02/26/2021
Lloyds Bank to step up fintech partnerships
The proportion of products originated via digital channels also increased significantly in 2020, up 10 percentage points to 85%.
FinTech
02/26/2021
Progeny to grow tech team as it eyes next generation of clients
“Technology will play a key role in reaching this demographic and in helping us succession plan our client base in the years to come.”
02/25/2021
How can a family office invest in bitcoin?
A recent wave of corporations and HNWI’s have been buying bitcoin as a way of combating the inflation that central banks are currently producing.
02/25/2021
DZ Bank picks Surecomp for trade finance digitisation
The DZ BANK team also manages international trade finance processing requests from the bank’s Hong Kong branch.
02/25/2021
Go "beyond banking" with an open, customer-centric ecosystem
The study reveals that open banking enables institutions to offer a wide range of innovative products for private and corporate customers, in cooperation with third-party providers.
02/25/2021
Taking The On-Ramp To Financial Modernization
Many of the tools now being used to accelerate modernization initiatives were already available, though perhaps not widely adopted.
02/25/2021
Nearly half of firms want better regulatory support on data security and open banking
YTS is calling for the entire open banking and financial services industry to do more to empower businesses to adopt open banking technology, creating a more nurturing environment for the technology to thrive.
02/25/2021
Cryptocurrency: is it too hot to handle? The Top 4 UK resident investor concerns
Legal recourse against crypto exchanges may be difficult.
02/25/2021
Has the pandemic accelerated digital transformation?
Many of the personal challenges people have faced this last year would have been well served by an in-person meeting
02/24/2021
Raiffeisen Bank International Partners with AxeTrading
When the bond trade is completed the corresponding FX transaction is automatically executed by RBI’s own FX trading desk.
02/24/2021
WealthTech Views Report: Looking into 2021
The technology vendors cover a cross-section of business needs, wealth manager client types, and territories.
02/24/2021
Bordier & Cie SCmA to offer cryptocurrencies to their customers* via Sygnum
Bordier clients can now securely buy, hold and trade cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash and Tezos
02/24/2021
Covid-19 has accelerated the digitalization of the global Wealth Management sector and this trend is expected to continue in 2021
2020 was one of the most turbulent years in recent history
02/24/2021
European banks seek technical partners to help build rival to Visa and Mastercard
The European Payments Initiative, a bank-backed joint venture that aims to build a rival to Mastercard and Visa, has put out a Request for Information for 'qualified technical partners' to help build its central infrastructure.
02/24/2021
Mastercard and Deutsche Bank deepen collaborations on digital payments
This starts with card issuance and merchant acceptance and extends to cover payments clearing in the domestic and foreign markets as well as additional services such as currency hedging, cash flow forecasting or even fraud management services.”
02/24/2021
Wealth Managers: Time to Shift your Technology Priorities
Should we consider working with partners that can deliver technology innovation for our front office
02/23/2021
MMC Ventures offers new HMRC-approved EIS product
EIS fund manager MMC Ventures is among the first companies to allow investors to take advantage of HMRC’s revised approved fund EIS rules.
02/23/2021
BBVA records jump in customer acquisition through digital channels
Out of all of BBVA’s customers in Spain, 67% are digital and 61% use their cell phones to engage with the bank.
02/23/2021
Virtual and augmented reality could enhance future corporate reporting
In particular, the FRC sees a role for such technology in its future corporate reporting framework, currently under consultation.
02/23/2021
additiv identified as offering one of the best WealthTech platforms within independent industry evaluation
It includes a vendor evaluation using aperture’s The Market Map software assessment methodology, which highlights those WealthTech solutions that are best suited to help wealth managers meet digital age demands, placing additiv at the top of its &am