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APIs in the cloud are now the prevailing archetype

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APIs in the cloud are now the prevailing archetype

The future lies in microservices in the cloud. While the financial services industry continues to discuss digital transformation, actions speak louder than words. Organisations that want to meet the needs of the next generation of consumers will use software comprising small services that communicate over well-defined application programming interfaces (APIs) deployed independently – the microservices approach.

How to drive business value with APIs in the cloud

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How to drive business value with APIs in the cloud

The cloud simplifies and accelerates delivery of open banking standards, providing opportunities to improve awareness, transparency, and scale. Industry players would benefit by forging ahead with more effective and structured collaboration, facilitated by application programming interface (API) standardisation and shared customer data insights.

Scaling for the next generation with APIs in the cloud

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Scaling for the next generation with APIs in the cloud

Today’s generation of consumers expect a digital-first experience from their providers. Whether they’re shopping online, streaming content or interacting with financial institutions, anything less than on-demand is no longer acceptable. However, when considering the US, retail banking is not yet fully digital, and customers must still visit a branch to fill out paperwork when opening an account.

Funding Circle hits $10bn lending milestone

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Funding Circle hits $10bn lending milestone

Funding Circle, the listed peer-to-peer lender, has reached a cumulative global lending milestone of over $10 billion.

Curve to embark on Crowdcube campaign

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Curve to embark on Crowdcube campaign

Curve, the UK consumer fintech, is set to embark on a seven-figure crowdfunding campaign with Crowdcube this coming September.

Tandem Bank leverages Open Banking to offer competitive mortgages

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Tandem Bank leverages Open Banking to offer competitive mortgages

Mobile bank Tandem is developing the UK’s first crowd-designed mortgage for those hoping to get on the property ladder, allowing priced-out consumers to share their personal mortgage must-haves with the digital challenger.

Venmo rolls out instant transfers to bank accounts

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Venmo rolls out instant transfers to bank accounts

Hot on the heels of the US Federal Reserve’s real-time payment and settlement system announcement, Venmo has launched a feature that supports instant transfers to US bank accounts.

Indonesian regulator OJK shuts down 826 fintechs – Bloomberg

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Indonesian regulator OJK shuts down 826 fintechs – Bloomberg

The Indonesian Financial Services Authority, known as OJK, has shuttered a staggering 826 fintech startups operating without a license in this year alone, despite the increased appetite for the industry in the Southeast Asian nation.

Circle CEO claims current financial system is 'failing 99% of the time'

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Circle CEO claims current financial system is 'failing 99% of the time'

Testifying before the US Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, Circle co-founder, chairman and CEO Jeremy Allaire highlighted that the existing financial services system is in dire need of being completely overhauled.

Taiwan issues three digital banking licences

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Taiwan issues three digital banking licences

In a first for the island, Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission has issued virtual banking licences to three consortiums – the latest development in the battle between Asian internet firms and the region’s legacy banks for a stronghold over consumer finances.

How developers can leverage retail banking open APIs

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How developers can leverage retail banking open APIs

Developers are now able to tap into the potential of PSD2 and open banking with no prior core banking experience and leverage open APIs to build retail banking applications. Anand Subbaraman, VP and general manager of retail banking, at Finastra believes that the potential for open APIs is limitless, and we are now in the fourth generation of banking.

EBAday 2019: A 'Universal' approach to P27 and regional payment areas

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EBAday 2019: A 'Universal' approach to P27 and regional payment areas

Closing EBAday 2019 with a lively debate on what is expected from fully integrated, open-access infrastructures for domestic and cross-border payments, banking executives and technology innovators discuss how regional initiatives fit into the pan-European context, while keeping P27 in mind.

Regulators and politicians respond to Facebook's crypto plans

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Regulators and politicians respond to Facebook's crypto plans

Regulators, politicians and other crypto players have all responded to yesterday's unveiling of Facebook's Libra project and suggested that the social media giant's digital currency plans may face several challenges.

BoE issues cyber attack warning

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BoE issues cyber attack warning

Banks would struggle to defend themselves against a state-sponsored cyber attack that corrupted their records over a period of months, according to a Bank of England (BoE) official.

EBAday 2019: Is cashless across Europe attainable?

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EBAday 2019: Is cashless across Europe attainable?

The message is clear at EBAday 2019: Sweden does not accept cash. While the ABBA Museum may prefer card or mobile payments, Frantz Teissedre, head of interbank relationships at Société Générale, believes that a purely cashless society across Europe may be ambitious.

EBAday 2019: What’s more likely, JPMorganEats or UberPay?

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EBAday 2019: What’s more likely, JPMorganEats or UberPay?

Are Instant Payments and Open Banking a match made in heaven? The resounding answer was yes at an EBAday 2019 session on the current status of real-time payments and open banking initiatives in Europe.

Facebook reveals digital wallet plan

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Facebook reveals digital wallet plan

Social media platform Facebook has unveiled further details of its much-anticipated digital currency offering, which it hopes will transform financial services.

Money 20/20 Europe 2019: How to build a bank

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Money 20/20 Europe 2019: How to build a bank

Ronit Ghose, head of global banks research at Citi went hard before Money 20/20 Europe 2019 attendees headed home from Amsterdam and graced the stage to discuss long term strategy for building a bank from scratch.

Money 20/20 Europe 2019 Q&A: Deutsche Bank’s Joris Hensen

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Money 20/20 Europe 2019 Q&A: Deutsche Bank’s Joris Hensen

After taking part in the F’in debate on transforming traditional banks to compete in the digital banking battlefield at Money 20/20 Europe 2019 in Amsterdam, Finextra spoke to Joris Hensen, co-lead API program at Deutsche Bank AG, about their developer portal, data aggregation and open banking.

Credit Agricole sets €15bn tech budget through 2022

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Credit Agricole sets €15bn tech budget through 2022

French bank Credit Agricole (CA) is set to spend €15 billion on new technology over the next four years as part of its digital transformation.

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