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Coadjute Uses Blockchain To Enable Banks to Issue a Mortgage Stablecoin

The service is set to vastly improve the movement of mortgage funds, which amounts to over £240billion each year nationally.

EML acquires Sentenial and enters the Open Banking market in Europe

Together, EML Nuapay will forge a frictionless payments revolution leveraging the open banking movement, empowering a better experience for end-users and better economics for clients.

What can banks learn from e-commerce?

The death of traditional retail had been forecasted for some time, but the process was expected to be slow and gradual.

Bill Stone: SS&C 35th Anniversary and Evolution of Asset Management

This year, as SS&C celebrates its 35th anniversary, SS&C is also celebrating record growth.

Apex Group launches Apex Profilir following acquisition

Profilir offers a scalable solution, with outsourced marketing options to support its clients, including the production of high-quality video and podcasts interviews to be shared as digital content along with virtual investor presentations to support the

CREALOGIX developed IBM Watson AI-based Virtual Assistance solution for the financial services sector

Customers can easily and conveniently request information on products, conditions or fees themselves online via the virtual assistant.

Starling Bank takes its banking-as-a-service into European Union

API-based banking-as-a-service offering means customers can access services such as current accounts or debit cards without the need for heavy tech development or regulatory approval

ERI Winner in 'Core Banking Software' Category and Highly Commended in 'Transaction Processing Solution' Category at the WealthTechAsia Awards 2021

Showcasing ‘best of breed’ solutions in Asia, these awards recognise outstanding organisations, grouped by specialism and geography

Leonteq adds four crypto assets to its platform

They are available to institutional and retail investors in Switzerland, Austria and Germany.

SEBA Bank Gains Custodian License from FINMA

This is the first licence granted in Switzerland by the Swiss Financial Market Authority (FINMA) to a custodian bank focused on digital assets.

DeFi makes Western Europe the world’s largest 'crypto economy'

Between January 2020 and July 2021, its growth slid from 31% to 14%, partly due to other countries outpacing the East Asia market.

Nucoro Platform wealthtech platform app now live on Finastra’s FusionFabric.cloud

App enables financial institutions to build digital savings, investment and wealth management propositions at speed and scale

ABN Amro introduces cardless cash withdrawals

In partnership with Geldmaat and Mastercard, ABN AMRO is the first major bank in the Netherlands to make it easier for its clients to get cash from all Geldmaat ATMs.

Nationwide launches APP fraud scam checker service

Members who fall victim to an Authorised Push Payment (APP) scam after being given the go ahead to make the payment will be refunded in full under the Society’s new Scam Protection Promise.

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Institutional investors and wealth managers increasingly 'test' crypto market

The main reason given for investing in digital assets for the first time is the long-term capital growth prospects of cryptocurrencies and digital assets, a view cited by 47 per cent of respondents.

SS&C Releases Intralinks 2020 Mergers & Acquisitions Leaks Report

With an almost-overnight increase in the number of people worldwide working from home and a dramatic digital surge, global M&A deals remain secure

Headless architecture in the banking industry - Profile Software

In simple terms, a headless architecture contains the functionalities, rules and processing flows required to create an application in a programmatic way, without using the normal web front-end technologies.

Investec focuses on ‘high tech, high touch’ service as its rivals chase scale

Investec says it will concentrate on its core markets of SA and the UK, which offer ample opportunity for growth

Europe’s unicorns come of age—COVID-19 lockdowns drive customer familiarity, utilisation and reliance on fintech

Banks will still have the appetite for fintech M&A in 2021, but the economic uncertainty created by the COVID-19 pandemic will make them more cautious in their deal-making. S&P Global (January 2021)

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