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Dublin-based AccountsIQ secures €5.8 mn in funding from Finch Capital

The combination of Brexit and Covid has led businesses to reconsider their regional presence.

How DLT & Blockchain is shaping the future of wealth & asset management - the view from Sygnum Bank

Sygnum operates an independently controlled, scalable and future-proof regulated banking platform

Klarna goes crypto: BNPL fintech dips toes into crypto waters with Safello partnership

Safello will use Klarna’s open banking-powered payment solution to let its users buy crypto.

VTB applies AI model to clamp down on payment card fraud

A new level of protection allows you to prevent fraudulent attempts in any channel of using the card: at an ATM, when paying in a store, paying online, and using VTB Online.

Raisin strikes deal with Aviva

Aviva savers can pick and mix savings offers from a range of banks and manage them all fully digital under one roof on the Aviva Save platform

International data transfers: European Commission poised to grant UK adequacy decision

Data transferring in the other direction already has a lawful basis because the UK has declared the EU / EEA countries as being adequate for the purposes of the UK GDPR.

Coronavirus vaccine passports: What you need to know

Digital tools to certify immunity from Covid-19 could help ease lockdowns, but raise equality and privacy concerns.

Institutional investors expect increased use of blockchain in asset management

The use of blockchain is in addition to the traditional recording processes used by the custodian.

Acumen-net: Major functionality upgrade supporting multi-cloud environments

Acumennet is continuously enriched to accommodate the evolving market trends for cloud-agnostic operations.

Lloyd’s report finds increasing risk of cyber attack on industrial sector

The report noted that as these cyber threats continue to evolve and become more sophisticated, it is crucial for insurers to understand these emerging risks in order to keep pace with their clients’ exposures.

Crealogix: What is digital user experience and how can it benefit wealth management firms?

Interview with Kim Woodhall

Family office founder on dealing with next-gen clients

Digitalisation will not fully replace human beings, according to François Mollat du Jourdin, chairman and founder of Geneva family office MJ&Cie.

Barclays takes action against patent trolls

Barclays is the first major European headquartered bank to join LOT Network and Open Invention Network Community to oppose the abuse of intellectual property rights by patent trolls.

The Scramble for Tech by Man Group

The stream of capital to tech ETFs becomes a flood; and understanding how sentiment flows through financial networks.

Unleashing the potential of digital identity: a sandbox observation

The Regulatory Sandbox at the FCA has been, and continues to be, supportive of genuine innovation to promote competition for the interest of consumers.

4 things banks can do in 2021 to protect customer relationships

In times of crisis, banks – like other companies – focus on ‘putting out the fire’: looking after clients, employees, and safeguarding their business operations.

Deutsche Bank quietly moves to bring crypto into play after producing numerous reports bashing its bubble nature

The step will reportedly combine digital assets with traditional banking services, and will help to manage an array of digital assets and fiat holdings in one simple-to-use platform.

Social media ‘influencers’ are an untapped client pool

‘People aren’t taking them seriously’ and ‘do not understand the income that they can achieve’

Blockchain and cryptocurrencies – the future has already begun

We believe that this momentum will accelerate.

Avaloq invests in Raquest

The German company's software promises to make it easy for financial institutions to get relief at source and reclaim withholding tax through automated digital processing.

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