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Banks aware of FinTech threats, says financial services report

The largest cross-border deal in financial services of 2018, the US$14 billion Series C investment in Ant Financial, was one among a flurry of FinTech deals.

Life insurers prioritise customer service over tech

Insurers are now listening to customers and aim to meet their demand for researching and comparing products online easily; and recommending and discussing products on social media often via mobile apps.

Fintech is the future and a force for good — and it is time to embrace it

Despite Brexit, the UK’s fintech sector is thriving. Fintech — the harnessing of technology to improve financial services — is a UK success story.

Irish Fintech secures funding for African micro loans

The start-up has committed to helping the next 2 billion people progress into the formal financial world

Singapore May Allow Virtual Banks After Hong Kong, DBS Says

Virtual banks have a lower cost base than regular lenders

Who’s using Chainlink to connect smart contracts to the real world? The Decrypt canonical list

Chainlink’s platform enables smart contracts to respond to actual events—a key requirement for a secure and effective Web3. Here are its major partnerships By Adriana Hamacher

Top 10 legal innovators for Asia-Pacific region 2019

Overall winner from Gilbert + Tobin is on a mission to make changes — including a ban on the term ‘non-lawyer’

British Law Firm Incubators Lead Way with Legal Tech Innovations

American firms more often have opted instead to build own tech

Bahrain Seeks To Transform Into Middle Eastern Fintech Hub

"Bahrain has moved very fast over the last few years and put in the right framework to support fintech growth," senior manager of financial services at EDB, Dalal Buhejji, said of the small country's transition.

Google, Facebook make billions in Australia but pay less than $40m in tax

The low-tax nation of Singapore has long been in favour with the tech giants, and Google and Facebook have declared in their latest accounts filed with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission that it still is.

International technology center to be set up in Abu Dhabi

The new center to boost fintech in the region

GPS, a Brazilian company of the Julius Baer Group, has signed a partnership agreement with FinTech Magnetis in Brazil

GPS, a Brazilian company of the Julius Baer Group, has signed a partnership agreement with the leading local digital financial advisor Magnetis, in which it will acquire a minority stake.

Sprint Financial Targets US$60m PayPal Payments With Fintech Platform

On registration with Sprint, users will be able to transfer their PayPal funds to Sprints account and get the funds in 24 hours, at a cost of five per cent of the transaction value, Barrett said Tuesday.

Northern Trust's Data-Driven Transformation: Integrating the Human and Technology Dimensions

The firm currently services more than $10 trillion in assets for corporations, institutional investors, and high net worth customers.

Standard Bank selects Microsoft to drive the bank's digital transformation

Standard Bank is embracing digital transformation and the opportunities it presents.

Embracing fintech - speech by Dave Ramsden

In practice the Bank is embracing fintech

$10m to be invested for African start-ups

The investments were aimed at denting the scourge of unemployment in the country and to help sustain one of Africa’s most industrialised and developed economies.

Hong Kong Banks Are on an Unusual Hiring Spree

Newly licensed lenders are seen doubling headcount this year

Tink teams up with Mash

Tink provides data enrichment and categorization to ensure accuracy of user financial information

FIS, Fiserv and Infosys compete for Robinhood’s core banking tech deal

Robinhood has applied for a national banking charter to launch a consumer-focused bank in the US.

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