How quantum will change everything (including banking, money and security)
Chris Skinner
MARCH 21, 2018
I know that we deal with quite complicated things in financial technologies.
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Bitcoin Daily: People’s Bank Of China To Certify Digital Payment Products; Korean Security Agency Supports Blockchain Projects With $9M Fund
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 30, 2019
The People’s Bank of China announced that it will certify 11 types of financial technology hardware and software used for digital payment and blockchain services. His comments even caused a price boost of bitcoin and blockchain stocks to the point that the Chinese state media advised people to stay levelheaded.
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US Government Sees The Benefits Of Blockchain
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 14, 2016
government seems to be accepting the positive impact that digital currencies and blockchain could have on legacy financial systems, according to Business Insider. House of Representatives, asking the government to establish a national policy for technology. A non-binding resolution was passed on Monday (Sept. 12) by the U.S.
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Brazil’s Big Blockchain Bounce (And Other Digital Payments Advances)
PYMNTS
JUNE 27, 2019
The digital payments news out of Brazil has been fast and furious over the last few weeks – particularly when it comes to blockchain. The big story, however, has been blockchain, as entities public and private are hoping it might just be the digital magic bullet the entire ecosystem needs. The Blockchain Bonanza.
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Taiwan’s Central Bank Might Implement Blockchain
PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 28, 2018
Taiwan’s central bank is looking into implementing blockchain technology in order to improve its operations. Big Data and even artificial intelligence and other technologies [will] help our bank to predict and analyze economic and financial conditions more effectively.”. “Big
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Former Google Exec Tries Blockchain Banking On For Size
PYMNTS
JULY 14, 2016
Reports on Wednesday (July 13) said Taylor has founded a company to provide financial institutions with a blockchain-based operating system. Dubbed Vault OS, the solution is geared towards banks that need to update their systems with secure technology, he said.
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Mastercard Adds More Startups To Its Accelerate Program
PYMNTS
AUGUST 12, 2020
Mastercard is expanding its Accelerate financial technology (FinTech) portfolio and is adding 11 companies to its Start Path startup engagement program, according to a Wednesday (Aug. Mastercard is thrilled to partner with some of the world’s most innovative startups to transform the future of commerce.”. 12) announcement.
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SEC to hold fintech innovation public forum
CFPB Monitor
SEPTEMBER 29, 2016
The Securities and Exchange Commission has announced that it will host a public forum in Washington, D.C. on November 14, 2016 to discuss financial technology innovation in the financial services industry. The forum will be open to the public and webcast live on the SEC’s website.
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GAO: FinTech Firms, FIs Seek Alternative Data Clarity In Lending
PYMNTS
JANUARY 7, 2019
Separately, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is in the midst of plans for a “sandbox” that will help boost FinTech efforts for capital markets, as reported by The Hindu. The news outlet quoted SEBI Chairman Ajay Tyagi late last month that blockchain may pose challenges for exchanges and financial firms.
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SPEZA To Accept China’s New Sovereign Digital Currency
PYMNTS
NOVEMBER 3, 2019
Huang Qifan, vice chairman of the China International Economic Exchange Center (CCIEE), revealed at the Bund Financial Summit 2019 in Shanghai that the People’s Bank of China will be launching a yuan-pegged Sovereign Digital Currency, likely becoming the first central bank in the world to launch a digital currency. “We
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Can Moscow Overcome A Tarnished Tech Reputation?
PYMNTS
NOVEMBER 11, 2016
Innovation and ease of business aren’t necessarily the first concepts that come to mind when thinking about the tech environment in the Russian market. Russia has ambitions to be a leader in the blockchain space and currently has 500,000 blockchain users. Blockchain On The Brain. Changing The Approach To Innovation.
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Top Funded FinTech Startups Founded in 2018
Let's Talk Payments
JUNE 7, 2019
A growing number of new players in any industry is a sign of an expanding market and opportunities for innovators. Figure is a financial technology company that offers consumer credit products by leveraging blockchain, AI, and. FinTech is not an exception here.
