Oliver Hughes, Tinkoff Bank: Future Plans
Oliver Hughes from Tinkoff Bank speaks to us about the future.
Oliver Hughes, Tinkoff Bank: Onboarding
Oliver Hughes from Tinkoff Bank speaks to us about onboarding.
Oliver Hughes, Tinkoff Bank: Customer Data
Oliver Hughes from Tinkoff Bank speaks to us about protecting customer data.
Hemant Mardia, Idex: Position with Traditional Cards
Hemant Mardia from Idex speaks to us about his thoughts on traditional cards.
Hemant Mardia, Idex: Market Value for Traditional Cards
Hemant Mardia from Idex speaks to us about traditional cards.
Sergio Magalhães, Millennium bcp: Challenges
Sergio Magalhães from Millennium bcp speaks to us about challenges being faced.
Ivar Wiersma, ING: Have you enjoyed SIBOS this year?
Ivar Wiersma from ING speaks to us about SIBOS.
Oliver Hughes, Tinkoff Bank: Scaling
Oliver Hughes from Tinkoff Bank speaks to us about scaling a business.
Experts will discuss the global role of cryptocurrencies and prospects of financial technologies at Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Turkey
On March 1, Istanbul will host Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Turkey. The event is dedicated to cryptocurrencies, blockchain projects, and investments in these spheres. The conference program embraces three directions: Blockchain, Fintech, and ICO. Industry experts from Turkey and other countries such as Bulgaria, the USA, and Singapore will present presentations on these topics. Speakers will talk about sectors with high...
Hemant Mardia, Idex: Target Market
Hemant Mardia from Idex speaks to us about their target market.
Sergio Magalhães, Millennium bcp: Teledevice
Sergio Magalhães from Millennium bcp speaks to us about the new teledevice.
What changes will ICO face in Thailand: Four Experts to discuss Legislative Novelties at Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference
Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Thailand will feature a panel discussion: four blockchain experts will talk about ICO regulation in Thailand. They will focus on possible changes and laws related to ICOs, which could be adopted in 2018. The discussion will involve three blockchain experts from Thailand and their colleague from Hong Kong. Experts specialize in various sectors and represents diverse companies, thus the discussion...
Crypto experts to discuss the future of blockchain in Israel on March 28 at Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Israel
On March 28, Tel Aviv will host Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Israel, a large conference dedicated to blockchain, cryptocurrencies and ICO. Speakers will discuss the future of the crypto industry, and blockchain companies will present their new developments. Why Israel? Blockchain community said that Israel is the startup nation. The country started to develop blockchain in 2015, and a year later, according to the audit company...
Saxo Payments Banking Circle shortlisted for Best Alternative Payment Solution at 2018 MPE Awards
Saxo Payments Banking Circle, the ground breaking financial utility, is further underlining its position in the cross border payments sector by being shortlisted for the 2018 Merchant Payments Ecosystem Awards. Due to be announced on 21st February at the MPE Conference in Berlin, Saxo Payments Banking Circle has been shortlisted in the Best Alternative Payment Solution category. Developed to provide a faster and more cost-effective...
To Address De-risking and Comply with AML/CFT Regulations, Banks Are Turning to Artificial Intelligence and Other New Technologies
”RegTech May be the Solution to Some De-risking Woes,” Says Center for Global Development’s Vijaya Ramachandran Today, the Center for Global Development released a new study that finds that financial institutions have turned to new technologies, including artificial intelligence, to address de-risking and increase the effectiveness and efficiency of their AML/CFT compliance. These new technologies may enhance transparency and...
More fluctuations ahead for Cryptocurrency?
Aegis Data warned that the increasing volatility of the virtual currency market means that cryptocurrency miners should protect their organisations by moving operations to a highly-resilient, purpose-built colocation data centre. Yet, while the value of cryptocurrencies has suffered its ups and downs, the challenges associated with mining them have only increased. Solving the complex computational algorithms to verify transactions...
