Ingenico and Pennies donations hit huge £2million mark
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Payments
Ingenico Group (Euronext: FR0000125346 – ING), the global leader in seamless payments, is celebrating a focus campaign on Corporate Social Responsibility with an extra charitable boost. In the UK, the group has unlocked a milestone of £2M with fintech charity partner Pennies in micro-donations made through Ingenico POS terminals in the UK.
Trustly opens two new tech hubs in Vitória, Brazil and Lisbon, Portugal
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Open Banking, Payments
To further refine its online banking payment solutions and accelerate the build-out of global coverage, Trustly is pleased to announce the opening of two new tech hubs in Vitória, Brazil and Lisbon, Portugal. In search of tech talent globally, Trustly will grow its engineering and product management teams outside of Sweden. The hub based in Vitória, Brazil was inherited following Trustly’s June merger with Silicon Valley-based PayWithMyBank,...
Equiniti Credit Services and Credit Kudos Power Enhanced Credit Decisioning with Open Banking Partnership
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Banking
Equiniti Credit Services, the UK’s leading consumer credit technology and outsourced services provider, today announces it has partnered with FCA-authorised credit bureau and Account Information Service Provider (AISP), Credit Kudos.
CryptoCompare Launches Real-time Order Book Feed
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Data
CryptoCompare, the global leader in digital asset data, today announced the launch of its real-time order book product. Designed for professional and enterprise clients, the new product will enable them to create predictive analytics to monitor exchange trading in real-time and anticipate sudden changes across trading activity, asset pricing, cost of trading and liquidity.
New Survey Shows Key Role of Technology in Client Acquisition
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Insurtech, Banking
Finantix, the leading global provider of trusted technology to the wealth management, insurance, and banking industries, today launched the first part of a wealth management market survey, "New Client Acquisition: How can technology drive sales effectiveness in wealth management”. In this first chapter the research looks to identify the drivers for next generation client acquisition in wealth management and what part technologies have to play...
Dynamic Infrastructure implements deep AI technology to prevent bridges and tunnels from collapsing
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Artificial Intelligence
The New York and Tel Aviv based startup Dynamic Infrastructure is implementing the world's first deep-learning solution which allows bridge and tunnel owners and operators to obtain visual diagnosis of the assets they manage. The system provides live, cloud-based, 3D views of the bridge or tunnel and automatically alerts when changes are detected in maintenance and operation conditions - before the issues evolve into large-scale failures.
F-Secure Weighs In on prpl Foundation Security Standards
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Cybersecurity
F-Secure has joined the prpl Foundation to provide a more secure consumer experience when customers use their home Wi-Fi network and Internet of Things (IoT) devices. The move leverages F-Secure's position as a long-standing and trusted cyber security vendor with a network of 200+ operator partners worldwide. F-Secure joins at a time when the prpl Foundation is working with operators to harmonize development processes, integration points, and...
Habib Bank AG Zurich is ready for PSD2 with Salt Edge’s solution
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Banking
The PSD2 API of Habib Bank AG Zurich went live on 13 September. This API is developed by Salt Edge for Habib Bank AG Zurich to enable new open banking capabilities and provide full PSD2 compliance.
Santander Leads EUR35 Million Series B in Debt Marketplace CrossLend
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Wholesale Banking
Santander InnoVentures is leading a €35 million funding round in pan-European digital debt marketplace CrossLend. The Series B financing round in the Berlin-based marketplace also includes funding from existing investors Lakestar, ABN AMRO Ventures, and Earlybird. Founded in 2014, CrossLend provides a digital debt marketplace for consumer, SME, invoices, mortgages and other forms of debt originated by banks and alternative originators. CrossLend...
Sberbank and Microsoft Bring AI To Robotic Cash Handling
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Artificial Intelligence
Sberbank and Microsoft Research are teaming up to study how AI can be used to train robots to interact with physical objects in order to boost coin counting productivity.
Paytm Closes in on $2bn Funding - FT
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Payments
Indian mobile payment giant Paytm is looking to raise $2 billion at a $15 billion valuation, according to the Financial Times. Existing investors Ant Financial and Softbank are likely to join a round that is expected to close within two months, says the FT, citing sources. The money will be used to help Paytm stay at the top in a market where its is facing competition from Google Pay, Walmart's PhonePe and the imminent arrival of Facebook's...
Mastercard’s Principles for Blockchain Partnerships
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Not a day goes by without a headline on cryptocurrency, distributed ledger and blockchain initiatives. This technology has undisputable potential and Mastercard, in line with our history of leaning into emerging tech to advance cash displacement and financial inclusion, has been working on blockchain related use cases for several years.
Home Bank Migrates to Baker Hill NextGen® Business Loan Origination, Adds CECL Functionality to Full Suite of Products
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Risk Management
Baker Hill, a leading financial technology provider, delivering solutions for common loan origination, risk and relationship management, CECL, and smart data analytics, announced that Lafayette, La.-based Home Bank has renewed its relationship with Baker Hill, including the addition of Baker Hill NextGen® CECL and Baker Hill NextGen® Business Loan Origination, to increase productivity and efficiency in the lending process and deliver an...
Fintech Company EBANX is the Newest Unicorn in Latin America
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Payments
EBANX, a payments fintech company headquartered in Brazil that connects global businesses to Latin American consumers, has raised a significant follow-on investment from FTV Capital, a US-based growth equity investment firm. The investment contributed to making the fintech company the newest unicorn of Latin America.
StormGain Has Launched Trading Signals for Crypto
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Trading Systems
The cryptocurrency platform StormGain, the official sponsor of the Newcastle United Football Club, has launched a trading signal service for its registered clients. Trading signals do not require special skills and are available to all StormGain traders. Simply open the “Markets” section in the StormGain application and select the appropriate cryptocurrency for trading.
