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Revolut to open ops centre in Portugal

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Revolut to open ops centre in Portugal

Challenger Revolut is planning to open a customer service centre in Portugal that will employ 400 people.

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Crypto platform Eligma secures €4m funding

The Eligma company from Slovenia has received plenty of international attention on the blockchain scene.

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RMI AlphaCode splashes cash on three fintechs

AlphaCode, Rand Merchant Investment Holdings (RMI)’s incubation, acceleration and investment vehicle has awarded R23 million supplier development loans to three fintech startups, Zande Africa, Bright On Capital and Livestock Wealth.

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AlgoTrader and Avaloq team up for digital asset management push

Two leading Fintech companies join forces to solve complex problems encountered by the financial industry through a wide range of high-quality services in building a global digital asset management ecosystem.

Hedge fund manager plans $1bn crypto fund

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Hedge fund manager plans $1bn crypto fund

A business owned by Alan Howard, the billionaire founder of hedge fund Brevan Howard, is reportedly planning to launch a new $1bn venture focused on cryptocurrency hedge funds.

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UK insurtech partners with Manulife for travel insurance

Blink, part of Leeds headquartered CPP Group Plc, has partnered with Manulife, one of Canada’s largest travel insurers, to support the roll-out of tailor-made, real-time flight disruption insurance services to its customers.

Singapore to accept first digital bank applications

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Singapore to accept first digital bank applications

Two months after announcing plans to issue digital banking licences, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is set to accept the first applications.

Aussie regulator turns to tech in new strategy

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Aussie regulator turns to tech in new strategy

Australia's capital markets regulator has vowed to expand its use of new technology and behavioural data as part of a strategic plan to strengthen its enforcement.

Migrating market data to the cloud

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Migrating market data to the cloud

Market data is the lifeblood of financial institutions (FIs) with banks, brokers, wealth managers, asset managers and hedge funds relying on quality pricing and trade-related data to power their business applications. But today customers expect to access to data on their personal devices and FIs are stepping up their digital transformation game.

Carney: Digital currencies could counter the destabilising influence of the US dollar

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Carney: Digital currencies could counter the destabilising influence of the US dollar

Bank of England governor Mark Carney has posited the creation of a network of central bank digital currencies as a means of overcoming the destabilising dominance of the US Dollar on international trade.

Avoiding artificial stupidity

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Avoiding artificial stupidity

While most financial applications of artificial intelligence have been in the customer service space, there are other areas that banks are working with to improve through implementation of innovation technology.

Fintech founders pessimistic about UK's post-Brexit prospects

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Fintech founders pessimistic about UK's post-Brexit prospects

As Brexit looms, UK fintech founders are pessimistic about the country's ability to remain a world leader in the field, according to a survey from the Digital Finance Forum.

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FinTech Abu Dhabi plans worldwide tour

FinTech Abu Dhabi, MENA’s leading FinTech festival, hosted by Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM),the award-winning international financial centre, is pleased to announce that its global FinTech tour will be reaching even more cities ahead of the main event in Abu Dhabi in October 2019.

South African Reserve Bank to run fintech demo day

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South African Reserve Bank to run fintech demo day

The South African Reserve Bank is calling on fintech firms to pitch their products to an audience of central bankers, regulators and local institutions at a demo day in October.

CommBank tests blockchain-based marketplace for biodiversity tokens

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CommBank tests blockchain-based marketplace for biodiversity tokens

Commonwealth Bank of Australia has unveiled a blockchain-based digital marketplace prototype where users can trade government biodiversity credits.

Westpac sets aside $50,000 for 2019 Innovation Challenge winner

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Westpac sets aside $50,000 for 2019 Innovation Challenge winner

Westpac has set up a $50,000 prize pot to tempt startups to enter its 2019 Innovation Challenge, which this year is focusing on a new wave of data-driven initiatives based on the recent passage of Consumer Data Right legislation.

Irish banking federation sets up cross-sector Fintech Foresight Group

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Irish banking federation sets up cross-sector Fintech Foresight Group

Banking & Payments Federation Ireland (BPFI) has established a Fintech Foresight Group to harness new technical developments from the startup ecosystem and help to inform policy under the Government’s financial services strategy, Ireland for Finance.

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Emirates NBD certifies first five fintech sandbox graduates

Emirates NBD, a leading bank in the region, together with the DIFC FinTech Hive, the largest financial technology accelerator in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA), are the first in the region to certify FinTech startups who have successfully used the Emirates NBD’s API (Application Programming Interface) Sandbox to create and demonstrate working innovative financial solutions.

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Oracle taps into Open Banking for digital mortgage origination

Now available in the UK, Oracle Banking Enterprise Originations solution will help banks and building societies transform residential, buy-to-let and SME mortgage origination. Using design principles of open architecture, progressive data decisioning and complete process automation the solution will enable lenders to process mortgage applications far more efficiently by utilising best-in-class digital technologies.

Singapore fintech employment remains strong with minimal talent shortage

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Singapore fintech employment remains strong with minimal talent shortage

According to a survey put together by the Singapore FinTech Association (SFA) and PwC Singapore, 42% of fintech firms in Singapore have over 30 employees and a further 31%, between 11 and 30 employees.

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