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FinDEVr London is a wrap! Big thanks to all those who attended our first developers conference in the U.K. We had a great time meeting developers and software engineers from around the world who had come to London to find out more about the technologies that are driving the latest innovations in fintech. We would Read more…
Germany-based SwipeStox announced today that its parent company, The NAGA Group (NAGA), is planning an IPO on the Frankfurt stock exchange. The German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority, BaFin, approved the listing, which is planned for July 10, 2017. NAGA will offer up to one million new registered shares until June 29 2017 for private and institutional investors in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Read more…
Identity authentication company Trusona landed $10 million in funding this week. Microsoft’s venture capital arm led the round. Existing investor Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers also participated, bringing the Arizona-based company’s total funding to $18 million. Founded in 2015, Trusona provides an insured cloud identity suite that offers everyday logins for SWIFT wires, DTC stock transfers, critical infrastructure Read more…
Financial services company Fiserv has agreed to acquire U.K.-based Monitise for 2.9 pence per share, which equates to $89 million. The acquisition comes after a storied history for Monitise, which was valued at $2.6 billion at its peak in 2014 and had formed successful partnerships with IBM, Santander, Telefonica, Virgin Money, and others. In 2015, however, the Read more…
Mobile app development and omni-channel deployment company, Kony announced this week it has appointed Bruce Dahlgren (pictured) as Executive Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer. Dahlgren assumes this newly-created position to further expand Kony’s global presence and capture more of the market. He has more than 30 years of experience in the IT industry, having most recently served as Senior Read more…
This is FinDEVr’s first show in London, and we are loving it! After yesterday’s fun and thought-provoking day full of fintech developer presentations proved to be one for the record books, today we’re ready for the second round. The schedule will be quite similar to yesterday. Today, however, we are hosting a panel discussion which will take place on the main Read more…
This is an interview with Mark Weir, Regional Director – UK & Ireland at Fortinet. Fortinet is a global cybersecurity firm based in California. How real is the threat of cyber-attacks to the financial services industry? Weir: Financial services are about as big a target as the cybercriminal community has, if the pure amount of attacks Read more…
Welcome to FinDEVr 2017 London! The first presentation begins at 9:30 Monday morning. There will be four sessions today, with presentations from 13 companies. There will 30-minute coffee breaks in the morning and afternoon and, during lunch, there will be three roundtable discussions led by FinDEVr presenters. Day One concludes with an hour-long networking session Read more…
Is it any surprise that data is at the center of our Theme Cloud for FinDEVr London 2017? Think about it. Everything is about data. Security is about safeguarding our data. APIs are about accessing and sharing data. Behavior analytics helps us undercover and utilize new forms of data – the unique timbre of a Read more…
We’re nearing the end of the work week and shifting our focus to FinDEVr London, which starts on Monday, 12 June. This is the first FinDEVr outside of the U.S. and marks our most international FinDEVr event to date. The presenter map (above) highlights the geographic diversity of this year’s presenting companies. Don’t forget to register Read more…
Online payments company Klarna announced a major new strategic investor this week. Brightfolk has reportedly become a qualified owner of Klarna, meaning it has purchased at least 10% of the company. Brightfolk is held by Anders Holch Povlsen, owner of European fashion company, BESTSELLER. Povlsen will acquire shares from existing shareholders General Atlantic, DST Global and Niklas Read more…
Authentication and fraud prevention company ThreatMetrix announced a new partnership with digital security company Gemalto. The two fintech players will offer “holistic authentication” to banks, payment services providers, credit card networks, international payment transfer companies, and fintech companies across the globe. Specifically, the companies have joined forces today to combine insights from ThreatMetrix’s Digital Identity Network with Read more…