Sponsorship and delegate registrations are open for IFINTEC Finance Technologies Conference and Exhibition that will be held on 21 - 22 April 2020 in Istanbul, Turkey. IFINTEC is a global conference which is one of the biggest and most important conferences in EMEA region with its focus on Retail Banking, Digital Banking, Core Banking, Payment Systems, Banking Technologies, Banking IT Solutions, Digital Transformation and Finance Technologies. With 850+ attendees, 30+ speakers, 30+ speaking sessions, IFINTEC 2019 Conference was organized very successfully.

For what can serve as a powerful technology enabler for the Qatar National Vision 2030, the country is all set to harness innovation narratives around future cutting edge technologies. Qatar Innovation Week will bring together regional and international industry experts at the Marsa Malaz Kempinski, The Pearl – Doha, on 25^th and 26^th of this month.

The 13^th global edition of Trescon’s World Blockchain Summit successfully concluded in Dubai last month, pulling together over 1000 participants that included C-level executives from enterprises, policy makers, top blockchain and crypto pioneers, industry experts, investors, solution providers and innovative startups. Even so, the gung-ho spirit of blockchain and crypto enthusiasts still seem to be up in full swing.

Unite, the union which represents staff working in bank branches across the country, will today (Monday 18 November) launch a campaign to ‘Save Bank Branches’.

Outside a high street bank branch staff will stage a photo opportunity to launch the campaign to oppose the ever increasing number of local branch closures.

Research has found that two thirds of the UK’s bank branches have closed in the past 30 years.

The event will be attended by current and former bank staff, senior Unite officers, Unite members and leader Brighton & Hove City Council, Nancy Platts.

Speakers at this year’s Open Banking Expo have revealed their predictions for the future of Open Banking at the sold-out event in London yesterday.

In his opening address, keynote speaker Jim Marous made the case that Open Banking providers will need to extend their offerings beyond traditional banking services and focus on making the consumer’s life easier if they are going to succeed.

Financial IT speaks with Omer Paz, COO and May Michelson, Director of Business Development - Europe from PayKey at FinTECHTalents 2019

Financial IT speaks with Matt Locsin, Head of Innovation of Publicis Sapient at FinTECHTalents 2019.

TMD Security announced today that its global survey of thirty banks, ATM deployers, CITs and service providers revealed three major business reasons for replacing keys and cards with a single Access Management solution using One Touch Access TM Security mobile app for all ATMs and branch doors.

Operational cost savings was the primary business case. Respondents cited today’s key-holder processes as a major expense. Every routine service call which involves opening the ATM top box to service the card reader, for example, requires a keyholder to accompany the service engineer.

The City of Tampere, Finland and Tieto, a leading Nordic IT services and software company, have developed a solution to improve the urban traffic safety of pedestrians. Utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT) technology, the test solution can automatically detect when a pedestrian is planning to cross the street at an intersection. An alert can be relayed to automatic traffic signs, and in the future even directly to vehicles. Furthermore, in the future, the system can also be a building block for autonomous vehicles.​

Martin Threakall, Chief Operating Officer of Modulr, commenting on Pay.UK’s decision to decline the fraud levy:

“While consumer protection is of paramount importance, we believe a more collaborative and inclusive industry approach must be taken rather than a blanket fraud levy.