[vc_section][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1551956688140{margin-top: 70px !important;margin-right: 30px !important;margin-left: 30px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1551959125662{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 70px !important;background-color: #00b2ff !important;}” offset=”vc_col-md-4 vc_col-xs-4″][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1551901449481{border-radius: 30px !important;}” el_class=”number”][vc_column_inner css=”.vc_custom_1551958889170{border-top-width: 4px !important;border-right-width: 4px !important;border-bottom-width: 4px !important;border-left-width: 4px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;background-color: #fcfeff !important;border-left-color: #3a3a3a !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-color: #3a3a3a !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-color: #3a3a3a !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-color: #3a3a3a !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”WEEK” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:10|text_align:center|color:%230a0000|line_height:0″ google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][vc_custom_heading text=”15″ font_container=”tag:h1|font_size:35|text_align:center|color:%230a0000|line_height:0″ google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1555053572267{margin-top: 30px !important;margin-bottom: 40px !important;}”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][vc_column width=”3/4″ offset=”vc_col-md-8 vc_col-xs-8″ css=”.vc_custom_1551959113893{margin-top: 0px !important;padding-left: 50px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”FINTECH” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:89|text_align:left|line_height:0.3″ google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1551958095978{margin-left: -7px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”HIGHLIGHTS” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:45|text_align:left|line_height:0.3″ google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][vc_custom_heading text=”KEEP UP TO DATE WITH THE LEADING NEWS.” font_container=”tag:h5|text_align:left|color:%2300b2ff” google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1551958974024{margin-top: 0px !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1551907472846{margin-top: 50px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1551954275545{margin-top: 50px !important;padding-right: 40px !important;padding-left: 40px !important;}” offset=”vc_col-md-6″][vc_separator align=”align_left” border_width=”3″ css=”.vc_custom_1551959520511{margin-bottom: 15px !important;}”][mpc_textblock inline=”true” font_preset=”preset_0″ font_size=”25″ font_line_height=”1″ font_align=”left”]Tens of millions of jobs on the line as banks pile into AI[/mpc_textblock][vc_custom_heading text=”The global business value of the deployment of artificial intelligence in financial services is projected to reach $300 billion by 2030. The introduction of AI technology is not entirely good news for the banking industry, with job losses and job re-assignments expected as AI increases enterprise productivity.” font_container=”tag:p|font_size:17|text_align:left|line_height:1.2″ google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1555053604015{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 10px !important;padding-top: 30px !important;}”][ult_createlink title=”MORE>>>” btn_link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.finextra.com%2Fnewsarticle%2F33669%2Ftens-of-millions-of-jobs-on-the-line-as-banks-pile-into-ai||target:%20_blank|” link_hover_style=”Style_2″ text_style=”left” el_class=”underline:none” font_family=”font_family:Montserrat|font_call:Montserrat|variant:500″ heading_style=”font-weight:500;” css=”.vc_custom_1555053619218{margin-bottom: 50px !important;}”][vc_text_separator title=”” i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-circle” i_color=”custom” title_align=”separator_align_left” align=”align_right” color=”custom” add_icon=”true” accent_color=”#276fad” i_custom_color=”#276fad” css=”.vc_custom_1551963369720{margin-bottom: 4px !important;}”][vc_column_text]“I think the role of the disruptors and anything that uses distributed ledger technology, crypto assets/currencies-is clearly shaking the system.“[/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”the IMF’s Christine Lagarde” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:20|text_align:right|line_height:1″ google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1555054572904{margin-top: 2px !important;margin-bottom: 2px !important;}”][vc_text_separator title=”” i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-circle” i_color=”custom” title_align=”separator_align_right” align=”align_left” color=”custom” add_icon=”true” accent_color=”#276fad” i_custom_color=”#276fad” css=”.vc_custom_1551963384795{margin-top: 4px !important;}”][vc_separator align=”align_left” border_width=”3″ css=”.vc_custom_1551959520511{margin-bottom: 15px !important;}”][mpc_textblock inline=”true” font_preset=”preset_0″ font_size=”25″ font_line_height=”1″ font_align=”left”]Standard Chartered Bank announces the opening of its Africa eXellerator lab[/mpc_textblock][vc_custom_heading text=”The