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Afin creates fintech marketplace and sandbox to tackle financial inclusion

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Afin creates fintech marketplace and sandbox to tackle financial inclusion

The Asean Financial Innovation Network (Afin) has launched API Exchange, a cross-border marketplace and sandbox for financial institutions and fintech firms to work together on financial inclusion projects.

Canada sets up Committee on Open Banking

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Canada sets up Committee on Open Banking

The Canadian Government has established an Advisory Committee on Open Banking to explore the potential and pitfalls of a regime which would give consumers the ability to share their financial data with third parties.

Client Lifecycle Management for the Buy-Side

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Client Lifecycle Management for the Buy-Side

Kevin O’Neill, Global Head of Buy-Side Division, Fenergo, talks about what the key challenges currently facing buy-side firms are, how a buy-side operation can become more operationally efficient and deliver a streamlined experience for the client, and how Fenergo’s solutions can improve this experience.

Circle launches stablecoin

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Circle launches stablecoin

Cryptocurrency firm Circle has unveiled a stablecoin designed to make it easy to convert US dollars into tokens that can then be moved over public blockchains.

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Oz fintech hub Stone & Chalk appoints new chairman and board members

Asia’s largest fintech innovation hub, Stone & Chalk, is today announcing the appointment of a new chairman and suite of new board members, as it prepares for its next phase of growth, transitioning out of “start-up” mode to “scale-up” mode itself.

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Digital remittance helps Kerala flood victims

Southeast Asia’s leading digital money transfer company, InstaReM, said that it has facilitated zero-fees international money transfers of nearly US$ 2,000,000 to the southern Indian state of Kerala, which experienced devastating floods last month.

Australian agency claims blockchain breakthrough

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Australian agency claims blockchain breakthrough

A federal science agency in Australia has claimed a world first after completing testing on a global blockchain network that is capable of processing 30,000 cross-border transactions per second.

Juggling multiple APIs in open banking environments

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Juggling multiple APIs in open banking environments

Tristan Blampied, Senior Product Manager, Pelican, talks about the key challenges faced by players involved in open banking, how the lack of an API standard is preventing the industry from reaching a truly open and interoperable market, and what security risks need to be taken into consideration with open banking and the involvement of authorised third parties.

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B-Hive unveils cyber security program

A collaborative fintech platform, B-Hive, is launching a cyber security program, Trusted Fintech, to help startups and scale-ups embed cyber awareness into their core values.

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Big tech to take slice of banks' retail market: Moody's

Global technology firms' innovations and expansion into retail financial services will slice a portion of financial firms' control of their user base, Moody's Investors Service says in a new report.

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Prodigy Finance raises $1bn in debt financing

Prodigy Finance, the pioneer in cross-border finance, announces that it has raised US$1 billion in the last twelve months in available debt financing (“financing”).

Revolut looks to mitigate Brexit with Lux licence

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Revolut looks to mitigate Brexit with Lux licence

London-based digital payments company Revolut is applying for a licence in Luxembourg in order to mitigate any fallout from Brexit.

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Commercial Bank of Dubai recruits PwC for digitisation

Commercial Bank of Dubai (CBD) and PwC Middle East, recently signed an agreement on an innovation programme that will help the bank in its objective to become default digital and in providing an exceptional customer experience by collaborating with FinTech startups, and effectively leveraging emerging technology as a tool.

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Fintech lobby group opens North American division

The Financial Data and Technology Association (FDATA), which played a pivotal role over the last five years in crafting the design and implementation of open banking standards in the United Kingdom and in Europe, announced today the launch of a North American arm, FDATA North America.

Ireland launches €5m fintech project amid drop in VC funding

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Ireland launches €5m fintech project amid drop in VC funding

The Irish government has continued its bid to develop the country as a European fintech hub with the launch of a five year, €5m fintech research and development project.

Bank customers increasingly open to big tech alternatives

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Bank customers increasingly open to big tech alternatives

With barely half of them satisfied with their experience, nearly a third of bank customers around the world say that they might consider jumping ship to big tech providers such as Amazon and Facebook.

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Switzerland's Crypto Valley gets blockchain incubator

In only a few years, the area between the Swiss cities of Zug and Zurich has established itself as the epicenter of the blockchain revolution, becoming home to over 600 companies associated with the new technology.

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Insurtech funding reaches new high, says WTW report

A total of 71 InsurTech funding transactions during the second quarter of 2018 marks a record high; however, the total of $579 million invested is down 20% against the prior quarter, according to the new Quarterly InsurTech Briefing from Willis Towers Watson, the leading global advisory, broking and solutions company, (NASDAQ:WLTW).

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XTrend launches new 'copy trading' feature

Since its launch in March 2018, XTrend has become a popular trading platform in Europe, where with its Nano trading capabilities, traders can learn and enjoy trading with just a $5 investment.

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VTFinTech joins OpenFin platform

VTFinTech, the technology provider of portfolio management and research evaluation services, today announced that it has joined the OpenFin platform to quickly and seamlessly onboard, deploy and deliver its Parity One software at scale to financial institutions.

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