03/22/2017
Avaloq partners with Warburg Pincus to accelerate growth
The transaction values Avaloq in excess of CHF 1 billion.
FinTech
03/22/2017
Lessons learned at the UK’s first 100% cloud bank
The challenger bank had always wanted to run in the cloud, but at the time of its launch in March 2015 the regulator wasn’t ready to allow cloud hosting.
03/22/2017
RBS chief says fintech will help bank to stay relevant
The bank is constantly on the look-out for technologies that could be used to make customer experiences simpler
03/22/2017
Baymarkets launches Clarity platform for RegTech solution delivery
Designed for use during pre-trade, at-trade, post-trade or across all three, the Clarity platform delivers solutions for any aspect of the order and trade lifecycle.
03/21/2017
Nutmeg slams incumbent wealth manager fees
These are charges for just starting an account
03/21/2017
A.I. and Finance: the new (Automated) White Collars?
Banks in fact are trying to cope with the upcoming regulations that will impact the financial system
03/21/2017
Capgemini and Fujitsu paid £724m for HMRC Aspire contract in 2016/16
HMRC pays out £1.45bn to keep Aspire going over the past two years
03/20/2017
New First Direct chief Joe Gordon one of the youngest ever banking bosses at 33
'I've worked in customer service since day one,' says Joe Gordon.
03/16/2017
BNP Paribas is putting human advice before robots
BNP is at the beginning of a slow rollout.
03/16/2017
Starling Bank, a digital-only UK challenger bank, launches beta
Upon approval of your account, which involves things like photographing your passport or driving license via the app, you are issued a Starling Bank MasterCard debit card that can be used in the U.K. and abroad.
03/16/2017
You Can Now Invest Any Currency in Fermat via Bitcoin Suisse AG
Bitcoin Suisse offers trading desks for high-net worth individuals and institutions for cryptocurrencies and crypto-assets.
03/15/2017
Misys leads the way in FRTB with three XCelent 2017 awards
Banks need to catch up on compliance, but they also need to think beyond FRTB and 2020.
03/15/2017
Banco Santander innovation exec Faura joins Wall Street Blockchain Alliance board
We are witnessing a rapid evolution of blockchain technology towards enterprise grade readiness
03/15/2017
SocGen Taps Amazon, Microsoft for Cloud as Banks Target Costs
French bank aims to start moving data to public clouds by June
03/15/2017
Robo-advice enabling asset management for the masses
More than 50% of Nutmeg’s customers are first-time investors.
03/14/2017
Japan's SBI, others invest 26.3 mln euros in Germany's solarisBank
SBI and Arvato will help the company expand into Asia and Europe respectively, the company said.
03/14/2017
German fintech startup solarisBank raises €26.3 million and lands Deutsche Bank exec as CEO
Solaris Bank has raised its chunky "Series A" funding round
03/14/2017
Venture capitalists back fintech Mifid II compliance firm
Illuminate has been seeking a company that can help address the Mifid II regulatory environment around research
03/14/2017
Blockchain startup BABB App, Contis enter agreement for licensing and banking infrastructure
BABB is creating tomorrow’s banking platform in order to aid banks and its clients to leverage social connectivity and money in new ways, at the same time, offering security, privacy with more control and transparency.
03/13/2017
Raiffeisen Bank Romania has successfully implemented Allevo's open source solution
We at Allevo are very proud this is another example the business model we practice is fit for this industry.