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Fintech Origo launches new transfer tracking service

Transfer Tracking, a new service from Fintech Origo, has already saved one firm 60% of its calls to financial services providers, says Anthony Rafferty, MD of Edinburgh-based company

Origo was established 30 years ago this year by a number of pensions and life insurance companies to help the financial services industry to make best use of technology to become more efficient and cost effective and thereby improve outcomes for people using the industry’s services.

Over the years, through the technology we have built, the standards we have introduced, and working collaboratively with industry participants, we have helped financial services to significantly improve its systems, processes and procedures, to the benefit of both the industry and consumers.

One significant achievement was the introduction of our Transfer Service, which was instrumental in reducing the time taken to transfer someone’s pension from over 50 workingdays to c.11 calendardays. Over 120 financial services brands now use the Transfer Service for its operational efficiencies.

One of our most recent builds is the Origo Integration Hub. This technology enables financial services companies working in the financial advice space to connect easily and efficiently with one another through a central hub rather than undertake costly and time-consuming single integrations with each individual firm with which they want to do business.

The Hub enables a number of services to be automated between provider platforms and software and digital tool suppliers. For example, it supports the setting up of new accounts, secure delivery of portfolio valuations from providers to financial advisers and the tracking of asset transfers, such as pensions.

Origo recently worked with Legal and General to adapt the Hub’s Transfer Tracking capability into a bespoke service for the company, called Track My Apps’.  This enables real-time, online tracking of pension transfer applications to Legal and General. Origo’s Transfer Service supplies the data to the Integration Hub and the extracted tracking data is integrated straight to the company requesting the data via an API.

 

60% reduction in follow up calls

Specialist retirement firm Retirement Line says using the Track My Apps’ transfer tracking service has seen its administration team cut the number of calls it has to make following up on customer applications by 60%.

Commenting on the application of Track My Apps by Retirement Line, Mark Ormston, IT and Administration Manager at the company, said that digital responses had literally removed hours of phone calls previously required to provide updates to advisers and their customers on cases, thereby improving both the firm’s own efficiencies as well as streamlining and improving the service to customers.

He said: “Thanks to Transfer Tracking we’ve already reduced the phone calls we make by 60%. If all platforms committed to using this service we would save around 90% of the time we spend making phone calls ”“ imagine what that would mean for our industry, and importantly, the customer.”

Jon Scannell, Distribution Director, Retirement Income at Legal and General also commented. He said: “Through Track My Apps’ Legal & General provides transfer tracking as part of our digital suite to enable [financial] advisers’ access to real-time information on their applications, saving all parties significant time and money. Crucially, Track My Apps’ has enhanced Legal & General’s customer-centric proposition, helping to keep the adviser and their client informed of progress.”

The Integration Hub is the result of considerable consultation and collaboration with the industry. It is increasing in traction in the market with 15 providers, platforms, digital tools and practice management systems now signed-up ”“ including big names in financial services like Legal and General, Standard Life, Prudential and LV= ”“ with many more in the pipeline. Once a company is on the Hub, linking to partnering systems is simple and easy ”“ Legal and General, for example, were able to implement Transfer Tracking in a matter of just six steps.

This is the kind of achievement that has enabled Origo to grow our services and our team to c. 70 people, working primarily from our offices on Edinburgh Park, and in the past six months, to have seen visits from two of Scotland’s Ministers ”“ Ivan McKee, Minister for Trade, Investment and Innovation and Kate Forbes, Minister for Public Finance and Digital Economy ”“ to see what we do and to talk about the future of Fintech in Scotland.

Scotcoin presents Social Bite with a cheque for £1k.

On 24th May at the Rose Street HQ of Social Bite, Temple Melville, Director of The Scotcoin Project CIC will present a cheque for £1000 to Andrew Baillie, Social Bite’s Partnership Manager, who said,

“Social Bite is delighted to receive £1000 from the team at Scotcoin. We will use this generous donation to provide dignified meals, supportive employment and sustainable housing for people who have been affected by homelessness across Scotland.”

Scotcoin wants to join the citywide alliances aiming to eradicate homelessness in Edinburgh and Scotland and Social Bite’s model fits perfectly with the values and ethos that Scotcoin Project prioritises. Temple Melville said,

“ I’m delighted our initiative to raise funds for Social Bite has worked so well. We intend to increase our efforts within the charity ecosystem, and are working with Andrew Baillie to enhance our efforts.”

