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Top 4 Blockchain companies to watch in 2018
The more blockchain-based initiatives there are being released into the market, the more difficult it can be to understand which of those are the most interesting applications of the technology. Essentially, every startup harnessing this powerful new technology aspires to transform the everyday world in some way or another. It’s only natural that some will [...]
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Banks now recognising the benefits of cloud computing technology
Amid the excitement generated by technologies such as quantum computing, virtual reality, artificial intelligence and distributed ledger (DLT), cloud computing can be often overlooked. Yet at the recent Sibos event, it was evident that financial institutions are now serious about embracing cloud – including the public cloud – to reduce costs and improve resiliency and [...]
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PSD2 open banking, who will use it?
The first thing to be clear about is that PSD2 open banking is not the same as UK Open Banking currently live with the CAM9, although not all of them are live! PSD2 open banking applies to anyone who provides a ‘Transactional Account’ and in the UK the FCA defines a transactional account in the [...]
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Open Banking viewed as big opportunity for UK FinTechs
UK FinTechs see Open Banking as a major area of opportunity for 2018, according to the EY UK FinTech Open Banking Snapshot, launched at HMT FinTech conference. The majority (81%) are actively getting ready, with 29% saying they are already fully prepared. FinTechs look to tech firms to collaborate In a survey of 31 UK-based [...]
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FinTech in 2018: Great Expectations?
In 1997, the notorious British media tycoon Richard Desmond declared that the internet would have little to no effect on the way newspapers were run. Fast forward twenty years, and media titles mainly survive through the internet, with print sales having declined by two-thirds between 2005 and 2015. Ever since new financial technologies began proliferating [...]
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