HSBC UK has created the first live use case of open banking for credit applications using the InterConnect platform from Equifax, the consumer and business insights expert. The solution will facilitate quick affordability assessments by allowing individuals to submit their bank transaction information electronically, in less than five minutes, during an application for credit.

Each submission is presented directly to HSBC UK Underwriting in real-time, providing the bank with a fast and informed view of a customer’s affordability and facilitating faster lending decisions. 

On May 14-21 only, buy tickets to the first Helsinki-held Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Finland for a special price.

Until and including May 21 the price will be 150 EUR

Standard price = 365 EUR

Students, seize even more beneficial offer: register on May 14-24 and buy tickets for 70 EUR only.

No promo codes! Just click on the registration page and choose the needed number of tickets.

Skybox(TM) Security, a global leader in cybersecurity management, announced today a new partnership with Exclusive Networks for distribution of Skybox solutions in the Middle East, including the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region and Egypt.

Ecobank won the Best Digital Strategy Award at the Retail Banker International’s prestigious awards ceremony held at the Waldorf Hilton Hotel in London last week.

Ecobank’s digital strategy leverages digitalisation for scale and ubiquity and is the key plank in its ambition to be the top consumer financial services franchise in Africa and to achieve its target of serving 100 million customers.

nCino, the worldwide leader in cloud banking, announced a significant addition to its Bank Operating System through the launch of its Retail Sales and Service Solution.

Temenos (SIX:TEMN), the banking software company, today expanded its leading financial crime mitigation product to include an AI-based Suspicious Activity Prevention solution protecting banks and their customers from fraud.  Demand for financial compliance and the increasing levels of financial crime are putting huge pressure on banks. Their legacy processes have grown so complex with a high level of manual work for screening alerts and other fraud mitigation activities. Each manual step is inefficient and prone to errors. High level of false positive rates exacerbate this problem.

In February, the Bitcoin Ethereum and Blockchain Super Conference brought together hundreds of cryptocurrency and blockchain enthusiasts, investors, and leaders. Now, the organizer and host, Richard Jacobs, is hosting a second conference at Dallas this September.

Mr. Jacobs says the Bitcoin, Ethereum & Blockchain Super Conference II will disclose new information –  revealed by select industry leaders – that elevates cryptocurrency and blockchain investment opportunities to the next level.

Tickets for the conference are available now.

Wolters Kluwer has appointed Rainer Fuchsluger as Managing Director of its Finance, Risk & Reporting business in the APAC region, based in Singapore. He replaces James Stewart who is leaving Wolters Kluwer after five years with the firm, returning to his native Australia for family reasons.

With 15 years of experience in financial services, Fuchsluger joins Wolters Kluwer from SS&C Technologies where he was Regional Managing Director of the Institutional and Investment Management business in Asia.