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ABN Amro taps WhatsApp for payments

ABN Amro is actively exploring ways to provide financial services over the new generation of instant messaging services.

Bank of England outlines fintech plan

Only recently, for example, has the Treasury Department done more than engage in fact-finding in regard to marketplace lenders.

Exoé Selects Charles River’s Multi-Asset Investment Management Solution as a Hosted Service

Exoé users will have a single, cross-asset order and execution management platform that can support the firm’s increased trade volumes and number of accounts.

Santander investment fund buys stake in digital ID firm Socure

Santander sees huge scope for the application of Socure's technology in emerging markets for banking the unbanked and across fraud prevention and compliance in line with anti-money laundering directives.

TechUK publishes whitepaper on industrialising distributed ledger technology in financial services

The paper also marks the launch of a new techUK Blockchain working group. The new group will explore the potential for this technology in the financial sector and beyond.

Virgin Money UK in new banking software search

IMS was a Fiserv-centric outsource entity and became the basis for Virgin’s move to offer full service banking in the UK.

PwC partners Bank of England on Blockchain technology

This creates a single shared view of transactions, allowing every participant simultaneous access to a shared view of information.

Central Bank’s Are Hypnotized By Fintech and Blockchains

The recent announcement of a new fintech accelerator program confirms all the rumors of the central bank investing its time into this space.

BIL embarks on major technology overhaul with Temenos

The bank is understood to be now recruiting T24 specialists for the project.

IRobot, Your Trusted Adviser

Clients were so close that bankers would take them along when they moved employers.

Objectway wins "Outstanding digital solution provider" prize

. This accolade, the second major industry award in two months, is voted by industry professionals to identify the best-of-breed players that are setting new standards in the UK and Europe.

Dion Global Solutions launches a comprehensive MiFID II solution for wealth managers

Our domain expertise and innovative technology solutions will support our clients' business towards MiFID II compliance

Only One in Four EMEA Banks Have a Company-Wide Digital Strategy

Conducted by IDC Financial Insights and sponsored by SAP, the study The Digital-Ready Bank surveyed 250 retail and corporate banks across EMEA.

VTB Group CFO Aims to Bolster Cybersecurity Through Cooperation With U.S. Banks

It was a shift in tactic, because the perpetrators launched a direct attack on the computer network of Russia’s second-biggest lender.

Eurobank to Pursue Digital Transformation of Subsidiaries

The initiative is designed to support the group’s digital transformation program and enable the its growth in Southern and Eastern Europe by strengthening service levels and reducing the costs of its subsidiary infrastructure.

Fintech trailblazer hits United Arab Emirates

European challenger bank takes its financial technology model to the Middle East with the opening of an office in Dubai

Digital channels driving growth in wealth management landscape

As the number of mass affluent, high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth continues to rise, demand for the management of the newly acquired wealth, too, is on the increase.

Five ways ‘robo-advice’ could change the UK’s investment advice market

Debate over how the rise of ‘robo-advice’ will affect the UK’s financial advice market is likely to run for some time to come, but analysts at Barclays think a number of outcomes are probable.

Santander Launches D2C Platform

The platform, which is provided by FNZ, will have an annual management charge of 0.35 per cent.

Is the Rise of Financial Digital Disruptors Knocking Traditional Banks off the Track?

These channels are FinTech innovations—including rising data intensity of products on offer and technological threats, such as rising risks to cybersecurity.