Cryptocurrencies Won’t Disrupt Financial Markets For Now, Report Says
While financial markets are abuzz with questions regarding the nature and viability of digital currencies, S&P Global Ratings believes that cryptocurrencies would need some regulation and guidance before they have a major impact on the financial markets, according to a report titled “The Future Of Banking: Cryptocurrencies Will Need Some Rules To Change The Game,” published today on RatingsDirect. Cryptocurrencies have...
Softtek & Mambu Launch Banking Platform as a Service
Partnership to change the way Mexican financial institutions operate and innovate in the digital age Mambu has partnered with Softtek to launch a banking platform as a service (BPaaS). This cloud-based model will enable financial institutions to leverage an integrated best-of-breed offering that provides them with the agility to adapt to market demands simply and efficiently with the support of expert partners. The offering is a...
Coinsilium update on TerraStream – Appointment of Advisor and TGE
Coinsilium Group Limited is pleased to announce the appointment of Richard Lloyd as Mining Industry Sector Advisor to TerraStream its Gibraltar registered wholly-owned subsidiary. The Company is also pleased to provide an update on Terrastream’s progress towards the development of its platform and its planned Token Generating Event (“TGE”). As announced on 23 August 2017 TerraStream was formed with the objective of creating a...
Litecoin hard fork – comment from eToro
Iqbal Gandham, UK Managing Director at eToro, one of Europe’s largest cryptocurrency retailers: “Unlike with Bitcoin Cash, which was aimed at solving scaling problems, there appears to be little value in this fork for Litecoin. A split from the original coin does not seem to improve on the technology, nor does it offer any obvious benefit to the Litecoin platform. “The reality is that a few users wish to create a fork which allows...
Lending Works chooses Credit Kudos to power new Open Banking Initiative
Credit Kudos and Lending Works announce a partnership that creates one of the first commercial applications of the new Open Banking standard, empowering customers to instantly verify income in support of loan applications. Credit Kudos, a challenger credit bureau, and Lending Works, a fast-growing peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform, are partnering to enable customers to benefit from the UK’s Open Banking initiative, a secure way for...
CrowdProperty announces IFISA launch date.
CrowdProperty (www.crowdproperty.com), the specialist property peer to peer lender, announces IFISA launch date. On 23rd February 2018, CrowdProperty is set to launch its Innovative Finance ISA (IFISA). Existing lenders will be able to take advantage of this year’s ISA allowance of up to £20k and transfer existing ISA funds into the CrowdProperty ISA. CrowdProperty offers their lenders first charge security (just like the security and...
Without Fintechs, the UK is seriously Lagging Behind Global Rivals in Digital
Seismic changes in UK policy and legislation could be negatively impacting the UK financial service industry’s ability to build a globally competitive digital customer experience. According to an international study commissioned by identity data intelligence specialist GBG and conducted by Forrester Consulting, the UK financial sector is lagging behind China, Singapore, the US and Australia in adopting new approaches to authenticating...
Millennial 20/20 Europe Summit showcases for third year in London
13th – 14th March 2018, The Old Truman Brewery Over 200 world-class speakers on 3 stages across 12 conference tracks With 60+ sponsors and exhibitors Following the success of its previous years, Millennial 20/20 is back for its third year running, showcasing at The Old Truman Brewery. With media partners Forbes and CNBC, and sponsored by Accenture, Story Stream, Emarsys, Klarna, Bazaarvoice and Shopify Plus, the Summit...
Fintech Finance in Conversation with Galileo: Moven, Brett King
Fintech Finance in Conversation with Galileo: Moven, Brett King. Check out more at Galileo Processing
TOKEN2049 Attracts Global Industry Enthusiasts to Discuss the Future of the Token Economy
Serial entrepreneur Vinny Lingham is added to the extensive list of speakers for the event Entrepreneurs and industry enthusiasts from across the globe will gather at the inaugural TOKEN2049 conference on March 20-21, 2018 at Kerry Hotel, in Hong Kong. Joining a remarkable list of leading voices in the crypto community, “Bitcoin Oracle” Vinny Lingham has been announced as a keynote speaker. Commenting on the event, Christopher...
