TechCrunch

JULY 16, 2021

Long before the pandemic, the way in which banks were regulated was changing. Initiatives like Open Banking and the Revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2) were being proposed as a way to promote competition in the banking industry — allowing smaller challenger firms to break into a market that has long been dominated by corporate titans.

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TechCrunch

MAY 9, 2023

Different demographics often have different banking needs. So it’s no surprise that we have seen a flurry of financial technology startups offering banking services catered to certain populations based on factors such as age and ethnicity. Like many fintechs, Charlie is not a bank — its banking partner is Sutton Bank.

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CIO

OCTOBER 15, 2024

In today’s rapidly evolving technological landscape, the role of the CIO has transcended simply managing IT infrastructure to becoming a pivotal player in enabling business strategy. Understanding the company’s competitive position allows IT leaders to mindfully act to implement technology for competitive advantage.

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CIO

DECEMBER 8, 2024

ADIB-Egypt has announced plans to invest 1 billion EGP in technological infrastructure and digital transformation by 2025. This ambitious initiative is poised to position ADIB-Egypt at the forefront of the digital banking revolution, transforming how customers interact with their financial services.

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O'Reilly Media - Ideas

JANUARY 14, 2025

Gartner has generative AI slipping into the trough of disillusionmentand whatever you think of the technologys promise, remember that the disillusionment is a sociological phenomenon, not a technical one, and that it happens because new technologies are overhyped. But OpenAI and Anthropic are demonstrating important paths forward.

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TechCrunch

JULY 23, 2021

The Scotts Valley, California-based company is using cloud technology and the Ethereum blockchain as the engine for its Paystand Bank Network that enables business-to-business payments with zero fees. On the commercial side, however, one business trying to send $100,000 the same way is not as easy. Paystand wants to change that.

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Palo Alto Networks

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Like other data-rich industries, banking, capital markets, insurance and payments firms are lucrative targets with high-value information. Meurer further explains this concept: "My point around simplifying UI experience is more so for the banks, cybersecurity operators [and] their SOC teams.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Banks aren’t letting fintechs have all the fun when it comes to using technology, providing an opening for startups to show them what they got. In the same vein as companies like Flourish Fi , Treasury Prime , Savana and Amount offering software for banks, ModernFi is providing a marketplace for banks to exchange deposits on demand.

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TechCrunch

MAY 26, 2022

The trio say they have banked $4 million in early funding led by DCVC for their project. But that was like 13 or 14 years ago, and technology has changed,” Crowley tells TechCrunch. to Niantic for an undisclosed sum, as well as designer John Gaeta, who best known for his work on the Matrix Trilogy.

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Coforge

MARCH 23, 2025

The banking sector in the UK is facing an alarming surge in IT outages, disrupting essential financial services and eroding customer trust. A recent parliamentary report highlights that major banks have collectively experienced at least 158 significant IT failures over the past two years, causing over 800 hours of service downtime.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 11, 2023

experienced its second-largest bank failure in history. In the technology world, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) was one of the largest banks supporting small businesses, but today, tens of thousands of depositors are unable to access capital. Yesterday, the U.S. This is not the first time I’ve witnessed a funding crunch.

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CIO

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Preventing BEC scams Implementing the right technology is critical in preventing BEC scams. If you suspect fraudulent activity, immediately notify your banking partner. Preventing BEC requires a combination of technology, training and internal processes. It’s a practice that can lead to costly mistakes.

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TechCrunch

MAY 12, 2023

Or, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority fining GT Bank £7.8m Or, Solaris , the German Bank-as-a-Service (BaaS) provider slapped with a restriction to not onboard any future clients without government approval. The opportunity for human error alone should be enough to strike fear into the heart of any bank manager.

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CIO

OCTOBER 30, 2024

To overcome those challenges and successfully scale AI enterprise-wide, organizations must create a modern data architecture leveraging a mix of technologies, capabilities, and approaches including data lakehouses, data fabric, and data mesh. And the results for those who embrace a modern data architecture speak for themselves.

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CIO

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Banks are striving for digital innovation but regulatory constraints, data security and privacy concerns, integration challenges, and the high costs of enabling change prevent 70% from achieving their transformation goals. Considering the speed that technology is evolving, the alternative of standing still isnt an option.

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TechCrunch

MAY 1, 2023

Specifically, “to protect depositors, the FDIC is entering into a purchase and assumption agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Columbus, Ohio, to assume all of the deposits and substantially all of the assets of First Republic Bank,” it said. The FDIC called the process “highly competitive.”

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Cloudera

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

It also provided a moment for us to launch an important initiative for Cloudera: our Women Leaders in Technology (WLIT) initiative. The panel discussion included: Manasi Vartak , of Cloudera, Nichola Hammerton of Deutsche Bank, and Melissa Dougherty of AWS. Moderating the conversation was Forbes Reporter, Zoya Hasan.

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CIO

DECEMBER 5, 2024

The world must reshape its technology infrastructure to ensure artificial intelligence makes good on its potential as a transformative moment in digital innovation. New technologies, such as generative AI, need huge amounts of processing power that will put electricity grids under tremendous stress and raise sustainability questions.

