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262 Results from "Microsoft Financial Services"

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Nivaura settles security on public blockchain

UK fintech startup Nivaura has tapped Microsoft's cloud technology to launch what it claims is the world's first blockchain-based investment product.

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Banks tap Ethereum smart contracts for MiFID II compliance

As MiFID II looms into view, Swiss bank UBS is leading a pilot that will use Ethereum smart contracts to improve the quality of counterparty reference data through anonymous reconciliation.

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UBS moves risk platform to Microsoft Azure cloud

UBS, the world's largest wealth management firm, has moved its risk management platform to Microsoft Azure cloud technology.

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Lloyds partners Microsoft to pilot facial recognition access to online banking

Lloyds is teaming up with Microsoft to pilot the use of fingerprint and facial recognition technology for online banking logins on Windows 10 devices.

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Standard Chartered and IBM back Byte Academy's Singapore fintech school

Standard Chartered Bank, IBM, Insead, Thomson Reuters and Microsoft are backing a fintech school at New York-based Byte Academy's first international venture, in Singapore.

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Microsoft takes it own blockchain medicine in trade finance deployment

Bank of America Merrill Lynch is collaborating with Microsoft on a project to implement blockchain technology for trade finance transactions.

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Microsoft brings contactless payments to Windows 10 phones

Following the lead of Apple, Google and Samsung, Microsoft is bringing contactless payments to Windows 10 mobile phones.

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Cybersecurity startup valued at $1bn

Cylance, a cybersecurity startup that uses algorithms and artificial intelligence, has been valued at $1bn following a round of fundraising that secured more than $100m in private equity investment.

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PayPal pulls the rug from Amazon, Windows and Blackberry phones

PayPal is ditching support for Amazon Fire, Windows Phone, and Blackberry mobile phones, providing users with another reason to switch to iOS and Android models.

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R3 enlists Microsoft Azure for distributed ledger push

Distributed ledger consortium R3 has struck a deal with Microsoft that will see the tech giant provide cloud-based tools, services and infrastructure for R3 lab locations around the world.

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Microsoft partners American telco Sprint on Windows 10 carrier billing

Following in the footsteps of Apple, Microsoft is making a move into the carrier billing market, teaming up with network operator Sprint and Boku to enable millions of Americans to make purchases on Windows 10 devices using only their mobile number.

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Microsoft blockchain-as-a-service embraces Ripple

Microsoft is working with Ripple to add a pure play transactional financial services angle to its recently released blockchain-as-a-service (BaaS) toolkit.