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107 Japan’s Mizuho Launching FinTech Venture
PYMNTS
MAY 26, 2017
Mizuho Financial Group , the Japanese financial company, is gearing up to launch a venture in June to create new businesses with FinTech. If we try to pursue business innovation within the bank, we have to ask around for permission from people in risk management, compliance and others. It takes forever,” said the executive.
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SIFMA Fintech Conference 2018
Insights on Business
JUNE 18, 2018
Some important financial technologies are changing the way the world is doing business and that change is now reaching the securities industry. At the SIFMA Fintech Conference this week these powerful technologies will be on display in the Big Apple. IBM keynote. IBM sessions.
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The Future Of Payments Beyond The Pandemic
PYMNTS
JUNE 1, 2020
In a roundtable discussion, the last in the “Powering the Digital Shift” series with Karen Webster, six experts in money movement, fraud prevention, banking and financial technology discussed one sure bet: “Digital optional” is no option as we move toward contactless commerce. The recent payouts by the U.S.
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Amex, Santander Explore FinTech Using API
PYMNTS
JULY 19, 2018
American Express has filed for a blockchain-based proof of payment technology, and Santander U.K. Traditional banks and other financial institutions are undergoing tremendous pressure right now to compete in an environment where they are faced with enormous scrutiny from government regulators looking to mitigate risk.
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Beyond Blockchain: A Seminar on the Possible Future
NCR
JUNE 1, 2016
That’s surely the simplest way to describe the Internet itself, of course, but does it also apply to blockchain as a whole and Bitcoin in particular? They are fully aware of both the potential and the pitfalls of blockchain operations, and they know the subtleties between what it is, what it could be, and what it might be.
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Wyoming creates fintech sandbox
CFPB Monitor
JUNE 5, 2019
Earlier this year, Wyoming became the second state to create a financial technology (fintech) sandbox by enacting the “ Financial Technology Sandbox Act ” (Sandbox Act). Arizona was the first state to create a fintech sandbox and we will soon be publishing a blog post about Utah’s new fintech sandbox.)
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Don’t miss these IBM sessions at Money20/20
Insights on Business
OCTOBER 16, 2018
The IBM team will present on a variety of topics ranging from AI to the future of payments to the current trends in financial services. Carmelle Cadet, IBM Blockchain Payments Business Development Manager. Maura K Schoonmaker, IBM Program Director, System z Banking and Financial Markets. Digital trust in financial services.
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Bridging the Digital Divide Between Banking Innovators and Those Stuck in Legacy Mode
NCR
FEBRUARY 22, 2016
Banking institutions and financial technology startups are putting their differences aside and working to find common ground. The chasm that has traditionally existed between the two is due primarily to their divergent approaches in providing financial services. Security and Compliance. Document management.
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40 Counterparty payments in seconds is an easy sell
Chris Skinner
MARCH 2, 2017
The background to this was announced in a press release on 1st February 2017: Ripple’s Distributed Financial Technology fits within NBAD’s existing infrastructure and offers a secure end-to-end payment flow providing transaction immutability and payment integrity.
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The 2022 GonzoBanker Awards
Gonzobanker
DECEMBER 19, 2022
Let’s see how this new scale allows for big investments in future innovation. Since taking the reins at MSUFCU in 2015, Clobes has more than doubled the size of the credit union, started a successful service organization (the Reseda Group), built an innovation center (The Lab), and started development of a new digital platform (Nextly).
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Small Firms Demand Higher Speed, Lower Costs In Global Payments
PYMNTS
MAY 3, 2019
Small businesses (SMBs) are rarely early adopters of new financial technology (FinTech). However, with business owners and entrepreneurs often taking a page out of their personal lives as consumers, the eventual adoption of emerging solutions is an inevitable part of FinTech innovation.
