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Avaloq va approcher des startup fintech de la Silicon Valley
« Le fournisseur suisse de solutions bancaires Avaloq a initié un partenariat avec swissnex San Francisco, dans l’idée de collaborer avec des startup fintech de la Silicon Valley. »
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Postfinance organise son deuxième hackathon pour les fintech
« La deuxième édition du Hackathon de Postfiance se tiendra fin septembre à Berne. Le thème porte sur «The Future of Finance ». Un appel à participants est lancé. »
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Fintech Fundings: 27 Companies Raise $345 Million Week Ending August 14
« Do VC investors slow down in the summer? Not this year. Since June 1 we've seen 189 fintech deals globally raising a total of $3.1 billion. »
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Blockchain poised to become banking’s biggest disruptor yet – BBVA Compass economists
« With dozens of the world’s biggest banks already investing heavily in the blockchain, it is just a matter of time before the technology creates far-reaching disruption in the financial services industry, says a new report from BBVA Compass economists. »
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FIS agrees $9.1 billion SunGard deal
« FIS has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Sungard for $9.1 billion in a cash and stock deal, creating a fintech powerhouse covering the full spectrum of banking and capital markets services. »
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SIX Group sets up fintech incubator
« Swiss financial infrastructure provider SIX Group has set up a fintech incubator to work with startups on evaluating and developing innovative new products and services for the financial services industry. »
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Goldman Sachs to offer clients trading ‘secret sauce’ via web platform
« Goldman Sachs is set to ditch its secretive, proprietary approach to its trading strategies, offering clients access to in-house tools through an open source platform, according to the Wall Street Journal. »
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Samsung Pay lines up card schemes and banks for launch
« Samsung will introduce its mobile payments service in South Korea later this month, with Visa, MasterCard and several major banks onboard for a US launch in September. »
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Swisscom enterre son app de paiement mobile et rejoint le système ouvert Paymit de SIX
« SIX et Swisscom vont promouvoir ensemble Paymit pour qu'elle deviennent une solution de paiement mobile pour toute la Suisse. Dans le même temps, Swisscom abandonne son projet Tapit. »
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Launch of The UBS Future of Finance Challenge
« UBS launches The UBS Future of Finance Challenge, an open competition for entrepreneurs and technology startups around the world. UBS is looking for innovative and potentially disruptive technological ideas and solutions that will support the transformation of the banking industry. »
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UBS lance un concours pour jeunes pousses de la fintech
« Le concours mondial «UBS Future of Finance Challenge » va récompenser des projets innovants susceptibles de révolutionner les services financiers. Les gagnants seront connus en décembre. »