10/03/2022
SCA has led to fall in online card fraud - Barclaycard
With four in five Brits happy to go through two factor authentication, there has been a drop in 'basket abandonment' from 32.4% to 28.9%, since SCA was introduced.
FinTech
09/30/2022
Barclays awards Lloyds Bank first place in CBDC Hackathon
The Hackathon required participants to connect to Barclays’ simulation of a central bank, Payment Interface Providers (PIPs), commercial banks, and other ecosystem services.
09/30/2022
Societe Generale to acquire payments fintech PayXpert
With this acquisition, Societe Generale would broaden its offering for retail and online merchants and pursue its ambition to be a leading player in payment acceptance in Europe
09/29/2022
FintechOS powers Admiral’s digital pet insurance product
FintechOS platform simplifies third-party integrations and enables data-driven personalization
09/29/2022
UBS is expanding its digital product range with the UBS key4 pension 3a retirement offering
Clients are now able to plan their retirement in a fully digital way – in a matter of minutes, anytime of the day on the smartphone.
09/29/2022
BlackRock launches blockchain technology ETF
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09/29/2022
Deutsche Bank invests in Synthesized's technology innovation
The investment in Synthesized further accelerates Deutsche Bank’s application migration, data analysis, experimentation, and testing in the cloud – enabling the bank to increase its data productivity and innovation velocity.
09/28/2022
Banque de France tests 'post quantum' security tech
The bank implemented, in a completely operational chain, a library of "quantum robust" algorithms for totally secured data exchanges.
09/28/2022
Morningstar adds XDI climate data to Sustainalytics platform
This company-level analysis is underpinned by a database of over 12 million assets and facilities enabling third party analysis for investors' company assets anywhere in the world.
09/28/2022
Uncertain future for early-stage Irish technology companies
In an increasingly uncertain geopolitical climate, there is a growing sense that the sources of foreign investment into Irish early-stage companies are drying up.
09/27/2022
Nuapay brings open banking payments to UK local government via Pay360
Pay360 is a proud market leader for public sector payments
09/27/2022
Demystifying wholesale central bank digital currency
Speech by Fabio Panetta, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, at the Symposium on “Payments and Securities Settlement in Europe – today and tomorrow” hosted by the Deutsche Bundesbank
09/27/2022
Tim Cook: 'No good excuse' for lack of women in tech
He said there were "no good excuses" for the lack of women in the sector.
09/27/2022
Credit Suisse launches two digital services for online real estate valuations and sales
Over the coming months, additional features will be launched to expand the scope of our digital real estate platform.
09/27/2022
Online Investment Platform for Corporate Bonds – WiseAlpha, Announces Collaboration with Titan Wealth
he platform holds a mission of democratizing the corporate bond market with its digital marketplace serving investors of all sizes. In the current economic environment, WiseAlpha’s business should be booming.
09/27/2022
IQ-EQ Launchpad to support French VC fund, Fost Capital
IQ-EQ Launchpad aims to rebalance the prevailing gender imbalance in the global asset management industry by providing a comprehensive support package designed to help female managers succeed in raising their first fund.
09/26/2022
Intesa Sanpaolo welcomes 21 startups to accelerator programme
The 21 protagonists of the new lounge will have the chance to gain access to integrated services and a network of international professionals and investors for ease of access to capital markets.
09/23/2022
BNP Paribas AM chief rules out crypto push but backs tokenisation
'We are not involved in cryptocurrencies and we don't want to be involved' boss Sandro Pierri tells FN
09/22/2022
Paysend enables payouts in 175 countries
Millions around the globe will now have the freedom and flexibility to manage their finances through Paysend
09/22/2022
Wealthtech to The Rescue Amid Doom and Gloom For Wealth Managers
In parallel, the Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated the pace of habit change for wealth managers clients.