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151 Putting smart to work in financial services: IBM at Money20/20
Insights on Business
SEPTEMBER 21, 2018
As a leader in the financial services industry and at the forefront of payments, mobile, commerce and financial technology, IBM will convene a terrific team of financial services experts and partners for a variety of activities at this year’s Money20/20 conference. Using Payment Innovation to Change the Way Money Moves.
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Evolution through digital reinvention in banking
Insights on Business
JUNE 14, 2018
Digital reinvention employs multiple technologies and approaches including cloud, blockchain, mobile, the Internet of Things (IoT), AI, automation, DevOps, Agile and Lean, but at the same time isn’t tied to any particular technology, and instead uses multiple supporting technologies. Footnotes: Macknight, Joy. The Banker.
From Billpay to Blockchain: The Themes of FinovateSpring
Fintech Labs Insights
MAY 5, 2016
But there may be no better metaphor for the changing landscape of fintech than the fact that “Billpay,” one of the larger themes of 2015, is out and “Blockchain” is in. Join us next week in San Jose as 72 companies from around the world take the stage for two days of innovation and high-caliber networking.
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The Best Fintech Conferences this Week (7 Dec 2020)
Fintech Labs Insights
DECEMBER 7, 2020
Fintech & Financial Services Event Calendar (full calendar here ). Shift Money is partnering with the Singapore FinTech Festival to connect 60,000 attendees worldwide in one massive financial technology conference to discuss the future of payments, insurance, lending & blockchain. 16: Fintech Junction (virtual).
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15 ?? Generations X and Y’s “Culture of Convenience” driving financial institutions toward “mobile-first” omnichannel structures
Banking 2020
JANUARY 20, 2016
Consumer and technology trends. Consumers have grown accustomed to a faster, more secure world and expect payment solutions to follow suit. This affinity for technology has created a culture of convenience, so it’s no surprise that mobile payments are increasing in popularity. The bottom line for banks and businesses.
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40 From API to UX/UI: A Preview of FinDEVr 2015
Fintech Labs Insights
SEPTEMBER 23, 2015
Leading technology companies will showcase their latest tools, APIs, and case studies to help fintech developers optimize their innovations. FinDEVr is a great way to stay on top of the latest trends in financial technology. Many themes remain front and center after a year.
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FinovateSpring 2016 Presenters Revealed!
Fintech Labs Insights
MARCH 14, 2016
The innovations in those applications ranged from blockchain technology and big data solutions to the latest in biometric security, investment management, and payments. NIIT Technologies. NuData Security. Vera Security. Ormsby Street. Payment Data Systems. Polly Portfolio. Student Loan Genius.
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12 New Zealand Fintech – Companies to Watch
Jessica Ellerm
NOVEMBER 26, 2015
And while financial technology is still a nascent industry, no doubt this sector will be subject to a little more of our Kiwi ingenuity over the coming few years. BraveNewCoin – Blockchain and Digital Equities data research. I kid you not. Read more here. Did you enjoy reading this post?
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William Mills
SEPTEMBER 12, 2017
Helps institutions discover and execute their blockchain strategies. YUKKA Lab AG detects market sentiments and transforms them into innovative tools for the finance and communications industry. Helps companies secure email, chat and collaboration platforms communicate with confidence. AlphaPoint. AlphaPointLive. finnforbanks.
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Fintech Trending: P2P, EMV, NFC, NLP… OMG
Fintech Labs Insights
OCTOBER 16, 2016
Expect to see much, much more activity as financial institutions and fintech companies develop applications using Amazon’s Alexa and the new Google Assistant. Sibos 2016 Celebrates the Blockchain. The blockchain. 2016 was the first year that Sibos dedicated a track “exclusively to distributed ledger” technology.
