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Facebook to launch cryptocurrency in 2020

Facebook is finalising a digital payments system called ‘GlobalCoin’, which is expected to be available across 12 countries by the start of 2020.

24 May 2019

News/devops

Live: FusionONE 2019 - day two

Welcome to Finextra’s live coverage of FusionONE 2019. The second day of the conference will tackle issues that concern the developers before breaking into streams, focusing on different products.

22 May 2019

News/Privacy

"AI is the new electricity" - TSB's Janet Adams frames the debate at Finextra conference

Finextra welcomed over 200 attendees to NextGen Banking London, the one-day event that focused on how developments in AI have become a business-critical consideration for traditional banks.

20 May 2019

Company update/ai

Jumio promotes Robert Prigge to president

Jumio, the leading AI-powered trusted identity as a service provider, today announced the promotion of Robert Prigge to president.

16 April 2019

News/Privacy

Banks have been the catalyst for Nordic digital identity success

In conversation with Finextra Research, Arkwright’s Frank Wunderlich and Signicat’s John Erik Setsaas discuss their new report which highlights how the Nordic region can now act as a blueprint for digital identity success and how banks are crucial for this positive result.

09 April 2019

News/security

Money 20/20 Asia Q&A: ForgeRock’s Linden Dawson on identity services showstoppers

Linden Dawson, APAC customer success manager at ForgeRock, took to the stage at Money 20/20 Asia in Singapore to discuss the evolution of biometric technologies and how industry players are forced to weigh up the security vs. convenience paradox. Following the panel session, Finextra caught up with Dawson to ask how identity initiatives are being implemented in Australia and Southeast Asia, with respect to cultural issues and data management.

26 March 2019

News/security

The Future of Personal Identity: Opportunities and risks for banks

As Google and Facebook come under increasing scrutiny over consumer data privacy issues, Finextra's Future of Personal Identity 2019 report reveals new opportunities for banks to rebuild trust and take on the threat from Big Tech giants.

19 March 2019

Company update/regulation

EU and global securities regulators welcome agreement on data transfer

The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) and the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) welcome the Opinion of the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) on their administrative arrangement for the transfer of personal data between European Economic Area (EEA) Financial Supervisory Authorities and non-EEA Financial Supervisory Authorities.

15 February 2019

News/security

Jumio introduces biometric video selfie identity proofing

In an interview with Finextra, Jumio’s president Robert Prigge explains the reasoning behind the firm's new 3D video selfie verification, which combines the enrollment and authentication phases of the identity proofing process.

12 February 2019

News/Privacy

Royal Bank of Canada named in Facebook privacy scandal

Royal Bank of Canada has become embroiled in a privacy scandal engulfing Facebook after it emerged that the social network appeared to provide a raft of Big Tech companies with privileged access to user accounts.

19 December 2018

Company update/Privacy

Mobey Forum sets up digital ID expert group

Mobey Forum, the global industry association empowering banks and other financial institutions to shape the future of digital financial services, today announces the formation of the Digital ID Expert Group.

20 November 2018

News/Privacy

N26 to offer Mastercard exchange rate with no mark-up in event of no deal Brexit

In an interview with Finextra, N26’s head of international markets Alex Weber reveals that in the event of a no deal Brexit, the German challenger bank will continue to offer the same Mastercard exchange rates as it currently does, despite the potential dissolution of the cross-border payment fee cap.

12 November 2018

Company update/Privacy

Tuple and GXChain bid to build P2P data exchange marketplace

Tuple, a new GDPR-compliant decentralised marketplace for trading data assets and value-added data, has formed a strategic partnership with GXChain, a data-centric public blockchain that supports over 140,000 data transactions per day.

25 October 2018

News/Privacy

Money20/20 Day Two: The trade-off between banking innovation and financial security

Feedzai CEO Nuno Sebastião opened day two of Money20/20 in Las Vegas with an educated discussion about emerging technology, financial crime and how banking executives are changing their attitude towards fraud.

23 October 2018

Company update/Privacy

Italian Banking Association joins GDPR-focused Defend project

Cybersecurity, privacy, personal identity and data protection: these are the topics on which the European project "DEFeND - Data govErnance For supportiNg GDPR" (General Data Protection Regulation), funded by the Commission under the "Europe Horizon 2020" programme, was launched.

22 October 2018

News/Privacy

Money 20/20 Day One: GDPR, AI and the art of conversation

Banking innovators and fintech disruptors have once again descended upon the Las Vegas Strip for another jam-packed Money20/20 US event, a four-day jamboree exploring the revolution of money in all its forms.

22 October 2018

News/Privacy

Data privacy laws threaten to stop fintech in its tracks - Asifma

A fragmented patchwork of data privacy rules threatens to upend the promise of new developments in financial technology across Asia, a leading trade body has warned.

12 October 2018

News/Privacy

Tesco Bank facing £30m fine over cyber breach

The UK's banking watchdog is threatening to charge Tesco Bank £30m for its failure to prevent a cyber attacks that affected thousands of customers in 2016.

25 September 2018

News/Privacy

Traders under the #MeToo spotlight

Banks are increasingly turning to monitoring software in order to eradicate inappropriate behaviour on the trading floor.

29 August 2018

News/Privacy

Coinbase acquires decentralised ID startup

Coinbase has acquired Distributed Systems in a bid to create a decentralised digital identity platform for crypto-wallet enthusiasts and Web merchants.

16 August 2018