FinTech

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One in four card payments in UK now contactless

17/01/2017(0)
A quarter of all card transactions are now made via contactless, new figures from The UK Cards Association show. 325 million purchases were made using contactless debit and credit ... Read More
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Paysafe reports on Transaction in own shares

16/01/2017(0)
Paysafe Group plc Transaction in own shares Paysafe Group plc (LSE: PAYS, “Paysafe” or the “Company”) announces that it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of ... Read More
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FinTech Fortnight Launches in February 2017

13/01/2017(0)
The first ever ‘FinTech Fortnight’ is launching in February 2017, drawing attention to this rapidly advancing sector which is impacting and evolving all aspects of finance. FinTech is becoming ... Read More
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Five potential FinTech surprises for 2017

12/01/2017(0)
In the ever-expanding FinTech ecosystem, it is easy to get caught up in all the hoopla, hysteria and hype. As we enter 2017, PwC’s DeNovo is providing our views ... Read More
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ECB on pan-European instant payment solutions

11/01/2017(0)
The European Central Bank (ECB) has published a Keynote speech by Yves Mersch, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB,  at the French Payments Committee conference on “Technological ... Read More
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Fintech startups in Indonesia flourish in 2016

10/01/2017(0)
Fintech startups flourish in 2016, mostly in lending Financial technology (fintech) startups mushroomed in 2016, with the number of businesses in the segment soaring last year, according to the ... Read More
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Sayōnara, Humans: Japanese Company Replaces Its Workers with AI

09/01/2017(0)
34 workers at a Japanese insurance company are being laid off and replaced with an artificial intelligence (AI) system. Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance, seeking greater efficiency in calculating their ... Read More
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UK’s first Fintech course launches at Strathclyde

05/01/2017(0)
A new Masters in Financial Technology (Fintech) is to launch at the University of Strathclyde to support the digital transformation of Scotland’s financial sector. The MSc in Financial Technology ... Read More
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Competition concerns over Mastercard/VocaLink merger

04/01/2017(0)
Mastercard UK Holdco Ltd, a subsidiary of Mastercard International Incorporated (Mastercard), is buying VocaLink Holdings Ltd (VocaLink). It already owns and operates credit and debit card schemes Mastercard, Maestro ... Read More
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The Nigerian Fintech landscape expands

03/01/2017(0)
Africa has caught the world’s attention with its advancements in the financial technology (fintech) space and usage of mobile money. The Nigerian fintech landscape, specifically, has the capability to ... Read More
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