Douugh, a fintech banking challenger founded on an Artificial Intelligence (AI) first approach to enabling financial wellness, is introducing an AI-powered financial platform guided by Sophie - a 24/7 personal assistant for finances.

FIS, a global leader in financial services technology, and global information solutions company Equifax® have teamed up to improve consumer experiences by bringing new levels of convenience and security to consumers challenged with maintaining multiple usernames and passwords to protect themselves from financial fraud and identity theft. 

Fiserv, Inc., a leading global provider of financial services technology solutions, announced today the launch of its Instant Issue Advantage™ wireless tablet solution, putting instantly issued and activated cards in the hands of verified financial institution cardholders to begin using immediately. 

Cloud software is transforming the hospitality sector. Hotels have the ability to manage all elements of their operations from front desks, restaurants and customer accounts from one single scalable platform. Restaurants are equipped with analytics that can measure sales, inventory levels and the effectiveness of marketing activities to help them compete in an increasingly tough market. Key benefits include cost cutting, due to the reduced need for expensive hardware and enhanced customer service, as a result of greater efficiency and personalised offerings.

EPAM Systems, Inc. (NYSE:EPAM), a leading global provider of digital platform engineering and software development services, will host the Scratch Conference in Budapest, Hungary from August 24-25, 2017. The event is one of six conferences held globally to bring together hundreds of Scratch educators and IT experts.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today took action against two American Express banking subsidiaries for discriminating against consumers in Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and other U.S. territories by providing them with credit and charge card terms that were inferior to those available in the 50 states. American Express also discriminated against certain consumers with Spanish-language preferences.

Concardis has increased its stake in Cardtech Card & POS Service GmbH to 100 percent of the shares. In 2015, the Eschborn full-service payment provider acquired some 70 percent and thus a majority of the shares in the Cologne-based payments company, and now Cardtech will be fully integrated into the Concardis Group. It will continue to exist as an independent limited liability company under German law and Dr. Dietrich Gottwald and Christof Kohns will continue to be the firm’s managing directors.

The UK financial services sector is in a state of flux. What with the uncertainties around Brexit, a complex and shape-shifting regulatory environment, and the sheer number of challenger banks entering the market, agility is moving to the top of the financial services IT agenda.  

For agility read cloud.

Signed strategic partnership between COSS and Coinfirm to make cryptocurrency more transparent and efficient while establishing higher trading security and opening it up to mass commercial adoption.