 

 

About Social Bite Social Bite is a Scottish social enterprise set up by Josh Littlejohn MBE and Alice Thompson. The organisation is run on a not-for-profit basis and a quarter of the company’s staff are from homeless and severely excluded backgrounds

Website:https://social-bite.co.uk/
Email: andrew.bailie@social-bite.co.uk

 

About Scotcoin

Established in 2013, Scotcoin is one of the first and most successful country related crypto-currencies on the market to date. Achieving widespread adoption in 2014 it continues to grow with over 3,000 holders globally, it currently utilizes the power of the Bitcoin blockchain.

Scotcoin originated in Scotland, of which it is extremely proud but this currency it global and not just limited to Scotland. It is envisaged that Scotcoin will be used by many people across the world for transferring wealth, goods and services within its new fully decentralized self-sustaining economy.

Website:ScotcoinProject.com Email: temple@scotcoinproject.com mylesgeddese@gmail.com

LendingCrowd to fund SME growth through Scottish Investment Bank and NIBC partnership

Scottish P2P lending platform LendingCrowd, has just entered a partnership with Scottish Investment Bank (SIB) ”“ the investment arm of Scottish Enterprise ”“ and Dutch entrepreneurial bank NIBC to create a unique opportunity for SMEs to fund their growth.

Both banks will be lending a combined £18.75 million across LendingCrowd’s platform.

LendingCrowd is seeing an increase in the demand for small business finance from all around the UK. LendingCrowd will be assessing applications and distributing the finance via its innovative proprietary online platform. The platform can provide businesses with a decision on the day and make money available in 10days.

LendingCrowd provides funding to almost all sectors, and a few of the companies to have benefitted from the platform’s loans include Summerhall Distillery, producer of Pickering’s Gin, Tag Games and Umega Lettings.

 

Stuart Lunn, founder and CEO of LendingCrowd, commented: “We’ve had a record number of requests for funding from British businesses so far this year, showing that the appetite for alternative sources of finance to fund their ambitions only seems to be getting stronger.

“We are delighted that the Scottish Investment Bank has followed up its first foray into the alternative investment market with this further commitment, and that we have been joined by NIBC, which sees the potential of LendingCrowd and our proven ability to distribute its considerable funding to UK businesses. Going through the due diligence on a deal like this has really shown the strength of our team in building an institutional class lending business.

“There are many small businesses crying out for finance and the funding from SIB and NIBC, coupled with our strong retail investor base, will allow LendingCrowd to help even more companies fulfil their ambitions.”

SecureTheFile introduces new digital tools to help clients securely organise, store and share their most important life information

SecureTheFile has been designed and launched to help clients to securely organise, store and share their most important life documents and information.

It can be particularly useful during major life events and emergencies such as fire, theft and death. Through a combination of a personalised guidance engine, with interactive tools, resources and content, and an intuitively organised digital vault, SecureTheFile helps clients to organise all the most important details about their life and legacy in one secure and accessible place.

The estate and end-of-life planning world still both primarily rely on paper documents and filing cabinets. SecureTheFile is a dedicated digital solution to help clients effectively prepare, organise and share life information with loved ones and trusted advisers. Advisers can store a client’s financial information such as a wealth management report and insurance information as well as their Will.

Clients are also able to upload other personal information such as funeral preferences and wishes for pets. At the Intergenerational transfer point documentation is then easily and readily available in order for Client affairs to be managed quickly and efficiently.

The SecureTheFile platform includes six libraries of information, broken into numerous subsections, all of which are easily accessible both by the adviser and the client:

  1. About Me: Personal Information, Vital Documents, Travel Information, Emergency Contacts, Digital Worlds, Medical Information
  2. Personal Finances: Financial Accounts, Loans, Bill Payments, Financial Assets, Benefits
  3. Financial Advice: Wealth Management Reports, Pension Policies, Protection Policies, Inheritance and Estate Planning, ISA and Savings, Trusts
  4. Solicitor: Solicitor Information, Will, Living Will, Power of Attorney, Marriage and Divorce, Executors, Mortgage Lender, Title Deeds, Shareholder Certificates, Trusts, Litigation
  5. Accountant: Tax Return, Tax Coding, Annual Accounts, P60, P45, CIS Record, UTR Record
  6. Property and Vehicles: Vehicles, Property, Appliances and Warranties

Clients are able to delegate Nominees’, such as their solicitor or accountant, family members or executors of their Will. The information is controlled by the client and they decide as to who this information is shared with and how much information is shared (clients are able to share entire libraries or individual folders). Access can be granted or revoked at any time and specific written instructions can be included.