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CIO

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The generative AI revolution has the power to transform how banks operate. Banks are increasingly turning to AI to assist with a wide range of tasks, from customer onboarding to fraud detection and risk regulation. So, as they leap into AI, banks must first ensure that their data is AI-ready. Generative AI, Innovation

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CIO

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Set for Tuesday 19 November, the CIO100 ASEAN Awards event will bring together the top senior technology executives and teams in Southeast Asia and Hong Kong driving innovation and influencing rapid change. These awards are aligned with Foundry’s global awards programme and viewed as a mark of excellence within the enterprise.

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Ooda Loop

MARCH 11, 2025

Bank of America analysts predict that humanoid robot (HR) development will accelerate rapidly, with global annual sales reaching 1 million units by 2030 and a staggering 3 billion humanoid robots in operation by 2060.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

In an era where technology reshapes entire industries, I’ve had the privilege of leading Mastercard on an extraordinary journey. When I think about the technology we started working with early in my career and look at what we’ve been able to do since, it truly is amazing, a global transformation led by and driven through technology.

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CIO

DECEMBER 3, 2024

A high-street bank in the UK shows just how necessary it is to tackle the challenges that modernisation poses systematically. AI is another technology IBM employs that helps speed up the process – and fits into the existing framework as well. Take IBM Watson Code Assistant for Z, for example.

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CIO

JANUARY 5, 2025

2] For SS&C Blue Prism, the key to success in AI lies in deploying the technology holistically across the enterprise and integrating AI technologies alongside comprehensive business automation and orchestration capabilities. AI in action The benefits of this approach are clear to see.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

CIO ASEAN is proud to announce the winners of the 2024 CIO100 Awards – recognising the top technology leaders and teams across Southeast Asia and Hong Kong who are driving innovation and influencing rapid change. These are in addition to CIO100 awards in the US, UK, and the Middle East. …

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CIO

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Always on the cusp of technology innovation, the financial services industry (FSI) is once again poised for wholesale transformation, this time with Generative AI. Yet the complexity of whats required highlights the need for partnerships and platforms calibrated to fast-track solutions at scale to capitalize on AI-era change.

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CIO

DECEMBER 30, 2024

The Middle East is rapidly evolving into a global hub for technological innovation, with 2025 set to be a pivotal year in the regions digital landscape. Looking ahead to 2025, Lalchandani identifies several technological trends that will define the Middle Easts digital landscape.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Many CEOs want to keep up with the market, including making the most of major IT advancements , while many CIOs may be focused on “keeping the lights on” by ensuring the organization’s existing technology is available and secure, says Edward Kipp, CIO at SDI Presence, an IT consulting and managed services provider.

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CIO

JANUARY 6, 2025

Looking ahead to 2025, what do you see as the key technology trends that will shape the Middle Easts digital landscape? By 2025, several key technology trends will shape the Middle Easts digital landscape. Investments in healthcare technologies will grow, driven by national health strategies and pandemic-driven innovation.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2022

They are responsible for communication between banks and fintechs to settle transactions for consumers and businesses swiftly. Telecoms and banks lead the majority of online financial transactions carried out in the region via mobile money wallets and bank accounts. It doesn’t aim to replace mobile money or banks.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 29, 2021

Orum , which aims to speed up the amount of time it takes to transfer money between banks, announced today it has raised $56 million in a Series B round of funding. The fact that it takes days for money to move from one bank to another is not only inconvenient for many, but unnecessary, she believes. It needs to be instant.”.

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CIO

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Dr. Abeer Khedr, Group Head of Cybersecurity at the National Bank of Egypt, echoed this sentiment: “Cyber leadership at the client side means reaching CISO levels or beyond. Reem Faraj Al-Shammari, a Cybersecurity and Technology Thought Leader in the Energy Sector in Kuwait. But we must do even more,” said H.E.

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CIO

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

The artificial intelligence revolution is well underway, but how ready are banks and lenders to leverage the full breadth of these capabilities? And while some banks and lenders have made these integrations to varying degrees of success, others are struggling to fully embrace this next technological chapter. The jury is out.

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TechCrunch

MAY 26, 2022

Startups like FlexID remind us that distributed ledger technology has the potential to play other roles, including offering trusted records of identities without the need for a centralized authority. More than 60% of adults in sub-Saharan Africa are unbanked, according to World Bank estimates for 2021. million in 2016. million in 2020.

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CIO

DECEMBER 9, 2024

A high-street bank in the UK shows just how necessary it is to tackle the challenges that modernisation poses systematically. AI is another technology IBM employs that helps speed up the process and fits into the existing framework as well. Stabilisation and extensive modernisation were called for to boost its business results.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

But Florida-based Brown & Brown Insurance put old-school conventions to the test when it joined a growing cadre of leading organizations remodeling IT to reflect the pervasive role of technology in business transformation. While there is no one-size-fits-all model, IT leaders are well situated to orchestrate organizational change.

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