A lot of changes have been happening thanks to a continuously evolving FinTech industry, but many changes are yet to come. Understanding what customers want and need is very crucial for every business, and finance is no exception. There has to be a clear understanding of the things that either cause customers headaches or deliver pleasure when creating a user-centered financial service.

 What defines whether a service is user-centered

Mastercard is looking to inspire the next generation of curious minds with its appearance at Coolest Projects International in Dublin on May 26^th, which is expecting more than 15,000 attendees.

The highly-anticipated Global Mobile Internet Conference (GMIC) opened in Beijing on April 26. Now in its tenth year, GMIC has become the world's most influential mobile internet business platform. AI leaders including Geoffrey Hinton, Michael I. Jordan and Yann Lecun were present at the event. Ping An Technology CEO Ericson Chan was invited to deliver a keynote speech on the application of AI in the financial and medical sectors at the main forum.

Identity is the new money. New Blockchain project Usechain is becoming the first-ever Blockchain Ecosystem to achieve self-sovereign identity for individuals and institutions. Usechain aims to fuse innovative technologies with off-chain identities to create a public Blockchain ecosystem based on real identity, addressing the issue of distrust due to anonymity in current Blockchain projects, while maintaining uncompromised security.

ITG, a leading independent agency broker and financial technology provider, today announced the addition of trading in New Zealand equities to the POSIT and POSIT Alert crossing platforms. 

More than 200,000 of DBS’ corporate and SME clients will now be able to benefit from better cashflow visibility through real-time cross-border payment tracking.

FactSet, a global provider of integrated financial information, analytical applications, and industry-leading services, and Quantopian, a crowd-sourced asset manager and creator of the open-source quantitative finance platform, today announced a new strategic relationship and a plan to launch a pioneering data analysis solution called Quantopian Enterprise that allows quantitative financial analysts to research and test their investment strategies faster and more effectively.

ACA Compliance Group (“ACA”) announced that it will acquire Cordium, a provider of governance, risk and compliance (GRC) services. The transaction is expected to close this summer, subject to regulatory approvals. The financial terms of the transaction will not be disclosed.

DasCoin, the Currency of Trust and the store of value within Das ecosystem, will begin publicly trading on several cryptocurrency exchanges from today.

The launch, taking place in central London, represents the culmination of a two-year journey of preparation and strategic activity to develop its business platform. 

Confirming its position as the Currency of Trust, DasCoin will only be traded on public exchanges that operate the same strict “Know Your Customer” authentication protocols that underpin DasCoin itself.

More than 500 attendees are scheduled to meet in Chicago for the Connected Claims USA Summit, run by Insurance Nexus on May 21st & 22nd at the Sheraton Grand.

The only conference dedicated to claims technology and innovation, keynote speakers include Ken Rosen, EVP and Chief Claims Officer, Allstate; Keith Daly, EVP and Chief Claims Officer, Farmers Insurance and BJ Treese, Managing Director for Emerging Property Products, Travelers.