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Paysafe appoints Tim Thurman as Chief Digital Officer
March 3rd, 2017
Former Australian Stock Exchange CIO and tech leader to drive next level of Group’s digital transformation Paysafe Group plc (PAYS.L), a leading global payments provider, has appointed digital technology innovator Tim Thurman as its Chief Digital Officer, reporting to ...
NatWest Takes on with FinTech Firms by Launching Digital Lending Platform
February 20th, 2017
In a bid to respond to competition from FinTech firms U.K.-based NatWest Bank has announced that it is launching a digital lending platform that promises fast loan decisions to compete with services that peer-to-peer firms provide. In a report ...
An AI Law Firm Wants to ‘Automate the Entire Legal World’
February 6th, 2017
AN AI LAWYER Whether it’s a new employment contract, a rental contract, or sale contract, it needs to be checked before signing. Everyone knows the struggle of working through the dreaded small print, searching for pitfalls hidden in the tiniest details, ...
Apple joins Google, Facebook and Microsoft in AI research group
January 30th, 2017
Apple is joining fellow tech giants Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Facebook and IBM as the sixth founding member of the recently-formed artificial intelligence research group – the Partnership on AI. The non-profit said Apple has been “involved and collaborating with ...
What’s next for blockchain and cryptocurrency
January 24th, 2017
In May of 2010, someone on a Bitcoin forum by the name of Lazlo claimed to have bought two pizzas for 10,000 bitcoins. It was the first time anyone had purchased anything with the new digital currency, which at ...
Sayōnara, Humans: Japanese Company Replaces Its Workers with AI
January 9th, 2017
34 workers at a Japanese insurance company are being laid off and replaced with an artificial intelligence (AI) system. Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance, seeking greater efficiency in calculating their payouts to policyholders, will soon replace many of its office ...
KPMG UK has announced an increase in revenues; breaks £2bn barrier
December 19th, 2016
KPMG has announced an increase in revenues from £1,958m to £2,068m. Mid-market tax, transaction services and management consulting achieved double digit growth The firm created approximately 1,500 new jobs, with total staff now just over 13,000 KPMG, the professional ...
Blockchain pilot in commercial real estate
December 19th, 2016
ABN AMRO has launched a pilot to explore how the blockchain application Torch can help parties involved in real estate transactions record and exchange information. Real estate transactions involve numerous parties, such as buyers, sellers, tenants, landlords, appraisers, notaries, ...
Japanese MegaBank Mizuho Tests its Own Digital Currency
December 8th, 2016
Japanese banking giant Mizuho has tested its digital currency developed in partnership with IBM Japan to reduce costs of money transfers, a report has revealed. The Mizuho Financial Group-IBM partnership announced earlier this year has seen successful testing of ...
Andrew Miskin named first Chair of Association of International Certified Professional Accountants
November 1st, 2016
Tim Christen will serve as initial Vice Chair of Association that will advance public and management accounting globally Andrew Miskin, FCMA, CGMA, has been named the first chair of the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (the Association), the ...
