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WealthTech Views Report: Looking into 2021

The technology vendors cover a cross-section of business needs, wealth manager client types, and territories.

Bordier & Cie SCmA to offer cryptocurrencies to their customers* via Sygnum

Bordier clients can now securely buy, hold and trade cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash and Tezos

Covid-19 has accelerated the digitalization of the global Wealth Management sector and this trend is expected to continue in 2021

2020 was one of the most turbulent years in recent history

European banks seek technical partners to help build rival to Visa and Mastercard

The European Payments Initiative, a bank-backed joint venture that aims to build a rival to Mastercard and Visa, has put out a Request for Information for 'qualified technical partners' to help build its central infrastructure.

Mastercard and Deutsche Bank deepen collaborations on digital payments

This starts with card issuance and merchant acceptance and extends to cover payments clearing in the domestic and foreign markets as well as additional services such as currency hedging, cash flow forecasting or even fraud management services.”

Wealth Managers: Time to Shift your Technology Priorities

Should we consider working with partners that can deliver technology innovation for our front office

MMC Ventures offers new HMRC-approved EIS product

EIS fund manager MMC Ventures is among the first companies to allow investors to take advantage of HMRC’s revised approved fund EIS rules.

BBVA records jump in customer acquisition through digital channels

Out of all of BBVA’s customers in Spain, 67% are digital and 61% use their cell phones to engage with the bank.

Virtual and augmented reality could enhance future corporate reporting

In particular, the FRC sees a role for such technology in its future corporate reporting framework, currently under consultation.

additiv identified as offering one of the best WealthTech platforms within independent industry evaluation

It includes a vendor evaluation using aperture’s The Market Map software assessment methodology, which highlights those WealthTech solutions that are best suited to help wealth managers meet digital age demands, placing additiv at the top of its &am

Iress integrates TP ICAP Fusion RFQ into trading platform

The increase in flows from the Iress trading community means that TP ICAP clients will have access to a larger pool of liquidity.

Banking industry-funded police unit cracks down on Covid-19 scams, preventing £20m of fraud in 2020

The unit remains on the frontline in protecting the public against fraud and is currently investigating over 150 live cases, including several Covid-related scams.

Broadridge Next-Gen Technology Adoption Survey

Firms are now shifting priorities based on the benefits achieved to date.

New CREALOGIX survey reveals retail banks' "hot topics"

What are the "hot topics" in terms of trends and technology? And what solutions are banks looking for to grow through digital innovation?

UK fintechs seek ‘cure for Brexit’ in Lithuania

Some two dozen have links to Britain.

Manchester AI software provider Mindtrace secures $3m investment

Mindtrace has received the backing of two London-based venture capital firms and a listed asset manager.

Dublin-based AccountsIQ secures €5.8 mn in funding from Finch Capital

The combination of Brexit and Covid has led businesses to reconsider their regional presence.

How DLT & Blockchain is shaping the future of wealth & asset management - the view from Sygnum Bank

Sygnum operates an independently controlled, scalable and future-proof regulated banking platform

Klarna goes crypto: BNPL fintech dips toes into crypto waters with Safello partnership

Safello will use Klarna’s open banking-powered payment solution to let its users buy crypto.

VTB applies AI model to clamp down on payment card fraud

A new level of protection allows you to prevent fraudulent attempts in any channel of using the card: at an ATM, when paying in a store, paying online, and using VTB Online.

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