Harnessing Fintech Innovation in Retail Banking
- 8 years 5 months ago
- Retail Banking, IT Innovations, Infrastructure
Defining a Sustainable Strategy for Innovation: Keeping banks relevant to consumers now and in the future Arena International is proud to present the 4th edition of the Harnessing Fintech Innovation in Retail Banking conference. This event will host around 150 senior attendees aiming to continue supporting retail banks in defining a sustainable strategy for innovation in the long term.
valantic and Thomson Reuters intensify their cooperation
- 8 years 5 months ago
- Trading Systems, Banking, Data, IT Innovations
The internationally acting companies valantic Trading Solution AG and Thomson Reuters have announced to further intensify their long-standing and successful cooperation. The core of the current cooperation forms the transfer of know-how as well as connection of valantic’s trading solutions to the information and trading platforms of Thomson Reuters. Now, the focus lies on the integration of Eikon into iQbonds. The customers of both companies and... more
Digitalisation becoming a new business area for Gazprom Neft
- 8 years 5 months ago
- IT Innovations, Infrastructure
Gazprom Neft has confirmed the digital transformation of its business as a priority area of focus, with the creation of a new “Digital Transformation Directorate”, to be headed by Andrei Belevtsev as Chief Digital Officer (CDO1 ). The key objective of the Digital Transformation Directorate will be to create a single and inclusive system covering the company’s full digital strategy, directed at game-changing improvements to the operational... more
Spotcap Welcomes Applications for Fintech Fellowship to Address Skills Gap
- 8 years 5 months ago
- Banking, Wholesale Banking, IT Innovations
Online lender Spotcap today opened the Fintech Fellowship to applicants. The programme offers an £8k award to a postgraduate student studying a fintech related course at a UK university. Applications will be open for four months and close on the 1 August 2018.
Scale-Ups.eu calls all European tech scale-ups to submit their profile to pitch at SuperNova
- 8 years 5 months ago
- FinTech StartUps, IT Innovations, Infrastructure
Scale-Ups.eu, a spinoff of the European collaboration innovation platform B-Hive, is organizing SuperNova together with Flanders DC on September 27-30. This four-day event aims to bring the most promising scale-ups, outstanding tech companies, and thought leaders from all around the globe in Antwerp to talk, pitch, and showcase.
Da Vinci Capital Invests in Russia's Global Fintech Solutions
- 8 years 5 months ago
- FinTech StartUps, IT Innovations
Global Fintech Solutions (GFS), a fintech platform aimed at transferring leading global technologies into emerging markets, raised a new funding round from several funds under the management of Da Vinci Capital and from its the portfolio group, ITI Funds. Investment group Prytek was a co-investor in the investment round.
New Digital Innovation Centre to secure digital transformation at Gazprom Neft
- 8 years 5 months ago
- FinTech StartUps, IT Innovations
A new Digital Innovation Centre is being established at Gazprom Neft, for the development and implementation of digital technologies in logistics, processing and sales. As part of its activity, the Centre will bring together Russian technology and IT start-ups, developers and the scientific community to pool resources to research and develop innovative solutions that will improve business efficiency.
Mobey Forum Launches Internet of Things Expert Group
- 8 years 6 months ago
- Banking, IT Innovations
Mobey Forum, the global industry association empowering banks and other financial institutions to lead in the future of digital financial services, today announces the formation of its latest expert group, exploring the evolution of the Internet of Things (IoT) and the opportunities it creates to enhance the delivery of financial services.
Averon raises $13.3 Million
- 8 years 6 months ago
- Security, FinTech StartUps, IT Innovations
Averon, developer of the world’s first mobile identity verification standard that is both automatically frictionless and ultra-secure, announced today it has closed a $5 million Series A1 financing round led by Avalon Ventures and Salesforce founder and CEO Marc Benioff. The round follows Averon’s heavily oversubscribed Series A (October 2017), also led by Avalon Ventures, bringing the full Series A amount raised to $13.3 million.
Berlin Based Fintech Penta Launches Product in Attempt to Digitize Company Formation in Germany
- 8 years 6 months ago
- Banking, IT Innovations, Infrastructure
Berlin based fintech Penta is taking a big step in its bid to further help businesses save time on their banking. The fintech startup today unveiled “Compass”, a platform that helps businesses who are incorporating to deposit their share capital and open a bank account in under 24 hours in Germany, shortening the overall incorporation process by several weeks.
APAC Fintechs embrace open innovation with Finastra
- 8 years 6 months ago
- FinTech StartUps, IT Innovations
Finastra welcomed several APAC Fintech early adopters to its FusionFabric.cloud open architecture ecosystem today at its regional flagship thought leadership event, Finastra Universe, in Singapore. Underpinned by Microsoft Azure, Microsoft’s enterprise-ready trusted cloud platform, FusionFabric.cloud enables third parties t
Lithuanian Business Angel Network (LitBAN) Launches in Vilnius with Overwhelming Success
- 8 years 6 months ago
- FinTech StartUps, IT Innovations
Lithuanian Business Angel Network’s (LitBAN) founding event, which took place on March 14th in Vilnius, was an overwhelming success with over 150 attendees and 50 registered paying members.
Wolters Kluwer to host innovative CECL Mock Earnings Call at CFP’s 2018 CECL Conference
- 8 years 6 months ago
- IT Innovations, Infrastructure
Wolters Kluwer’s Finance, Risk & Reporting business is hosting a Current Expected Credit Loss (CECL) Mock Earnings Call at next week’s 2nd Edition CECL 2018 Congress, organized by The Center for Financial Professionals. The conference, to be held at the New York Marriott Downtown on March 21st and 22nd, is sponsored by Wolters Kluwer and will be attended by leading banks who will share their experience of CECL modelling, providing an update... more
YellowDog Closes Investment Round from Industry Leaders Bloc Ventures to Scale Across Multiple Verticals
- 8 years 6 months ago
- FinTech StartUps, IT Innovations
YellowDog, recognised as one of the top 15 Disrupter Businesses in the South West, has closed its most recent investment round with Bloc Ventures as lead investor. Bloc, founded by industry veterans from ARM Holdings and Vodafone, identified the significant potential in YellowDog, and lead this fundraise to initiate their next stage of expansion.
Infosys opens Indianapolis technology and innovation hub
- 8 years 6 months ago
- IT Innovations, Infrastructure
Infosys (NYSE: INFY), a global leader in consulting, technology and next-generation services, today inaugurated its flagship technology and innovation hub in Indianapolis. In addition, the company announced that it has hired more than 2,500 American workers over the past year as part of its ongoing commitment to accelerate innovation for American enterprises.
