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Company update/Innovation
The very first “Bank-in-Messenger”- TalkBank.io has raised $1million in seed investments with a company valuation of $6.1million. IIDF and 7 private investors, including Mark Malinovsky (kuponator.ru) have funded the start up.
06 October 2017
News/Innovation
NAB customers can now ask Google Assistant to answer general banking questions, such as how to replace a lost card or reset their password, via Google Home or a smartphone with the voice activated virtual agent installed.
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.
Nacha—The Electronic Payments Association and the Payments Innovation Alliance, today released a Meeting Summary Report and Overview Document from the latest meeting of the API Standardization Industry Group.
05 October 2017
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is killing off controversial plans to seize algorithmic traders' source code.
Finextra TV/Innovation
Wim Raymaekers , Head of Banking Market and SWIFT gpi, SWIFT, introduces SWIFT’s new research with BCG, and talks about the changes payment platforms and processes are currently undergoing, the main drivers behind this and how the industry will evolve in the future.
KAS BANK, the specialist provider of securities services to the UK pension industry, is today announcing plans to invest in the creation of a dedicated Fintech Innovation division, tasked with radically transforming the governance technologies available to UK pension schemes.
Jerry Norton, Vice President, Financial Services, CGI, talks about the ECB’s planned new settlement service TIPS, what this is designed to offer, why it is controversial, and the market’s reaction so far.
GBST, provider of wealth administration software through its GBST Composer® platform, has launched a digital capability to the UK market.
Project Dolphin Blockchain Intelligence (https://presale.dolphin.bi/) is a platform for collecting quick and high-quality risk assessment and information about ICO campaigns.
A consortium of fintechs and banks has developed a distributed ledger technology (DLT) platform for the syndicated lending market.
UK insurer Aviva has acquired a majority stake in a startup robo-adviser for an undisclosed sum.
Thailand and Singapore have announced tentative plans to integrate their respective e-payment schemes in a bid to promote digital banking, according to a Bloomberg report.
Toronto-Dominion Bank is looking to tap into Israel's world-renowned cybersecurity talent pool through the opening of a Tel Aviv office. Meanwhile, the Canadian bank is also giving its app an AI boost through a partnership with Kasito.
04 October 2017
Three companies from the UAE’s dynamic technology startup community have made it to the finals of Visa’s Everywhere Initiative, an innovation program designed to encourage the development of the next big thing in payments.
Following the resounding success of 'AG Elevate', originally launched in November 2016, Addleshaw Goddard has today announced its 2018 programme to support FinTech growth with an expanded program for participants.
NCR is working with Maine-based Town & Country Federal Credit Union to train Amazon's voice commerce assistant Alexa to respond to spoken requests for bank account information.
Synechron, Inc, the global financial services consulting and technology services provider, has today announced Peter Memon has joined the company as its new Head of Emerging Technology.
03 October 2017
The Canadian Bankers Association says the government should think carefully before embracing open banking, warning that increasing third party access to financial data poses major risks not only to customers but to the entire economy.
IMF managing director Christine Lagard believes virtual currencies might just give existing currencies and monetary policy a run for their money.
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