Latest Innovation News: Finextra Research

Saving costs and generating revenue through AI, ML and RPA

Robert Graham, Executive Vice President Financial Services, Virtusa, speaks at Sibos 2018 in Sydney about AI, ML and RPA, whether they should be seen as operational cost saving or revenue generating projects, and where solutions are being deployed.

15 November 2018

Finextra TV/Innovation

Advancing the digitisation of trade

Farooq Siddiqi, Global Head of Trade, Standard Chartered, speaks at Sibos 2018 in Sydney about the current state of affairs for trade digitisation, how close we are to seeing trade being digitised, what the existing challenge is and what needs to be done.

15 November 2018

Finextra TV/Innovation

APAC and the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Martin Frick, Managing Director, APAC, Temenos, speaks at Sibos 2018 in Sydney about APAC being a fragmented market, what the 'Fourth Industrial Revolution' means for the APAC region, and how new entrants and neo-banks are challenging the status quo in financial services.

15 November 2018

Finextra TV/Innovation

Revamping banks' digital architecture

Miguel Rio-Tinto, Group Chief Information Officer, Emirates NBD, speaks at the Infosys Finacle Conclave 2018 in Antwerp about what helps build a successful digital organisation, and how banks can accelerate their digital journey and drive business growth.

15 November 2018

Finextra TV/Innovation

Universal GPI adoption for 2020

Thierry Chilosi, Head of Revenue Management and Pricing, SWIFT, speaks at Sibos 2018 in Sydney about what the ‘tracker for all’ does and how its improving gpi, what progress has been made with adoption so far and how many payments have been sent across to gpi.

15 November 2018

News/payments

Singapore Fintech Fest showcases innovations in payments

The Singapore Fintech Festival yesterday played host to a quartet of distinct cross-border and digital currency payment initiatives, drawing in United Overseas bank, Grab, Ripple and the country's central bank.

15 November 2018

News/startups

Banco Sabadell pumps $10 million into Silicon Valley venture fund

InnoCells, the digital business hub of Banco Sabadell, has contributed $10 million to Silicon Valley venture fund Base10.

15 November 2018

News/Innovation

Bank of China and Deutsche Bank open Singapore innovation labs

Singapore's status as a top fintech hub has been boosted by the news that Bank of China and Deutsche Bank have both opened innovation labs on the island.

15 November 2018

Finextra TV/Innovation

Navigating Changing Global Regulation with Artificial Intelligence

Marc Andrews, Vice President of Watson Financial Services, IBM, speaks at Sibos 2018 in Sydney about how the banking industry is coping with the increasing burden of regulatory demand, how beneficial AI is to managing regulation and how AI led solutions help banks to manage risk and financial crime.

14 November 2018

Company update/inclusion

Egypt boasts fast-growing fintech sector

Egypt boasts one of the fastest-growing business markets in Africa, as can be seen in the expansion of its financial technology (fintech) industry.

14 November 2018

News/regulation

Monetary Authority of Singapore proposes fast-track 'Sandbox Express'

The Monetary Authority of Singapore is consulting on the creation of a 'Sandbox Express', to relieve users experimenting with low risk solutions of the cumbersome application and approval process demanded under its existing approach.

14 November 2018

News/payments

IMF chief call for central bank backed digital currencies

IMF managing director Christine Lagarde has stated the case for central bank backed digital (CBDC) currencies, arguing for a greater role for the state in managing the retreat from cash in developed economies.

14 November 2018

Company update/startups

Visa Everywhere challenge opens in Singapore

Visa, the world’s leader in digital payments, announced the launch of Visa Everywhere Initiative (‘VEI’) in Singapore today.

14 November 2018

News/Innovation

CBA hails blockchain-based 'smart money' trial

Using blockchain technology to help manage payments made to Australia's National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) could have huge time and money saving benefits, a trial involving CBA and the nation's scientific research agency CSIRO has found.

14 November 2018

Finextra TV/Innovation

How to prepare for capital markets transformation

Maroun Edde, CEO, Murex, speaks at Sibos 2018 in Sydney about what factors are driving banks to undertake large scale transformation projects in the capital markets today, which technologies are influencing this transformation and what processes need to be put in place for a successful IT transformation.

13 November 2018

Finextra TV/Innovation

Corporates and the latest GPI developments

Marc Delbaere, Head of Corporates and Trade, SWIFT, speaks at Sibos 2018 in Sydney about gpi for Corporates means and how is it helping the corporate customer, how the corporates who are using it are reacting and what is coming down the tracks to improve the experience for corporates even further.

13 November 2018

Company update/startups

INV Fintech welcomes new class of startups

INV Fintech has announced its sixth accelerator class, which begins this week with six unique startups that are seeking to revolutionize financial services, the accelerator announced today.

13 November 2018

Company update/startups

Innovate Finance and Singapore FinTech Association sign MoU

nnovate Finance, the UK FinTech membership association and Singapore FinTech Association, the cross-industry and non-profit organisation supporting the development of the FinTech industry in Singapore, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the Singapore FinTech Festival to cement cooperation and greater collaboration between the UK and Singapore FinTech markets.

13 November 2018

Finextra TV/Innovation

Evolving banking needs around cloud

Andrew Reeves, MD for Cloud, Temenos, Janet Lewis, Vice President, Global Financial Services at Microsoft, speak at Sibos 2018 in Sydney about how banks needs have evolved, why banks are embracing the cloud now, how cloud technology has enabled new business models for banking and what new technology trends are prevailing in banking today.

13 November 2018

News/Innovation

MAS and SGX apply blockchain tech for settlement of tokenised assets

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Singapore Exchange (SGX) claim to have successfully developed Delivery versus Payment capabilities for the settlement of tokenised assets across different blockchain platforms.

12 November 2018