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Airstar Bank Launches Pilot Trial of Virtual Banking Service
Airstar Bank Limited (“Airstar”), one of Hong Kong’s new virtual banks, today announced the launch of a pilot trial which is conducted within the Fintech Supervisory Sandbox (“FSS”) of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (“HKMA”). The pilot trial will offer innovative...
DLA Piper advises fintech company Scivantage in its sale to Refinitiv
DLA Piper represented Scivantage, a digital wealth management technology company, in its sale to Refinitiv US LLC, a global provider of financial markets data. Scivantage’s primary solutions include digital wealth management offering Wealthsqope, a digital client...
State of the Industry: Global financial services players yet to align on key issues of collaboration, innovation and cybersecurity
Exclusive research from Barclays Corporate Banking reveals the contrasting views of nearly 2,000 financial services leaders from across the globe on the key drivers of collaboration, innovation and cybersecurity More than two-thirds of businesses identify...
Open Banking Expo prepares delegates for consumer-directed finance rollout
Open Banking Expo returns to Toronto on June 9, 2020 to prepare delegates for likely legislative action as a result of the second phase of the Government’s Open Banking consultation. The agenda is now live at https://www.openbankingexpo.com/toronto/#agenda. This...
FinTech Alliance launches Mentoring Hub to boost UK FinTech talent
FinTech Alliance has launched the latest feature on its fast-growing platform: the FinTech Alliance Mentoring Hub. The hub aims to connect leaders in the financial services and technology fields with budding entrepreneurs and those hoping to move up the career...
2019 Women in FinTech Powerlist
Innovate Finance, the independent industry body that represents and advances the global FinTech community in the UK, today published its Women FinTech Powerlist. Launched in 2015, the Women in FinTech Powerlist has increasingly attracted a global audience, resulting...
Finastra powers retail banking innovation with four new fintech apps on FusionStore
Finastra today announced the launch of four new retail banking apps on FusionStore, the firm’s app marketplace. Built during Finastra’s first appathon in North America, at the tail end of last year, the apps – which provide innovative saving, spending control and...
Barclays and OpenFin are offering a unique opportunity to win a £20,000
Barclays and OpenFin are committed to supporting all types of companies – from growing startups to established businesses that are shaping the future of financial services. Barclays and OpenFin are offering a unique opportunity to win a £20,000 cash prize that could...
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UK consumers put strong technology as main appeal for banks
UK consumers are placing strong technology as their biggest priority for banking, but digital banks need to be clear with their value offering to capitalise on this, according to Vilve Vene, CEO and co-founder of core banking platform Modularbank In new research on...
OakNorth Bank calls for several changes to the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) to ensure it can succeed in supporting British businesses through the Covid-19 crisis
British businesses need access to grants, as well as loans, as taking on ever more debt will make them over-levered; The Government should consider an emergency eight-week cash flow grant for previously viable businesses, as well as simplifying the CBILS; Providing...
Tide UK has ‘just weeks’ to urgently reform SME aid and save businesses
Grants and loan schemes must be simplified and delivered more quickly Delivery dates of HMRC schemes must be brought forward CBILS must be opened to all lenders immediately The UK Government must take urgent action to ensure the effective implementation of its SMEs...
IDnow supports German-wide organisation “Wir gegen Corona” (We against Corona) with free identification of volunteers
IDnow , a leading provider of Identity Verification-as-a-Service solutions with more than 250 customers in Europe, supports the initiative “Wir gegen Corona” with free identity verification. “Wir gegen Corona” is a Germany-wide initiative that helps people from risk...
IDnow is certified for operation of identification solutions via remote working
IDnow, a leading provider of Identity Verification-as-a-Service solutions with over 250 customers in Europe, has received official certification from TÜV IT for the operation of identification solutions via teleworking. This marks an important milestone for the...
Billingo to digitalize the billing services with Salt Edge data aggregation
Billingo, the second-largest online invoicer in Hungary joined hands with Salt Edge, a leader in developing open banking solutions, to become the very first online biller in the country to offer a range of opportunities fuelled by bank data aggregation, without having...
Jumio Donates AI-Fueled Identity Verification Service to Battle COVID-19 and Establish Trust Remotely
More than ever, it is important to establish trust remotely. Here at Jumio, we have the good fortune of being the world’s most trusted source of remotely determining who someone really is. We serve some of the largest brands in the world who use us to verify online...
OpenPayd appoints Fidor Bank founder, Matthias Kröner as Senior Advisor
OpenPayd, an API-led Banking-as-Service provider, has appointed Matthias Kröner as a Senior Advisor. The appointment follows a period of significant growth for the company in the past year providing enterprise businesses access to cross-border banking and payment...
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