FinTech StartUps

Accenture Enters Into Stretegic Relationship with Partech Ventures

7 years 7 months ago
FinTech StartUps, IT Innovations, Infrastructure

Accenture has entered into a strategic relationship with Partech Ventures, a leading venture capitalist firm headquartered in Paris, France, with offices in Berlin, Germany and San Francisco, California. Under the agreement, Accenture will invest in two Partech funds and join its Advisory Committee, gaining early access to relevant startups and the opportunity to co-invest in early-stage companies. Financial details were not disclosed.

Fujitsu Collaborates with Fintech Firms to Launch New Customer Onboarding Solution

7 years 7 months ago
FinTech StartUps, IT Innovations, Infrastructure

Fujitsu today announces the launch of Smart Origination, customer onboarding technology developed in unique partnership with ImageWare Systems,

Senjō Group Co-Sponsors Next Money's FinTech Finals 2017

7 years 7 months ago
FinTech StartUps

Senjō Group, a privately held investment firm headquartered in Singapore, announced today its support and co-sponsorship of the Next Money FinTech Finals 2017 (FF17) as an Organising Partner alongside InvestHK and Startmeup.HK. Next Money is a global fintech community that fosters the reinvention of finance through design, innovation and entrepreneurship. FF17 returns for its second year and is part of the StartmeupHK Festival which will take... more

Four Start-ups Secure Proof of Concepts With Europe’s Leading Corporates as Kickstart Accelerator Launches Its Final Demo Day

7 years 7 months ago
FinTech StartUps, IT Innovations

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... more

Oddup Expands into South East Asia with Launch of its Data Analysis and Services in Manila, Philippines

7 years 7 months ago
Data, FinTech StartUps

Oddup their expansion into South East Asia commencing with the launch of its data analysis and services in Manila, Philippines. Manila is the first of many ASEAN cities Oddup has earmarked to launch in through the rest of 2016. This launch extends its startup coverage to 9 major cities globally. The financial industry is increasingly in need of reliable sources of data and expertise for startups as a new kind of asset class. Oddup is the go-to... more

Silicon Valley Bank and Mastercard Welcome Class 5 of Commerce.Innovated.

7 years 8 months ago
FinTech StartUps, IT Innovations

Silicon Valley Bank and Mastercard have selected six startups to participate in Class 5 of Commerce.Innovated., a virtual accelerator designed to help commerce, payments and fi

LendIt Names Winner of PitchIt@LendIt Competition

7 years 8 months ago
P2P Lending, FinTech StartUps

LendingWell, a single-platform P2P lending partner, has today been announced the winner of PitchIt @ LendIt, a competition aiming to find a future star within the online lending and fintech space. The competition is organised by LendIt, the largest conference series dedicated to connecting the global online lending community, in partnership with Capital One, an information-based lending company.

FIS Coders Compete Worldwide to Develop Newest FinTech Innovations

7 years 8 months ago
FinTech StartUps, Infrastructure

Creating the future of financial technology isn’t just a challenge – it’s the goal behind FIS’ annual Hackathon competition. FIS™, a global leader in financial services technology, hosted the final of its Hackathon 2016, a worldwide coding competition between FIS technologists, last week in Singapore with 13 finalist teams competing against each other for 48-hours, non-stop. Their goal was to develop the best use of blockchain technology to... more

Bink Appoints Chairman and Non-Executive Director to its Board

7 years 8 months ago
FinTech StartUps

Bink – the new loyalty app that, for the first time, links consumer card payments to loyalty schemes - has today announced the appointments of Bob Wigley (former Chair of Merrill Lynch EMEA) as Chairman to its board and Dr Steve Perry (former Head of Visa Europe) as a Non-Executive Board Director. In announcing the formal appointment of the board members, Bink adds deep financial services expertise to its team, ahead of its launch to consumers... more

Startupbootcamp Launches FinTech Accelerator Program in India

7 years 9 months ago
FinTech StartUps

Startupbootcamp, the global family of industry-focused startup accelerators, announced the launch of itsStartupbootcamp FinTech program in Mumbai. Following the success of programs in London, Singapore and New York, the evolution of the FinTech program to Mumbai ensures coverage of the three main FinTech hubs around the world and now the fastest growing economy.

Five UK Start-Ups Pitch to International Investors and Corporates at Kickstart Accelerator

7 years 9 months ago
FinTech StartUps

Kickstart Accelerator, an initiative of digitalswitzerland and one of Europe’s largest multi-corporate, zero equity tech accelerators, will host its mid-term demo day at 10:00 – 19:00 CET on Wednesday, 21 September 2016. The demo day will provide the 30 start-ups with an opportunity to present their products to a panel of international investors.

Swiss Kickstart Accelerator Teams Up with Innotribe to Deliver Office Hours at Sibos Geneva 2016

7 years 9 months ago
FinTech StartUps, IT Innovations, Infrastructure

Kickstart Accelerator, one of Europe’s largest, multi-corporate and zero equity start-up accelerator programmes, is holding Office Hours at this year’s Sibos conference in collaboration with Innotribe.

Fintech EUROPE London 2016 Gathers Industry Experts

7 years 9 months ago
FinTech StartUps, IT Innovations

Managers of Wealth (MoW) event FinTech EUROPE 2016 is to be held in central London on 27 October, 2016. The speakers represent many industry leading organisations and have extensive experience which contributes to their interesting, stimulating and insightful topics all very relevant in the post Brexit economy.

Prota Ventures Releases Startup Rocket to Assist Pre-Funded Entrepreneurs

7 years 9 months ago
FinTech StartUps, IT Innovations

Prota Ventures, a venture-building and early-stage investment firm with offices in Chicago, Seattle and Jacksonville, today announced the launch of Startup Rocket, an independent venture that is focused on providing founders with a better process for ideating and validating their startup, as well as the tools and resources necessary to build desirable products, accelerate growth, and land funding.