08/25/2017
The Bitcoin Sovereign Wealth Fund
A proposal by Estonia's agency in charge of "e-residency" applications (more on this later) has suggested raising money by selling "estcoins" to the public.
FinTech
08/25/2017
Corlytics named by Allen & Overy in its regtech programme
Over 80 RegTech and LegalTech firms applied to join the programme with multiple companies giving pitches, before the successful eight were selected.
08/24/2017
ING Bank Will Use FICO Technology to Power Growth in the Czech Republic
In addition to FICO Blaze Advisor, ING Bank will use credit risk models developed by FICO based on its global experience in predicting consumer risk.
08/24/2017
Russian Real Estate Firm Experiments With Selling a Luxury Mansion for Bitcoin
The owner hired the real estate company to sell his mansion for $8 million worth of BTC.
08/24/2017
SEI boosted by £2bn wealth deal
“With regulatory pressure mounting and a client desire for a multi-channel experience, we believe it is becoming a question of when – not if – to outsource non-core functions.
08/24/2017
Eze Software, Charles River Form Mifid II Partnerships
Eze Software and Charles River Development have just announced in their bids to help clients ease the many MiFID II burdens.
08/24/2017
Avaloq confirms momentum with strong rise in profitability
In the first half of 2017, Avaloq continued the positive trend and further reinforced its growth strategy.
08/23/2017
Fiserv acquires London payments technology firm
Makes intelligent payments reality for financial institutions and consumers worldwide
08/22/2017
Will the human-robo approach to wealth management become best practice?
There are limits to a robo-only approach.
08/22/2017
EMoov raises £9M
Prop-tech firm eMoov has raised £9m from its latest funding round as it looks to continue disrupting the rapidly changing estate agency sector.
08/18/2017
Instinet’s second liquidity streaming relationship goes live with Sun Trading
Providing buy and sell side clients with additional bilateral liquidity ahead of MiFID II
08/17/2017
'Re:Platforming' - How will platforms bring advisers and clients up to speed?
Our series continues
08/17/2017
Digital Strategy, Legacy Systems & John Lewis – The Inconvenient Truth
The number one priority for many wealth management and advisory companies is around focusing on the customer and finding ways to differentiate themselves against the competition.
08/17/2017
HSBC to launch 'gamechanger' broker platform
HSBC has selected Capita’s Omiga mortgage software, as the bank seeks to further grow its broker distribution channel for mortgages.
08/16/2017
Credit Suisse sells FastMatch to Euronext
Credit Suisse Asset Management’s NEXT Investors has sold FastMatch, an electronic communication network in the spot foreign exchange market. The buyer was Euronext. No financial terms were disclosed.
08/14/2017
German Fintech Startup Acquires Rival
The unusual transaction between the startups comes as banks themselves are circling fintech firms.
08/14/2017
MUFG join Neptune as the third Dealer in 3 weeks
Neptune Networks Ltd is a data network which was incorporated in July 2016
08/14/2017
Fund managers deny AI threatens jobs
Finance industry says artificial intelligence will create more opportunities
08/11/2017
JHC launches risk analytics tool for wealth managers
This is the first time that wealth managers and private bankers will be able to access detailed and timely risk data on-the-go
08/10/2017
ALEX BRUMMER: Grand larceny of UK tech while the clueless politicians sit back and watch
The two sides have now come up with a series of messy compromises.