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Banking on the future: digital innovation in family office banking

As a result, enhanced banking platforms offering real-time reporting and improved payment systems have become standard requirements rather than optional features.

UK takes next step towards first digitally native government bond

The UK’s first digitally native government bond is moving closer to market.

UK Wealth Management’s Scalability Paradox: Turning Technology Investment Into Growth

The ultimate measure is business-oriented: productivity and insight are valuable, but the goal is to turn them into sustainable, profitable growth.

MTCM Launches Talea DRN: One Private-Market-Note, Two Rails, for Arrangers and Investors, with Bank Frick as Digital-Asset-Partner and Paying-Agent

Talea DRN lets arrangers issue one note reaching traditional and digital investors, fully fungible under one audit, with Bank Frick, Europe's blockchain-banking pioneer, as digital-asset partner.

CoinShares Survey: Digital Assets Now Held by a Majority of Affluent Investors in Seven Major Markets

Across the US and six European markets, average allocations cluster around 10% of portfolios, February's downturn made investors more likely to invest — not less — and policy signals enjoy a positive reaction

Barclays ramps up use of Anthropic's Claude

Barclays is extending its use of Anthropic's Claude in an effort to accelerate software development, modernise its legacy systems and boost operational efficiency.

Tokenisation set to transform financial services, say UK’s largest financial institutions

The survey of 100 senior decision-makers across the UK's largest banks, insurers, financial sponsors and asset and wealth managers explored the technologies and trends expected to shape the future of financial services.

FCA opens the gateway to regulated crypto

This is a significant milestone, not just for the industry, but it signals to those who invest in crypto that the UK is serious in giving them protections they have never had before.

AI boom could trigger market shocks, Bank of England boss warns

One such risk is what happens if the big bets being made on AI don't pay off.

Efficient frontier, customization, scalability: technology (and AI) at the service of advanced consulting

In wealth advisory, the growing use of artificial intelligence is redefining the relationship between time, decision-making, and relationships.

FCA secures money back for victims of crypto fraud

The FCA has identified and contacted victims of the fraud and will ensure that funds recovered through the confiscation process are returned to victims.

AI messaging scam costs Italy's top bank Intesa millions, sources say

The fraudsters followed up with a phone call that appeared to come from a senior partner at a prominent law firm, confirming the instruction.

EU Banking Watchdog Urges Brussels to Bring Crypto Lending and DeFi Under MiCA Oversight

Yet the EBA argues the sector is moving faster than the regulation can keep up.

Banks risk losing $230 billion in payments revenue as stablecoins and tokenized deposits go mainstream

Banks have prioritized payment innovation for corporate clients over the last three years with 60% identifying it as a strategic area of investment.

Glass Lewis merges with Clarity AI to create integrated platform

The combination will “significantly expand” both firms’ ability to serve a European institutional client base that is dealing with evolving regulatory and stewardship requirements.

New tech adoption slows as advice firms stop ‘chasing every new development’

NextWealth’s analysis found that tech adoption rises in response to external factors.

BNP Paribas forges agentic AI partnership with Google Cloud

Like most big banks, BNP Paribas operates a multi-cloud and multi-model approach.

AI growth gap emerging across UK businesses, as smaller firms risk missing out on AI opportunity

NatWest is announcing a package of measures designed to help more businesses build the skills, confidence, connections and investment needed to adopt AI responsibly

AI may increase demand for financial advice, study finds

Despite the growing availability of AI tools, most investors are not using them to help with their investments.

DigitalBridge, L&G and TD Asset Management Inc. acquire VodafoneZiggo Towers to Create Independent European Tower Platform

Combining the businesses will create a new, independent tower platform across Belgium and the Netherlands

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