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Innovate Finance launches ambassador programme

Innovate Finance, the membership association for UK’s global FinTech sector, today announced the first formal cohort of its Goodwill Ambassador Programme.

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Yes Bank selects 12 startups for inaugural accelerator

YES FINTECH, YES BANK’s Business Accelerator Program for Fintech Startups today announced the 12 startups that are set to join its inaugural cohort.

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NatWest reports back on 'speed dating' event for fintech talent

Emerging FinTech stars had their chance to shine with NatWest at Accenture’s FinTech Innovation Lab event last week.

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Blockchain Capital to raise funds through digital token offering

Blockchain Capital, the premier venture capital firm investing in blockchain technology companies, today announces its intention to raise its third fund via a combination of a traditional limited partnership called Blockchain Capital III, LP and an additional fund offered via a digital token called the BCAP.

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Singapore fintech startup Invictus turns to IBM for blcockhain support

IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced Singapore fintech start-up, INVICTUS, is collaborating with them to leverage IBM Cloud and Blockchain technologies for their Order, Logistic & Payment (OLP) platform.

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Maersk and Ericsson team with Silicon Valley's Plug and Play for supply chain and logistics

In partnership with founding partners Maersk and Ericsson, Plug and Play is launching their newest program, Plug and Play Supply Chain & Logistics.

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TerraPay supports GSMA push for standardised mobile APIs

TerraPay, a mobile-first international payment network, today announced that it has been working with the GSMA to ensure TerraPay compatibility with the recently rolled out standardized mobile money APIs.

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OCC issues draft revision to Licensing Manual for fintechs seeking bank charter status

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today provided additional detail on evaluating national bank charter applications from financial technology (fintech) companies that engage in the business of banking.

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Accenture opens NY innvovation centre for finance and risk

Accenture (ACN) has opened the Innovation Center for Finance & Risk in New York to help financial services clients quickly develop and scale advanced data and analytics capabilities.

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Blockchain outfit BTL adds former Visa innovation exec Jon Downing to advisory board

BTL Group LTD. (TSX VENTURE:BTL) ("BTL") is pleased to announce the addition of Jon Downing to BTL's advisory board.

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Eurobank to run fintech hackathon

Eurobank organizes the 2nd regional FinTech Competition “Beyond Hackathon” which is going to take place, on 17 – 19 of March 2017, at Eurobank premises at Nea Ionia (building H) in cooperation with the business partners, Found.ation & The Cube.

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US fintech index tracked by Source

Source has launched Europe’s first-ever UCITS fund focused solely on financial technology (“fintech”) companies. Fintech is one of the biggest growth stories of the century so far but, until now, there hasn’t been an easy way to get broad exposure.

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Blockchain-based banking startup Babb signs infrastructure and licensing deal with Contis

The Company is building a banking platform based on a “permissioned” Ethereum blockchain implementation of a distributed ledger using smart contracts technology.

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Percentile to embark on regtech trade mission to NY

Percentile, leading innovator in risk management and RegTech, today announced that it has been selected by the UK’s Department for International Trade (DIT) to be part of the first UK RegTech mission to New York City, taking place 24-28 April during NY’s Fintech week.

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PwC and Startupbootcamp chart fintech maturity

In a new report, ‘The start-up view: a year in FinTech’, Startupbootcamp and PwC analyse application data from Startupbootcamp’s FinTech accelerator programme as well as the volume of deals in the UK FinTech market in 2016.

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Latvia's Rietumu invites applicants for third fintech startup contest

This spring the international contest of startups Rietumu FinTech Challenge 2017 will be held in Latvia for the third time.

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Japan and Singapore establish fintech co-operation framework

The Financial Services Agency (FSA) of Japan and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced the establishment of a Co-operation Framework to enhance FinTech linkages between both countries.

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Chinese fintech firms unveil blockchain-based supply chain finance platform

Dianrong and FnConn today announced the market launch of Chained Finance, the first-ever blockchain platform for supply chain finance.

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ISO sets up fintech advisory group

Technology-enabled innovation in banking, asset management and insurance means customers now enjoy faster, cheaper, more transparent financial services than ever before.

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UK and Japanese regulators to co-operate on fintech

The Financial Services Agency of Japan (JFSA) and the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have exchanged letters on a Co-operation Framework to support innovative FinTech companies.