Innovation

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UK retains top three spot for fintech investment

UK fintech investment increased by 18% to $3.3 billion in 2018, retaining the country's top three profile for deal-making behind the US and China.

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Mastercard seeks good vibrations with new sonic identity

Mastercard is heading to the Grammys and the Brit Awards to debut a new sonic brand identity scored with the help of Mike Shinoda of US rock band Linkin Park.

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Financial inclusion takes stage at massive blockchain hackathon

Financial inclusion and security will be one of the challenges at what is being billed as the world's largest blockchain and AI hackathon, taking place in the Netherlands this April.

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Facebook acqui-hires Chainspace team for blockchain push

Facebook has reignited speculation about its plans in the payments space by aqui-hiring the team behind London-based blockchain startup Chainspace.

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Regulatory bodies open global sandbox

An international network of financial regulatory bodies is calling for applications from firms wishing to test innovative financial products, services or business models across more than one country or jurisdiction.

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NatWest builds data academy open to all staff

NatWest is looking to train up its staff for the data revolution by pumping £1 million into an academy open to all of its 70,000 employees.

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Swift to open gpi gateway to R3 blockchain

Interbank co-operative Swift is to conduct a proof-of-concept trial to link its gpi network to the Corda platform of enterprise blockchain consortium R3.

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Marshall Islands to deliver physical 'notes' for digital currency circulation

Swiss startup Tangem has won a contract to issue physical 'banknotes' for the Republic of the Marshall Islands decentralised digital national currency.

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Temenos backs platform to drive faster fintech procurement

Temenos, Cisco and Deloitte Luxembourg are among a group of companies setting up a due diligence, connectivity and testing platform to help the financial services industry in its efforts to work more effectively with fintech firms.

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DBS innovation chief Cross steps down

DBS innovation chief Neil Cross is bidding goodbye to banking after five years leading the Singaporean bank's digital transformation effort.

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TrueLayer launches Open Banking-based payments API

TrueLayer has launched an Open Banking and PSD2-based payments API, giving businesses and consumers an alternative to card payments and bank transfers.

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Pan-Asian fintech network approves mobile payments specifications

More than 60 companies from 12 countries have joined a new Pan-Asian committee to spur the adoption of fintech in the region.

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Barclays supersizes New York accelerator

Barclays is turbo-boosting the New York arm of its Rise accelerator and introducing an investment pool of £10 million for each cohort to go through the programme.

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ING signs five-year licencing deal with R3

ING has agreed a five-year deal with R3 for an unlimited number of Corda Enterprise licenses, with the aim of encouraging the adoption of CorDapps across the business.

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AXA raises $150 million for second venture fund

The venture capital arm of insurance and asset management group AXA has raised $150 million for its second early stage fintech and healthtech fund.

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Five emerging tech trends to watch in 2019

Beth Devin, head of innovation network and emerging technologies at Citi Ventures, selects five technologies that could have a major impact on financial institutions and their clients in 2019 and beyond.

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ING builds analytics academy to help employees with data skills

ING is setting up an 'analytics academy' where any member of the Dutch bank's staff can brush up on their data skills.

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UniCredit sets up transformation and innovation advisory board

Italy's UniCredit has set up a 'transformation and innovation' advisory board, blending internal and external specialists to help guide the Italian bank's digital investment strategy.

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Korea to tear down barriers to fintech innovation

Korea's Financial Services Commission is to undertake a root and branch regulatory reform to boost the company's fintech sector, amending rules on bank investments and introducing a sandbox programme for startups to test their applications.

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Canada launches open banking consultation

The Canadian government has launched a public consultation on the merits of Open Banking as it seeks to gauge consumer enthusiasm for sharing financial data with third parties.