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Bank APIs need to be an independent business, not a compliance challenge, says BBVA’s Shamir Karkal

damian.peachey — Wed, 07 Dec 2016 04:35:47 +0000

One of the keys to success for an API platform is that it needs to be an independent business, set up to encourage financial innovation, according to Shamir Karkal, BBVA’s Head of Open APIs.

Atom launches residential mortgages - its first consumer lending product

damian.peachey — Tue, 06 Dec 2016 09:20:21 +0000

Atom Bank, the UK's first bank built exclusively for mobile and in which BBVA has a 29.5% stake, launched residential mortgages - its first consumer lending product - which allows customers to manage the process from offer to completion through the Atom app - the only UK mortgage provider to do this.

Regulation can help with the challenges facing banking, say experts at IESE summit

damian.peachey — Fri, 18 Nov 2016 11:15:44 +0000

Political events have been to the fore in 2016, and discussions at yesterday’s "Challenges for the Future of Banking" (CFB) event, hosted by the IESE Navarra Business School in London*, reflected this. Commenting on the rumored bonfire of U.S. banking regulations by the incoming Trump administration, one speaker said: “I don’t want the Volcker Act (which prohibits American banks from trading on their own behalf) repealed - the re-organization would be too disruptive.”

BBVA’s Bressan: How AI will help you save on your restaurant bills, and other ‘brilliant’ data uses

damian.peachey — Thu, 17 Nov 2016 08:13:33 +0000

"Your data is brilliant," pronounced Martina King, CEO of Featurespace, to the audience at 2016 FT Banking Summit, held this year at London’s Intercontinental Park Lane. Marco Bressan, Chief Data Scientist at BBVA and responsible for helping the bank become a data-driven business, talked about the volume of data at the bank’s disposal.

Is Drone-based banking part of the fintech future?

damian.peachey — Mon, 31 Oct 2016 04:40:17 +0000

Which of these is most likely to happen in financial services?

Self-insuring products?
Drone-based banking?
API banking platforms?

Things to look out for at Money20/20 Las Vegas

damian.peachey — Mon, 24 Oct 2016 08:09:41 +0000

With the final presidential debate in Las Vegas wrapped up and the entourage moved on, a new show with an arguably larger supporting staff is heading into town. Now in its’ 5th year, Money20/20 will host over 10 000 guests over four days this week, eager to learn about how technology is changing digital financial services and meet the people behind it. So what are the things to look out for at this key fixture on the fintech calendar?

BBVA's Teppo Paavola and Derek White join The Digital Banking Club's 'Power 50'

damian.peachey — Mon, 10 Oct 2016 08:22:04 +0000

BBVA’s Digital Transformation program received a vote of approval from its peers when Teppo Paavola, Head of New Digital Business, was named 'Personality of the Year' in The Digital Banking Club (TDBC) Power 50 - nominated by the TDBC’s 8,000 - plus members from across European financial services. Teppo was joined in the Power 50 - described as the 'The Who’s Who of European Digital Banking' - by Derek White, BBVA's Global Head of Customer Solutions.

Atom Bank now available to all across the U.K.

damian.peachey — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 11:22:29 +0000

Atom Bank - Britain’s only app-based digital bank - today opened its doors to all eligible customers in the U.K., offering everyone the opportunity to download its app and open a savings account.

Simple unveils Account Shared beta

damian.peachey — Thu, 29 Sep 2016 16:30:53 +0000

Simple, the US-based technology company that’s changing the way people bank, today announced the beta of Simple Shared - an account for people with shared financial goals. Open for waitlist registration here , Simple Shared allows two people - whether romantically involved, good friends or just backpacking buddies - to use Simple’s unique features like Safe-to-Spend and Goals to help them reach their dreams.

Which seven UK fintech start-ups have been selected for BBVA's first-ever London Open Talent final?

damian.peachey — Tue, 09 Aug 2016 11:18:24 +0000

Seven UK financial technology start-ups have been named among the finalists in the 2016 BBVA Open Talent European final - the competition, now in its’ eighth year, that looks to support the new businesses that are going to change financial services for the benefit of the consumer and for society.