05/14/2018
Finance without frontiers
Technology is prevalent in most industries so the topics of fintech and regtech are of utmost importance to those working in financial services.
FinTech
05/14/2018
Profile Software unveils Axia Robo Advisor
The firms benefit, among others, from the sheer automation and flexibility of the platform to manage the full advisory process, its low operating cost and fast client acquisition while delivering “independent” advice with transparency.
05/13/2018
Santander Readies Digital-Banking Platform for U.K. Businesses
The Telegraph earlier reported Santander’s plans for a U.K. business banking service.
05/10/2018
Artificial Intelligence predicted to transform real estate investment by 2022
Almost two thirds (64.5%) of institutional investors believe AI will be widely adopted in real estate by 2022
05/10/2018
Punter Southall Aspire makes strategic investment in digital executor company, Lexikin Limited
Established in 2015, Lexikin’s mission is to become the world’s number one digital executor.
05/10/2018
Broadridge Acquires FundAssist
Arma Partners acted as financial and strategic advisor to FundAssist.
05/10/2018
The FMS.next Banking platform available in Cloud and SaaS
Utilising cloud, banks gain a proven, secure and continuously supported infrastructure to manage their banking operations end-to-end, at any time, with 24/7 access, hassle-free.
05/10/2018
Wealth Wizards builds pension transfer robo-paraplanner
"We are committed to improving the financial well-being of the UK workforce by making all areas of advice accessible and affordable through effective and highly efficient digital advice solutions."
05/09/2018
HSBC rolls out facial recognition for mobile
Customers in 24 countries who have an iPhone X can use feature to log into HSBCnet
05/09/2018
How digital banks are trying to shake up the City's titans
Are the digital start-ups ready to take on the incumbents in the world of business banking?
05/09/2018
Liechtenstein’s Crown Prince warming to the idea of blockchain technology
The state’s Royal House generated a considerable amount of their wealth by offering a tax haven for famous and high-wealth individuals.
05/09/2018
Aegon completes Cofunds transfer
Aegon bought Cofunds in 2016 for £140m and has been planning the integration of the two platforms ever since.
05/08/2018
Schroders announces Qwil Messenger as first fintech to join start-up programme
The Cobalt programme has been designed to help financial services-focused start-ups collaborate with Schroders to support their development.
05/07/2018
How Institutional Investors are Grabbing their Share of the Cryptomarket
Despite the recent crypto ads ban by tech giants, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, as well as the Google’s ban which will be implemented by June 2018, institutional investors will scramble for their piece of the cake as application of cryptoc
05/04/2018
IRESS wins in WealthBriefing European Awards with clients Saranac Partners
Every tool within the solution automatically populates from this central CRM data, so administration is kept to an absolute minimum and the client experience is optimised through every service channel.
05/04/2018
'Machine on Machine War' the Future of Cybercrime
“Many defences are to stop unauthorised persons, if the person is in fact authorised, that gets them over the first two or three hurdles.”
05/03/2018
Santander picks Mastercard for debit cards in the UK
Mastercard and Santander have a shared vision of the future payments landscape
05/03/2018
Wealth manager acquires Finland’s first robo-advisor wealth management company
The acquisition is subject to approval by the Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority. The acquisition is estimated to be realised in the first half of 2018.
05/02/2018
Check Point co-founder Nacht invests in Swiss fintech firm Numbrs
Billionaire entrepreneur says digital banking platforms, independent of banks, can reshape the global financial sector
05/02/2018
Investment Association calls on money managers to collaborate on cybersecurity threats
The IA has also launched a cybersecurity committee, which will work with firms, regulators and public authorities to develop cybersecurity guidance.