Robo-assistants are slowly becoming an integrated part of our lives. Asking Siri, Alexa or Cortana for information or just teasing them with random questions has become a natural way of interacting with technology. While these are the flagships of AI, other chatbots, which are presumably simpler are still useful, and we can expect to see more of them soon.

CoinCorner, one of the UK’s leading cryptocurrency exchanges, today launches free GBP withdrawals for customers trading in pound sterling.

Available with immediate effect, this feature will allow customers to easily and securely withdraw up to £1,000 per day directly to a card in their name at no cost, with larger amounts available on request. GBP card withdrawals typically appear in a customer’s bank account within 24 hours*.

Swiss fintech startup neon trusts in Contovista technology for its data analysis.

Xoom, PayPal’s international money transfer service, today announced a partnership with Ria, a subsidiary of Euronet Worldwide and a global leader in money remittances, to offer Xoom customers cash pick-up service at more than 150,000 of Ria’s international network locations. 

SmartStream Technologies, the financial Transaction Lifecycle Management (TLM®) solutions provider, today announced the addition of Quality Assurance (QA) testing as a service for its TLM Collateral Management solution.

The first shop to accept ONLY digital currency will open this September in London to kickstart the launch of the capital’s Crypto Week.

Both initiatives are the brainchild of the Reality Gaming Group, which has joined forces with Soho Radio and Jägermeister to give London’s consumers the opportunity to find out how to buy and use cryptocurrency – with visitors to the store being given free masterclasses and even free virtual coins to allow them to make their first crypto transactions.

Adaptive, a software consultancy specialising in real-time trading systems, has selected senior investment banking and legal non-exec directors to sit on its board. Matteo Cassina, Yann L’Huillier and Janhavi Dadarkar will provide Adaptive with expert guidance on their wide-ranging speciality fields, including sales, marketing, technology and corporate governance.