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FDNY17-Logo-RevFinDEVr New York will be here in less than one week! Check out company features and take a look at the previews from upcoming presentations. And of course, don’t forget to register today to save!

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Alumni updates

  • Citi introduces new mobile passcode solution for its Treasury and Trade clients. See Citi at FinDEVr New York next week.
  • Putnam-Greene Financial Corporation to deploy core banking technology from Fiserv. Join Fiserv in New York next week for FinDEVr New York.
  • Capital One Financial Corporation appoints Amy Lenander as UK CEO.
  • Barclaycard adds free Uber ride as reward for loyal cardholders. See Barclaycard next week at FinDEVr New York.
  • OutsideIQ partners with SAP Ariba to help corporations quickly screen vendors for risk and regulatory compliance.
  • FinDEVr alum Capital One joins the chatbot revolution with its new SMS virtual assistant, Eno.
  • Currencycloud Collects $25 Million in New Funding.
  • BBVA Compass unveils BBVA Momentum, a seven-month accelerator for socially-minded entrepreneurs.
  • Kabbage nabs $500M for small business loans.
  • Fidor partners with Van Lanschot to create the first PSD2-inspired Payment Avenue.
  • MX to power digital money management tools for Travis CU.

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Finovate Alumni News

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Around the web

  • Barclaycard adds free Uber ride as reward for loyal cardholders. See Barclaycard next week at FinDEVr New York.
  • Revolut teams up with Lending Works to deliver lower-cost loans.
  • Geezeo powers new financial wellness solution from Jack Henry & Associates, JHA Online Financial Manager.
  • Partnership with BBVA marks Fenergo’s expansion into Spain.
  • Ripple launches cost model to help banks estimate their cross border payment costs.
  • EarlyBird unveils new SmartTracks to enable investment banks, hedge funds to better track European news on Twitter.

This post will be updated throughout the day as news and developments emerge. You can also follow all the alumni news headlines on the Finovate Twitter account.

FinDEVr Preview: Barclaycard

FinDEVr Preview: Barclaycard

FDNY17-Logo-RevFinDEVr Previews highlight companies presenting new developer tools, platforms, and integrations at FinDEVr New York 2017, March 21 & 22. Tickets are on sale now. Visit our registration page and save your spot today.

Microservices are all the rage these days, with almost everyone aspiring to adopt this style of architecture. At Barclaycard, we have embarked on a journey to move from a traditional, 3-tier system to a set of more modern isolated, reactive services.

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Why it’s a must-see:

Don’t miss this talk that recounts experiences developing an array of loosely coupled services that employ techniques such as domain-driven design, EDA, CQRS and event sourcing among others.


Check out more previews of upcoming FinDEVr New York 2017 presentations and don’t forget to register before it’s too late.

Finovate Alumni News

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  • Dream Payments Closes $10 Million Series A.

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Around the web

  • Xceptor opens new office in New York.
  • Kabbage nabs $500M for small business loans.
  • Tradeshift to acquire Capgemini’s IBX Business Network.
  • Segmint listed in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Digital Marketing Hubs.
  • Fidor partners with Van Lanschot to create the first PSD2-inspired Payment Avenue.
  • Poland’s Idea Bank creates accounting program for Uber drivers.
  • MX to power digital money management tools for Travis CU.

This post will be updated throughout the day as news and developments emerge. You can also follow all the alumni news headlines on the Finovate Twitter account.

FinDEVr APIntelligence

FDNY17-Logo-RevFinDEVr New York will be here in just three short weeks! Check out company features and take a look at the previews from upcoming presentations. And of course, don’t forget to register today to save!

On FinDEVr.com

  • Barclaycard Brings Payment Functionality to Fashion Accessories.
  • NYMBUS Scores with $16 Million Investment Led by Home Credit Group.

