Latest BNP Paribas News: Finextra Research

Financial industry giants join $50m Digital Asset Holdings funding round

Digital Asset Holdings, the blockchain startup helmed by former JP Morgan luminary Blythe Masters, has raised more than $50 million in a funding round joined by some of the biggest names in financial services, including Citi, Deutsche Börse and Santander InnoVentures. One of the investors, the ASX, has also handed Digital Asset a contract to design a post-trade settlement system using distributed ledger technology.

21 January 2016

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BNP Paribas to test contactless payment displays

Ingenico has signed up BNP Paribas to run consumer tests of a new generation of advertising display screens incorporating contactless payment capabilities.

23 November 2015

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Visa close to $22bn Visa Europe acquisition - reports

Speculation is mounting that Visa could confirm on Monday that it has agreed a $22 billion deal to buy back former subsidiary Visa Europe.

30 October 2015

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BNP Paribas to pilot cards with dynamic CVV codes

BNP Paribas has become the latest French bank to pilot Oberthur's OT Motion Code technology, replacing the three-figure CVV code on the rear of a card with a small screen display that automatically changes periodically.

02 October 2015

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Crédit Agricole joins French bank-run e-payments service

Paylib, a PayPal-style online payment system set up last year by French banks, is extending its reach thanks to the addition of Crédit Agricole as a member and a deal with MasterCard that will let people use the service abroad.

25 November 2014

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BNP Paribas: The five ways Bitcoin can shake up the financial services world

Bitcoin could become a market-leading technology that will change the way financial systems are engineered says BNP Paribas, in an analysis of the potential disruptive impact of the crypto-currency on banking and asset servicing.

12 November 2014

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Finextra Leadership: Life at L'Atelier BNP Paribas

Finextra speaks to Matthieu Soule about life at L'Atelier, the technology and innovation tracking unit at BNP Paribas.

27 June 2014

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BNP Paribas and Orange join forces on African mobile banking

BNP Paribas and Orange have teamed up to allow customers in Africa to use their handsets to transfer money directly between their bank and mobile accounts.

17 June 2014

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French banks team on e-payments service

BNP Paribas, Société Générale and La Banque Postale have joined forces to launch a PayPal-style online payment system called Paylib.

17 September 2013

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BNP Paribas launches digital mobile bank

BNP Paribas has launched Europe's first stand-alone digital mobile bank, Hello Bank!, in Belgium and Germany.

17 May 2013

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BNP Paribas preps digital bank - Les Echos

BNP Paribas is planning to open a new online bank this year as it seeks to cut costs by shifting customers away from expensive branch-based services, according to local reports.

10 April 2013

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Telecom Italia and Intesa Sanpaolo begin Milan mobile NFC pilot

Telecom Italia has begun a contactless mobile payments trial in Milan, enabling participants to buy goods in shops, pay for travel on public transport, and access information on posters with a wave of their NFC-enabled handsets.

25 October 2012

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