02/05/2019
Get smart: the tech powering tomorrow’s investments - Coutts
It’s making it easier for companies to interact directly with consumers and deliver their service more effectively.
FinTech
02/04/2019
Here's how fintech is taking over the world — and what's coming next
Legacy players have begun using fintech to remain competitive in a rapidly evolving financial services landscape.
02/04/2019
JPMorgan invests in UK fintech Smart Pension
JPMorgan has taken a minority stake in UK workplace pension provider Smart Pension.
02/04/2019
Prop-tech and the future of the Maltese property industry
What is in store for the property industry in the coming years?
02/04/2019
Goldman Sachs Joins HSBC For $20 Million Bet On Bud’s AI-Powered Bank Accounts
To do so Bud intends to double its 70-person headcount and establish what Maslaveckas calls the “largest team dedicated to Open Banking in the world”.
02/04/2019
Robo-adviser launches junior Isa
The money deposited into a junior Isa, and any earnings made on the investments, will belong to the named child and cannot be accessed by a parent or guardian.
02/01/2019
Successful introduction of Avaloq platform at Raiffeisen
The platform is available to all 11,000 employees at 900 separate Raiffeisen sites throughout Switzerland.
02/01/2019
Banco BNI Europa and NDGIT become partners and accelerate Open Banking in Europe
This cooperation is a milestone for the future development of Open Banking in Europe and for BNI Europa the next logical step in their company's development.
02/01/2019
Cross-border testing pilot for innovative firms open to applications
The network was developed following the FCA’s earlier proposal to create a global sandbox.
01/30/2019
Raisin announces Open Banking partnership with Santander Spain
For Raisin, based in Germany and launched in 2013, the partnership with one of Europe’s largest banks is an important signal.
01/29/2019
Open Banking: Growing in customer trust in 2019 by Herbert Leonelli, Profile Software
The banking industry is looking to achieve strong customer authentication, consent and reliability as required by PSD2, Open Banking and GDPR.
01/29/2019
What impact will blockchain have on the asset and wealth management industry?
The Bigger Picture on technology
01/28/2019
The Year of the Client Experience Bjorn Widerstedt, BLACK DIAMOND
The good news is that the advisor technology industry continues to innovate on behalf of advisors, keeping them one step ahead.
01/28/2019
Russian Lender VTB Patents Blockchain Payment Technology
The Russian state-controlled bank VTB has patented a technology for blockchain payments as it moves to offer distributed ledger-related services to its customers. What will the big bank do with the tech now that it has a patent secured?
01/28/2019
Capgemini launches ‘Perform AI’
The portfolio provides customers with a complete set of solutions to infuse AI in their organizations, delivering operational excellence and business innovation for immersive, highly personalized experiences.
01/27/2019
Elyxir: on the implementation of client facing robo-advisors
Elyxir is an internal start-up.
01/27/2019
How technology affects wealth management business value
Additionally, many firm founders and principals are approaching retirement age, not unlike their baby-boomer clients.
01/25/2019
Swiss Re makes digital side-bet as premiums languish
The Life Capital platform brings together Swiss Re, primary insurers and online retailers to sell life insurance and soon also general insurance to the large number of people who do not insure.
01/24/2019
FCA CP: Guidance on cryptoassets
The FCA has carried out work on cryptoassets, both as part of a broader UK Cryptoasset Taskforce and independently to achieve our objectives.
01/23/2019
Goldman Sachs leads £45m funding round into Nutmeg
Nutmeg is the UK’s largest robo-advice company, with more than 64,000 customers, but is yet to return a profit, registering losses of £12.3m in 2017.