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Citi takes API developer hub to Hong Kong

Citibank is taking its global API developer hub to Hong Kong as part of a fintech challenge that promises successful participants a share of HK$650,000 in cash awards plus the opportunity to explore a commercial relationship.

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AI and IoT dominate insurtech startup funding

Artificial intelligence (AI) and the internet of things (IoT) now account for almost half of total investment in insurance technology (insurtech) startups globally, new research from Accenture (ACN) shows.

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Smart cities are an opportunity for better lives

Carlos Menendez, President, Enterprise Partnerships, Mastercard, speaks about developments in smart cities and what technology is required for this.

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CaixaBank to open payment innovation hub with global partners

CaixaBank, Global Payments, Samsung, Visa and BNP Paribas-owned Arval are to jointly invest EUR5 million in a Barcelona-based Payment Innovation Hub to confront new frontiers for payments in e-commerce and the Internet of Things.

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Barclays Africa’s Rise hub hosts hackathon to help solve water crisis

Rise, Barclays Africa’s innovation hub in Cape Town, hosted a water hackathon on Friday and Saturday, 24-25 March, to help harness the power of technology, innovation and collaboration in finding solutions to the water crisis in South Africa’s Western Cape province.

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RBC embeds video chat into online advice platform

Royal Bank of Canada is piloting an online financial advice platform that uses live video to connect clients with staffers in real time.

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BlackRock re-positions stock picking business for high-tech future

BlackRock is positioning its equity investment platform for the future of active management – leveraging its unique scale and breadth of capabilities to drive sustainable alpha.

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Abu Dhabi to run fintech summit

Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the international financial centre in Abu Dhabi, is pleased to partner with PwC to launch the inaugural FinTech Abu Dhabi Summit in October 2017.

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Monzo attracts largest-ever crowd for £2.5 million round

Digital challenger bank Monzo has completed its £2.5 million crowdfund raise, attracting a record-breaking 6500 investors to the funding round on Crowdcube.

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Bahrain joins fintech free-for-all in the Middle East

The Bahrain Economic Development Board is working to position the Kingdom as a fintech powerhouse, signing a co-operation deal with incubator and ecosystem builder Singapore Fintech Consortium and Dubai-based asset management and advisory firm Trucial Investment Partners.

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FCA TechSprint tackles financial services and mental health

Helping people with mental health problems was on the agenda for developers attending the UK Financial Conduct Authority's latest TechSprint app development challenge earlier this month.

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Nordea prepares for the robot future with virtual employees

The robots are coming, so says Nordea, which has already 'hired' a host of 'virtual employees' to take on repetitive tasks and is planning to introduce smarter, AI-based colleagues in the near future.

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Bankers look to AI for more 'human' customer experience

In the next stage of artificial intelligence adoption, banks will use AI to help understand the intentions and emotions of customers and enable better interactions, according to a new report from Accenture (ACN).

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Mogo ships Android app

Mogo Finance Technology Inc. (TSX: MOGO; OTCQX: MOGOF) ("Mogo"), a leading Canadian financial technology company, today announced the launch of the Android version of the MogoApp.

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Singapore and France bolster fintech ties with cooperation agreements

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today signed cooperation agreements with the Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution (ACPR) and the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) of France to enhance FinTech cooperation between both countries.

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Allen & Overy lights the Fuse on tech innovation space

Allen & Overy is opening Fuse, a new tech innovation space where tech companies, Allen & Overy lawyers, technologists and their clients will collaborate to explore, develop and test legal, regulatory and deal-related solutions.

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EU consumers putting their trust in tech for money management

Europeans could avoid paying up to £7 billion in financial charges every year thanks to digital innovation helping them better manage their finances, according to international money transfer company Azimo.

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Lending platform Bitbond and payments outfit BitPesa partner to boost financing for African SMEs

Global SME lending platform Bitbond and African payment services provider BitPesa announced today that they are joining forces to improve access to financing for SMEs in Africa.

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Wells Fargo brings cardless transactions to 13,000 ATMs

Wells Fargo customers can now leave their wallets at home and instead use their mobile phones to make cash withdrawals at the bank's 13,000 American ATMs.

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BT opens tech-packed innovation showcase for financial services firms

BT today announced the opening of a new customer experience showcase for its financial industry clients.