09/24/2018
Fintech pair aim to disrupt industry with investments for millennials
New funds from Revolut and Plum will appeal to smartphone generation
FinTech
09/24/2018
Russian Banks Would Be Willing To Work With Cryptocurrencies
The discussion revolved around the regulatory issue as the main problem and was moderated by Luc Frieden, ex-Minister of Justice and Minister of Finance of Luxembourg.
09/24/2018
Societe Generale Securities Services launches “D-View”
This new solution relies on the SGSS “data lake”, an innovative solution that stores and aggregates information and data from transfer agents.
09/23/2018
Poland’s Largest Bank Ready to Unveil Blockchain Document Management Platform
PKO Bank Polski’s blockchain push is remarkable in the Polish banking sector, which has only just begun to integrate the blockchain and where cryptocurrency companies have reportedly faced hostile treatment by Poland’s leading financial instit
09/21/2018
Dion Global Announces the Official Launch of their Modular Wealth Intelligence (WIN) Platform
The Wealth Intelligence (WIN) platform, designed with the user in mind, offers integrated, front-to-back office capabilities meeting the needs of Investment Managers whilst providing a wide range of regulatory compliance tools.
09/21/2018
Switzerland and Israel share thoughts on ICO regulation
Swiss officials visited Israel this week to open a dialogue on how best to regulate ICOs (initial coin offerings) and the wider blockchain and cryptocurrency spaces.
09/20/2018
Norway’s largest private asset manager completes SimCorp's Front Office and Fund Solutions
The newly implemented front office solutions enable Storebrand Asset Management to automate and standardize investment processes front to back, significantly reducing costs, while ensuring the scalability necessary for future growth in a competitive marke
09/20/2018
7IM shows how technology can work for customers
A good example of how this can work well is the most recent changes to the way the 7Imagine app from Seven Investment Management treats state pensions.
09/20/2018
Germany mulls fund to fend off Chinese tech takeovers: source
Senior officials are also working on changes to foreign trade regulations to ensure that key technologies remain in German hands.
09/19/2018
FS firms admit spending £1m on wasted digital transformation
These findings suggest that right now many organisations are failing to follow through on these important projects, leaving organisations heavily out of pocket and at a digital disadvantage.
09/19/2018
IRESS announces integration between XPLAN and moneyinfo
We continue to expand our integration partnerships and we will be adding further integrations in the coming weeks and months
09/19/2018
Nucleus boss blasts adviser attitudes to cyber security
The adviser was taking instructions from clients via email, and I don’t think advisers should ever accept instructions via email.
09/17/2018
Nordea extends open banking platform to Sweden
In turn, the Nordea customers, who are the end users, will be able to authenticate themselves, thereby enabling them to give permission to the third-party providers to access their accounts
09/17/2018
China UnionPay kicks off European expansion with UK launch
World’s biggest payment card issuer challenges US rivals Visa and Mastercard
09/17/2018
Avaloq upgrades open software architecture designed to make banks more agile
The upgrade to Avaloq’s open software architecture allows financial institutions to consolidate IT operations onto a single platform.
09/17/2018
European Central Bank Has No Plan of Issuing Crypto
This would provide holders a plain claim on the central bank, circumventing the banking system and strongly revolutionising the manner monetary policy is done.
09/17/2018
Robo-adviser drums up £3.8m funding
The funding round follows a seed funding round of £2.5m, which was completed in 2017, and almost a year of integration with GoCompare’s services.
09/14/2018
Crypto Giant Invests in Lux Regtech Startup
Huobi is the world’s third largest digital currency exchange by daily trading volume.
09/13/2018
deVere Crypto adds two new cryptocurrencies – in the current bear market
Each different cryptocurrency offers unique properties, strengths and uses for investors.
09/13/2018
Profile Software is sponsoring the UK Finance Digital Innovation Summit
At its stand, Profile Software will be presenting amongst others its FMS.next Digital Banking solution that incorporates the entire spectrum of banking operations, on a single platform, with online and powerful features for client onboarding, transactions