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SEC FinHub becomes standalone office

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that the SEC's Strategic Hub for Innovation and Financial Technology, commonly referred to as FinHub, will become a stand-alone office. Valerie A. Szczepanik will continue to lead FinHub as its first director and will report directly to the SEC Chairman.

Visa Apac accelerator programme invites fintechs to join inaugural cohort

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Visa Apac accelerator programme invites fintechs to join inaugural cohort

Visa is encouraging fintech startups across the Asia Pacific region to apply for one of six places in its new Accelerator Program, launching today.

FCA and City of London Corporation pilot digital sandbox

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FCA and City of London Corporation pilot digital sandbox

The Financial Conduct Authority and the City of London Corporation have called in Fintech Sandpit to help build a digital sandbox.

Can RtP offer the agile approach needed in the post-Coronavirus recovery?

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Can RtP offer the agile approach needed in the post-Coronavirus recovery?

As the world recovers from the Coronavirus pandemic, it is assumed that financial institutions and other businesses will need to adopt new ways of working to navigate what is said to be one of the worst economic downturn in recent years.

Electrifying cloud migration with strategy and security

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Electrifying cloud migration with strategy and security

The cloud can power innovation for financial institutions. As reported by McKinsey, 70% of banks are reviewing their core banking platforms and are beginning to leverage the potential that cloud-native services can deliver, as well as the offerings provided by technology vendors.

How the cloud adds value to open banking business models and strategy

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How the cloud adds value to open banking business models and strategy

While open banking was initially regarded by many as a typical compliance exercise, following the implementation of the Second Payments Services Directive (PSD2), banks are now shifting gears and going beyond the regulatory requirements by leveraging the benefits of open APIs to cater to customer needs and innovate open banking business models.

EBAday 2020: ISO 20022 driving harmonisation and fostering competition in banking, payments and fint

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EBAday 2020: ISO 20022 driving harmonisation and fostering competition in banking, payments and fint

Many of the ongoing conversations about ‘old vs new’, ‘big’ vs ‘small’ and ‘incumbent’ vs ‘start-up’ in financial technology may be built around the role of ISO 20022 in the banking and payments ecosystem in the years to come.

How one bank’s tech team is teaching ‘on-the-fly’ data

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How one bank’s tech team is teaching ‘on-the-fly’ data

Following her virtual session, ‘Democratising data-driven decisions with self-service tools’ at the Apidays conference, Yojas Samarth, senior data engineer, tech speaker and tech trainer at DBS Bank, speaks to Finextra Research regarding the nuance of training teams to effectively utilise data platforms.

/startups

Mastercard welcomes ten fintechs to Start Path programme

Mastercard has welcomed 10 fintechs from around the world to participate in its award-winning startup engagement program, Start Path, to scale the future of commerce.

Opening up the path less travelled from banking to fintech

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Opening up the path less travelled from banking to fintech

Fintech has been part of financial services for several years, but it remains surprisingly rare to see employees of incumbent banks take prominent positions at fintech firms.

EBAday 2020: payments innovation on fire

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EBAday 2020: payments innovation on fire

Visa recently launched its Tap to Phone technology, enabling Android handsets to accept NFC payments via an app which will allow users to accept contactless payments within minutes of download. This is now live in parts of Europe, the Middle East, Africa, APAC and Latin America with the US to follow in 2021.

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BIS Innovation Hub and HKMA announce TechChallenge winners

The Bank for International Settlements Innovation Hub (BISIH) centre in Hong Kong SAR and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) today announced the winners of the TechChallenge - Digitising Trade Finance initiative.

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Global regulatory sandbox GFIN opens for applications

The FCA will be among 23 regulators across 5 continents taking part in the cross-border testing initiative organised by the Global Financial Innovation Network (GFIN).

Will China be the world's first cashless society?

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Will China be the world's first cashless society?

China is well on its way to become the world's first cashless economy, with mobile payments already accounting for four out of every five payments, according to a study by the South China Morning Post.

WEF executive: Traditional finance business model no longer working

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WEF executive: Traditional finance business model no longer working

Simon Torrance, senior adviser at corporate innovation firm, Rainmaking, claims that the traditional financial services business model is no longer working.

/retail

UniCredit to run Tel Aviv bootcamp for female entrepreneurs

How does Israel's innovation ecosystem work? What are the shared routes and key steps that have brought success to so many Israeli start-ups? Can these growth and scale-up models be replicated in other places?

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Almost 800 coders will compete in BBVA 2020 hackathon

The BBVA Hackathon 2020 has attracted a total of 3,544 candidates so far, of which 792 made the final cut.

No rivalry between public and private digital currency solutions – European Commission

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No rivalry between public and private digital currency solutions – European Commission

During the ‘Retail Payments Strategy’ webinar held Wednesday , the European Commission’s Eric Ducoulombier, head of retail financial services and payment unit, spoke to the subject of digital currencies and the future of a digital euro.

Sibos 2020: Defining sustainable finance and ESG, beyond climate action and the environment

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Sibos 2020: Defining sustainable finance and ESG, beyond climate action and the environment

As wildfires, hurricanes, social and economic unrest and the pandemic play out across the global stage, the final of day of Sibos 2020 focuses on banking for humanity, the impact of ESG and the triple bottom line as a driver for sustainable business.

Sibos 2020: Big Tech companies are not looking to get into financial services – Jesse McWaters

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Sibos 2020: Big Tech companies are not looking to get into financial services – Jesse McWaters

Jesse McWaters, Mastercard’s vice president of global digital public policy, believes the way people think about Big Tech companies entering financial services are mistaken.

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