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Research/Machine learning

Identity verification’s integral position in evolving digital transformation

15 June 2021 326 downloads

Research/Machine learning

Sustainable Finance Live - Valuing Nature: Better Assessing Financial Risk

02 June 2021 80 downloads

News/sustainable

DBS, SGX, Standard Chartered and Temasek team on carbon exchange

DBS, Singapore Exchange, Standard Chartered and Temasek are creating a global exchange and marketplace for carbon credits.

21 May 2021

Research/Machine learning

Five Business Benefits for Analysing and Combatting Fraud

20 May 2021 218 downloads

Company update/people

SumUp appoints new CTO

Global payments service provider SumUp is today announcing the appointment of its new CTO, with Visual Meta Co-Founder and former CTO, Johannes Schaback, taking up the role as of May 1st.

27 April 2021

News/startups

Israeli fintech Pagaya plans to enter Wall Street at $8 billion

Having registered revenues reflecting $300 million annually for the first three months of 2021, Israel-based startup Pagaya is allegedly planning to enter Wall Street at $8 billion, as well as execute a traditional IPO.

23 April 2021

Research/Machine learning

Sustainable Finance Live - Reimagining Risk Modelling ESG Solutions

16 April 2021 71 downloads

Company update/regulation

Gemini chooses ComplyAdvantage AML tech

Today, ComplyAdvantage, a global data technology company transforming financial crime detection announced that Gemini, a leading crypto exchange and custodian selected ComplyAdvantage’s hyperscale platform for anti-money laundering risk management.

13 April 2021

Research/Machine learning

The Future of Cloud 2021

26 March 2021 850 downloads

News/identity

Digital ID firm Socure raises $100m

Machine learning-based digital identity verification firm Socure has joined the unicorn club off the back of a $100 million Series D funding round led by Accel and joined by the investment arms of Citi and Wells Fargo.

17 March 2021

News/cloud

HSBC taps Google Cloud for call centre AI

HSBC has enlisted Google Cloud to build a global call centre AI chatbot that helps employees cut down on the time they spend on manually intensive queries.

12 March 2021

News/inclusion

Stori raises $32.5m to bring credit cards to Mexico's middle class

Mexican fintech Stori has raised $32.5 million in a Series B funding round to bring credit cards to the country's middles class.

01 March 2021

News/cloud

BBVA taps Google Cloud Chronicle to build AI security platform

BBVA has today announced that it will be the first bank in Europe to deploy Google Cloud’s security analytics platform Chronicle and will use AI and machine learning to predict and prevent cyberattacks.

23 February 2021

News/crypto

Crypto exchange Kraken launches venture fund

Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has launched a venture fund to invest in early-stage crpto and fintech startups.

11 February 2021

News/startups

Singapore fintech TranSwap to build Edinburgh R&D centre

Singapore-based cross-border payments platform TranSwap is making a move into the UK market with plans to open an Edinburgh research and development centre employing more than 50 people.

05 February 2021

News/payments

Davos 2021: Private and public cooperation is driving digital across MENA

Finextra is at Davos this year, covering global insights into the impact fintech has on wider issues such as responding to Covid-19, restoring economic growth and advancing a new social contract.

26 January 2021

News/retail

Scotiabank taps machine learning to help clients during pandemic

Scotiabank says that its investment in machine learning is paying off during the Covid-19 pandemic, enabling it to help clients navigate uncertain and challenging times.

11 January 2021