Latest Open APIs News: Finextra Research

Currencycloud appoints Tanya Ziv as chief compliance officer

Leading international payments platform, Currencycloud, has appointed Tanya Ziv as its new Chief Compliance Officer and Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO).

27 November 2017

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Building platforms through partnerships

Rob Hetherington, Global General Manager for Financial Services Industries, SAP and Steve Everett, Managing Director, Head of Product & Propositions, Global Transaction Banking, Lloyds Banking Group, talk at Sibos 2017 about the drivers behind the influx of digital transformation within the industry, which of the technologies are having the most impact and why partnerships are so important for banks to keep up with the pace of developing technologies.

24 November 2017

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High expectations in the corporate market

Falk Rieker, Global Head of Banking IBU, SAP and Oliver Bussmann, Founder and Managing Partner, Bussmann Advisory, talk at Sibos 2017 about the need for change in the world of corporate banking, what corporates can expect from their banks in the future, what will disrupt this sector and whether banks are doing enough to improve the services they offer.

24 November 2017

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Modernisation in South Africa

Chris Hamilton, CEO, BankservAfrica, talks at Sibos 2017 about the national payments system in South Africa, the modernisation programme being implemented, some of the challenges around open banking and distributed ledgers, and how financial inclusion will boost the region’s economy.

24 November 2017

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Collaboration between custodians

Cian Burke, Global Head, HSBC Securities Services, and Stu Taylor, CEO, Algomi, talk at Sibos 2017 about the importance of improving liquidity in corporate bonds, how collaboration between leading custodians increases value for clients, and how this market is likely to develop in the future.

24 November 2017

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The needs of fintech hubs are changing

Fabian Vandenreydt, Executive Chairman at B-Hive, talks at Sibos 2017 about the areas of effective collaboration within the industry between startups and established firms, what current “talent” trends he sees in the market and how the challenges between startups and scaleups differ.

24 November 2017

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Yandex.Checkout ships API

Russia’s leading payment aggregator Yandex.Checkout has launched a new technological platform that will help companies accept online payments faster than before, use the special offer system to increase sales, and receive key business analytics.

24 November 2017

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Identifying the Triple A model

Vincent Brennan, Chairman, EBA Open Banking Working Group, talks at Sibos 2017 about a new research paper focused on data opportunities for corporate customers, what the highlights of the paper are such as the Triple A model involving data analytics, accessibility and availability, and what banks can take away from the research.

23 November 2017

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Starling integrates with loyalty point startup Yoyo

Starling Bank is continuing its mission to provide a platform for fintech apps, striking a deal with Yoyo Wallet to enable cardholders to automatically receive retailer loyalty points at participating high street stores.

23 November 2017

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No silver bullet solution to regulation

John Colthart, Vice President, Growth, MindBridge Analytics Inc, talks at Sibos 2017 about what the next big thing in fintech is likely to be including creating data cyborgs - and how regulators need to allow for an open dialogue with fintech’s to keep up with the pace of innovation.

23 November 2017

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Focusing on real-time opportunities

Jerry Norton, VP, Financial Services, CGI, talks at Sibos 2017 about the main themes discussed at the event from real-time gross settlement renewal to the implementation of real-time payments, and what the challenges are around these developments, as well as the opportunities bank’s expect to reap in the near future.

23 November 2017

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UK Open Banking expanded to cover all PSD2 products

The UK's Open Banking project is being expanded to embrace all payment account types - including credit cards, prepaid cards and e-wallets - covered by PSD2.

22 November 2017

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Spotting trends in the payments ecosystem

Bruno Mellado, Global Head of Payments and Receivables, BNP Paribas, and Christophe Vergne, Payments and World Payments Report Leader, Capgemini's Financial Services talk at Sibos 2017 about non-cash transaction volume worldwide, the impact of new key regulations and industry initiatives (KRIIs) and the emergence of a new payments ecosystem.

21 November 2017

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Forces working for and against blockchain

David Treat, Managing Director, Accenture, talks at Sibos 2017 about why blockchain is such a hot topic and exciting move forward for financial services, what the most prevalent uses of blockchain will be and what the challenges are preventing blockchain becoming a true reality for the future.

20 November 2017

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From strategy to implementation using process technology

Parviz Peiravi, CTO Financial Services, Intel, and Alessandro Petroni, Global Head of Strategy, Financial Services, Red Hat, talk at Sibos 2017 about how financial institutions can successfully make the move from strategy to implementation and what they see as the most influential technologies shaping the industry today, including blockchain, AI and cloud.

20 November 2017

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ABN Amro opens developer portal

ABN AMRO has launched the first version of its Developer Portal, with a series of commercial APIs (Application Programming Interfaces).

20 November 2017

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ForwardLane unveils AI APIs

ForwardLane, a FinTech start-up based in New York City, is a next generation artificial intelligence (AI) company using machine learning to aggregate and scale firm-specific content, market data news, investment research, product materials, and strategic analytics for financial professionals to deliver personalized stories for their clients.

16 November 2017

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B2B payments platform PayStand closes $6m Series A round

PayStand, the B2B payment platform for the future of business, today announced a $6M Series A round led by BlueRun Ventures with participation from Cervin Ventures, Serra Ventures, TiE and Capital for Founders.

16 November 2017

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Modulr breaks 90 second barrier for business payments

Modulr is today announcing an industry-first real-time inbound and outbound payments SLA that allows businesses to automate high volumes of complex payments any time, even out-of-hours and on weekends, through its API-driven payments platform.

15 November 2017

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The benefits of shifting payments into the cloud

Francois du Toit, Global Head of Payments Solutions, Finastra, talks at Sibos 2017 about the main drivers behind the rapidly shifting payments landscape such as real-time, and what technologies banks can deploy to tackle the challenges that have arrived with this change.

15 November 2017