05/17/2018
The next step: Elevator Ventures
RBI can thereby offer potential follow-up investments to the participants of the accelerator program
FinTech
05/16/2018
Deutsche Bank acquires Indian fintech company to help expand Open Banking
The bank says theacquisition significantly ups the game for Deutsche Bank’s Open Banking strategy.
05/16/2018
Bath fintech start-up i4C to unveil software after aiding Epoch Wealth Management
The start-up now wants to expand its 12-strong team by recruiting candidates with financial and customer service experience, plus those with wider technological expertise.
05/16/2018
WealthTech investments reached 80% of last year’s total in Q1 alone
Global WealthTech funding is on track to surpass 2017’s record with over $2bn invested in Q1 2018
05/15/2018
Robots Challenge Banks in Sweden's $524 Billion Savings Market
That could be problematic for Sweden’s major banks, because advisory services and private banking have emerged as increasingly important revenue streams in recent years.
05/14/2018
Finance without frontiers
Technology is prevalent in most industries so the topics of fintech and regtech are of utmost importance to those working in financial services.
05/14/2018
Profile Software unveils Axia Robo Advisor
The firms benefit, among others, from the sheer automation and flexibility of the platform to manage the full advisory process, its low operating cost and fast client acquisition while delivering “independent” advice with transparency.
05/13/2018
Santander Readies Digital-Banking Platform for U.K. Businesses
The Telegraph earlier reported Santander’s plans for a U.K. business banking service.
05/10/2018
Artificial Intelligence predicted to transform real estate investment by 2022
Almost two thirds (64.5%) of institutional investors believe AI will be widely adopted in real estate by 2022
05/10/2018
Punter Southall Aspire makes strategic investment in digital executor company, Lexikin Limited
Established in 2015, Lexikin’s mission is to become the world’s number one digital executor.
05/10/2018
Broadridge Acquires FundAssist
Arma Partners acted as financial and strategic advisor to FundAssist.
05/10/2018
The FMS.next Banking platform available in Cloud and SaaS
Utilising cloud, banks gain a proven, secure and continuously supported infrastructure to manage their banking operations end-to-end, at any time, with 24/7 access, hassle-free.
05/10/2018
Wealth Wizards builds pension transfer robo-paraplanner
"We are committed to improving the financial well-being of the UK workforce by making all areas of advice accessible and affordable through effective and highly efficient digital advice solutions."
05/09/2018
HSBC rolls out facial recognition for mobile
Customers in 24 countries who have an iPhone X can use feature to log into HSBCnet
05/09/2018
How digital banks are trying to shake up the City's titans
Are the digital start-ups ready to take on the incumbents in the world of business banking?
05/09/2018
Liechtenstein’s Crown Prince warming to the idea of blockchain technology
The state’s Royal House generated a considerable amount of their wealth by offering a tax haven for famous and high-wealth individuals.
05/09/2018
Aegon completes Cofunds transfer
Aegon bought Cofunds in 2016 for £140m and has been planning the integration of the two platforms ever since.
05/08/2018
Schroders announces Qwil Messenger as first fintech to join start-up programme
The Cobalt programme has been designed to help financial services-focused start-ups collaborate with Schroders to support their development.
05/07/2018
How Institutional Investors are Grabbing their Share of the Cryptomarket
Despite the recent crypto ads ban by tech giants, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, as well as the Google’s ban which will be implemented by June 2018, institutional investors will scramble for their piece of the cake as application of cryptoc
05/04/2018
IRESS wins in WealthBriefing European Awards with clients Saranac Partners
Every tool within the solution automatically populates from this central CRM data, so administration is kept to an absolute minimum and the client experience is optimised through every service channel.