CEO comment: UK to become cashless society by 2020
“The findings from Halifax, that reveals teenagers are now far more likely to ask for a brank transfer from parents than asking for cash, is a clear sign that Britain is well on its way to become a cashless society by 2020, and younger generations are leading the charge. In fact, PPRO Group’s research found physical money is fast becoming redundant in today’s increasingly connected society with a third (33%) of the UK stating that...
Oliver Hughes, Tinkoff Bank: Consumer Reaction
Oliver Hughes from Tinkoff Bank speaks to us about how consumers have reacted.
AI Deep Dive 2017: Ofer Friedman, AU10TIX
Ofer Friedman from AU10TIX speaks to us at AI Deep Dive.
Are Law Firms Ready for Disruption?
A significant cyberattack in 2017 brought company-wide disruption for a leading law-firm and raised the question of; whether law firms are prepared for a business outage and how would they service clients’ requirements? The Instant Group and Sandpiper Partners, a consulting firm in the legal sector, conducted a survey to delve into the risk of business continuity for law firms in light of disruptive events, such as...
EY and BlackLine form Strategic Alliance to offer Finance Process Automation to Organizations Worldwide
Ernst & Young LLP (EY) and BlackLine, Inc. have announced a new strategic alliance that will expand EY process automation capabilities and finance transformation services offered to clients to improve finance and accounting operations. BlackLine, a leading provider of enterprise-class financial automation software solutions, is working with EY to help companies govern and automate their finance and risk processes. This alliance is...
Government look to unlock more Dormant Assets
The Government today announced that it will work with the financial industry in an effort to unlock more money to support good causes. The announcement forms part of the Government’s response to the Independent Commission on Dormant Assets report. The Commission’s report examined how best to expand the current dormant assets scheme, through which hundreds of millions of pounds have been transferred to good causes. Currently only cash...
Ingenico Innovation Connects Charities to Cashless Donations
Ingenico Group has today confirmed that it has successfully supported the NSPCC in raising an incredible £15k at The Card and Payments Awards (TCPA), the premier awards evening for the UK and Irish card and payments industry on the 1st of February. For the past 8 years, Ingenico has supported the event by providing payment solutions to help raise money for charity and this year, it included the innovative Connected Screen. The chosen...
Supporting Women’s Economic Empowerment in Turkey
Bank of America Merrill Lynch and the Mother Child Education Foundation Help Advance Economic Growth for More Than 1,500 Women Bank of America Merrill Lynch is proud to report on the success of its ongoing partnership with the Mother Child Education Foundation (AÇEV). Recognising the significant role that women play in advancing economic growth within their communities and in the global economy, BofAML’s Istanbul-based team is...
Ep. 182. Interview: The FCA’s exclusive announcement
Chris Woolard, Strategy and Competition Director, at the FCA speaks exclusively to Jason Bates about an announcement concerning their regulatory sandbox. Without giving the game away, they discuss the FCA;s latest paper about their future plans for the sandbox, how this will help companies and also take advantage of reg tech. Chris tells us about the success of the previous 4 cohorts of the sandbox to date, and what the future looks...
HelloGold’s GOLDX Cryptocurrency is World’s First to Earn Shariah-Compliance
GOLDX has earned the world’s first Shariah-compliance certification. Certified by the Shariah Supervisory Board of Amanie Advisors, GOLDX is the world’s first fully operational Ethereum ERC20 token backed by 99.99% investment-grade gold. GOLDX received Shariah-compliant certification because its issuance process and audited asset holdings ensure transparency, certainty and immediacy of transactions. Robin Lee, CEO and Co-founder of...
Bitcoin hits $10000 – comment from eToro
Iqbal Gandham, UK Managing Director at eToro, one of the largest cryptocurrency retailers in Europe, commented: “Hitting $10k demonstrates the renewed energy in the crypto market, as it shakes off some of the volatility from the start of the year. Recent market jitters has led some commentators to suggest that we were witnessing the start of a continual slide. But we believe we have turned a corner, particularly off the back of news...
