Cognitive wealth management: Uniting human skills and digital platforms
While roboadvisors have their advantages – and indeed many financial service providers have adopted the use of these tools to support customer service, assess risk and formulate investment...
View ArticleIndustry heavyweights launch payments-focused holding company
Syncapay, a new holding company focused on high-potential payments solutions has launched with the backing of Bain Capital Ventures, Silversmith Capital Partners, MissionOG, Nyca Partners and Juli...
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Ingenico, Paymentsense launch mobile payments solution
Ingenico Group, a payment services provider, this week announced the successful UK launch of a new mobile payment solution for merchants, in partnership with European merchant service provider. UK...
View ArticleAccessible data and AI: Powering the future of fintech
Why does the fintech industry need to make data and AI more accessible? In short, time, money and intelligence. Each day we are tasked with making financial decisions on matters ranging from personal...
View ArticleWells Fargo Startup Accelerator adds two companies
Wells Fargo & Company announced today two early stage companies – Alpharank and Amicus.io – as the latest startups to join the Wells Fargo Startup Accelerator. The program also recently doubled the...
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Targeted marketing crucial for banks playing mobile catch-up
As banks develop their own mobile financial apps, extremely targeted marketing is a must if they are to maintain their market position, Webpals group CEO Inbal Lavi said. Ms. Lavi said Webpals Group is...
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Telefonica, Rivetz develop decentralized security for mobile users
Rivetz Corp. and Telefónica today announced an agreement to collaborate on the development of advanced mobile security protocols for blockchain transactions and messaging. The solution expects to...
View ArticleThe six things you need to consider before starting or investing in an ICO
By Gabriele Giancola, Co-founder and CEO of blockchain-powered loyalty ecosystem, qiibee Build a good team Surround yourself with an awesome team! Think technology experts, marketers and investors....
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Blockchain Valley Ventures, accelerator, VC for blockchain businesses...
Blockchain Valley Ventures (BVV), a new accelerator and venture capital firm offering investment, financing, and advisory services for blockchain-enabled businesses, launched this week. The firm will...
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Startups and financing – How to get cash when you’re growing fast
By Heather D. Blease, SaviLinx Financing is important for any small business. It’s critical for a fast-growing startup. When I launched my company in 2013, I had the benefit of previous experience on...
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Atlanta hosts Fintech South Conference
The following is a guest post by Stu Lustman, blogmaster at P2P Lending Expert. 70 per cent of all credit card, debit card and rewards points payments in the US run through Atlanta, Georgia. Most...
View ArticleHow digitisation is transforming Malaysia’s payments landscape
Mobile devices were made with the intention of simplifying communication between people. With the advent of the internet along with advancements in telecommunication technology, mobile devices have now...
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Don’t protect your data – devalue it
Instead of always being on the defensive when protecting cardholder data, companies should try a completely different approach – devaluing that data, Ruston Miles said. Mr. Miles is the founder and...
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Magento brings power of crowd to merchants
When innovating in today’s lightning-fast business environment, it only makes sense to tap into the wisdom of the crowd, Magento’s head of payments and strategy Andy Barker said. A leading platform for...
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Despite worries, America’s small business owners bullish on economy
Top of mind for small business owners are health care costs, taxes, and hiring, and more than one-third have already taken action as a result of tax policy changes – this according to findings from a...
View ArticleUK’s Emerging Payment Association urges government to work closely with industry
The Emerging Payments Association (EPA) has today published its response to HM Treasury’s (HMT) call for evidence on cash and digital payments in the new economy. The response lists a series of...
View ArticleVirginia Tech team tops in cyber capture-the-flag
A group of Virginia Tech students took their skills to the bank this spring. Seven computer engineering students took first place in MITRE’s Embedded Capture-the-Flag (eCTF) contest, which tasked them...
View ArticleNXP, Mastercard, Visa transform mobile payments for IoT devices
NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) in collaboration with Mastercard (NYSE: MA), and Visa today announced the launch of its new mWallet 2GO, a white label wallet service developed on the NXP Secure...
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DECENT to attend Slovak-Chinese Business Forum in Beijing
DECENT, creators of their own proprietary, customizable blockchain platform called DCore, will attend the exclusive Slovak-Chinese Business Forum 2018, hosted by the Embassy of the Slovak Republic in...
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Four key questions to aid digital transformation
By Jonas Andrén, Lokesh Dadhich, Johan Treutiger and Tove Kjellén, Arthur D. Little from global management consultancy Arthur D. Little Most modern technologies are enabled by digital innovation and...
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