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The next big thing in AI for Financial Services

Nick Lewins, Financial Services Lead, Microsoft Research at Microsoft, speaks during EBAday about AI, data management, and the cloud. We hear about the next big thing in AI for financial services, what Microsoft is working on to help with the management of sensitive data in the cloud, and how they are helping financial services implement ethical use of data and AI.

26 November 2020

Company announcement/cloud

ACI Worldwide fraud management tech debuts on Microsoft Azure Marketplace

ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), a leading global provider of real-time digital payment and software solutions, today announced that its ACI Fraud Management solution is now available as a fully certified private offering via the Microsoft Azure Marketplace.

23 November 2020

Company announcement

Codat becomes Microsoft partner

Codat – a London-based technology company that connects the internal systems of small businesses to banks, fintechs and other financial institutions, allowing business data to flow back and forth in real time – has announced it has become a Microsoft partner.

05 October 2020

Company announcement/cloud

Aussie neo bank Volt partners with Microsoft

Microsoft today announced a strategic partnership with Australia’s first neobank, Volt, to develop “Volt 2.0” - a next-generation Banking as a Service (BaaS) platform, slated for release in 2021.

22 September 2020

News/markets

UBS trials virtual reality trading floor

With many staffers expected to be working from home for the long haul, UBS has begun looking into the creation of a virtual reality trading floor using Microsoft HoloLens headsets.

22 September 2020

Company announcement

NCR taps Microsoft Azure to keep IoT edge devices at retail stores, restaurants and banks running

NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR), a software and services leader for the retail, restaurant and banking industries, today announced a collaboration with Microsoft to power NCR Digital Connected Services (DCS).

17 September 2020

Company announcement/cloud

Refintiv heads to Microsoft Azure

Microsoft and Refinitiv have formed a new strategic partnership that will give people who work in the financial sector greater connectivity and insight into their markets and customers, and help them make critical business decisions.

10 September 2020

News/payments

RTGS Global rolls out stage 1 of liquidity visibility network

In collaboration with Microsoft, cross-border transaction network RTGS Global has launched the first stage of its operational rollout to boost visibility of interbank liquidity.

03 September 2020

News/sustainable

Linux Foundation targets climate risk with open source platform

The Linux Foundation has announced plans to user AI-enhanced open source analytics and open data to tackle climate risk and opportunity.

01 September 2020

News/cloud

Standard Chartered signs three-year deal with Microsoft to become 'cloud first' bank

Standard Chartertered has signed a three-year deal with Microsoft as part of its ambition to become a 'cloud-first' bank.

11 August 2020

News/regulation

Microsoft tests show SCA leads to checkout abandonment

Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) testing by Microsoft shows that customers are abandoning their purchases at high rates when challenged at the checkout.

10 August 2020

Company announcement/wholesale

HSBC and Microsoft team to offer tech support to SMEs in Hong Kong

HSBC and Microsoft Hong Kong today announced a new partnership that aims to help Hong Kong’s small and medium enterprises (SMEs) boost their organizational resilience and expedite their digital transformation journey amid the new normal through technological resources and multi-dimensional support.

03 August 2020

News/cloud

Mastercard partners Microsoft to push digital commerce innovation

Mastercard's research and development arm is teaming up with Microsoft to harness the power of the cloud to drive digital commerce, startup innovation and financial inclusion.

28 July 2020

News/retail

YES Bank deploys AI robot to interact with customers on WhatsApp

India's YES Bank has launched banking service on WhatsApp, using a chatbot interface to offer over 60 financial products over the messaging app.

24 July 2020

Company announcement/cloud

MSCI forges allaince with Microsoft

MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MSCI) and Microsoft Corp. have formed a strategic alliance to accelerate innovation among the global investment industry.

24 July 2020

News/covid-19

Start-up givvable wins backing from CBA and Microsoft

A start-up led by a team of two sisters has been named winner of the inaugural pandemic-focused Xccelerate2020 venture program hosted by Commonwealth Bank of Australia's startup incubator X15 Ventures, taking home a total prize value of more than $300,000 from CBA and Microsoft.

24 July 2020

Company announcement/cloud

Finastra and Microsoft sign multi-year cloud agreement

Finastra and Microsoft Corp. on Monday announced a strategic, multiyear cloud agreement to help accelerate the digital transformation of financial services.

20 July 2020

News/cloud

NAB signs five-year multi-cloud deal with Microsoft

National Australia Bank has signed a five-year deal with Microsoft to co-design, develop and invest in the bank's multi-cloud strategy, porting 1000 of its 2600 apps to Azure as the primary cloud.

14 July 2020

News/cloud

Deutsche Bank and Google Cloud agree multi-year deal

German banking giant Deutsche Bank has agreed a multi-year partnership with Google Cloud for the provision and joint development of cloud services.

07 July 2020

Company announcement/sustainable

BNY Mellon to build ESG data analytics on Microsoft Azure

The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation ("BNY Mellon") today announced the launch of three new Data and Analytics Solutions offerings designed to help investment managers better manage their data, improve the success of U.S.-listed fund launches and support the customization of investment portfolios to preferred Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) factors.

26 June 2020