01/11/2018
Sberbank pushes further into new tech by launching blockchain lab
The laboratory aims to develop blockchain-based solutions, create product prototypes and carry out pilot projects
FinTech
01/11/2018
Fund manager’s blockchain experiment removes transfer agent role
Iznes said more asset management firms were joining its platform and that others already on it included Groupama Asset Management, La Financière de l’Échiquier, and Arkéa Investment Services.
01/10/2018
"Our challenge now is the extra millions" – A Finnish bitcoin broker is riding the crypto wave
Prasos is one of the Nordics' leading cryptocurrency service providers - and it's making a killing on the bitcoin boom.
01/10/2018
Sweden’s Tele2 swoops for Com Hem in $3.3bn deal
Proposed acquisition follows years of planning by biggest shareholder in both groups Kinnevik
01/10/2018
Transact reports 43% surge in profits as float draws closer
At the end of the year the business had funds under direction of £27.9bn, up 13.5 per cent on the year before
01/10/2018
UK robo adviser expands into Switzerland
Scalable Capital has launched a website specifically aimed at Swiss customers with a dedicated Swiss customer hotline.
01/08/2018
UK’s big companies rush to take action on cyber threats
Bellwether survey finds FTSE 350 fears on rise over exposure to digital attacks
01/06/2018
UK shrugs off Brexit worries by winning race for technology investment
BRITAIN attracted record technology investment last year as it shrugged off Brexit concerns to put its European rivals in the shade.
01/05/2018
British tech start-ups lead Europe as funding rises to £3bn in record year
Financial technology and artificial intelligence businesses secured the majority of funds.
01/04/2018
Schroders Wins two awards
UST Global is a Strategic Testing Partner for Schroders
01/04/2018
Cloud provider converge secures private equity boost
Private equity investor Tenzing has backed Converge's senior management team to support the firm's growth ambitions
01/04/2018
Schroders launches SchrodersGO chatbot
Our clients needs on how to access information have evolved over the past years.
01/03/2018
Old Mutual Wealth assures advisers on platform's progress
"Old Mutual Wealth's journey through this challenge has been well documented. In 2017 we made strides in putting our re-platforming on track"
01/02/2018
Bank branch closures: How one town has coped
A scheme allows small firms in Holywell to accept payments via a smartphone.
12/31/2017
Poland: New Central Bank Website Says Bitocin is 'Not Money'
The Poland central bank has appeared to sponsor a national campaign discouraging citizens from using cryptocurrencies, telling them they are “not money.”
12/31/2017
Bank of England could issue its own Bitcoin-style currency within a year cutting out the need for high street banks
Bank of England research unit has been studying crypto-currencies since 2015
12/30/2017
Lithuania’s New Blockchain Centre Wants to Draw Startups Away From UK
Paulius Kuncinas, chairman of the Blockchain Centre, said: “As part of this effort, Blockchain Centre Vilnius is already in touch with U.K. start-up community, regulators, and potential adopters of blockchain technology.”
12/27/2017
Brussels moves to boost Europe’s fintech sector
Pan-EU licences part of efforts to fight US and Asian dominance of growing industry
12/27/2017
Banks To Open Up To FinTechs For X-Border B2B Payments Improvements
Newcomers in the cross-border B2B payments space made their mark too.
12/26/2017
Russia plans national biometric database starting next year
The regulator said that data would only be stored with individuals’ consent. Legal changes needed for the system passed this month.