SecureTheFile is available exclusively through professional advisers, with firms having the ability to license the product or charge their clients for the service. Each advisory firm account can be co-branded with the organisation’s logo and title.

The platform has multiple benefits for professional advisers, and in particular financial advisers. It provides an intuitive and user-friendly solution for both the adviser and the client, enabling advisers to tackle an array of challenges such as GDPR compliance to intergenerational planning. It also provides the adviser with a substantial high-quality, value-add service to their advice offering.

Josif Grace, Founder and CEO, SecureTheFile commented: “We recognise that intergenerational planning is a big issue for advisors as they seek to retain clients at the transfer point. SecureTheFile will enable Professional Advisors to have deeper and more meaningful relationships with their clients and their families. It will allow advisors to have fully understand their clients wishes and be able to influence and adapt to them. We look forward to working with the advisor community to enhance their retention of clients at critical life events”

Money Dashboard announces date of Scotland’s biggest FinTech crowdfund

Money Dashboard, the Scottish fintech firm, has announced today its crowdfund will launch privately to its users on 20th May 2019.

Users of the personal finance app will have exclusive access for 24 hours before the opportunity is made available to the wider public at 10am on Tuesday 21st.

This announcement comes after the appointment of former Revolut, Peter Higgins, as CFO and the establishment of a strategic partnership with price comparison site GoCompare to enrich data from hundreds of UK banks and financial institutions.

The money from crowdfunding will come to accelerate customer numbers growth, unlock new data markets and treble their Edinburgh-based team from 20 to 65 staff.

Money Dashboard CEO Steve Tigar said: “This raise comes at a pivotal time for Money Dashboard. Open Banking is starting to accelerate consumer adoption of digital money managers (DMMs) and we’re positioning ourselves to win the hearts and minds of millions of people. Bringing our users on the journey with us will be a key part in achieving this mission.”

In 2017 Money Dashboard raised capital with more than 1,000 of its users collectively investing £1.4 million.

Interested investors are invited to meet the team behind the app at exclusive events in Edinburgh, London and Online.

Introducing Sagecity IPS

SageCity’s Internal Payments System (IPS) is a financial infrastructure tool for enterprise. It allows for immutable tracking and management of a user’s assets and data but primarily focuses on financial balances.

The main benefit of this innovation is that by using sidechain technology on the SageCity network, enterprises can accurately distinguish users and their financial resources in a secure and low-cost manner. IPS works in conjunction with payment processors by tracking payments received into a user’s account and assigning them representative tokens for that payment.

With it, enterprises can:

  • Limit the involvement of payment processors;
  • Gather real-time analytics; and
  • Have a sidechain foundation that can be used to handle further processes in the future.

 

The Cryptocurrency Token

A token is deployed on the sidechain network and the tokens are held by the platform operator, ready for use. Tokens are divisible and can have their own value. Or, they be used to accurately represent a fiat currency, for example: £1 = 1 Token or £0.59 = 0.59 Token. Value can be enforced by the token operator as, in order for them to be circulating, they must have been paid for by a user. This allows an enterprise to maintain its own internal stablecoin. There are also opportunities to monetise elements of this solution for the enterprise.

 

Focusing on a Positive User Experience

On the intended platform, a user would proceed to the payment portal as expected. The user would input their card details, confirm, and approve the charge. That money is then facilitated by the payment processor and transferred from the user to the enterprise’s bank account. Once the transaction is successful, the platform operator issues a fiat equivalent in the token. This then sent to the user’s unique account and can then be used on the platform in their desired way.

When a user spends or sends those tokens, they choose their destination and hit a “Buy” or “Send” button. Once confirmation is received, tokens are sent to the desired destination.

In platforms in which redemption or “cashing out” happens, the tokens are sent to the platform operator and the equivalent in fiat is then sent from the enterprise bank account to the destination as requested by the user. The payment processor carries out this last step.

We believe that the blockchain revolution should be almost silent. Users should seamlessly carry out their usual activity and behaviours. They don’t need to know that they have adopted a form of cryptocurrency. Our goal with IPS was to make sure that the product doesn’t negatively impact the experience.

IPS has revenue benefits as an enterprise can allow users to have a “balance”. It can then introduce simple practices to get users to commit more in spending to the platform. Setting up a minimum deposit amount is an example of this.

 

What’s in It for Enterprise?

1. Operating Costs Reduction

SageCity’s IPS mechanism reduces the involvement that payment processors have over the handling of money. With one of our pilot companies, we calculated that we saved them around 80% in transaction fees.

