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Swift Nordics Regional Conference - Live Blog Day 1

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Swift Nordics Regional Conference - Live Blog Day 1

The Swift Nordics Regional Conference 2016 in Oslo is focusing on how to effectively harness disruptive trends and deliver practical, real world change to the financial industry. Over the course of two days, the programme will examine challenges and opportunities in the Nordics and beyond, and assess how new technologies, changing business models and collaborative ways of working pave the way for the future.

TSX appoints blockchain expert chief digital officer

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TSX appoints blockchain expert chief digital officer

The Toronto Stock Exchange has become the latest bourse to recognise the potential importance of distributed ledger technology, hiring blockchain specialist Anthony Di Iorio as its chief digital officer.

BBVA acquires hot Finnish startup Holvi

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BBVA acquires hot Finnish startup Holvi

BBVA has acquired Finnish digital current account startup Holvi, furthering its investment into tech-led alternatives to traditional banking.

ING gets new chief innovation officer

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ING gets new chief innovation officer

Dutch banking group ING has tapped Ignacio Juliá Vilar, an executive from its Polish division, to take on the role of chief innovation officer and head of retail banking segment.

Mizuho Bank taps IBM's Watson to give robot branch workers an IQ boost

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Mizuho Bank taps IBM's Watson to give robot branch workers an IQ boost

Tellers beware: Japan's Mizuho Bank is about to deploy robots that have been supercharged by IBM's Watson cognitive computing platform in several of its branches.

Lloyds partners Google on data analytics

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Lloyds partners Google on data analytics

Lloyds Banking Group is collaborating with Google on a project to dig deeper into its data sets and unlock hidden trends in customer behaviour.

Financial services set for a fundamental shake-up - Deloitte

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Financial services set for a fundamental shake-up - Deloitte

The emergence of a raft of disruptive technologies and trends will fundamentally transform the financial industry over the next five to ten years, says Deloitte.

Finextra PSD2 study explores implications for EU payments providers

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Finextra PSD2 study explores implications for EU payments providers

European financial services organisations consider the European Union (EU) Payment Services Directive 2 (PSD2) a business opportunity as much as a compliance obligation, according to a Europe-wide study conducted by Finextra Research in association with CA Technologies.

Registration opens for EBAday 2016

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Registration opens for EBAday 2016

Registration has opened for EBAday 2016, Europe's pre-eminent payments conference and exhibition, which will be staged this year in Milan.

Meet Luvo, Royal Bank of Scotland's new virtual assistant

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Meet Luvo, Royal Bank of Scotland's new virtual assistant

Royal Bank of Scotland is to explore the potential of using an AI bot to answer customer queries following a successful two-month trial of the technology among 1200 staff.

Mondo takes just a minute to raise £1 million

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Mondo takes just a minute to raise £1 million

Digital challenger bank Mondo has raised £1 million in a record-breaking one minute and 36 seconds on crowdfunding platform Crowdcube.

UOB pours $10 million into crowdfunding platform

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UOB pours $10 million into crowdfunding platform

Singapore's United Overseas Bank is investing $10 million in Israeli equity crowdfunding platform OurCrowd to extend financing to SMEs in South East Asia.

Blockchain recruitment heats up at major banks and vendors

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Blockchain recruitment heats up at major banks and vendors

Recruitment for blockchain specialists at major banks and vendors is hotting up, as Visa, Thomson Reuters and BNY Mellon post ads on job boards.

Investec takes stake in Australian fintech accelerator H2

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Investec takes stake in Australian fintech accelerator H2

International banking and asset management group Investec has acquired a stake in Australian fintech startup accelerator H2 for an undisclosed sum.

MasterCard partners StartPath graduates on commercial use cases

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MasterCard partners StartPath graduates on commercial use cases

MasterCard is to use artificial intelligence technology from Rainbird - a startup identified by its Start Path accelerator programme.

R3 and 40 banks run parallel trials of five different blockchains

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R3 and 40 banks run parallel trials of five different blockchains

Distributed ledger consortium R3 has connected 40 banks to five different blockchains and allowed them to facilitate issuance, secondary trading and redemption of a fixed income product in the largest known trial of the technology to date.

Israel gets fintech hub

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Israel gets fintech hub

Israel is the latest country to get a dedicated fintech hub, as The Floor arrives in Tel Aviv promising to support startups disrupting the financial services industry.

Distributed ledger tech could see Brits get Bank of England accounts - deputy governor

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Distributed ledger tech could see Brits get Bank of England accounts - deputy governor

A senior Bank of England official has floated the idea of using distributed ledger technology to enable individuals to hold digital currency accounts with the central bank, but has warned that such a move could prove damaging to commercial providers.

Hong Kong securities watchdog sets up fintech contact channel

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Hong Kong securities watchdog sets up fintech contact channel

Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has established a 'Fintech Contact Point' as a dedicated channel to encourage businesses involved in the development and application of financial technology.

Mondo reboots crowdfunding campaign

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Mondo reboots crowdfunding campaign

Digital challenger bank Mondo has set a new date for its £1 million crowdfunding campaign after a rush of applicants on Monday toppled the servers of platform provider Crowdcube.

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