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Georgia sees returns from fintech accelerator programme

A year after launching an accelerator program focused on helping entrepreneurs in Georgia’s growing financial technology (FinTech) sector succeed, the Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC) at Georgia Tech is working with a portfolio of 20 innovative startups — including 8 which have already raised more than $16.8 million in funding.

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Fintech market growth to add $1 billion in new value to Australian economy

The global Fintech sector exhibited robust growth in 2014 when investment activity tripled to US$12.21 billion from US$4.05 billion in 2013.

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Icap acquires Enso Financial Analytics

ICAP plc (IAP.L), a leading markets operator and provider of post trade risk mitigation and information services, announces today that it has acquired ENSO Financial Analytics (ENSO), a leading provider of a data analytics platform for hedge funds and prime brokers.

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International cohort of blockchain startups set to join Nexuslab pilot programme

Nexuslab, the Swiss blockchain startup programme powered by Startupbootcamp Fintech, has announced the ten international startups selected to join its pilot programme starting this April.

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Over 80 percent of banks support and plan to deploy video-enabled services

More than 80 percent of banks surveyed recognize that online and mobile banking channels improve customer engagement and 93 percent of banks expect customer satisfaction to improve if a high quality video banking service were to be implemented.

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Oz fintech chief Craig Dunn to join Telstra Board

The Telstra Board today announced the appointment of former AMP Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director Craig Dunn, 52, as a non-executive Director.

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MIT adopts Ripple validator to advance consensus and blockchain research

Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Connection Science, a research initiative that applies data and analytics to build better societies, today announced that it is the first academic institution in North America to participate in a global Byzantine consensus database.

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Volante Technologies and Payfessional announce partnership

Volante Technologies Inc., a global leader in the provision of software for the integration, processing and orchestration of financial messages and payments, today announced the signing of a partnership agreement with Payfessional.

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Lebanon's Eurisko Mobility adds VR headsets to omnichannle banking platform

Omnichannel banking is a breakthrough idea whose time has clearly come. It describes a unified multichannel approach to online banking from any medium like a laptop, smartphone or tablet, to a smart watch, Apple TV or even a Virtual Reality headset.

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Ripple hires HSBC payments exec Marcus Treacher

Ripple, the global provider of financial settlement solutions, today announced the hire of Marcus Treacher as Global Head of Strategic Accounts.

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Envestnet | Yodlee launches Risk Insight API

Envestnet | Yodlee (ENV), a leading data aggregation and analytics platform powering dynamic, cloud-based innovation for digital financial services, today announced it is expanding its product offering by introducing Envestnet | Yodlee Risk Insight, a new solution that provides lenders with the ability to see a complete view of consumer bank account and spending activity.

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Standard Chartered SuperCharges fintech

Standard Chartered and SuperCharger have announced the successful completion of Hong Kong’s first home-grown Financial Technology (FinTech) accelerator programme.

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Ingenico acquires payment screen startup Think&Go

Ingenico Group (Euronext: FR0000125346 – ING), global leader in seamless payment, announced today the acquisition of Think&Go NFC, a start-up provider of connected screens.

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DBS invites applications for second fintech accelerator

FinTech solutions in artificial intelligence, data analytics, blockchain, wealth management and more are among the areas of focus being targeted for the second round of the DBS Accelerator programme, by DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Limited and NEST.

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Wirecard profit up

Wirecard has further expanded its position internationally as a driver of innovation for electronic payment solutions.

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D3 Banking chooses FI Navigator

FI Navigator announced that D3 Banking, the leading innovator in data driven digital banking, has subscribed to its cloud-based mobile banking module, which provides vertical intelligence on the mobile banking services offered by more than 6,000 U.S. financial institutions.

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Raisin launches pan-European marketplace for savings

Raisin has today launched the first-ever pan-European marketplace for savings.

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Japan Exchange group and NRI commence blockchain PoC

Japan Exchange Group, Inc. (JPX) and Nomura Research Insitute have agreed to jointly begin conducting proof of concept (PoC) tests for blockchain, or distributed ledger, technology.

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Niche digital bank Collector partners with NFT on fintech venture fund

Collector AB (publ.) (Nasdaq Stockholm: COLL). Collector is establishing a new company, Collector Ventures KB, jointly with NFT Ventures.

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P2P bitcoin marketplace OpenBazaar opens for business

OpenBazaar – the decentralized marketplace that uses Bitcoin – is now open for business.