Innovation

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US startup crowdfunds contactless bracelet

US startup PureWrist is seeking to raise $20,000 on IndieGogo to begin live production of a contactless, wearable payment bracelet

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FinLab unveils winners of $3m cash flow management competition

A $3 million pot put up by JPMorgan Chase is being split between nine finetch startups that have won a competition aimed at finding ways to help households better manage their money.

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Standard Chartered appoints group innovation head

Standard Chartered has appointed its first group chief innovation officer, promoting head of risk innovation Anju Patwardhan to the newly-created position.

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Sydney fintech hub moves to bigger site in face of overwhelming demand

A new and larger premises has been announced for Sydney’s independent fintech hub, Stone & Chalk, which has outgrown its first home before even moving in.

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CommBank releases smartwatch apps

Customers of Australia's Commonwealth Bank can now track the movement of share prices and perform everyday banking tasks with a tap of their wrists following the release of two new smartwatch apps.

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Niederauer backs 'smart securities' startup Symbiont

A host of Wall Street heavyweights, including former Nyse Euronext CEO Duncan Niederauer, have joined a $1.25 million seed funding round for Symbiont, a startup using the blockchain for "smart securities".

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LHV Bank uses blockchain tech to issue receivables claims

Estonia's LHV Bank is tapping blockchain technology for an experiment that will see it issue EUR100,000 worth of "cryptographically protected" receivables claims against the bank.

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Andy Murray joins Seedrs Advisory Board

British tennis champion Andy Murray has entered a long-term partnership with Seedrs, the London-based equity crowdfunding platform.

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Barclays backs free digital skills event

Barclays is inviting young Brits to a digital skills workshop later this month where they can learn coding and build their own apps.

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Deutsche Bank to open three innovation labs across the globe

Deutsche Bank is to open three innovation labs in Berlin, London and Silicon Valley, as part of a EUR1 billion spend on digital initiatives over the next five years.

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Chinese firm unveils facial recognition ATM

Engineers in China have developed what is thought to be the world's first cash machine to ditch PINs in favour of facial recognition technology.

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Google and Intel top charts of corporate investors in fintech

Financial services firms may dominate the list of corporate investors in fintech startups, but the biggest investment dollars are coming from two of the world's largest tech companies, Google and Intel, according to data from CB Insights.

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Women in FinTech: Deanna Oppenheimer, founder of CameoWorks

In our continuing series, in association with the Breaking Banks radio show, looking at accomplished and interesting women working and changing the FinTech sector, Liz Lumley sits down with Deanna Oppenheimer – Founder of CameoWorks and former head of Barclays Retail and Business Banking.

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Mobile fintech investment soaring

Fintech may be all the rage, but it is in the mobile arena where the biggest bets are being placed, with over $1.1 billion raised globally across 58 financings in Q1 alone, according to data from CB Insights.

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BBVA rolls out 'remote control' card app

Spain's BBVA has introduced a 'remote control' Wallet app that enables users to activate and disable a host of card functions, from setting up transaction limits to blocking the use of the card for certain activities.

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Canadian Uni prepares students for the future of fintech with bitcoin ATMs

A Canadian university is installing bitcoin ATMs across campus, and will accept the digital currency for the purchase of text books, in an effort to stimulate discussion about the future of money and innovation in financial services.

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B2B FX platform Kantox raises $11 million

London-based business-to-business currency exchange Kantox has raised $11 million in Series B funding.

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CBA to test Ripple for intra-bank transfers

Commonwealth Bank of Australia is to begin testing technology from Ripple Labs to transfer funds between its subsidiaries.

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Australian fund to raise A$10 million to invest in 100 fintech startups

Australia's H2 Ventures, a newly-established fintech-focused digital design and investment firm, plans to raise a A$10 million war chest to fund the launch of 100 early-stage fintech startups over the next three years.

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eBay and Village Capital run accelerator for startups serving the underbanked

The eBay Foundation and Village Capital are running a three-month fintech accelerator for startups developing alternative technologies for serving low-income households and individuals.