Vena Announces New Integrated Planning Functionality
Latest Product Release Includes Collaboration, Data Discovery and Modeling Features for Improved, Company-Wide Adoption of Integrated Financial Planning Vena Solutions unveiled its latest product release to make the promise of integrated financial planning a reality for medium and large sized organizations. New functionality in the release includes support for collaboration across departments, improved modeling for business users, and...
Santander InnoVentures invests in Roostify
Santander InnoVentures announced an investment in San Francisco based startup Roostify, specialized in the digitalization of the process of obtaining a mortgage, enabling it to be done even via smartphone. Founded in 2014, Roostify built their enterprise platform with the aim of improving speed, eliminate paper, as well as simplify the process and reduce costs. Manuel Silva, head of Investments at Santander InnoVentures, said: “We...
Cyber security specialists Foregenix elected to inaugural PCI SSC Brazil Regional Engagement Board
Foregenix has been selected as one of 14 representatives to serve on the inaugural PCI SSC Brazil Regional Engagement Board. Foregenix will represent PCI SSC participating organisations and PCI constituents in Brazil, advising and providing feedback and guidance on standards and programs development and adoption in Brazil. The appointment follows Foregenix’s announcement of its first office in Brazil in January 2018. Guilherme...
Excelian, Luxoft Financial Services Delivers MiFID II Compliant Order Management System for Global Trading House
Excelian, Luxoft Financial Services announced it successfully delivered an Order Management System (OMS) for a global trading house ahead of the MiFID II deadline on January 3. Excelian Luxoft embarked on the project in late 2016 to build an OMS that supports the trading of energy and metals products whilst ensuring compliance with trading transparency rules under MiFID II. The project was delivered on time in December 2017, allowing...
GDPR: Over a third of Brits say they will exercise Right to be Forgotten
Over a third (34%) of Brits say they plan to exercise their right to be forgotten when the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force on May 25, according to new research from the7stars, the UK’s largest independent media agency. The research shines a spotlight on concerns around data protection and privacy among the British public, with only one in five (19%) confident their personal data is used in the best possible...
B-Hive and the LHoFT Collaborate for a Successful First Roadshow
The event brought the two countries together, along with nine companies from the B-Hive community for matchmaking with corporate partners, to discuss key topics in the financial services industry and explore potential new business opportunities in Belgium and in Luxembourg. B-Hive along with the Luxembourg House of Financial Technology (LHoFT Foundation) came together today in the PwC Luxembourg Experience Center for its first hub...
Top Academic Researchers and Technologists Combine to Combat Cryptocurrency Misinformation
Mosaic, the first-ever decentralized research network engineered to provide objective data analysis, will launch in Q1 2018 Mosaic has emerged from stealth. Led-by a distinguished team of academics, blockchain researchers, data scientists, and software developers from top universities around the world, Mosaic will form the industry’s first decentralized market intelligence platform, leveraging its market intelligence protocol to...
Bank of America Merrill Lynch Community Development Banking Provided Record-Setting $4.53 Billion in Lending and Investing in 2017
Bank of America Merrill Lynch Community Development Banking (CDB) had a record-setting year in 2017, providing $4.53 billion in loans, tax credit equity investments and other real estate development solutions. It deployed $3.04 billion in debt commitments and $1.49 billion in new equity investments to help build strong and healthy communities by financing affordable housing, charter schools, health care and economic development across...
DataArt Reports Record Revenue for 2017
Notable Growth and Client Acquisition Across Multiple Practice Areas Fuels Impressive Annual Results DataArt announced that 2017 was another record-breaking year, with revenue reaching $124 ML, an annual increase of 27%. DataArt’s sustained and significant growth is due to continued success across the company’s practice areas. Driven by customer demand, DataArt unveiled two new practices in 2017, iGaming and Retail & Distribution,...
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