Innovation

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Silicon Valley trip teaches ANZ that it's OK to fail

Banks around the world still haven't completely nailed digitisation, ANZ Australia CEO Mark Whelan says, opening the opportunity for financial services players that can get it right.

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UMB backs fintech accelerator SixThirty

UMB Financial Corporation has become the latest bank to embrace the fintech startup community, forging a partnership with St Louis-based venture fund and accelerator SixThirty.

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Securities Commission Malaysia hones in on fintech innovation

Securities Commission Malaysia is to draw key stakeholders together in a bid to create a stable ecosystem for the promotion of fintech innovation in the country.

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Kash recruits former Visa exec to take on credit card networks

Kash, the latest US startup looking to disrupt the credit card networks has recruited former Visa CEO and chairman Joe Saunders as chairman of the board and raised an additional $1.5 million in funding.

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MasterCard extends startup search globally

MasterCard is to step up its engagement with the international startup community by transforming its Start Path partnership programme into a global forum.

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Dwolla introduces white label service

Payments firm Dwolla is introducing a while label service that promises to give banks and businesses an API that does what ACH does without the overheads.

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FC Barcelona's Camp Nou to host Sungard's annual Global Coder Cup

SunGard is to take over Barcelona's iconic Camp Nou football stadium to host the championship round of its third annual Global Coder Cup, in which eleven teams from five countries will compete to develop innovative new financial service apps.

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Atom taps Durham University maths department to develop new banking model

Digital challenger bank Atom is collaborating with Durham University and the UK government on a research project to develop a new model for retail banking.

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Behold the contactless jacket

Fintech fashionistas can now make payments off the cuff with a natty new jacket from Scottish knitwear brand Lyle & Scott that comes complete with a buttoned-down pouch for Barclays' BPay contactless wristbands.

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India joins Better Than Cash Alliance

India has joined the UN-based Better Than Cash Alliance as it bids to accelerate the country's migration to electronic payments as part of a more general strategy to boost financial inclusion.

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ANZ builds Innovation Lab in A$450 million deal with IBM

ANZ has signed a five-year A$450 million deal with IBM to increase productivity and innovation across the Australian bank through the use of cloud-based services, mainframe technology and analytics software.

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Third of Brits expect day-to-day mobile payments within five years

With contactless cards and mobile payments growing in popularity, a quarter of Brits think that in just five years' time they will no longer need cash, according to a survey for Lloyds Bank.

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Payments UK sets out vision for 'world class' services

Trade association Payments UK has vowed to improve access to payments infrastructure and give customers more control over transactions as part of a drive to ensure Britain has a "world class" system.

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Swedish mPOS firm iZettle raises EUR60m for move into small business lending

Swedish mPOS vendor iZettle has raised EUR60 million in a Series D funding round to help it launch a cash advance service for its small business customers.

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Kenya's NIC Bank links to Twitter and WhatsApp

Kenya's National Industrial Credit (NIC) Bank is set to enable customers to view their balances and make payments via WhatsApp, Facebook and Twitter.

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Australian incubator opens its doors as battle for fintech talent heats up

Australia's bid to develop a fintech sector has taken a step forward with the opening of a new incubator in Sydney

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FIS opens Indian financial inclusion lab

Fintech giant FIS has opened a financial inclusion lab in the Indian city of Bengaluru (Bangalore) that will work on developing ways to bring banking to the country's millions of underserved citizens.

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The Clearing House calls for tighter controls on non-bank payment providers

US payments and lobby group The Clearing House has called for legislative measures to rein in non-bank startups hitching a free ride on banking rails.

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Andreesen Horowitz hires fintech 'veteran' Alex Rampall as general partner

Venture capital firm Andreesen Horowitz is sharpening its focus on fintech with the appointment of serial entrepreneur and TrialPay founder Alex Rampall as a general partner.

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Telcos and tech firms get Indian payment bank licences

In a move designed to boost financial inclusion, the Reserve Bank of India has given "in-principle" approval to 11 applicants - including telcos, tech firms and the country's postal service - seeking to set up so-called payments banks.