Innovation

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The revenue squeeze is on for incumbents as digital disruption begins to bite

Traditional financial institutions can expect to see a material shift in future revenues to new entrants — including challenger banks, non-bank payments institutions, and big tech companies — as competitive pressure from digital disruption continues, reports Accenture.

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BBVA launches open banking platform in the US

BBVA has officially launched its Banking-as-a-Service platform in the US, using APIs to let firms offer their customers financial products without having to take on fulling banking themselves.

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AXA rebrands £55 million fund to invest in fintech

AXA Investment Management is restructuring its £55 million Framlington Financial fund to invest in fintech companies.

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TD launches Oculus Go experience

TD Ameritrade is dabbling in virtual reality, teaming up with Facebook's Oculus Go on an "immersive learning experience" for investors.

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DNB takes five percent stake in 11:FS Foundry

Norway's DNB has invested £3 million for a five percent stake in a new digital banking toolset developed by consultancy 11:FS.

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Consumer rights groups hit out at CFPB sandbox plans

Consumer rights groups in the US have slammed a proposal by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to create a regulatory sandbox that would enable fintech firms to bypass red tape.

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Westpac rolls out designer wearables

Westpac is rolling out a new designer range of wearable payment accessories, including an iron or sew-on patch and safety pin that can be hidden on clothing.

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Top digital banking heads to convene at Finextra NextGen Banking Nordics

A strong line-up of C-Suite digital banking heads and innovators from across the Scandinavian fintech scene will gather in Stockholm next month to debate the future of financial services at Finextra's annual NextGen Banking Nordics summit.

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Data privacy laws threaten to stop fintech in its tracks - Asifma

A fragmented patchwork of data privacy rules threatens to upend the promise of new developments in financial technology across Asia, a leading trade body has warned.

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Standard Chartered partners Huawei on IoT lending projects

Standard Chartered is working with Chinese networking conglomerate Huawei on the development of IoT sensors that would automatically trigger payments to corporates by providing real-time data on the movement of goods.

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Gender imbalance in tech shifting - Nationwide

Women are now more likely to get a job in technology as the industry moves away from pure number crunching to a greater focus on innovation and creativity, according to new research from Nationwide Building Society.

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Schroders take stake in Cobalt startup graduate

Asset management house Schroders has taken a minority stake in Qwil Messenger, the first fintech start-up to have joined its global in-residence programme.

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Want to join the FCA sandbox? Better hire a legal and compliance team first

The Financial Conduct Authority's innovation sandbox is supposed to make it easier for new entrants to the financial services industry to navigate through the regulatory maze. However, for many participants the process of getting onboard and then finding willing customers to test their ideas on has been far from straightforward.

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CBA and CSIRO test the use of blockchain-based 'smart money'

Commonwealth Bank of Australia and the nation's scientific research agency CSIRO are tesing the use of blockchain technology to help citizens manage payments made to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).

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JPMorgan introduces mandatory coding courses

JPMorgan is introducing mandatory coding courses for all employees in its asset management division, the FT reports.

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Howard University joins Citi innovation programme

Citi has added Howard University to its programme embedding students from leading schools into its innovation efforts, enabling participants to earn course credit for work with the bank on emerging technologies such as machine learning and big data analytics.

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Circle plans to build token marketplace with acquisition of SeedInvest

Crypocurrency firm Circle is to acquire equity crowdfunding platform SeedInvest with the aim of creating a regulatory-approved token marketplace for capital formulation by businesses and individual entrepreneurs.

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Deutsche Bank's AI stockpicker cuts through corporate greenwash

Data scientists at Deutsche Bank have developed an artificial intelligence tool that cuts through the flannel padding out the Environmental Social and Governance reports of most companies to analyse non-financial news and quantify the stock impact.

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Esma budgets EUR1.1 million for monitoring fintech and crypto-assets

The European Securities and Markets Authority (Esma) has budgeted over EUR1 million to keep abreast of trends in financial innovation and crypto asstes over the course of the next year.

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SocGen sets up fintech incubator for wholesale banking unit

Societe Generale is scouting for fintech startups to join a new incubator being hatched by its corporate and investment banking unit.