2. Real-Time Analytics

By using a cryptocurrency token on a blockchain you automatically gain a standardised way to track and monitor all data circulating on the network. You can track user balances, exactly when, how much and to whom they are sending transactions. As a result, you can view and collate real-time reports.

3. Accurate and Secure Recordkeeping

Blockchain technology is immutable as all data is verified and encrypted when it gets added to a block. Sidechains also have an added layer of “backing up” with the main SageCity network. This means that it is near impossible for someone to manipulate balances or information and it eliminates key person risk.

4. No Downtime

As long as you have at least one node on the sidechain, the network will run 24/7/365 with little to no latency issues.

5. Scalable and Adaptable Infrastructure

While the IPS and SageCity blockchain technology is being used to manage financial balances, a blockchain can store any type of data. This means that we have extremely adaptable infrastructure. In the future, it can be used to handle extra functions and features.

 

Implementation

By the time this product is available to the public, a user will be able to input some custom information such as token name and Stripe API key. Then, the sidechain and token will be deployed. The user is given a program to run alongside the SageCity Wallet, some instructions, and code to insert into a few elements on their platform. The setup is incredibly straightforward.

To cover maintenance, the enterprise can purchase a small amount of SAGE from our company to pay monthly network fees.

 

Our Goal with the IPS

Over the last 3 months we’ve seen a clear demand for this type of system. This demand came mostly from innovative startups and SME’s. These have led us to design the product and roll out a small pilot program with 3 local Edinburgh companies.

We’re working closely with them to understand their needs and make sure our system is as accessible and beneficial as possible. So that when we release the solution globally on our SAGE store, the product can handle all kinds of usages.

We also see a natural progression of this system into the gaming industry. In 2017, $22 billion was generated in gaming micro-transactions. This is a figure that was no doubt hampered by payment processors and financial middlemen. We believe that indie game developers in particular will find this beneficial. IPS provides a way to reduce these fees by providing a framework to track and assign balances to users. That being said, IPS is an industry agnostic system and we would be happy to explore adaptations to suit other industries.

 

Interested in knowing more or want to explore using IPS within your enterprise? Drop the Sagecity team an email team@sagecity.ioto know more.

Scottish based AutoRek partners with US Cforia Inc to provide major productivity gains in Cash Collections

Cash Flow is the lifeblood of all businesses, therefore, shortening the time to collect and apply cash to the Accounts Receivable is a key goal for companies.

As revenue grows and the company’s exposure to accounts receivables increases, the size of the Cash and Collection team (C&C) and number of FTEE’s increases to protect what is typically 60% of a company’s available working capital.

But the C&C team expansion does not occur smoothly; it “reacts” after the Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) and Days Beyond Terms (DBT) reaches an unacceptable financial point of risk tolerance. When the actual DSO exceeds the target DSO tolerance, the “reaction” comes in the form of hiring another C&C team member or two.

Once hired and trained, the delinquent accounts receive more attention and the DSO/DBT responds favourably and begins to drop below target DSO to acceptable levels…and then this process repeats. This could be referred to as the C&C Wash Rinse andRepeat cycle.

So how do companies escape this traditional react-driven C&C growth cycle? What effect does this fits-and-starts “crisis response” cycle have on your company’s working capital? And what do your key stakeholders think about these practices, particularly related to your C&C team and the productivity of their FTEE’s?

This “Crisis-Driven” environment is pervasive across most C&C departments. In response to the latest crisis deux jour, management will allocate the minimum amount of additional resources and no more. It typically starts with temp staff who never seem to leave. OTC managers are excessively busy. Complicating this further is the lack of access to the necessary IT or consulting resources who could provide assistance in the streamlining of the processes.

 

This is the significance of the announcement of a partnership between AutoRek and Cforia Inc

Founded in Glasgow and with offices in Edinburgh, London and New York, AutoRek, is a global provider of reconciliation and advanced Order to Cash solutions for both the Financial Services sector and global corporates.

Cforia Software, Inc. is a global enterprise solutions provider, delivering industry-leading working capital and accounts receivable (A/R) automation software. Over 250 enterprises are managing $300 billion in A/R turnover with Cforia today via their Autonomy Software solution

This partnership means that Cforia will now be able to add AutoRek’s learning algorithm OCR capability with AutoRek’s Automated Reconciliations, Advanced Matching Workflow and Cash Application to their roster.

