As Kickstart Accelerator hosts its Investor and Final Demo Days, it also announces five Proof of Concepts (PoCs) between some of the programme’s corporate partners, including UBS, Credit Suisse, PwC, Swisscom and Raiffeisen Switzerland, and some of the 30 participating start-ups, from the programme’s four verticals; Fintech, Smart & Connected Machines, Future & Emerging Technologies and Food.

Five PoCs Confirmed with Leading European Corporates

Chase announced today that Walmart (NYSE: WMT) will accept Chase Pay® on Walmart.com, within the Walmart mobile application and in its stores through the Walmart Pay app.

Uber, the ride-sharing app that allows users to request safe, reliable and affordable rides with just a tap, in partnership with Bankaool, the first Mexican online bank, and Mastercard, the industry leader in electronic payments, announced the launch of Uber Bankaool Debit Card, an innovative solution that offers an alternative way to pay for rides, using a mobile banking app.

This document is intended towards Banks, Financial Regulatory Authority and the Information technology organizations, who are working towards the innovative solution providing for the financial ecosystem.

This document also will provide an innovative solution for an individual, Small Corporate, Proprietary and Partnership organizations, who are unable to manage their financials effectively and efficiently.

eCurrency Mint Limited (eCurrency) announced today that it has partnered with Banque Régionale de Marchés (BRM) to provide a digital currency in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU). BRM will issue the digital tender, eCFA, in compliance with e-money regulations of Banque Centrale des Etats de l’Afrique de l’Ouest (BCEAO), the Central Bank of WAEMU. This secure digital instrument can be transacted across all existing payment platforms and will be equivalent in value to physical legal tender.

Banks now have to squeeze the maximum value from all of their data faster and more accurately than ever.

Not only must they compete with the initiatives of rivals, new demands are being placed on them from regulators and industry watchdogs eager for accurate and easily digestible reports and audits.

However, as data volumes balloon, severe problems are emerging with regard to the quality, consistency, provenance, duplication and accessibility of data in large enterprises such as banks, insurance companies and telecommunications providers.

BioCatch, the global leader in behavioral biometrics, announced today it has launched its next-generation platform to optimize the implementation and performance of behavioral biometrics online and on mobile at the enterprise level. BioCatch currently protects more than 1 billion transactions per month, helping to significantly reduce fraud and identity theft.