fintech

Funding For UK Fintech Surges Despite Brexit Vote

Weathering Brexit...funding skyrockets for British fintech start-ups, as UK ranked third for investment

7 years ago

Bank Of England Opens RTGS To Non-Banks To Aid FinTech Innovation

Bank of England opens its payment system to non-banks to allow payment competition from fintech firms

7 years ago

TGI Fridays Uses Oracle & MasterCard Tech For Bar Tab Ordering And Payment Service

Digital transformation continues to penetrate traditional businesses with mobile and cloud tech

7 years ago

Lloyds of London: Cyber Attack Could Cause £40bn In Damage Worldwide

The costs incurred by a major cyber-attack could be on par with the havoc caused by a major natural disaster,…

7 years ago

CurrencyCloud CTO Eyes Global Growth After Going All-In On AWS

INTERVIEW: International payments firm set its sights high after embracing the agility and innovation of cloud

7 years ago

Amazon Reports Record Prime Day Sales And Subscriber Growth

ANALYSIS: Amazon’s quest for retail industry domination is boosted by record Prime Day, more subscribers and soaring stock price

7 years ago

Santander, Tradeshift Plan Joint Supply Chain Finance Offering

The eurozone's largest bank has teamed up with startup Tradeshift to offer financing across companies' digital supply chains

7 years ago

TfL: More Than 1bn Contactless Journeys Are Made On London Transport

TfL figures show contactless payments now account for two fifths of all journeys

7 years ago

Tales In Tech History: The ATM

As world's first ATM is painted gold to celebrate 50th anniversary, we take a look back at the arrival of…

7 years ago

European Banks Choose IBM Blockchain For Trade Finance System

Blockchain growth in banking sector continues after seven major European banks sign deal with IBM

7 years ago

Consumers ‘Overwhelmingly’ Prefer Biometric Security For Financial Services

Nine out of 10 consumers and banking professionals want biometric authentication put in place, but a skills gap stands in…

7 years ago

HSBC Adopts AI Startup Ayasdi’s Tech To Tackle Money-Laundering

Using AI aims to save the bank millions in efficient and automated data analysis

7 years ago

Barclays New London Fintech Site Is ‘Europe’s Largest’

Barclays gives boost to London's fintech community post-Brexit as it seeks to work with startups on future of banking

7 years ago

SWIFT Intros New Tool To Help Banks ID Fraudulent Messages

Security upgrades continue at SWIFT as it seeks to assist the banking sector to identify suspicious payments

7 years ago

Visa Offers Amazon Business Purchase Data For UK Enterprise Customers

More visibility into purchases means easier reconciliation for business accountants

7 years ago

Jack Dorsey’s Square Mobile Payment System Arrives In UK

Square arrives in the UK, helping even the smallest of retailers digitise and accept mobile payments

7 years ago

London Fintech Status Under Threat From EU Passporting

European Commission launches fintech consultation process as it considers regulatory changes

7 years ago

IBM Launches Cloud-Based Enterprise-Ready Blockchain Service

Big Blue wants major companies to get stuck into blockchain networks

7 years ago

HSBC Takes First Cloud Steps To Support Digital Banking Ambitions

INTERVIEW: HSBC's head of platform explains its cloud journey so far and why it's picked Amazon Web Services (AWS)

7 years ago

UK Government Outlines Strategy To Combat Digital Skills Gap Fears

UK government will work with businesses and charities in new Digital Skills Partnership

7 years ago

Metro Bank Now Supports Android Pay

Metro Bank becomes the latest bank to support Android Pay, leaving Barclays all alone

7 years ago

BT Radianz FX Connects World’s Largest Foreign Exchange Markets

The network service has been designed to allow for low-latency trading between major hubs

7 years ago

Blockchain Tech ‘Could Save’ Banks £9.7bn Billion A Year

Moving to a distributed database using blockchain could help banks save billions on costly data processes

7 years ago

Isle Of Man Targets Blockchain And Digital Payments For Fintech Future

Blockchain is the future, but there's still plenty of work to be done before its becomes mainstream

7 years ago

Strathclyde University Offers UK’s First Fintech Degree Course

Good news for British banking sector after Scottish university offers first fintech degree course in the UK

7 years ago

Why Tech Companies Are Setting Up Shop In The Isle Of Man

After early successes with e-gaming and fintech, the Isle of Man is fast becoming an attractive destination for digital businesses

7 years ago

Bitcoin Total Value Tops $14bn

Two year high for digital currency as its total value reaches £11.3bn, with most bitcoin trading located in China

7 years ago

SWIFT Discloses More Successful Bank Heists

Attacks have continued since the Bangladesh heist, with one-fifth resulting in fraud

7 years ago

Can The UK Government Really Benefit From Blockchain?

IN DEPTH: Beyond the hype, can the government exploit Blockchain in the same way as other industries such as banking…

7 years ago

Barclays Trials Contactless Android Cash Withdrawals

The system lets users tap an NFC-equipped Android device or contactless card to receive cash on in-branch machines

7 years ago