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Codename Citicoin: Banking giant built three internal blockchains to test Bitcoin technology
July 3rd, 2015
Citigroup, the global advisor of multi-nationals and governments, has been using its scale and reach in some surprising ways, such as conducting transactions on mobiles without bank accounts in Kenya, and developing blockchains within the bank and test-coins to ...
Saxo Payments announces fourth major contract in a month
July 1st, 2015
Valitor selects Saxo Payments Banking Marketplace to enhance customer offering across international markets Saxo Payments, the global transactions services provider, has secured its fourth contract win in the space of a month. The latest partnership, with Valitor, a leading ...
Newest UK bank Atom selects global tech giant FIS to offer digital banking
June 25th, 2015
Atom, the designed for digital challenger to the UK banking market, is partnering with FIS™ (NYSE: FIS), a global leader in banking and payments technology as well as consulting and outsourcing solutions, to serve banking customers on the go. ...
One hundred startups in 100 days: the Visa Europe Collab story (Video)
June 24th, 2015
Visa Europe‘s investment in the booming fintech startup scene is beginning to take shape, with the card scheme claiming to have established relationships with 100 entrepreneurs with fresh ideas for transforming payments in its first 100 days. Launched in ...
Saxo Payments partners with Allied Wallet to drive plans for global expansion
June 23rd, 2015
Global transactions services provider, Saxo Payments, has partnered with Allied Wallet, an online payment processing and global merchant services solutions provider to support its plans for exponential market growth. Under the agreement, Allied Wallet has joined the Saxo Payments ...
Barclays Trials Bitcoin Tech With Pilot Program
June 23rd, 2015
Barclays has signed off on a proof-of-concept to trial bitcoin technology. Following an agreement with bitcoin exchange Safello, the UK bank says it will explore how blockchain technologies could bolster the financial services sector. Speaking to CoinDesk, Safello CEO ...
PwC appoints new UK and global banking and capital markets leaders
June 8th, 2015
PwC has appointed Simon Hunt as its new UK banking and capital markets leader. Kevin Burrowes, who remains the UK firm’s financial services leader, has additionally been appointed as global banking and capital markets leader across the PwC international ...
SafeCharge: Strategic partnership and investment
June 3rd, 2015
SafeCharge (AIM: SCH), the global provider of payments services, technologies and risk management solutions for online and mobile businesses, announces that it has agreed to enter into a strategic partnership with German based FinTech Group AG (“FinTech”) which is ...
Deutsche Bank to launch three tech startup labs in 2015
June 3rd, 2015
Deutsche Bank aims to launch three technology innovation labs in Berlin, London and Silicon Valley this year designed to accelerate development of so-called “fintech” companies which could aid the banking sector and its clients. Germany’s largest lender, grappling with ...
Top news of the day, June 02
June 2nd, 2015
Latest news: 1. European leaders and the head of the International Monetary Fund agreed to step up the intensity of talks over Greece’s fate after an extraordinary meeting in Berlin about ways to avert a default. The top-level huddle ...
