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The Future of Cybersecurity: 2020 Predictions

28 January 2020 721 downloads

Company update/wealth

Axel Maier joins welath investment AI startup MDOTM

MDOTM, the fintech startup that uses artificial intelligence to develop investment strategies to support banks, wealth and asset managers, keeps on growing, expanding its team with Axel Maier who joins as Global Business Development Strategist.

27 January 2020

Company update/ai

MarketAxess deploys H20.ai machine learning tech

H2O.ai, the open source leader in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), today announced that its open source platform, H2O, provides critical machine learning capabilities to MarketAxess, the operator of a leading electronic trading platform for fixed-income securities and the provider of market data and post-trade services for the global fixed-income markets.

27 January 2020

News/startups

BNP Paribas lures innovative startups to new Sao Paulo hub

Teaming with Carrefour Brasil SA, Edenred and Ingenico Group, BNP Paribas plans to foster startup innovation out of the Sao Paulo-based hub, La Fabrique.

24 January 2020

News/retail

UOB invites students to design and run a branch

United Overseas Bank (UOB) has teamed up with Singapore Polytechnic (SP) to let students design their own branch concept.

24 January 2020

News/ai

FCA & BofE launch AI and machine learning forum

The FCA and the Bank of England are to run a public/private forum to delve into the technical and public policy issues surrounding bank adoption of artificial intelligence and machine learning tools.

24 January 2020

Company update/ai

SEI invests in AI insights firm ForwardLane

ForwardLane, the leader in providing AI driven intelligence to financial services professionals, is thrilled to announce SEI Venture's strategic investment into the company, to accelerate growth and the provision of powerful, personalized insights for wealth managers, asset managers and commercial banks.

23 January 2020

News/payments

Mastercard opens Vancouver intelligence and cyber centre

Mastercard has opened an intelligence and cyber centre in Vancouver, housing 380 new employees working on areas such as security, AI and the Internet of Things.

23 January 2020

Company update/ai

European MEPs demand strong set of consumer rights in AI roll out

MEPs want a strong set of rights to protect consumers in the context of artificial intelligence and automated decision-making.

23 January 2020

Company update/ai

Desjardins enters multi-year contract with behavioural analytics firm exagens

Desjardins Group has selected Montreal-based exagens and its award-winning behavioral banking platform to further enrich the digital experience it provides members.

23 January 2020

News/sustainable

Davos 2020: Refinitiv launches sustainable data alliance

Announced at the World Economic Forum, Refinitiv will join forces with influential global bodies to create a first-of-its-kind alliance to monitor sustainable finance through data.

22 January 2020

Finextra TV/cloud

Pinpointing the 'bits that matter' in a red ocean of data

As consumer habits develop and evolve, the way banks operate and how they engage with their customers do as well. With banks under increasing pressure due to competition from innovative fintechs and changing consumer expectations, they must develop the way they target and appeal to customers and maintain a profitable personal relationship.

22 January 2020

Company update/Artificial intelligence

Canadian FS players say digital transformation a top priority

According to a recent survey of Canadian financial services professionals by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR), a global Fintech leader and part of the S&P 500® Index, digital transformation is of critical importance to the future success of their firms.

21 January 2020

News/ai

CaixaBank applies AI to employee training

Spain's CaixaBank has started using artificial intelligence in its online employee training platform to help tailor learning to individual staffers.

21 January 2020

News/Artificial intelligence

KBC launches bot-based investment account

Belgium's KBC has launched an online investment account run entirely by a bot-based assistant dubbed Matti.

21 January 2020

News/ai

AI specialist FeedStock raises £2.5m

FeedStock, a UK startup using AI to help financial services firms meet compliance requirements and hit commercial goals, has raised £2.5 million in a funding round led by Praetura Ventures.

20 January 2020

News/cloud

Managing data beyond the tipping point of cloud

While 52% of asset management firms use the cloud for data management today, a further 28% plan to migrate data management to the cloud in the next 18 months.

20 January 2020

News/Artificial intelligence

Ant Financial preps huge fintech conference

China's Ant Financial is flexing its muscles by organising a massive fintech conference in Shanghai this April.

15 January 2020

Company update/ai

AI-powered deal-flow search engine, mnAI, launches in the UK

Built for the investment and acquisition markets, mnAI, a new AI-powered company intelligence platform, has launched in the UK today.

15 January 2020

News/ai

Traders optimistic about arrival of digital assets and AI

Traders operating on the Swiss Stock Exchange believe that the maturing of AI and digital assets is set to reshape the capital markets, with demand from clients for crypto investing growing.

15 January 2020