More Digital services have frequently been in collision -- if not out-and-out conflict -- with the rule of law. But what happens when technologies such as deep learning software and self-executing code are in the driving seat of legal decisions? How can we be sure next-gen 'legal tech' systems are not unfairly biased against certain groups or individuals? And what skills will lawyers need to develop to be able to properly assess the quality of the justice flowing from data-driven...

More European Union lawmakers want online platforms to come up with their own systems to identify bot accounts. This is as part of a voluntary Code of Practice the European Commission now wants platforms to develop and apply -- by this summer -- as part of a wider package of proposals it's put out which are generally aimed at tackling the problematic spread and impact of disinformation online. The proposals follow an EC-commissioned report last month, by its High-Level Expert Group, which...

More Can blockchain technology fix the soul sucking tedium and cost of back-and-forth bureaucracy? The Swiss team behind a blockchain-based platform, called Proxeus, believes it can — and that that will be just the tip of what decentralization brings down the pipe, once components such as crypto identities become an accepted (and legal) standard. Blockchain’s big picture vision is embedded crypto identities opening up all sorts of additional opportunities — from a new wave of share trading...

Financial services giant Citi reckons fintech startups are missing out on a major opportunity to disrupt institutional banking. Indeed, it's inviting entrepreneurs to do so. "Opportunity is enormous," said Naveed Sultan, global head of treasury and trade solutions for Citi, speaking during a fireside chat at the Mobile World Congress tradeshow with Ghela Boskovich, founder of FemTech Global, this week. "And the reason I'm saying that is everyone that you know dynamically wants to evolve to a...

Spanish startup Fintonic has closed a €25 million (~$28M) Series B funding round to expand into new markets in Latin America and continue developing the product. Investors in the round include banking and financial services giant the ING Group and insurance group PSN. The personal finance management app is aimed at consumers wanting help managing their money — such as getting overviews and alerts about their expenses. Currently Fintonic is available in two markets: Spain and Chile; and has...