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Barclays takes another payments hackathon crown; Holvi and Azimo talk disruption

In what is becoming a trend in the fintech world, Barclays has taken top honours at a London hackathon, this time triumphing at a weekend-long event hosted by payments start-up Birdback at Google Campus.

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IPC launches app development partner programme

IPC Systems has unveiled a vendor and customer app development partner programme for its Unigy trading communications platform.

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Amazon launches virtual currency for Kindle Fire users

Kindle Fire owners in the US have had 500 new Amazon Coins - worth a total of $5 - deposited into their accounts today to mark the launch of the virtual currency for purchasing apps, games and in-app items.

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Level39: A place for 'grow-ups'

"Candy is compulsory." So says Eric Van der Kleij, technology entrepreneur and special adviser to Level39, the FinTech Accelerator space in Canary Wharf, as he guides the Finextra TV team on an exclusive tour of the facility.

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Startupbootcamp Amsterdam opens NFC and contactless programme

Backed by major banks and telcos, the Amsterdam arm of Startupbootcamp has launched an NFC and contactless offering, inviting young firms to pitch for a place on a three month programme with access to funding, workspace and specialist advice.

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Mozilla working on embedded Web payments API for desktop and phones

Mozilla is to introduce an experimental Web API designed to make online payments on the desktop and mobile as easy as the checkout button for merchants.

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Banks join forces to develop open standard for electronic OTC trading

A group of leading sell-side banks has set up a working group that will focus on the creation of an open industry standard protocol for client and trader enablement on electronic trading platforms.

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Barclays takes the crown at Digital Wallet Foundry

A seven man team from Barclays Bank, using tools from FreedomPay and their own Pingit mobile payments app, emerged with top honours at Microsoft's week long Digital Wallet Foundry hack-a-thon in London.

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Boris Johnson opens Canary Wharf fintech 'accelerator space'

Mayor of London Boris Johnson has officially opened Canary Wharf-based Level39, Europe's largest "accelerator space" for financial technology.

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PayPal releases new mobile SDK; kicks off $100,000 global hackathon

PayPal has launched a mobile software development kit for streamlining in-app payments for iOS as it bids to play catch-up with a host of developer friendly start-ups such as Dwolla and Stripe.

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UniCredit to roll out biometric payment system

Italian bank UniCredit has begun market tests of a new biometric payment system that uses infra-red sensors at the POS terminal to recognise the geometry of the veins in the palm of the user's hand.

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Geeks descend on Canary Wharf for fintech hackathon

Financial technology lovers will make their way to the Level39 site in London's Canary Wharf later this month for a day-long hackathon organised by Open Bank Project parent Tesobe.