FinTech Australia CEO Will Step Down. Danielle Szetho, FinTech Australia’s first CEO, will leave her post after two years of lobbying successfully for changes in the country’s financial sector. Interim CEO is Sarah Worboys Worboys is a former chartered accountant who works actively with startup companies. In her more recent post, she...
An independent beta of multi-currency has been recently launched by a Canadian startup, Shakepay. Being a peer-to-peer (P2P) mobile wallet, it allows users to purchase and sell various Cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin. This is a one-click platform for Canadians to buy bitcoin by simply using their smartphones. Moreover, users can send...
Amazon or no, banks are in for big changes, one analyst says What does the “Amazon effect” signify to the banking business? In the years since the 2008 financial disaster, banks have invested many billions on compliance, cleared up their balance sheets, and attempted to encourage authorities, law makers, and ordinary...
FinTech Conference Brings Together Numerous Industry Rep and Policy Makers AVP - MT Sales Executive of Nasdaq Tony Sio recently took part in an Artificial Intelligence & Robo Advice seminar during the second annual FinTech Conference held in Brussels on Feb. 27. Sio made multiple points during his speech such as: ...
US Bank has entered into a partnership with Autogravity (financial technology startup) to be the nation's latest financial institution to serve the car-loving Americans through a streamlined loan-application procedure. Car buyers can access the new online tool of US Bank and choose their car, pick a dealership and acknowledge the...
Demand for Ripple’s platform is on rise as more banks signed the contract: Ripple has been in the limelight after it has entered into assortment of deals with various financial institutions. After more than 100 institutions already using Ripple’s enterprise blockchain solution for global payments, the two prominent banks of...
Bank of America is devising plans to launch over 500 new branches during next four years. This mammoth expansion is the part of a programme, which relates to the revamping of 1500 sites with new technology. Since, customer’s interest towards digital channels is surging, banks have shuttered their physical networks...
How about paying your bill online and messaging your contact at the same time; sounds very cool right? According to reports, Google has added chat features to its payment app in India. Google has decided to add chat features to its Tez mobile money app to get more foothold of its...
3 Things Fintech Startups Should Learn From Big Tech Companies: Now, it is a norm to hear people saying they are going to leave their jobs in Apple or Google to start their own business in fintech. That’s certainly a course of action that many entrepreneurs are determined to take...
5 Ways Fintech Companies Outperform Conventional Banks and 3 Reasons for Collaboration: The banking world is changing and it seems that it is being overrun by Fintech companies. The conventional banks are just starting to understand the whole digitalization and what it entails at the same attending to their customer...