Africa eXellerator innovation hub will serve as a platform to collaborate with fintechs in Kenya and the broader African region, drive innovation and develop new business models or services to meet client needs in the Africa region. This is SC’s fifth such one globally.” font_container=”tag:p|font_size:17|text_align:left|line_height:1.2″ google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1555054912072{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 10px !important;padding-top: 30px !important;}”][ult_createlink title=”MORE>>>” btn_link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sc.com%2Fen%2Fmedia%2Fpress-release%2Fweve-launched-our-africa-exellerator-innovation-hub-in-kenya%2F||target:%20_blank|” link_hover_style=”Style_2″ text_style=”left” el_class=”underline:none” font_family=”font_family:Montserrat|font_call:Montserrat|variant:500″ heading_style=”font-weight:500;” css=”.vc_custom_1555054267095{margin-bottom: 50px !important;}”][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1555054963057{margin-top: 110px !important;margin-right: 20px !important;margin-left: 20px !important;border-top-width: 4px !important;border-right-width: 4px !important;border-bottom-width: 4px !important;border-left-width: 4px !important;border-left-color: #00a9ff !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-color: #00a9ff !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-color: #00a9ff !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-color: #00a9ff !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;}”][vc_column_inner css=”.vc_custom_1551964042835{margin-top: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”Events on Our Radar” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:25|text_align:center|color:%2300a9ff|line_height:1″ google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1551964587203{margin-top: 20px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;border-left-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;border-left-color: #3aa3ff !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-color: #3aa3ff !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-color: #3aa3ff !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-color: #3aa3ff !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”Paris Blockchain Week” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:20|text_align:center|color:%235b5b5b|line_height:1″ google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1555054606241{margin-top: 40px !important;margin-right: 20px !important;margin-left: 20px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;border-left-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;border-left-color: #3aa3ff !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-color: #3aa3ff !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-color: #3aa3ff !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-color: #3aa3ff !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”April 15-17 2019 //Paris//France” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:20|text_align:center|color:%235b5b5b|line_height:1″ google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1555054669600{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 20px !important;margin-left: 20px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;border-left-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;border-left-color: #3aa3ff !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-color: #3aa3ff !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-color: #3aa3ff !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-color: #3aa3ff !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”The event is the biggest Blockchain & Digital Assets event in Europe. During it, numerous events will be held by the most prominent blockchain organizations.” font_container=”tag:p|font_size:16|text_align:center|color:%235b5b5b|line_height:1″ google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1555054779893{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 20px !important;margin-left: 20px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;border-left-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;border-left-color: #3aa3ff !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-color: #3aa3ff !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-color: #3aa3ff !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-color: #3aa3ff !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;}”][ult_createlink title=”MORE” btn_link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.blockchainweekparis.com%2F||target:%20_blank|” link_hover_style=”Style_2″ text_color=”#05a9fc” el_class=”underline:none” font_family=”font_family:Montserrat|font_call:Montserrat|variant:500″ heading_style=”font-weight:500;” css=”.vc_custom_1555054743037{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1551954263639{margin-top: 50px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;padding-right: 40px !important;padding-left: 40px !important;border-left-color: #d1d1d1 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}” el_class=”right-col” offset=”vc_col-md-6″][vc_separator align=”align_left” border_width=”3″ css=”.vc_custom_1551959530820{margin-bottom: 15px !important;}”][mpc_textblock