This will dramatically improve Working Capital results for companies and result in a reduced requirement for additional C&C resource. Indeed, labour savings of above 30% are not untypical after the introduction of the combined solution. It also means that growth issues, in terms of turnover, can be handled without an increase in labour requirements.

AutoRek is delighted with this partnership. It is creating considerable opportunities for AutoRek within the US market where the demand for a single vendor solution’ is high, while also offering more to existing customers.

Managing Director of AutoRek, Gordon McHarg says “AutoRek is excited to announce this strategic alliance with Cforia. Both companies are proven global leaders with multinational clients and use the same advanced technology stack. Most importantly however is that both share the same vision for improving working capital for our customers.

With this announcement, we will be jointly extending our global reach and offering companies an end-to-end solution from cash collection to cash application and cash reconciliation.”

Chris Caparon, CEO of Cforia Software added: “With the integrated release of the Cforia Cash Application and Bank Reconciliation Modules, Cforia.autonomy™ has extended our straight-through-processing capabilities for Zero-Touch Posting of EDI, EFT, ACH, PCI Compliant Credit Card, Direct Debit, Lock-Box and Cash payments. Customers will see immediate impacts in capacity, accuracy and key performance indicators while providing increased visibility, command and control of global working capital.”

With the combined knowledge, AutoRek and Cforia were able to come together to build a globally capable system which can provide solutions which solve the complex system challenges of today’s global enterprises.

Both AutoRek and Cforia are companies hugely familiar with multi-currency clients and multiple billing systems and reconcile millions of transactions daily over the UK and worldwide. For one of their clients, AutoRek reconciled 2.4 billion transactions in only 1 hour.

Helping to build Scotland’s digital expertise

Blog written by Anthony Rafferty, Managing Director at Origo

This week Origo was delighted to welcome Kate Forbes, Minister for Public Finance and Digital Economy to our Edinburgh headquarters to talk about the critical tech-based services Origo delivers for the financial services sector, as well as our commitment to the future generations through our apprenticeship scheme.

We wanted Ms Forbes to see the important work being developed in Scotland and how we as a company invest in our digital skills, including development of relevant apprenticeships, to enable us to deliver industry critical services to the rest of the UK.

Origo is committed to developing digital skills both within the Scottish FinTech sector and within the company, and as well as being introduced to staff generally, we were pleased to be able to introduce Ms Forbes specifically to our apprentices and Cyber Security graduate apprentice, Taylor McAuley.

As Cyber Resilience is important to Scotland’s digital economy, Ms Forbes was also briefed on Origo’s digital ID service, called Unipass, that is used by 8 out 10 financial advisers in the UK to securely access digital services from financial providers and platforms.

We were also proud to provide a demonstration of Origo’s world-leading Pension Finder Service for the Government’s Pensions Dashboard project. The role of Pensions Dashboards is to find and display an individual’s pension savings on one screen and is intended to encourage people to engage with and, where appropriate, take action on their retirement income planning.

Origo has been heavily involved in the Pensions Dashboard project from the outset in 2014 and we are excited by the potential for Pensions Dashboard to not only benefit millions of individuals and potentially improve their financial outcomes, but also help to drive further innovation by facilitating an open pensions environment.

 

Commenting on her visit to our Edinburgh headquarters, Ms Forbes said:

“Origo looks set to reinforce Scotland’s reputation for high quality and innovative digital skills and services. The FinTech is investing in our youth through development and support of apprentices and a graduate apprentice as well as recruiting from a specialist digital academy, Code Clan.

“Origo’s innovative Pension Finder Service will be critical to the Pensions Dashboard project and will also enable other and different FinTechs to get involved in delivering technology such as user interfaces and integration services.

“Scotland is a highly competitive business location, with investment built around the quality of innovation and the digital skills of our workforce. Companies such as Origo can play a big part in making Scotland a centre of digital excellence.”

Alastair Ross, Head of Public Policy (Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland) for the Association of British Insurers, also attended the Minister’s visit. He added:

“Millions of savers stand to benefit from a pensions dashboard system ”“ an initiative with cross-party support and the backing of consumer groups ”“ which will give everyone much easier access to information about their own retirement prospects. The ABI, having led a cross-industry group of pension providers, pension schemes and FinTech companies, has already delivered a great deal of the work needed to make Dashboards a reality and we look forward to continuing this collaboration with Government.”

Origo was formed 30 years ago in Edinburgh, making us one of the UK’s longest established FinTechs and we are proud of our long history at the forefront of innovation in Scotland’s and the UK’s financial services industries.

