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Most UK advisers unconcerned about robo-advice

Advisers in the UK do not see the launch of online robo-advice alternatives as a threat to their face-to-face advice business models, research from MetLife shows.

An Insider’s View On Digital Banking’s Growth

Traditional financial institutions have certain advantages over their new, and often much smaller, digital counterparts.

Dutch Pension Fund Manager to Investigate Blockchain

APG announced earlier this week it is partnering with Maastricht University and the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research to explore blockchain and artificial intelligence.

Whistlebrook to provide Qatar Islamic Bank UK with regulatory reporting software

Whistlebrook provides back office software solutions to the financial services industry.

PBF Solutions introduces 'YourBusinessMoney' comparison portal

YourBusinessMoney will help businesses make decisions that suit their exact business needs.

BNP Paribas to shift focus to digital and mobile banking in 2017

That is the biggest issue.

Euronext to offer MiFID II-compliant trade publication and transaction reporting services

Euronext’s existing Trade Publication and Transaction Reporting Services will be redeveloped and enhanced to deliver a powerful suite of MiFID II-compliant reporting tools to support customers.

Private Internet Access shuts down Russian servers

Since logs are not kept by the company on the server it operates, no user information or data has been compromised.

Objectway’s Wealth in One wins “Wealth Management Solution” award

Wealth in One, Objectway’s fully hosted front-to-back investment solution, won the “Wealth Management Solution” prize.

French Multinational Looking To Partner With Indian Startups

India is a huge potential market, and has its own booming startup ecosystem – boosting the third largest startup hub globally with more than 4,000 startups.

Becoming a challenger bank – a worthwhile challenge?

However the beauty of the fintech revolution is that it has shown us that you don’t need to be a “bank” to provide banking services.

Tech companies blame price rises on Brexit vote

Intro 2020 said it had been "punched in the stomach very hard" by sterling's drop after the Brexit referendum.

Banque Internationale à Luxembourg (BIL) signs with Temenos

The project, to be delivered progressively over the next few years, will result in most of the bank’s current legacy systems and platform components replaced with Temenos solutions

ING And KBC Team Up For Mobile Payments In Belgium

This will combine ING’s payment app Payconiq with loyalty platforms Qustomer and KBC’s CityLife.

The digitisation of private banking in Italy - Alberto Cuccu, chief product officer at Objectway

It has finally been realised that the need to digitise banking services is also very strong in the private wealth segment.

Cisco, Nokia Back Partech’s Latest $312 Million EU Venture Fund

The Partech International Ventures VII fund will focus on startups in e-commerce, fintech, virtual reality and connected objects, mostly in Europe.

Nine out of 10 IFAs fear rise of robo-advisers

The research also gathered adviser opinion on both sides of the debate to highlight some of the key challenges and benefits that automated models can bring for advice firms.

The Potential of Blockchain and DLT in Capital Markets

It took five days or more to settle trades, mainly because paper had to physically move between counterparties.

The League of Extraordinary Brexit Projections

If you can forgive the adjective frenzy.

ING planning website as one-stop shop for customers

ING Direct, part of the Netherlands' largest financial services group, is already the biggest online bank in France with 1 million clients and is keen to gain market share elsewhere.

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