KPMG’s EVA could be revolutionary new face of future banking
Oct 18, 2016 05:43 am UTC| Fintech
In a new report, Big four firm KPMG predicts that by 2030 mass market retail banks will be largely invisible to consumers. Titled Meet EVA, Your Enlightened Virtual Assistant and the future face of the Invisible Bank,...
Commonwealth Bank of Australia picks Misys corporate banking solution
Oct 17, 2016 11:16 am UTC| Fintech
Misys, the financial software company, has been selected by Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) to provide cloud-ready, connected institutional banking technology solutions to support the banks services outside of...
FinTech Sandbox Demo Day 3.0 to showcase diverse presentations from startups
Oct 17, 2016 11:16 am UTC| Fintech
FinTech Sandbox, a Boston-based non-profit that promotes fintech innovation, has announced series of events and revealed alineup of presenters who will demonstrate presentions that arefintech savvy, during Demo Day 3.0...
Irish fintech firm Plynk raises €725K in seed funding
Oct 17, 2016 09:25 am UTC| Fintech
Irish fintech startup Plynk announced that it has raised 725,000 in seed funding from various sources including Enterprise Ireland, NDRC and Delta Partners, the Irish Times stated. According to the reports by Irish...
Money 20/20 event to feature sessions on fintech and blockchain
Oct 14, 2016 12:20 pm UTC| Fintech
Money 20/20, the worlds largest payments and financial services innovation event, will be held from Oct. 23-26 at The Venetian in Las Vegas that will see delegates from nearly 200 Georgia-based fintech and financial...
Morgan Stanley lends $100m to fintech company Affirm
Oct 14, 2016 04:31 am UTC| Fintech
Affirm, Inc., a San Francisco-based fintech company, has announced that it has obtained a $100 million lending facility from Morgan Stanley. Started by PayPal co-founder Max Levchin, Affirm offers consumers an...
Accenture and Enterprise Ireland invites Irish startups for FinTech Accelerator Program
Oct 12, 2016 11:53 am UTC| Fintech
Accenture has partnered with Enterprise Ireland and has invited applications from Irelands best early stage tech companies to join its FinTech Innovation Lab Accelerator programme Dublin. According to the website, The...
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