05/22/2023
Crédit Agricole Leads Tokenized SME Bond Trials with Bank of Italy
The central bank outlined its three-pronged strategy for developing a CBDC in September 2022, although the decision to proceed is still pending.
FinTech
05/22/2023
Millennials are their own financial advisers, for now… but should advice professionals be worried about the threat from investment apps and platforms?
The rise of investment apps has been phenomenal, with some investment apps now boasting more money under management than many of the UK’s leading wealth managers.
05/22/2023
Digital Asset Hedge Fund AltTab Capital Opens London Office
London was “identified as the ideal European base due to a number of advantages
05/19/2023
Crédit Agricole in tokenized SME bond trials with Bank of Italy
BlockInvest also aims to explore a potential secondary market using its own blockchain standard to ensure interoperability between the issuers’ tokens.
05/18/2023
CaixaBank partners with Google Cloud to drive innovation in Data and Analytics
The collaboration between CaixaBank and Google Cloud is a key element of the bank’s cloud-based strategy
05/18/2023
Crypto trading should be regulated like gambling, say leading MPs
New intervention in crypto regulation signals a hardline tone for the future of digital assets in the UK, but critics say the move is a 'massive oversimplification'
05/18/2023
Norway’s Papirfly acquires French digital asset management firm Keepeek to boost Europe presence
This acquisition is part of Papirfly’s efforts to develop and grow its position as one of Europe’s top creators of brand management solutions.
05/17/2023
Cryptocurrency hedge fund ARK36 launches algorithmic machine learning trading software
A key element of the software is Advanced Algorithmic Trading, utilising sophisticated algorithms to analyse vast amounts of market data, identify patterns, trends, and opportunities in real-time, allowing swift execution and maximum profit.
05/16/2023
Innovation and sustainability in financial services
The research shows that during 2022 private wealth sector revenues remained stable and forecasts for 2023 seem to indicate another year of stagnation.
05/16/2023
Garantum Wealth Management AS selects Huddlestock for nominee depot, management of shareholder registers as well as customer- and tax reporting
Garantum Wealth Management AS is an affiliated agent for Garantum Fondkommission AB and offers order mediation and provides investment advice.
05/16/2023
GBST strengthens commitment to Novia Global with a contract renewal for leading wealth management platform, Composer
The contract renewal sees Novia Global expanding the multi-currency enabled products administered on Composer to support ISAs alongside SIPPs for non-UK residents and foreign nationals residing in the UK.
05/15/2023
Syz to launch crypto fund of hedge funds
The fund is a result of collaboration with CMCC Global and aims to deliver returns in both bear and bull markets.
05/15/2023
Zug fintech launches unlisted unicorn index fund with Morningstar
The index includes aerospace firm SpaceX, banking startup Revolut and payments company Stripe.
05/15/2023
Core Banking Systems are Shackles for Banks
Core banking software allows banks to process daily banking transactions and post updates to accounts and other financial records.
05/15/2023
Nordea completes acquisition of digital pension broker Advinans
The acquisition strengthens Nordea’s life and pension offering in Sweden and accelerates the bank’s strategic ambitions within savings.
05/15/2023
Schroders protests US private equity firm's takeover bid - reports
Software AG deal
05/12/2023
Temenos Awards Celebrate Banking in a Cloud World
Customer awards recognize the global leaders, innovators and visionaries in banking
05/12/2023
Add another fraud fighter for the financial services sector list as ThreatFabric nets €11.5 million
The Amsterdam-based startup aims to use the seed funding to further expand its technical capabilities and expand its user base.
05/12/2023
Kin + Carta purchases Forecast Data Solutions
The acquisition of Forecast Data Solutions accelerates the firm’s continued transformation.
05/12/2023
PwC launches AI collaboration with Microsoft and Icertis
As PwC rapidly grows its AI capacity, it has also entered into a strategic collaboration to accelerate enterprise digital transformation with AI-powered contract intelligence.