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Oracle showcases 10 fintechs leveraging Cloud and API technology at Sibos

As the financial services landscape continues to evolve and consumer expectations rise, banks must collaborate with fintechs to deliver the best solutions for customers.

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Fintech Abu Dhabi partners with UAE Banks Federation

FinTech Abu Dhabi (“FinTech AD”), MENA’s leading FinTech festival, is pleased to welcome the UAE Banks Federation (“UBF”) as the Strategic Industry Partner of the Festival.

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Increase in sanctions revealed by Accuity Data

Accuity, the leading global provider of financial crime screening, payments and know your customer (KYC) solutions, has revealed new research into the current sanctions landscape that demonstrates a significant increase in complexity for organisations involved in global trade.

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European trade finance at dawn of digitisation

Companies and banks in the Nordics and the Netherlands could be leading the way toward a new and increasingly digital future for the European trade finance industry.

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Trade flows in US fixed income driven by analytics, algos and AI - report

U.S. fixed-income dealers are investing heavily to meet investor demand for electronic trading. But the nature of that demand is changing. Institutional investors today aren’t just looking for electronic execution. Instead, they are looking to partner with dealers who have the best pre- and post-trade analytics, deepest data, and advanced electronic tools.

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OneConnect and Singapore Management University sign blockchain MoU

OneConnect Financial Technology Co. Ltd. (OneConnect), an associate company of China’s insurance giant and Fortune Top 29 Company Ping An Group, and Singapore Management University (SMU) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to jointly conduct research and develop a Proof of Concept (POC) on the potential of quantum computing to augment blockchain technology.

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Michigan Ross announces academic fintech initiative

The University of Michigan Ross School of Business is launching a new program in partnership with Chicago-based PEAK6 Investments to prepare students for successful careers in the rapidly growing fintech sector. The primary goal of the Michigan Ross FinTech Initiative is to produce a robust pipeline of top talent well-versed in technology and finance.

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Gibraltar University and Huobi launch blockchain research project

The University of Gibraltar and Huobi University, a leading blockchain technology and application education institution in China, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore the development of blockchain education and research initiatives.

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Survey shows growth of P2P lending in Europe

Analysts of the P2P platform Robo.cash have studied the search activity associated with P2P lending in Europe.

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DSB reveals appetite for data and cybersecurity analysis

The Derivatives Service Bureau (DSB), founded by the Association of National Numbering Agencies (ANNA) to facilitate the allocation and maintenance of International Securities Identification Numbers (ISINs), Classification of Financial Instrument codes (CFIs) and Financial Instrument Short Names (FISNs), for OTC derivatives, has today announced the results of their second 2019 industry consultation, revealing a significant appetite for further analysis on functionality that may be helpful in delivering improved data quality, standardization and automation as well as further strengthening the DSB’s cybersecurity processes and governance.

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Visible Alpha names Samantha Miller chief product officer

Visible Alpha today announced the appointment of Samantha Miller to the firm’s newly created role of Chief Product Officer. Miller joins during a high-growth year for the investment research technology company, which helps investment managers discover ideas through its flagship deep consensus platform and track and value research for MiFID II compliance.

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Fed paper examines synthetic identity payments fraud

Synthetic identity payments fraud is a fast-growing but little-understood problem that affects individuals, financial institutions, government agencies, and private industry.

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Online payments consumers prioritise security over speed - Equifax

British consumers care far more about online payment security than speed, simplicity and convenience, according to research from Equifax, the consumer and business insights expert

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White paper calls for hedge funds to spend more on automation

Truss Edge, the fintech platform specializing in the automation of critical trading, reporting and data processing tasks within hedge funds, has today released the results of its 2019 white paper on Hedge Fund Portfolio Management Systems.

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Ria hails international family remittance day

Ria Money Transfer, a subsidiary of Euronet Worldwide Inc. (NASDAQ: EEFT) and a leading company in cross-border money transfers, celebrated the International Day of Family Remittances held on June 16th, by acknowledging the positive impact of remittances in the socioeconomic development of middle- and low-income countries.

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APAC mobile wallet market to exceed $140bn by 2024 - report

Global APAC Mobile Wallets Market is set to grow from its current market value of more than $35 billion to over $40 billion by 2024; according to a new research report by Global Market Insights, Inc.

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Commcise launches cloud-based investment research platform

Commcise, the award-winning provider of integrated commission management, research evaluation and reporting solutions for investment management and brokerage firms, today announced the launch of COMMCISECS to support client strategy teams within the research provider community.

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FSB publishes report on decentralised financial technologies

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) today published a report on Decentralised financial technologies.

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Contactless cards increasingly used for low value playments - research

Research from RBR’s Global Payment Cards Data and Forecasts to 2023 shows that issuers across the world are increasingly adding contactless functionality to their payment cards, often as a way of persuading their customers to use cards rather than cash.

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Banks see benefit of digitalisation as they strive for profitability - report

The European banking industry continued to struggle with structural earnings problems in 2018