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Blockchain solutions company Ripple is bolstering its presence in Asia this week with the launch of an office in Singapore. In a blog post, Ripple said that it selected Singapore to support its growing Asia Pacific customers, including Standard Chartered. The company also notes it favored Singapore because of its “publicly stated ambitions to be the Read more…
Autumn has made its appearance here in the U.S. which is a welcome reminder that our annual Hong Kong conference is just around the corner. FinovateAsia tickets are on sale now, so pick yours up while you still can and join the 450+ gathering in Hong Kong on November 7 & 8 (plus, save $300 off the list Read more…
Digital gifting platform Swych has closed its Series A round with a “major strategic capital investment” from UAE Exchange Group. The amount of the investment was undisclosed. “Swych’s global gifting technology and vision fits well with our strategy to foster purpose-based money transfers,” UAE Exchange Group CEO Promoth Manghat said. “As a group, we are Read more…
A look at the companies demoing live at FinovateFall on September 11 through 14 in New York. Pick up your tickets today and save your spot. REL-ID from Uniken is a game-changing security platform that delivers an amazing client experience. Never worry about credential compromise, harvesting, phishing, DNS, or SSL attacks ever again. Features Military-grade security, total compliance, and frictionless Read more…
On Finovate.com Behalf Teams Up with FinWise Bank to Boost Small Business Lending Options Samsung to Power Biometric Authentication Pilot for Bank of America ACH Alert’s Fraud Prevention HQ Empowers Account Holders to Stop Suspicious Transactions Around the web PayPal unveils two new innovation labs in India. Albany, New York-based SEFCU chooses Fiserv as technology partner. Read more…
P2P lending pioneer Zopa just picked up $41 million (£32 million) in new funding that will go a long way toward helping the company prepare for the roll-out of its challenger bank later this year. “This investment gives us additional resources to continue our growth, support the launch of our next generation bank, and bring our award-winning Read more…
For the the next month or so, we’re calling a bunch of Finovate alums the “Awesome Eight”. Citi revealed the finalists for its Tech for Integrity Challenge (T41) Demo Days competition last week. And out of the more than 1,000 entries, eight of the 103 finalists are alumni of Finovate and/or FinDEVr conferences. Speaking at the Read more…
With the price of Bitcoin rising past $2,000 this morning and India in the midst of a currency unrest, people are starting to pay attention to digital currencies. All of this makes for perfect timing for digital currency exchange platform AlphaPoint to introduce a solution enabling clients to launch, manage, trade, and maintain Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs). Read more…
On Finovate.com Signifyd Raises $56 Million to Fight eCommerce Chargebacks. Token Picks Up $18.5 Million to Help Banks Rise to the Challenge of PSD2. Around the web Wipro signs on as founding member of Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA). PayNearMe adds 8,000 CVS Pharmacy Stores to its network cash acceptance locations. D3 Banking announces enhancements to Read more…
Bitcoin and Ethereum wallet company Coinbase has been doing some spring cleaning lately. Earlier this week, the company launched a developer preview of its new tool, Token. Coinbase describes Token as a combination of a private, secure messaging app, a mobile browser for Ethereum apps, and an Ethereum wallet. The system was created to work like a Read more…
On Finovate.com Check out our latest FinovateSpring Sneak Peeks featuring Tyro, FUCO & SOLUTION, Eltropy, AFS, cyberProductivity, and Tavant Technologies. Mastercard’s Biometric Payment Card: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. Around the web Business Today India features algorithm-based, stock market research platform, MarketsMojo. Tennessee-based SouthEast Bank to deploy DNA core account processing platform from Read more…
On Finovate.com BioCatch and Experian Form Partnership. Finovate Debuts: Icon Solutions’ Instant Payments Helps Keep Banks PSD2 Compliant. Around the web unblu receives European patent protection for 3rd generation co-browsing technology. Bluefin Payment Systems earns EMV certification from First Data. Payment solutions provider Buckaroo chooses AML solution from Fiserv. Tech Loop interviews GMC Software Technology’s Read more…