08/01/2016
Fintech Startup N26 Receives EU Banking License, Launches Investment Product
N26 will now be able to decrease service fees and expand its services or its mobile app, attracting more customers to make the switch to the online banking app.
FinTech
08/01/2016
New private client advisory firm Saranac Partners launches with IRESS as key technology partner
“Moreover, the experience of the IRESS team has instilled confidence in us that they will continue to respond to our changing needs by delivering scalable and leading edge technology as Saranac continues to grow, supporting our broader business stra
08/01/2016
Bank account you can access using voice: Barclays telephone service will use voice-recognition technology to allow customers to clear security
It will create a digital profile of customers' voices as unique as a fingerprint over the course of several phone calls.
08/01/2016
Barclays customers can use voice recognition rather than remembering passwords
Barclays personal banking customers will be able to use their voice to clear security checks instead of needing to remember passwords.
08/01/2016
Why Should Central Bank Issue A Digital Currency?
In this blog post I explore the concept of a Central Bank Digital Currency and why you would want a DLT (or “Blockchain”) like architecture for such a system.
07/29/2016
Tech Leadership Award open for entries!
The award will laud an outstanding person for his/her distinguished leadership and professional contribution to the industry’s betterment.
07/29/2016
French Lender BPCE Buys German Fintech Flagship Fidor
The bank announced the deal in a joint statement but did not disclose the financial details
07/28/2016
Stop Using Compliance As An Excuse For Slow Technology Adoption!
It comes to something when the regulator itself is asking whether there’s too much regulation.
07/27/2016
London-based advisory firm chooses SS&C ’s APX and Moxy to support its digital advisory platform
APX and Moxy were selected not only for proven stability but also for the high-quality equity and multi-asset investment strategies
07/27/2016
Challenger banks ramp up mobile to take bite out of the Big Four, finds new research
Challenger banks and building societies are redoubling their mobile banking efforts in a bid to take market share from the Big Four (Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds and RBS), according to new research from Aspect Software.
07/26/2016
What's Brexit? How Tech UK tore up its plans after June 23
EU workers, new markets: post-Brexit pressure on May & Co
07/26/2016
London FinTech Week 2016 - innovation in RegTech
This is an area that concerns us and we would like to see innovative methods being deployed by financial services firms.
07/26/2016
Blockchain Consortium Introduces New UK Office
The company plans to organize a series of events featuring prominent figures from the blockchain, digital currency community to educate corporates on the implications of these cutting edge technologies on their businesses.
07/25/2016
UBS issues siloed platform warning
UBS Fin Tech boss Gary Chu warns banks of the dangers of going it alone when developing new blockchain-based platform projects.
07/25/2016
Korea and U.K. Activate Fintech Bridge
finews.asia reported on the U.K./Singapore fintech tie up in May this year which in theory enables firms and investors from each country to gain access to opportunities and innovations in the other.
07/25/2016
VCs pledge to support UK tech despite Brexit vote
London’s tech companies, a statement issued by London & Partners said, have attracted $6.64bn across 2,894 deals in the past five years
07/22/2016
Barclays enlists Samsung for internal hackathon
The winning effort, which needs to help automatically enrol customers into new services so they do not have to visit physical branches.
07/22/2016
Mobile banking on the rise as payment via apps soars by 54% in 2015
High street bank branches see 32% decline in visits since 2011 as consumers turn to online methods – with digital-only banks adding to the competition
07/22/2016
Peter Thiel is taking a stake in German Fintech startup nextmarkets
Experts continuously monitor markets around the globe.
07/21/2016
Deutsche Bank Prefers Swift For Intraday Liquidity Reporting
It supports compliance with the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision’s requirements for banks to send a detailed report to their regulator on a monthly basis about the intraday liquidity flows for every country and currency in which they operate.