Avoka, the acknowledged leader in digital customer acquisition for financial services companies, today announced the launch of a Customer Experience (CX) Design program to empower its clients in the retail banking, business banking, and wealth management industries to optimize their digital customer acquisition and onboarding capabilities. 

American Express today announces the availability of Android Pay, Google's mobile wallet, for Cardmembers in Canada. Android Pay is available for eligible Canadian Consumer, Small Business and Corporate Cards issued by Amex Bank of Canada1 and is supported on Android devices running on Kitkat 4.4 or higher.

Liquidnet, the global institutional trading network, today announced that its Algo Ranking Model technology is available in Europe, building on a successful launch in the US. Using innovative technology and a multi-factor model, the Algo Ranking Model holistically profiles every order to rank execution strategies in real-time according to order characteristics, trading objectives, market conditions, and performance targets. 

Furthering its mission to democratize data access within the enterprise, Datameer today unveiled SmartAI, an industry-first solution for operationalizing deep learning models directly within enterprise data lake environments securely and at scale.

Technology is transforming the way consumers interact with banks and bringing to life new consumer experiences that weren’t possible before. This change is being accelerated by fintech startups who are building digitally-native, niche solutions and more established financial services players who are developing new, consumer-centric products and services to cater to the demands of their next-generation customers.

InvestCloud Inc., a global FinTech firm, is set to launch a financial technology incubator and accelerator at its European headquarters in Soho, London. InvestCloud Innovation Center London will offer both new startups and established financial firms the ability to quickly deliver digital wealth management solutions supported by the InvestCloud platform.

JWG, trusted industry experts in regulatory change management, today announced the results of a recent survey focused on the buy side and its readiness for the incoming Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II), effective from January 3, 2018. 

Ingenico Group (Euronext: FR0000125346 – ING), the global leader in seamless payment, today announced its investment in Joinedapp, a start-up located in Palo Alto, California whose enterprise e-commerce solutions enable brands and retailers to connect with customers on their preferred mobile messaging apps. Joinedapp’s chatbot technology offers large and SMB merchants a scalable solution to engage, nurture, and monetize audiences across social messaging.