11/07/2023
Italian BNPL startup Qomodo raises €34.5m in pre-seed funding
Qomodo is positioned as a "simplifier" that enables retailers to expand their businesses by ensuring immediate, secure, and transparent collections
FinTech
11/06/2023
Expenses firm Navan launches bank partnerships across Europe
Combining AI with expense management, the fintech acts as the link between banks and businesses to centralise expenses
11/03/2023
Guidance for crypto firms to help them comply with marketing rules
The Guidance also details how authorised firms communicating or approving financial promotions should apply the Consumer Duty to their marketing.
11/02/2023
European Payments Initiative closes acquisition of iDeal and Payconiq
The failure to agree terms led to the pull out of 20 banks
11/02/2023
St.Galler Kantonalbank Partners with SEBA Bank to Provide Digital Assets
The partnership between the two Swiss financial entities provides St.Galler Kantonalbank with regulated and secure custody and trading services for Bitcoin and Ethereum
10/31/2023
Coming soon: The most influential in trading and technology
The inaugural list of trading and technology talent will be unveiled on 6 November
10/31/2023
UBS and Japan's SBI Complete VCC Token Pilot
SBI Digital Markets is a part of the parent company SBI Digital Asset Holdings
10/27/2023
BIS-led Project Polaris provides guide for offline OCBC design
This guide aims to help central banks who have already built knowledge and now want to focus more deeply on the requirements and design choices for offline payments with CBDC.
10/27/2023
BoE's Jon Cunliffe: Digital pound likely needed by 'end of the decade'
Concerns around privacy remain
10/26/2023
FCA warns about common issues with crypto marketing
This list will be continually updated as we identify firms which may be illegally communicating cryptoasset promotions and are failing to engage with us constructively.
10/26/2023
Sygnum, Float & Fasanara join forces to tokenise private debt markets
The token has a maturity of 18 months with a fixed annual interest rate of 14 percent and quarterly interest payments.
10/25/2023
Geneva CIOs identify AI winners
Investment chiefs of three private banks highlight the sectors most ripe for technological disruption.
10/25/2023
What will the rise of super apps mean for wealth management?
There is already more diversity in apps and competition and competition regs are hard to overcome when creating a super app.
10/24/2023
Infront launches wealth portal solution in Germany & Switzerland
The Wealth Portal can be integrated with existing Infront portfolio solutions.
10/24/2023
Metro Bank organises tech workshops for kids
The micro:bit was originally created as part of the BBC’s Make It Digital initiative.
10/23/2023
Nutmeg to roll out thematic portfolios
The move marks the first product launch since JP Morgan acquired the digital wealth firm in 2021.
10/19/2023
Quilter launches new online customer panel
Quilter has previously used customer feedback opportunities to beneficial effects, including in shaping the customer app it launched last year.
10/18/2023
Chartered accountancy body to boost IFA client referrals with new deal
Accountants and advisers able to collaborate through online platform
10/18/2023
BancaStato customers hit by phishing attack
The cantonal bank for Ticino said its own systems have not been hacked and remain fully operational.
10/18/2023
Dutch banks sign Digital Inclusion Manifest
The banks will actively promote digital inclusion, working together with civil society organisations that are associated with ADS.