Fintech Australia to host ‘Intersekt’ fintech festival in Melbourne from October 27 to November 3
Jun 19, 2017 09:08 am UTC| Fintech
Fintech Australia announced that it would host a week-long fintech festival in Melbourne later this year from 27 October-3 November 2017 that is expected to be the most influential fintech event in the Asia-Pacific...
FINRA establishes fintech Innovation Outreach Initiative to better track developments
Jun 16, 2017 06:51 am UTC| Fintech
FINRA, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, announced that it has established fintech Innovation Outreach Initiative in order to bolster better understanding of fintech innovations and their impact on the...
ASIC, SFC enter into fintech cooperation to support and understand the financial innovation
Jun 14, 2017 07:04 am UTC| Fintech
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) announced that it has entered into a seal agreement on fintech cooperation with the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) in a move to support and...
KPMG acquires fintech firm Matchi
Jun 12, 2017 07:33 am UTC| Fintech
Big four auditing firm KPMG has acquired global innovation and fintech matchmaking platform Matchi that has connected more than 100 leading banks and insurance companies around the world with implementable fintech...
US firm Synechron joins Misys InFusion Partner Program amid blockchain push
Jun 12, 2017 04:29 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech
Synechron Inc., a New York-based financial services consulting and technology services provider, has announced that it will join the Misys InFusion Partner Program. Misys launched the InFusion Partner Program in 2014....
MAS, ASBA sign MOU to bolster fintech innovation
Jun 09, 2017 08:49 am UTC| Fintech
Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Association of Supervisors of Banks of the Americas (ASBA) in order to bolster fintech collaborations between both the...
What's holding up the blockchain?
Jun 08, 2017 07:32 am UTC| Insights & Views Fintech
Its not technology or regulation holding back the blockchain - software that stores and transfers value or data across the internet - we just havent figured out the next big use-case. Two reports released this week by the...
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