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ABN AMRO to secure online purchases with Apple Pay

Customers, through the utilization of Apple Pay, will receive rewards and benefits offered by the bank’s credit and debit cards.

Union Bancaire Privée onboards a new technology-focused equity long/short strategy on its alternative UCITS platform

Having successfully managed our technology-focused long/short strategy for 16 years now, we are excited to extend the offering to the broader UCITS audience and contribute to the diverse product offering that UBP’s platform provides.

Blankstone Sington Goes Live on Wealth Intelligence’s Allfunds Platform

Blankstone Sington already used the WIN platform, including its capability to automate the order management process.

Wirecard’s suspect accounting practices revealed

FT Investigation: internal documents from the payments company point to a concerted effort to fraudulently inflate sales and profits

Revolut targets $1.5bn to join fintech elite

The UK-based digital payments firm has hired JP Morgan to help it sell new shares and a convertible loan, Sky News can reveal.

Raiffeisen Bank rolls out mobile payment app

The bank is also using Antelop’s Visa VTS and Mastercard MDES certified Issuer TSP Hub to offer Apple Pay to its customers in Slovakia.

Wealth managers battle to make it Appen

A meaningful app offering is no longer just ‘nice to have’, but an increasingly serious business channel.

What can we learn from Sweden, the ultimate cashless society?

The same period has seen ATM withdrawals fall by more than half.

Platform costs could go up as tech firms merge

Pershing, another firm, accounts for 1 per cent while the other 24 per cent of assets under management are held on platforms which have their own in-house technology.

The real FinTech growth story

It's not just headline megadeals for FinTech as the sector enjoys strong investment growth.

Mind the cryptoasset information gap

Potentially large and unhedged exposures to cryptoassets could have financial stability implications, particularly given there is currently no prudential treatment for cryptofasset exposures of financial institutions.

The impact of FinTech for payments and e-money

Changes in the sector and new EU regulations (such as PSD2) have also seen a number of new regulated institutions enter the market.

South African fintech firm secures majority stake in Liechtenstein PB

The transaction, which is subject to the approval of the Liechtenstein Financial Market Authority, is expected to close in March 2020.

Changing Perceptions: the Island of Jersey brings digital ideas to success

The breadth and depth of what we do means we’re across a wide range of things from education to fintech to digital health, as well as IoT and e-government.

Using AI for safekeeping capital investments and portfolio optimisation

There are several ways in which we can apply AI strategies in order to solve the main challenges faced by wealth managers today.

Citi Partners with Software Fintech to Launch Refreshed Digital Investment Portal

Best-in-class Digital Investment Platform delivers Upgraded Client Experience for Money Market Fund Portfolio Management

EU finance commissioner pledges to regulate digital currencies

The EU currently has no specific regulations on cryptocurrencies, which, until Libra was unveiled in June

Broadridge Adds Sisense Analytics to Buy-side Revenue and Expense Management Capabilities

Dynamic data analytics will provide clients with improved reporting and real-time, actionable insights

Insurers lagging in digital transformation strategies: Capgemini

A digitally integrated ecosystem will support the real-time, personalized experiences that customers are demanding, said Capgemini.

Challenger bank Tide raises £44m from Japanese investment giant SBI

“We want to challenge the oligopoly that has dominated and failed SMEs for too long,” said Tide chief executive Oliver Prill.