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William Mills
MAY 11, 2016
01:08 pm NuData Security – @NuDataSecurity – [link]. Use the blockchain to manage identity, that’s one of the aims of DigiByte. DigiByte is looking at video games, and have created a “gaming wallet” based on blockchain tech. ^SR. We are now talking Blockchain – the hottest tech platform in years.
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FinovateSpring 2016 Live Blog – Day 2
William Mills
MAY 11, 2016
It’s all done through the smartphone, with bank-level security. Katerina Frolovicheva (MD, Technologies Innovations). This is a leading bank in Russia, with a track record of fintech innovation. Chip card reader for when customers are shopping online to improve security. David Carr (Innovation Manager).
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40 B2B FinTech Rides High On A Week Of High-Value Investments
PYMNTS
AUGUST 3, 2018
Ireland’s Logos Network is in the midst of developing a blockchain powered payment system for both micro- and large-scale B2B transactions. Additional investors also included Global Blockchain Innovative Capital, AlphaBlock Capital and AlphaCoin Fund. C88 Financial Technologies. Logos Network. Judo Capital.
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104 Ripple Raises $55 Million Series B; Announces New Bank Partners
Fintech Labs Insights
SEPTEMBER 19, 2016
Ripple will use the funding, which takes the company’s total capital to more than $93 million , to grow its customer base and its team, as well as help secure strategic partnerships. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Ripple demonstrated its technology as OpenCoin at FinovateSpring 2013.
Early-Bird Discount Extended for FinDEVr Silicon Valley
Fintech Labs Insights
SEPTEMBER 18, 2016
Using code, examples, and live demos, top software engineers and CTOs, technology architects and evangelists from dozens of firms will share their work and insights via 15-minute TED-style presentations. Financial Apps. NuData Security. Financial Samurai. Financial Technology Research Institute. AutoGravity.
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William Mills
SEPTEMBER 9, 2016
Auto-financing is ripe for innovation. 10:50 am Moonraft Innovation Labs – [link] – @moonraft. Our platform is open source, which makes it more reliable, innovative and secure. We try to leave a positive mark on the world through business and technology. With reporting, can get rid of excel.
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From ACH To IoT: Looking Back On A Year Of Trackers
PYMNTS
JANUARY 2, 2017
The spring brought coverage of mobile advertising and payments on the go at food trucks as small, smart device-powered businesses, and in the fall, we looked at the biggest trends in digital security at the annual Money20/20 Conference in Las Vegas. DIGITAL IDENTITY TRACKER. In short, biometrics are here to stay,” McDowell told PYMNTS.
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123 The Periodic Table of Tech In Canada
CB Insights
JULY 1, 2018
AR/VR : Augmented/Virtual reality companies include AdHawk Microsystems , which creates eye-tracking technology to solve problems faced by AR/VR manufacturers. Fintech: The financial technology category has the greatest number of startups in our table. Others include Flipp , which offers a digital platform used by retailers.
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37 Corporate Innovation Labs In Finance
CB Insights
MAY 15, 2019
With recent advances in blockchain, cryptocurrency, contactless payments, and more, finance is primed for disruption. As fintech plays a larger role in the financial ecosystem, companies are looking for ways to use tech to solve problems and find new opportunities in the space. Get the entire 43-page PDF. Visa — One Market Center.
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78 FinDEVr Silicon Valley: Looking Back, Moving Forward
Fintech Labs Insights
OCTOBER 3, 2016
Provided technology for fellow Finovate alum Q2’s Contextual PFM solution. Honored as the Innovation Showcase Award winner by the attendees of the BAI Retail Delivery conference. Listed in Silicon Review as one of the 20 fastest growing security companies. Quoted in eWeek on the problem of app security.
FinDEVr APIntelligence
Fintech Labs Insights
NOVEMBER 4, 2015
Are you building new financial technology? The latest from FinDEVr San Francisco 2015 presenters: Think Big Data mentions Praesidio as a startup using machine learning in its cyber security solution. Arxan Technologies extends its app security protection to Apple TV. Stay tuned for details.
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