temenos joins Luxembourg fintech hub The Lhoft

Temenos Group (SIX: TEMN), the software specialist for banking and finance, has become the latest Leadership Circle Partner of the Luxembourg House of Financial Technology Foundation (The LHoFT).

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Smart loyalty app wins ABN Amro ‘Beyond Banking’ hackathon

ABN AMRO yesterday selected Monnei as Most Valuable Prototype from an exceptionally strong group of 41 participant teams.

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BNP Paribas completes third international hackathon

The third BNP Paribas International Hackathon was held last weekend simultaneously in the ten participating countries.

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Hong Kong and Australia seal agreement on fintech cooperation

The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission ('the SFC') and ASIC today signed a Co-operation Agreement which provides a framework for cooperation to support and understand financial innovation in each economy.

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Diebold and Samsung to demo biometric ATM

Diebold Nixdorf, the leader in driving connected commerce, and Samsung SDS America ("Samsung") are teaming up to showcase how integrating advanced mobile technology—such as facial recognition—and the self-service channel can lead to enhanced security and an improved consumer experience.

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Former UBS innovation lead establishes cryptocurrency fund

Europe's first diversified Cryptocurrency Fund Crypto Fund AG is launching the Cryptocurrency Fund, which will be based on the Cryptocurrency Index, investing in the most important cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ether, Ripple, and other well-established cryptocurrencies.

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Monetary Authority of Singapore and Asba sign fintech co-operation agreement

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Association of Supervisors of Banks of the Americas (ASBA) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to bolster FinTech ties between Singapore and the Americas.

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Carrefour Banque offers instant activation of off-the-shelf C-zam account with Gemalto Digital PIN

Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, is supplying Market Pay, a payment institution wholly-owned by Carrefour Group, with payment cards and a Digital PIN solution for C-zam.