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Apple becoming a bank? Don't count on it

Silicon Valley's assault on the banking world is often forecast, but unlikely to happen

Wealth Help and eWise to help millions of Britons get their finances better organised and plan for retirement

Wealth Help will launch the Money Manager service as their primary digital engagement channel, enabling clients to access their portfolio and gain greater insight into their finances.

CACEIS launches paying agent service in Italy

This project concerns investment flows from around 20 foreign asset management

Nordea sets up fintech accelerator

With Sweden recently staking a claim as a fintech hotspot, Stockholm-headquartered Nordea has moved to grab a slice of the action by setting up an accelerator programme with Finnish innovation agency Nestholma to nurture small businesses developing digita

Investment Technology by Numbers by Phil Banas

The marketing departments of investment software firms trumpet the glory of their wares in the purple prose of modern marketing.

Santander strikes deal to invest in fintech

For Santander, the venture will allow it to invest in companies that could be potential customers as well as businesses that would enhance its own technological offerings.

Three of Top Ten firms' websites ‘unfit' for mobile use

THREE of the top ten accounting firms' websites are classed as ‘not mobile friendly' by Google, according to research undertaken by Accountancy Age.

AIM Software Appoints Marco Sablone as Sales Director

He has held several senior sales and business development positions in Europe

M&G Investments partners with SimCorp for Investment Book of Record

M&G’s IBOR will be based on proven, award-winning IBOR functionality in SimCorp’s investment management solution, SimCorp Dimension.

Aussie fintech firms head to London

Two fintech providers operating in the wealth management space will head to London later this year to meet with other global providers as part of a UK government sponsored trade mission.

Capgemini Selected by CIO Review as a Leading Enterprise Risk Management Solution Provider

Capgemini singled out for its expertise in end-to-end services

Payments UK Launches to Become New Voice for Industry

New representative body succeeds the Payments Council

Barclays PLC And The Future Of Banking

People will look back upon the UK financial industry pre-2007 as a golden age, when everyone wanted to work in banks, and the sector generated billions of pounds in income for the country.

Dutch Insurer Taps Eagle for Data Centralization

Eagle’s enterprise data management solution was selected to help centralize all of Achmea’s investment management data and streamline its operations to create efficiencies to support Solvency II and International Financial Reporting Standards

HSBC tech innovation leader Patrick Mang tight-lipped on bitcoin

Patrick Mang, innovation strategy lead at HSBC, said the bank has set up a team to look at streamlining the process of on-boarding small vendors.

FIS selected to build Atom Bank app

Atom, the designed for digital challenger to the UK banking market, is partnering with FIS

Technology, distribution and the future of wealth management

John Clougherty, head of UK retail at Fidelity Worldwide Investment discusses how technology is changing the wealth management space, the rise of robo-advice and what he thinks the financial services sector is likely to look like in five years.

Barclays experimenting with Bitcoin blockchain in everyday banking

Bitcoin might still be seen as a gamble to traditional banks, but the core functionality of the anonymous payments system is something most banks want to integrate into everyday banking, due to the massive potential savings.

Irish asset manager selects Misys to strengthen IT backbone

Irish Asset Manage has today announced it will be making further significant investments in its IT infrastructure to implement an innovative front-to-back solution to support its business

The Wealth Manager's Dilemma - John Blackman, JHC

Industry surveys show that the majority of firms expect to increase their compliance spend by more than 10% this year, and for most there will be additional business requirements competing for investment, such as a highly engaging ‘digital experienc

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