We are dedicated to improving the financial services industry’s operating efficiencies, lowering costs for market participants and improving outcomes for consumers. We work collaboratively with government, other industry bodies as well as product providers, platforms, financial advisers, portals and software suppliers, to find new ways to cut costs and make processes more efficient.

Exciting news from Agrud Technologies

After a busy few months, Agrud Technologies are pleased to announce a number of exciting developments, along with the launch of our new website.

We have for some time now been expanding our client base and services. Branching out from our origins as Content Curation provider, we have augmented our AI platform, Stella, with real time market data, and a range of new analytics.

Recent work with a Singapore based Robo-Advisor has led us to developing back-end real-time market data delivery with the capacity to be built into pre-existing APIs. This takes away the stress, pressure, and high price tag of sourcing market data, so fintechs can concentrate on honing their platform and investing time in innovation. Moreover, the data we provide can be scaled to suit your company’s exact needs, without burying you under an avalanche of superfluous information.

Further work with an existing client has extended our services to also include brand new market data terminal software. We’re bringing our platform to a wider market than the current industry standards, Bloomberg Terminal and Reuters’ Eikon. Current market terminal software can set businesses back up to £18.500 per year for a single license. At Agrud Technologies we are challenging this status quo, and helping to democratize Wall Street by putting premium data and analytics into the hands of individuals and SMEs.

 

Why not visit www.agrudtech.comto find out a little more about what we’ve been doing.

What the heck is that on my Bank statement?

We have all asked that question at one time or another, fretted and then called our Bank to see if it is fraud. Unfortunately, Banks know less than we do because the payment processors do not tell them what a transaction was for. The majority of these calls are about online purchases so friendly call center staff request that we check our email for a receipt.

For this reason I opened my pitch at EIE19 with the statement, With purchasing going on line, there are now 200x more email sent than there are Google searches’, grabbing the attention of the packed University of Edinburgh’s McEwan hall (my thanks to Danny Helson and the EIE team for an amazing event).  It went down well, two days later I was pitching to a smart bunch of investors at ESM Investments.

 

The cost of not knowing

Finding an email receipt for the corresponding Bank transaction is almost impossible, email has become a dumping ground for spam, phishing and promotions. But it’s not just Fraud we worry about, we often want to find the receipt to return goods or use it to process a business expense. Banks also suffer, they field 6 million calls a year from customers concerned about online fraud (UK Finance.org reported that 78% (£393.4 million) of all fraud was online), at an average cost of £5 per enquiry, this costs the industry in excess of £30m a year. If Banks knew what was purchased they could make our customer experience better, for example,  offering personalised Travel insurance to someone travelling abroad or putting an Uber button in their App to book the onward taxi and pushing the Uber receipt to the Expenses system to be automatically paid back.

Fixing the problem

As a Data Science business we wanted to find a solution to the problem, we decided to use Machine Learning to extract the data in email receipts and enrich the corresponding Banking transaction, we pursued this route for four reasons;

  1. Email was dead  (email is dead – inc.com), it is becoming just another data source.  It was plain that the world had moved on from Email and now prefers Whatsapp, etc for private communication but we all need an email address (and card)  to buy things online.
  2. US financial services were already doing similar stuff, companies like Capital One , Earny.co and Siftwallet.com had been at this for years –  they read email receipts, obtained refunds and have amassed millions of users.
  3. Concerns about Privacy were not founded, especially in Millennials and Gen Zs, as this article Online value exchange by the Populus consultancy showed in The Drum.
  4. Apple and Google already use Machine Learning to auto add things to a Calendar (iOS 10 Siri auto adds events from email) or Wallet, Google now pulls Tickets and Loyalty data from Gmail and puts it in Google Pay (The Verge – April 16 2019).

 

Security and Application

Monily uses the same Machine Learning technology as Apple and Google to extract the data from the email receipt found on your Smartphone and populates the Bank transaction with the items you purchased, with no data going to the cloud. This makes it completely secure, safe and private. At first we developed our own App (Shoppa) but we came to realise the real benefits were for Retail and Business Banking, Personal Financial Management applications and Accounting solutions. Using our Splinter solution, we can help to reduce fraud enquiries by 50%, assist in selling personalised financial products and cut expense processing times down by 30%.

After years of development we are now actively selling the product and are pleased to be collaborating with Money Dashboard, pioneers in Personal Financial Management, and others to reduce fraud and improve expenses processing. If you would like to know more please email me on Adrian.James@moni.ly or visit Monily.co and I’ll get right back to you.