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News/Innovation
The University of Toronto has set up a 'Fintech Boot Camp' with a pledge to give learners the knowledge they need to move forward in the financial technology industry.
31 January 2020
The day before Brexit, Innovate Finance has put out a report hailing a record 2019 for the UK's fintech scene and predicting a a rosy future.
30 January 2020
Company update/retail
ICICI Bank today announced the launch of a unique self-service delivery facility, enabling its customers to collect their deliverables such as debit card, credit card, cheque book and returned-cheques, from a branch close to their home or office, in a hassle free manner, anytime any day.
29 January 2020
Australian fintechs have called on the Government and regulatory bodies to bring in new laws to crack down on incumbent banks, who are accused of engaging in anti-competitive practices to inhibit competition in financial services provision.
28 January 2020
Company update/startups
Barclays is pleased to introduce the ten FinTech-focused startups that will join the 2020 London Barclays Accelerator, powered by Techstars – the seventh London programme to date since being established in 2014.
News/startups
CaixaBank has teamed up with Silicon Valley-based innovation platform Plug and Play on a Spanish fintech startup programme.
27 January 2020
Standard Chartered has formed an alliance with Bahrain Fintech Bay to keep tabs on innovative startups operating in the Greater Middle East.
Barclays Bank has formed a commercial partnership with fintech accelerator graduate Nimbla, which gives SME clients the ability to take out insurance against individual invoices, rather than the whole book.
23 January 2020
Company update/Innovation
DIFC’s FinTech Hive revealed the launch of a new funding accelerator programme for FinTech start-ups in the MEASA region.
Canapi Ventures, a VC firm focussed on fintech startups, has secured the backing of a host of banks for a new $545 million fund.
22 January 2020
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority and the Bank of Thailand have completed a working prototype of a cross-border digital currency payment system.
Finextra TV/cloud
As consumer habits develop and evolve, the way banks operate and how they engage with their customers do as well. With banks under increasing pressure due to competition from innovative fintechs and changing consumer expectations, they must develop the way they target and appeal to customers and maintain a profitable personal relationship.
Icap founder Michael Spencer has committed £25 million to a new £100 million fintech venture fund in the UK.
20 January 2020
Metro Bank, known for its exceptional customer service, has welcomed a second cohort of colleagues onto its MSc programme in Retail and Digital Banking, which it set up with Cranfield School of Management in 2018.
Tramshed Tech, the Cardiff-based co-working space, has partnered with Hodge and FinTech Wales, the not-for-profit association for the FinTech and Financial services industry in Wales, to launch the ”Fintech Wales Forum”.
After just a year in the job, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group CEO Kanetsugu Mike is being replaced by the Japanese giant's digital chief Hironori Kamezawa.
17 January 2020
Shell Oil Company (Shell), the largest fuel network in the United States announced today that Shell-branded stations across the U.S. will now accept payment through Uconnect Market, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles’ (FCA) new in-vehicle commerce platform.
Real estate investment company BrickMark has made a record-breaking blockchain-powered investment in the heart of Zurich's central business district.
China's Ant Financial is flexing its muscles by organising a massive fintech conference in Shanghai this April.
15 January 2020
Company update/payments
Manigo, the online banking services provider, today unveiled a new programme in partnership with CashFlows and Mastercard, aimed at helping companies to offer next-generation banking and payment products.
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