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New Survey Shows Key Role of Technology in Client Acquisition
Finantix
 Finantix, the leading global provider of trusted technology to the wealth management, insurance, and banking industries, today launched the first part of a wealth management market survey, "New Client Acquisition: How can technology drive sales effectiveness in wealth management”.
 
In this first chapter the research looks to identify the drivers for next generation client acquisition in wealth management and what part technologies have to play in attracting and capturing the next generation of clients.
 
Thursday, October 17, 2019 - 09:37
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Financial IT
Dynamic Infrastructure implements deep AI technology to prevent bridges and tunnels from collapsing
Dynamic Infrastructure

The New York and Tel Aviv based startup Dynamic Infrastructure is implementing the world's first deep-learning solution which allows bridge and tunnel owners and operators to obtain visual diagnosis of the assets they manage. The system provides live, cloud-based, 3D views of the bridge or tunnel and automatically alerts when changes are detected in maintenance and operation conditions - before the issues evolve into large-scale failures.

Thursday, October 17, 2019 - 09:34
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Financial IT
F-Secure Weighs In on prpl Foundation Security Standards

F-Secure has joined the prpl Foundation to provide a more secure consumer experience when customers use their home Wi-Fi network and Internet of Things (IoT) devices.

The move leverages F-Secure's position as a long-standing and trusted cyber security vendor with a network of 200+ operator partners worldwide.

F-Secure joins at a time when the prpl Foundation is working with operators to harmonize development processes, integration points, and security standards across the hugely fragmented router industry.

Thursday, October 17, 2019 - 09:31
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Financial IT
Habib Bank AG Zurich is ready for PSD2 with Salt Edge’s solution

The PSD2 API of Habib Bank AG Zurich went live on 13 September. This API is developed by Salt Edge for Habib Bank AG Zurich to enable new open banking capabilities and provide full PSD2 compliance.

Thursday, October 17, 2019 - 09:25
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How Can Digital Customer Onboarding in Banks Increase Sales and Build Loyalty?

While banking product portfolios tend to become similar, banks must select between 2 most popular strategies (or combine them): to compete in pricing or to focus on customer experience improvement. 

If you prefer the first strategy, you may skip this article. Here we are going to accentuate engaging and personalized customer experience (CX) in the context of digital customer onboarding for banking customers. Also, we will guide you through the traditional perception of onboarding in banks and suggest extending the concept.

Thursday, October 17, 2019 - 08:22
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Financial IT
Santander Leads EUR35 Million Series B in Debt Marketplace CrossLend
Santander

Santander InnoVentures is leading a €35 million funding round in pan-European digital debt marketplace CrossLend.

The Series B financing round in the Berlin-based marketplace also includes funding from existing investors Lakestar, ABN AMRO Ventures, and Earlybird.

Founded in 2014, CrossLend provides a digital debt marketplace for consumer, SME, invoices, mortgages and other forms of debt originated by banks and alternative originators. CrossLend securitises the assets as fixed income instruments for portfolio building by institutional investors.

Thursday, October 17, 2019 - 07:11
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Financial IT
Sberbank and Microsoft Bring AI To Robotic Cash Handling
Robotic

Sberbank and Microsoft Research are teaming up to study how AI can be used to train robots to interact with physical objects in order to boost coin counting productivity.

Thursday, October 17, 2019 - 07:08
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Financial IT
Paytm Closes in on $2bn Funding - FT
Paytm

Indian mobile payment giant Paytm is looking to raise $2 billion at a $15 billion valuation, according to the Financial Times.

Existing investors Ant Financial and Softbank are likely to join a round that is expected to close within two months, says the FT, citing sources.

The money will be used to help Paytm stay at the top in a market where its is facing competition from Google Pay, Walmart's PhonePe and the imminent arrival of Facebook's WhatsApp payments service.

Thursday, October 17, 2019 - 07:06
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Financial IT
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Thursday, October 17, 2019 - 05:45
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Mastercard’s Principles for Blockchain Partnerships
Mastercard

Not a day goes by without a headline on cryptocurrency, distributed ledger and blockchain initiatives. This technology has undisputable potential and Mastercard, in line with our history of leaning into emerging tech to advance cash displacement and financial inclusion, has been working on blockchain related use cases for several years.

Thursday, October 17, 2019 - 05:15
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