Latest Innovation News: Finextra Research

The transition from cash to digital, real-time payments

Ilkka Korkiakoski, VP, Head of Tieto, Transaction Banking, talks at EBAday 2018, about who the main stakeholders are in the new digital payments ecosystem, how an ecosystem can be a nationwide solution and what common ground can be found among the multiple players involved.

02 July 2018

Company update/Innovation

Fintech Scotland announces board members

FinTech Scotland has announced the board members who will work with CEO Stephen Ingledew to oversee plans for making Scotland a top five global centre for financial technology.

29 June 2018

Finextra TV/Innovation

Instant payments, an inflection point for payment hubs

Trevor LaFleche, Director Product Management and Marketing, Fiserv talks at EBAday 2018 about the evidence and experience of payment hubs and how banks can use the technology and platform to capture the instant payments market opportunity.

28 June 2018

Company update/Innovation

Lattice80 and SuperCharger partner to create Singapore & Hong Kong fintech bridge

LATTICE80 is partnering with SuperCharger to establish a bridge between the Fintech ecosystems in Singapore and Hong Kong.

28 June 2018

Finextra TV/Innovation

Accelerating the open banking strategy

Thomas Nielsen, Chief Digital Officer, Global Transaction Banking, Deutsche Bank, talks at EBAday 2018 about strategy acceleration in the open banking space, what the benefits of global API solutions are, how APIs ensure cyber security and protect client data, and what the likely direction of travel with respect to API regulation looks like.

27 June 2018

Company update/Innovation

Eleven startups pitch at DBS accelerator demo day

Potential investors and members of the local startup community at the DBS Accelerator Demo Day got a sneak peek at the future of banking, as the founders of 11 startups from Hong Kong and around the world showcased impactful FinTech solutions to enhance the customer’s digital journey, data analytics, compliance transformation and more.

27 June 2018

News/Innovation

Nationwide launches £50m fintech fund

UK building society Nationwide has joined the fintech venture fund party, putting aside £50 million to invest in promising startups.

27 June 2018

Finextra TV/Innovation

Best ROI begins with a digital end-to-end core

Darryl Proctor, Payments Director, Temenos, talks at EBAday 2018 about what banks need to do to get the best ROI, whether there is a bigger picture to be had around instant payments and digital banking, and why PSD2 has been gaining traction outside of Europe.

26 June 2018

Company update/Innovation

Abu Dhabi and Hong Kong sign fintech pact

Abu Dhabi Global Market, the International Financial Centre in Abu Dhabi, and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority signed a co-operation agreement today to jointly promote and enable financial services innovation, and accelerate cross-border FinTech business opportunities in Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

26 June 2018

Company update/Innovation

Buy and sell-side firms ahead in digital transformation growing twice as fast as rest of industry

New research released today from financial services technology leader FIS (NYSE: FIS) found that financial institutions with the most advanced operating models are growing nearly twice as fast as the rest of the industry.

26 June 2018

News/Innovation

UK government launches coding school

The UK government has launched a new body for training prospective coders in order to address an increasing digital skills gap.

22 June 2018

News/Innovation

US Treasury fintech report to make regulatory recommendations

A much anticipated report from the US Treasury on regulatory reforms for the fintech sector is set to recommend the use of regulatory sandboxes and fintech charters at both a state and federal level.

22 June 2018

Finextra TV/Innovation

When will it reach critical mass?

Darryl Proctor, Payments Director, Temenos, talks at The Temenos Community Forum: Digital to the Core, about what's driving the global growth of instant payment schemes, what the benefits of instant payments are for corporates, and why having a digital core is imperative to service instant payments in the most cost efficient way.

21 June 2018

Company update/Innovation

NSW sends eight fintech startups on a mission to India

Minister for Trade and Industry Niall Blair has announced eight financial technology (fintech) startups will attend an intensive one week business development program in India from 24–29 June 2018, with NSW Government support.

21 June 2018

Company update/Innovation

Open Up Challenge finalists announced

Nesta’s Challenge Prize Centre has today announced the twelve fintech businesses who will participate in the final phase of the ‘Open Up Challenge’ - a £2.5m prize fund backing the next generation of financial technology for small businesses.

21 June 2018

Company update/Innovation

Verrency signs long-term innovation services deal with volt bank

Australian global payments innovation provider Verrency has signed a significant long-term deal with volt bank, Australia’s first independent 100% digital bank.

20 June 2018

Company update/Innovation

Commerzbank joins Enterprise Ethereum Alliance

Commerzbank has joined the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA).

20 June 2018

News/Innovation

Interac opens innovation lab

Canadian debit network Interac has opened an innovation outpost and accelerator at Communitech, a tech hub based in the city of Kitchener, Ontario.

20 June 2018

News/Innovation

Linedata Exchange Europe 2018 - live blog

Welcome to Finextra's live coverage from the Linedata Exchange Europe 2018. The theme for this year's event centres around transformation and how digital, operational and industry-wide transformation can be leveraged to deliver growth.

19 June 2018

Finextra TV/Innovation

Banks quest for profitability

Max Chuard, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Temenos, talks at The Temenos Community Forum: Digital to the Core, about the challenges banks face in their quest for profitability, what they need to do to become digitally driven and how they are embracing cloud.

19 June 2018