Latest Innovation News: Finextra Research

Customer value drives changes in payments

Gene Neyer, Industry & Regulatory, Global Payments, D+H, talks about how ISO 20022, PSD2 and real-time are coming together to transform the payments landscape, and the growing recognition that collaboration is needed to deliver value to customers in the payments landscape.

18 October 2016

Finextra TV/Innovation

Speed, safety and transparency drive innovation

Benoit Dessere, Head of Cash Management, Societe Generale, discusses how innovation is enabling banks to meet customer demand for anytime, anywhere, any device services, and talks about why digitalised information such as e-signatures and e-documents will bring more immediate and significant advantages to cash management than blockchain.

18 October 2016

Finextra TV/Innovation

We need a sustainable cadence with fintech

Leda Glyptis, Director, Sapient, talks about how emerging technologies are driving evolution in the fintech climate, and how financial institutions are reacting.

18 October 2016

Company update/Innovation

Social payments startup Pay By Group raises $3.4 million seed round

Pay By Group, a white-label e-commerce conversion tool that allows friends or family to collaborate and split the cost of any purchase, announced a $3.4 million seed round led by SparkLabs Global Ventures.

18 October 2016

Company update/Innovation

Majority of US consumers believe banks will cease to exist within their lifetime

Three of five Americans believe that their banks are failing to keep up with their needs in today's connected world, leading many to wonder if traditional financial institutions will disappear and what kinds of financial technology (FinTech) companies will emerge to take their place.

18 October 2016

Company update/Innovation

RBC hackathon looks for 'Next Great Innovator'

For hackathon pros, coming together over a weekend to design, code, and learn new skills from their peers is the new social gathering.

18 October 2016

News/Innovation

ING takes fintech startup route to UK relaunch

ING is re-entering the UK retail banking market with a free mobile app to help people keep track of their finances across multiple banks.

18 October 2016

News/Innovation

European Fintech Alliance has first outing at Deutsche Bourse

A new lobby group for fintech startups across Europe has held its first meeting at the offices of Deutsche Bourse in Frankfurt.

18 October 2016

News/Innovation

Banking-as-a-service platform IbanFirst raises EUR10 million

SME currency transfer operator FX4Biz has raised EUR10 million and performed a business pivot to rebrand as IbanFirst, offering an online multi-currency platform in banking-as-a-service mode

18 October 2016

Company update/Innovation

PCT names Keith Richbell as head of digital innovation

Payment Card Technologies (PCT), the London-based payment and fintech enterprise, has today appointed leading payments and digital banking expert Keith Richbell to its already impressive leadership team as Head of Digital and Innovation.

18 October 2016

News/Innovation

Tieto appoints bot to leadership team

Sandinavian tech firm Tieto has appointed an artificical intelligence agent to the leadership team of a new data-driven business unit, giving the bot the opportunity to participate in team meetings and cast a vote on business direction.

18 October 2016

News/Innovation

The bank of the future will be invisible - KPMG

By 2030, technology will have made banks and banking invisible to customers, hidden by Siri-like personal assistants that cull data from our connected lives to fulfil daily personal and financial obligations, claims KPMG.

18 October 2016

Company update/Innovation

American Express opens Amex for Developers portal

American Express (AXP) today announced the launch of Amex for Developers, a new portal providing a single point of access to company APIs and developer resources in such categories as payment services, customized experiences, data intelligence and fraud prevention.

17 October 2016

News/Innovation

Prospective fintech fund H2Ocean hits choppy waters

The backers of an Australian fintech fund have scrapped plans to raise capital through an IPO after failing to drum up sufficient interest from institutional investors.

17 October 2016

News/Innovation

Ontario regulator launches hub to guide fintech startups

The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) is launching an innovation hub to work with fintech startups, helping them navigate the regulatory framework and giving them a say in how rules should be shaped for new business models.

17 October 2016

Company update/Innovation

P3V closes fintech venture fund

Adam Felesky and Paul Desmarais III today announced the closing of a new fund, Portag3 Ventures ("Portag3"), focused on the financial technology sector.

17 October 2016

Finextra TV/Innovation

No real clarity on API projects in Europe

David Bannister, Principal Analyst, Financial Services Technology, Ovum, outlines the progression of blockchain in the last year, and where APIs and immediate payments fit in.

17 October 2016

News/Innovation

Bank of Ireland-mentored startup Plynk raises seed funding

Bank of Ireland has participated in a EUR725,000 seed funding round for Dublin-based social payments outfit Plynk following a 15-month development internship at the Irish bank's startup workspace.

17 October 2016

Finextra TV/Innovation

Swiss fintechs think before they shoot

Alexandre Gaillard, Invest Glass, discusses the fintech scene in Switzerland, and how artificial intelligence fits into the industry.

17 October 2016

Finextra TV/Innovation

Faster payments are taking over

Craig Saks, Group President, Strategic Products, ACI Worldwide and Paul Stoddart, Managing Director, Strategy, Products, Marketing & Business Development, VocaLink, discuss the faster payments space, and how the industry needs to respond to any challenges and opportunities that may arise in the future.

14 October 2016