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A New Era: What's in store for tech regulation in 2020?

2020 kicked off with Microsoft’s plan to be carbon negative by 2030

Biometric Myopia: Expanding the Facial Recognition Debate

The current regulatory approach focuses too narrowly on specific aspects of the technology being regulated, rather than the manner in which it is used and the outcomes achieved by it.

Qatar Central Bank eyes launch of 'Sandbox' technology

The QCB governor also spoke the on cooperation between the state of Qatar and the UK in the field of cybersecurity

Fintech to help SMEs get more access to funding, says QDB chief

During the panel, al-Khalifa underscored the role of QDB in providing financing opportunities for SMEs, as well as a wide range of facilities, training, and advisory services to help small companies grow their businesses.

Goldman is going head-to-head with Silicon Valley giants for tech talent, says exec

George Lee, co-chief information officer at Goldman Sachs, said the bank now has 10,000 developers, making up about one-quarter of its employee base.

Standard Chartered Launches Singapore-Based Venture

The payments venture is the latest in a series of new business models the bank has launched recently

Buyers brief: asset managers must innovate to avoid shakeout

Another major consideration for asset managers before purchasing an application is cost.

Welsh fintech Delio grows team and expands to Swansea

As part of the expansion, Delio will take on a number of highly skilled staff from Finnish digitalisation specialist Gofore, who recently announced the closure of its Swansea operation.

Macquarie's bank business to go 100 percent cloud for IT infrastructure

But does not specify how many apps are multi-cloud bound.

Molo adopts Experian’s open banking technology

Digital mortgage lender Molo has implemented Experian’s open banking technology.

S'pore's Tolaram to grow Africa presence with digital banking

'Noodle king' there will use systems, learning, tech from its bank in Indonesia as a blueprint

Deploying innovative technology could help combat the dark art of money laundering

Initially, these laws only applied to financial institutions, but their effectiveness drove criminals towards using professional services, such as law and real estate.

Democracy tech will be the next hot investment spaceDemocracy tech will be the next hot investment space

First came Silicon Valley, Alley and Roundabout. Now, democracy technology is getting a home too

RegTech startup SteelEye raises $10 million

By solving the data problem first, our clients not only save cost and free up time but gain unparalleled insight into their business and commercial operations.

Inclusive African tech start-ups would yield better ideas, results

Africa-specific data is lacking, but sources suggest only nine per cent of start-ups have women-leaders, and female-led South African start-ups receive only 4.5 per cent of all funding.

FinTech startups helping Nigerian millennials invest in US stocks

All of that informed our move as there’s a really strong demand for it—especially among the internet-connected crowd.”

Building the Next Stage of Fintech

By leveraging technology and blockchain, Shareable Asset plans to continue the evolution of the financial services space

Square joins $14m funding round for cryptographic settlement startup Transparent

It says it is on track to open up its network for evaluation, testing, and initial commercial use in 2020 and will use the new funding to accelerate product development, engineering and overseas expansion.

Citi automates post-trade processing with shared ledger technology

Shared ledger technology provider Cobalt gained a strategic investment from early supporter Citi in 2016.

SoftBank Partner at Its $100 Billion Vision Fund Is Leaving

The Vision Fund has reshaped the tech startup market with a flood of investments, but several of its bets on unprofitable companies quickly went south.

Innovation & Startups