Apptio, Inc., the leading provider of technology business management (TBM) solutions that help organizations analyze, plan, and optimize technology spend, announced today that it is participating in the launch of Professional Services in AWS Marketplace.

Sber ecosystem resident SberCloud has developed Machine Learning Space (ML Space),a cloud platform forAI model training, David Rafalovsky, Executive Vice President, CTO of Sberbank Group, Head of Technology, said at the AI Journey conference.

Millennials prefer Bitcoin to gold as a safe-haven asset, a new global survey from one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory and fintech organisations has revealed.
 
The findings of the poll carried out by deVere Group come in the week when the price of Bitcoin, the world’s original and largest cryptocurrency, peaked at an all-time high this week by reaching $19,864. 
 
This just beats the previous price record that was set in December 2017.
 

Cappitech, a leading provider of regulatory reporting, best execution analysis and business intelligence solutions for the financial services industry, is pleased to have won ‘

User data from* Yolt, the award-winning smart money app reveals today that consumers spent 7% more on average, across the two periods of national lockdown, despite the closure of many non-essential stores. The data found that while people made savings in some areas, such as travel and transport, they spent significantly more occupying themselves at home.

Biometric payment cards have ticked several important boxes in the last year. The technology has achieved certification from major payment networks, costs have reduced, and manufacturing has become simpler, and the first commercial launches have begun.

In the last RegTech 20:20 podcast episode of the year, the CEO and co-founder of Encompass Corporation, Wayne Johnson, Global Head of Client Lifecycle Management and KYC at PEGA, Alex Dixon, and financial services industry expert Jo Scanlan discuss how RegTech, digital transformation and Client Lifecycle Management (CLM) have developed in the last year, whilst also looking towards 2021.

In a world first, Valour, the Swiss-based creator of investment products that provide exposure to innovative technologies, has announced the launch of Bitcoin Zero, a Bitcoin (BTC) exchan

What can we expect in general for the fintech industry in 2021 (what will be trending in Europe / key markets)?

Next year we should expect continued growth all around as consumer behaviours keep demanding better and more innovative products. The general acceleration towards online (which was particularly accelerated by the 2020 pandemic) will continue, and fintech will be a natural beneficiary of that trend.

Tinkoff Mobile has launched a new 2.0 version of its trailblazing voice assistant Oleg, which enables customers to create their own mobile concierge with custom features.

With the new version of the voice assistant, users can choose the assistant’s name, voice and gender, set up instructions to handle different calls from people on their contact list, as well as calls from unknown numbers, create their own greetings, and so on.

New voice and name