QIWI joins Central Bank of Russias ‘Fintech Association amid blockchain push
Jan 13, 2017 06:41 am UTC| Fintech
Russian payment service provider firm QIWI Plc announced that it has joined the Fintech Association. The association was founded by the Central Bank of the Russian Federation recently, along with the largest Russian...
SWIFT launches proof of concept to test blockchain for real-time nostro database reconciliation
Jan 13, 2017 04:57 am UTC| Fintech
SWIFT, the global provider of secure financial messaging services, is stepping up its efforts to explore blockchain or distributed ledger technology (DLT). It has announced the launch of Proof of Concept (PoC) to...
CSI Kick Start incubator invites applications from fintech startups
Jan 12, 2017 13:03 pm UTC| Fintech
Fintech startup incubator CSI Kick Start, Inc. announced that it is inviting applications from fintech startups for its second annual application process for startup funding. CSI is founded by leading global payments...
Toronto ranks fourth in leading fintech centre of future: Survey
Jan 12, 2017 09:19 am UTC| Fintech
The Toronto Financial Services Alliance (TFSA) and aleading U.K. think tank Z/Yen conducted a global survey on trends and innovations in financial services that ranked Toronto as one of the leading fintech centres in the...
Innovate Finance launches collaborative fintech innovation platform ‘B-Hive
Jan 12, 2017 06:55 am UTC| Fintech
UK fintech agency Innovate Financeannounced the launch of B-Hive, a new collaborative innovation platform for fintech in Belgium, during the delegation of leading voices from the digital finance community of Belgium that...
PwC launches fintech initiative ‘Startup Collider' targeting Central and Eastern European startups
Jan 12, 2017 06:33 am UTC| Fintech
Leading professional services firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) kicked off its initiative Startup Collider on Monday, 09 January 2017. 1st day of the #Bootcamp with our startups at @blpoland #Monday #Fintech...
Californian fintech firm AutoGravity, FIFSG partner to expand financing options
Jan 11, 2017 11:54 am UTC| Fintech
Fintech pioneer AutoGravity has announced a partnership with First Investors Financial Services (FIFSG) that broadens the auto financing options available to AutoGravity customers. The collaboration brings the finance...
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