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Credit Suisse hires virtual IT support agent Amelia

Credit Suisse has added a new member to its IT support team - Amelia, an AI-powered virtual agent who helps thousands of the bank's human employees with their day-to-day tech problems.

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EU sets up Blockchain Observatory and Forum

The European Commission has launched a Blockchain Observatory and Forum with the express aim of supporting the EU's emerging fintech industry.

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Clearstream to explore the use of AI for improving software development

International depository Clearstream is collaborating with the University of Luxembourg to investigate the use of artificial intelligence in determining user expectations and functional specifications for new IT systems.

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Unicredit launches iPhone-only buddybank

Italy's Unicredit is trying to give banking's staid image a makeover and make it "cool" through the launch of a mobile-only subsidiary called buddybank.

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UK government invites applications for trade mission to New York FinTech Week

The UK government is calling on local fintech firms to join a trade mission to New York Fintech Week in April.

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Macquarie leads Australian move to Open Banking model with first live deployment

Macquarie Bank is getting a head start on the Australian Government's push for Open Banking by sharing customer data feeds with Zip's personal financial management app Pocketbook.

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Rabobank sets up EUR60 million tech venture fund

Rabobank has launched a EUR60 million venture fund to invest in early-stage fintech and food and agri companies.

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Augmentum Capital seeks public listing for £125 million fintech fund

Venture group Augmentum Capital is to apply for a public listing to raise up to £125 million for a new fund investing in early-stage fintech companies in the UK and wider Europe.

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South African central bank sets up full-time fintech unit

South Africa's Reserve Bank has established a three-man fintech unit to monitor the impact of new technology developments on deposit taking, payments, lending, insurance, and investments.

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Emirates NBD appoints new CIO and chief digital officer

Emirates NBD has appointed a new CIO to spearhead the bank's planned AED1 billion digital transformation effort and established a 'Digital Office' led by a freshly-minted chief digital officer.

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Deutsche Bank joins WEF centre to help shape the robot future

As the great and the good gather in Davos, Deutsche Bank has joined the World Economic Forum's Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, a project dedicated to "maximising the benefits and minimising the risks" of emerging technology.

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Danske Bank makes open banking push

Danske Bank is embracing the open banking era, revamping its mobile app to let Nordic customers view data from their accounts with other providers.

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Motive Partners forms fintech coalition with leading banks

Fintech investment vehicle Motive Partners has secured the backing of four leading banks and Mastercard as founding partners for a new membership-only innovation and investment organistion, 'Motive Labs'.

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UK and Hong Kong trade agencies open fintech awards programme

UK fintech firms are being encouraged to pitch for the chance to showcase their technology to business leaders in Hong Kong under an awards programme overseen by Invest Hong Kong and the UK's Department for International Trade.

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Banks shift priorities toward growth, digitisation and innovation - survey

More than half of global banks expect to see their technology investment budgets rise by over 10% this year as they beef up cybersecurity and push for digital maturity, according to a survey from EY.

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Sbanken opens developer portal and invites customers to build their own digital bank

Norway's Sbanken has opened a developer portal through which customers can use a host of open APIs to build their own digital banking platforms, with the best efforts winning cash prizes.

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Citi Ventures taps into student talent though universities programme

Citi has launched a programme that embeds students from leading universities into its innovation efforts, enabling participants to earn course credit for work with the bank on emerging technologies such as machine learning and big data analytics.

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Westpac and NAB connect with Amazon Alexa

Westpac and NAB have joined the voice commerce goldrush, enabling customers to connect their Internet baking accounts to Amazon's Alexa, which has finally gotten its first outing in Australia.

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BB&T creates $50 million fintech investment fund

US bank holding company BB&T is to set aside $50 million to invest in and acquire emerging digital technology companies in an effort to raise its competitive profile and drive down costs.

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Standard Chartered establishes fintech innovation and investment unit

Standard Chartered has created a new business unit, SC Ventures, to invest in promising fintech startups and accelerate innovation initiatives across the group.