Alumni updates

  • Arxan Technologies completes the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2 validation process from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
  • New APIs from Citi to help clients access network with existing treasury applications.
  • Report highlights Nymbus, as a key digital banking player.
  • The Co-operative Group to leverage ACI Worldwide for cloud-based mobile wallet.
  • Lleida.net wins 20-year European patent for its registered email technology.
  • Thomson Reuters enhances data analytics platform with ultra high-speed processing of real-time and historical data functionality.
  • Entersekt announces original equipment manufacturing agreement with transaction processing specialist, Global Kinetic.
  • BBVA to leverage mobile accounting opening technology from Oracle Communications.
  • FinDEVr veteran Hyperwallet adds former SecureNet Payments EVP, Mark Engels, as Chief Revenue Officer.
  • Best of Show winner AutoGravity forges new partnership with Westlake Financial Services to expand financing options for car shoppers.
  • The Paypers interviews Nicole Mantow, General Manager of EVO Payments, parent company of FinDEVr veteran, EVO Snap.

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Barclaycard Brings the Ka-Ching to Bling in New Wearable Payment Partnerships

Barclaycard Brings the Ka-Ching to Bling in New Wearable Payment Partnerships

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Barclaycard, making its FinDEVr New York debut in March, has figured out a way to make high-end jewelry pay. The card issuer announced a deal with fashion jewelry maker, DCK Group and another with technology innovator, Tappy Technologies, that will bring contactless payment functionality to the watches and other accessories sold at U.K.’s fashionable retailers such as Dorothy Perkins and Miss Selfridge.

The deal with DCK Group will add Barclaycard’s bPay chip to the company’s Tutch line of jewelry. The smaller and more flexible contactless chip can be fitted into a bracelet or a watch strap, turning a fashion accessory into a payment solution. Barclaycard’s partnership with Tappy Technologies brings its contactless payment technology – and network – to a company that specializes in turning watches into wearable payment devices.

“Our partnership with Barclaycard has allowed us to revolutionize the wearable tech market,” DCK Chairman Alan Witzenfeld said, “combining the knowledge and security of a major bank with the design and expertise of the best jewelery designers in the business to launch an affordable, functional, and desirable range of fashion-led jewelry.” Tappy CEO and founder Wayne Leung added, “Supported by its existing global customer network and influenced by the brand effect of Visa and Barclaycard, Tappy’s solution will open new horizons for the traditional watch and jewelry industry.” Barclaycard’s bPay technology is powered by Visa, which exhibited the technology this week at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain.

This week’s deal is far from Barclaycard’s first foray into wearable technology. In the fall of 2015, the company partnered with U.K. retailer, Top Shop, to bring contactless payment functionality to smartphone cases, wristbands, key fobs, and stickers. Barclaycard also that fall announced a deal to launch a “contactless payment jacket” with Scottish knitwear maker, Lyle & Scott. Tami Hargreaves, Commercial Director for Digital Consumer Payments at Barclaycard credited the growth of contactless payments overall for driving both innovation and collaboration. “These partnerships show how the worlds of fashion and technology can combine to provide consumers with quick, easy, and convenient ways of making secure payments for £30 and under,” Hargreaves said. Since 2015, more than one million transactions valued at more than £6.6 million have been made using bPay-enabled wearable technologies.

Founded in 1966 as the first credit card in the U.K., Barclaycard made its U.S. debut in 2004 and launched its first mobile app for U.S. customers in 2011. Learn more about the company in our FinDEVr Feature with Barclaycard Vice President Premanand Chandrasekaran, and join Barclaycard this March for our first developer’s conference of the year, FinDEVr New York.

Finovate Alumni News

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  • Barclaycard Brings the Ka-Ching to Bling in New Wearables Payment Partnerships. See Barclaycard at FinDEVr in New York this month.
  • Excited to see Finicity at FinDEVr New York on March 21 and 22. Check out our interview with Co-Founder & EVP Nick Thomas.
  • Excited to see NuCypher at FinDEVr New York on March 21 and 22. Check out our interview with CEO & Co-Founder MacLane Wilkison.

On FinDEVr.com

  • Check out this week’s FinDEVr APIntelligence.

Around the web

  • Arxan Technologies completes the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2 validation process from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
  • Credit Sesame launches new service that pre-qualifies members for credit cards.
  • Sisense and Narrative Science partner to Merge BI and AI.

This post will be updated throughout the day as news and developments emerge. You can also follow all the alumni news headlines on the Finovate Twitter account.