Latest Innovation News: Finextra Research

Sustainable Finance.Live: Positive change through innovation and collaboration

Richard Peers, Founder of ResponsibleRisk sets the scene for Sustainable Finance. Live, the first in a series of events that sets out to provide actionable strategies, debunk the myth that value cannot be created by meeting sustainability goals and show how revenue can be generated through trustworthy implementation of ESG (environmental, social and governance) measures.

06 December 2019

Company update/Innovation

Swiss fintech incubator F10 to open office in Singapore

F10 – THE HOME OF FINTECH adds another city to its business location and expands to Singapore to build a second home.

06 December 2019

News/Innovation

How to build a successful bank/fintech partnership

Andrea Melville, managing director of commercialisation and propositions, Global Transaction Banking at Lloyds Bank, provides some pointers on how banks and fintechs can build mutually beneficial partnerships.

06 December 2019

News/retail

Deloitte predicts 'Japanification' of banking in 2020s

Leaders of banks need to look beyond banking in anticipation of disruption to their industry in the next decade, according to Deloitte.

05 December 2019

News/Innovation

BBVA to leverage Intel partnership for data mining and AI

BBVA has added Intel to its roster of partnerships with top tech firms, following similar agreements with Cisco, Red Hat, Salesforce, Amazon Web Services and IBM.

05 December 2019

News/Innovation

Third of millennial Brits say primary bank is a challenger

More than one in five UK consumers, and one in three millennial Brits, say their primary banking relationship is with one of the host of challengers to have emerged over the last decade, according to a report from AT Kearney.

05 December 2019

Company update/Innovation

Financial firms struggling to assess risks of disruptive technologies - Accenture

The majority of UK financial firms do not believe they can adequately assess the risks of disruptive technologies, as technology advancements move faster than the skills of their risk managers, according to a new report by Accenture.

04 December 2019

News/Innovation

Canada's Portag3 closes CAD$427m fintech fund

Canadian outfit Portag3 Ventures has closed a CAD$427 million (US$321 million) fund focused on early stage investments in the fintech sector.

04 December 2019

News/Innovation

Ex-Barclays Antony Jenkins predicts demise of traditional banking

Former Barclays chief executive believes its the end of the banking world as we know it...and he feels fine.

02 December 2019

News/Innovation

Swift Operations Forum Europe 2019, Amsterdam - Day 2 report

With the accelerating pace of transformation in financial services, day two of SOFE 2019 explored the direction of travel financial institutions should embark on in order to thrive in this new world.

29 November 2019

Company update/Innovation

Sberbank to hold 30% stake in driverless cars venture

Sberbank and Cognitive Technologies are teaming up to develop pilotless technologies by establishing Cognitive Pilot.

28 November 2019

Company update/startups

Five fintechs make it to the growth stage for ING's Think Forward initiative

From a prepaid card that helps parents teach their teenagers to budget, to an app that gives a clear overview of all your monthly expenses, these eight start-ups all have at least one thing in common.

28 November 2019

Company update/regulation

Regulators in Dubai and Luxembourg sign fintech pact

The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) and the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) Luxembourg, entered into an agreement to cooperate in the development of FinTech.

28 November 2019

News/sustainable

ECB poised to champion climate change action under Lagarde

As part of a strategic review of the ECB’s purpose, the bank’s president Christine Lagarde will underline action on climate change as a fundamental component of monetary policy.

28 November 2019

News/Innovation

Swift Operations Forum Europe 2019, Amsterdam - Day 1 report

Financial services innovation and how industry participants can keep up with ecosystem culture were two of the key themes on day 1 of the Swift Operations Forum Europe (SOFE) 2019.

28 November 2019

News/payments

P27 Momentum: Collaboration is crucial for cross-border payments

Driving community discussion on P27, payments professionals from across the Nordic region are gathering in Stockholm for NextGen Nordics: P27 Momentum to reflect on how this project will deliver a pan-Nordic clearing platform to settle domestic and cross-border multiple currencies.

26 November 2019

News/sustainable

Standardised data reporting is the lynchpin for future of sustainable finance

In a recent survey by State Street Global Advisors, 52% of European investors cited regulation as the key driver toward ESG adoption. Yet, despite attempts to introduce regulatory requirements, a lack of standardisation in reporting obligations is proving a significant challenge towards achieving meaningful progress.

26 November 2019

Company update/Innovation

Citi announces winners of Mena fintech challenge

Citi today announced the winners of the Citi MENA Fintech Challenge.

25 November 2019

Company update/startups

Wordline introduces commercial programme for hackathon challenge finalists

Worldline [Euronext: WLN], the European market leader in payment and transaction services, proudly announces the winners of its e-Payments Challenge 2019, the industry’s unique hackathon that speeds up the innovation-to-business cycle.

25 November 2019

Company update/startups

Northern UK cities to host international fintech trade mission

Next week, FinTech firms from across the globe will visit the North of England for two full-day events, where they will have the opportunity to engage with some of the best known financial services brands in the North.

22 November 2019