inline=”true” font_preset=”preset_0″ font_size=”25″ font_line_height=”1″ font_align=”left”]RBS and Barclays trial blockchain tech for property transactions[/mpc_textblock][vc_custom_heading text=”RBS and Barclays Bank have completed a blockchain trial with R3’s distributed ledger software which reduced time taken to complete property transactions from three months to three weeks. A growing number of Financial Institutions have been utilizing blockchain.” font_container=”tag:p|font_size:17|text_align:left|line_height:1.2″ google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1555054329406{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 10px !important;padding-top: 30px !important;}”][ult_createlink title=”MORE>>>” btn_link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.finextra.com%2Fnewsarticle%2F33647%2Frbs-and-barclays-trial-blockchain-tech-to-slash-property-transaction-times||target:%20_blank|” link_hover_style=”Style_2″ text_style=”left” el_class=”underline:none” font_family=”font_family:Montserrat|font_call:Montserrat|variant:500″ heading_style=”font-weight:500;” css=”.vc_custom_1555054352003{margin-bottom: 50px !important;}”][vc_separator align=”align_left” border_width=”3″ css=”.vc_custom_1551959530820{margin-bottom: 15px !important;}”][mpc_textblock inline=”true” font_preset=”preset_0″ font_size=”25″ font_line_height=”1″ font_align=”left”]VPE Bank First In Germany To Support Crypto For Institutional Traders[/mpc_textblock][vc_custom_heading text=”Germany’s VPE bank, in a partnership with FinTech firm solarisBank, has become the first in the country to offer cryptocurrency trading to institutional investors. The BaFin-regulated bank asserts its compliance with “all necessary KYC (Know your Customer) and AML (Anti-Money-Laundering) requirements.“ The services include automated cryptocurrency trading and access to cryptocurrency wallets hosted by the bank.” font_container=”tag:p|font_size:17|text_align:left|line_height:1.2″ google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1555054378840{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 10px !important;padding-top: 30px !important;}”][ult_createlink title=”MORE>>>” btn_link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ethnews.com%2Fvpe-bank-first-in-germany-to-support-cryptocurrencies-for-institutional-traders||target:%20_blank|” link_hover_style=”Style_2″ text_style=”left” el_class=”underline:none” font_family=”font_family:Montserrat|font_call:Montserrat|variant:500″ heading_style=”font-weight:500;” css=”.vc_custom_1555054403543{margin-bottom: 50px !important;}”][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1551963482314{margin-top: 80px !important;margin-right: 10px !important;margin-bottom: 50px !important;margin-left: 10px !important;padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;background-color: #276fad !important;border-radius: 15px !important;}”][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=”“FinTech has only realized a fraction of its potential. The real opportunity lies in emerging markets, which are still largely untapped due to the lack of access to financial services.“” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:20|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:1″ google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1555054504793{background-color: #006caa !important;border-radius: 15px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”Arif Amiri, CEO of Dubai International Financial Centre” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:17|text_align:right|color:%23ffffff|line_height:1″ google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1555054521690{background-color: #006caa !important;border-radius: 15px !important;}”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_separator align=”align_left” border_width=”3″ css=”.vc_custom_1551959530820{margin-bottom: 15px !important;}”][mpc_textblock inline=”true” font_size=”25″ font_line_height=”1″ font_align=”left”]Monzo second-largest UK fintech startup[/mpc_textblock][vc_custom_heading text=”After reportedly closing a £100 million funding round, digital challenger bank Monzo will see its valuation double to nearly £1.9 billion and become the UK’s second most valuable fintech startup. It has also launched beta testing for new business accounts and recently announced plans to introduce an UK Isa account.” font_container=”tag:p|font_size:17|text_align:left|line_height:1.2″ google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1555054447504{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 10px !important;padding-top: 30px !important;}”][ult_createlink title=”MORE>>>” btn_link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bankingtech.com%2F2019%2F04%2Fnew-funding-set-to-make-monzo-second-largest-uk-fintech-startup%2F||target:%20_blank|” link_hover_style=”Style_2″ text_style=”left” el_class=”underline:none” font_family=”font_family:Montserrat|font_call:Montserrat|variant:500″ heading_style=”font-weight:500;” css=”.vc_custom_1555054468427{margin-bottom: 50px !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1551965209729{margin-top: 5px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=”week 15″ title_align=”separator_align_right” align=”align_left”][/vc_column][/vc_row][/vc_section]
