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SimCorp extends partnership with SIX, as it expands its Open Platform drive to market data vendors

The move responds to the strong buy-side desire for greater flexibility and choice in investment operations.

Iress adds premium Dow Jones content to its market data software

This extends Iress’ current partnership, which focuses on news and information feeds focused on content from specific geographies.

Corfinancial's Salerio selected by Man Group to migrate Oasys trade processing

Salerio provides seamless connectivity to DTCC’s CTM platform and Man Group was able to manage the transition of US equity trades processing via OASYS to the CTM utility without the need for vendor support.

World's largest ethical, sharia-compliant Fund launched by UK-based Ethos Invest

Fund solidifies UK's position as a major hub for Islamic and ethical finance

Deutsche Börse Group acquires majority stake in Crypto Finance

Through the acquisition, Deutsche Börse further extends its offering for digital assets by providing a direct entry point for investments, including post-trade services such as custody.

Netwealth Investments extends strategic partnership with SEI

The SEI Wealth Platform is part of SEI’s Global Wealth Management Services business

Stripe selected as primary payments provider by Hargreaves Lansdown

By building on Stripe, Hargreaves Lansdown will enable savers and investors to more easily deposit funds, in time using a wide range of payment methods.

Artificial Intelligence, Ethics, Societal and Geopolitical Challenges: Striking a Balance in a Hurry

The impact of any new technology on society is primarily a function of the intention of those who own and control it.

Germany’s financial watchdog approves crypto custody license for Coinbase

Since January 2020, all crypto firms operating in the German market have required BaFin approval.

After a year that disrupted the industry, global rankings show that fintech is thriving

The report also shows that significant investment came into the sector during the year.

Banks to Move Online and Form Customer-Centric Digital Ecosystems Within Five Years, Finds Economist Intelligence Unit Report for Temenos

The report written by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) entitled “Branching out: can banks move from city centres to digital ecosystems?” is based on a recent survey of 305 senior global banking executives.

When your company gets hacked, will you be prepared?

Cybersecurity complacency is a growing problem in corporate boardrooms globally.

MJ Hudson acquires fintech risk reporting business

Its alternative asset fund manager and investor clients access risk and regulatory risk reporting services as a managed service, or via software as a service (SaaS), through a customisable dashboard environment.

London-based startup Checkstep raises £1.3M funding to employ AI-based content moderation solution

The company has now announced a £1.3 million funding round, which will help them further develop their offerings.

Demand for digital euro not yet clear, says BBVA exec

The European Central Bank should rely on public-private cooperation for issuing a digital euro, an exec at BBVA’s digital regulation team said.

SS&C Simplifies Organizational Structure to Focus on Growth Opportunities

The new organizational structure will accelerate technology innovation and strategic product development in rapidly evolving markets and enhance the overall customer experience.

SEB introduces data ethics policy

The policy stipulates that the fundamental purpose of collecting and processing customer data must be to favour the stakeholders.

£114m of cryptocurrency seized by police over money laundering

Cash remains king, but as technology and online platforms develop, some are moving to more sophisticated methods of laundering their profits.

ClearScore announce $200m investment from Invus Opportunities

This investment will accelerate ClearScore’s ongoing investments to expand its team, product suite, and customer base globally.

eVestment offers institutional free asset manager diversity, equity and inclusion data to investors

The questionnaire offers asset managers options to highlight both qualitative and quantitative aspects of their DEI efforts.

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