06/01/2017
Standard Life adds DFM to platform
The move means Smith & Williamson’s service is now available to financial advisers through five platform providers, including Ascentric, Novia, Transact and Verbatim.
FinTech
06/01/2017
Deloitte acquires Market Gravity
Market Gravity’s rapidly growing team which combines consultants, designers, marketers, insight specialists and entrepreneurs will become part of Deloitte’s consulting business.
06/01/2017
Sweden’s SEB selects CGI for trade transaction action
SEB is the first bank headquartered in Europe that will implement the solution.
06/01/2017
PropTech startup Hubble is building a smart digital advisor after raising £1.2m
According to Hubble’s Chief Executive Officer, Tushar Agarwal, the shift has been both cultural and political, with Brexit forcing more businesses to eye-up shorter leases to protect themselves against uncertainty.
05/31/2017
AJ Bell launches online due diligence hub
AJ Bell’s own due diligence factsheet will also be available to download from the hub.
05/31/2017
Fintech firm partners with broker for Mifid II solution
The firm also offers ratings and tracks contributions to ensure budgetary thresholds are maintained.
05/30/2017
Axioma contracted by Mirova and Natixis Asset Management
Since 2010, Axioma and FactSet have collaborated in the US, and have since expanded their partnership to Europe.
05/30/2017
Old Mutual security breach
The company has notified the regulators about the security breach, and it is “cooperating closely with the SAPS and the investigation is ongoing”.
05/30/2017
BNP Paribas, contributing to the development of Virtual Reality
State-of-the-art VR technologies, which enable visualisation, projection, experimentation and personalisation of processes and experiences, can be applied to many fields.
05/29/2017
Trust in Technology - HSBC
A study of more than 12,000 people in 11 countries into global technology perceptions and habits, conducted independently and commissioned by HSBC.
05/29/2017
Irish technology company announces Dublin office expansion
This new Fintech offering will contribute to a predicted growth for Aspira of 128% over the next three years.
05/29/2017
Cecabank and Grant Thornton create the first Blockchain Banking Consortium in Spain
Our intention is to help Cecabank to implement the technologies necessary for its companies to be the first to make good use of the advantages that blockchain is expected to produce
05/29/2017
Big Russian bank wants to use drones to deliver cash
The main problem is security, because drones are easily intercepted and shot down.
05/29/2017
Are Banks About to Operate Completely Online?
The evolution of online banking has rapidly changed the way people transact with one another, merchants, and service providers.
05/28/2017
NatWest trials new app ClearSpend to control company card payments
NatWest is trialling a new app for growing businesses that tracks and controls company card payments, so that managers can keep on top of transactions as they happen.
05/28/2017
Aviva eyeing AI and big data in bid to become fintech firm
Aviva launched the technology hub for product development in 2015 after ploughing millions of pounds into an innovation strategy that failed.
05/28/2017
'I prefer planet-friendly investments': Ethical bank Triodos opening its first current account for customers
The Triodos Bank current account can be opened and operated online – and also by mobile phone app.
05/26/2017
Boutique asset managers: The path to scale By Lee Burchell
Regulations (e.g. Basel III) have made banks more conscious of their costs and margins, so they are prioritising work with larger tier-one/tier-two asset management firms instead of boutiques.
05/25/2017
It’s time to stop robo-advice mislabelling
‘We are discretionary wealth managers, but the difference is we use technology for the investment model and the onboarding process as well.’
05/25/2017
E-residency program announces e-banking partnership with Finland's Holvi
The newly-announced partnership with Holvi now also eliminates the need for Estonian e-residents to travel to Estonia in order to access business banking, according to an Enterprise Estonia press release.