09/03/2018
Robo-advice not dead: GlobalData
Woldemichael added the average account balances of the biggest UK robo platforms suggested robo-advice was "a mass market game," with excessive fees the reason investors didn't flock to UBS' robo offering.
FinTech
08/31/2018
UBS mass market push ends with robo-advisor sale
The Swiss bank was ‘out of its comfort zone’ with the Smartwealth launch.
08/31/2018
The 3 Best Places In Europe To Start A Blockchain Company
One's an island, one's a former Soviet state, and one's not in Europe. Those crazy Euros!
08/31/2018
Technology tycoons plot £1.5bn London float
Funding Circle will be the first peer-to-peer (P2P) lender to join the UK public markets, in a sign that the industry is coming of age.
08/30/2018
Russia’s Pension Fund Eyes Blockchain to Prevent Labor Abuse
The FIU currently houses employers’ data about insurance premiums and tax deductions on centralized servers.
08/29/2018
Coinfloor secures in-principle authorisation as DLT provider in Gibraltar
As an industry, it’s important that we work closely with policy makers
08/29/2018
Raisin launches Dutch platform
Raisin will soon offer a broad assortment of term deposit and overnight accounts to Dutch consumers
08/29/2018
UBS closes robo-adviser SmartWealth to new clients
We are pleased, however, to have entered into an agreement to sell the intellectual property relating to UBS SmartWealth
08/29/2018
£379bn advice tech provider integrates pension switching firm
Intelliflo’s subscribers will be able to access Selectapension’s pension switching tool from within their back office system.
08/28/2018
Google on the Road to Help Irish SMEs Stay Ahead
The first event took place in Limerick today and was attended by over 150 people from SMEs across the midwest region.
08/28/2018
New distinctions for Profile's FinTech solution
Profile and its solutions are characterised by technological innovation, competitive functionality, compliance to local and international standards
08/24/2018
DeVere launches new investment app
DeVere Core is the latest push into fintech for Green’s organisation, which has launched a series of groundbreaking app-based financial vehicles over the last year, including deVere Vault, deVere Crypto and deVere Investment.
08/24/2018
D2C platforms under threat from open banking
The consultancy said the threat was highlighted by the growth of wealth management apps, which allow consumers to see all their finances in one place.
08/24/2018
Deutsche Bank buys stake in Modo to expand payments biz to non-bank platforms
Deutsche Bank says that Modo's technology will help it expand its existing digital B2B and B2C payments business.
08/24/2018
Robo consolidation on the horizon as more firms enter market
Paolo Galvani, chairman of Moneyfarm, which has assets under management of about £400m, said he was "surprised" at the number of robo-advisers which are still coming to market.
08/23/2018
Five tech risks wealth managers can turn into opportunity
Wealth managers need to look at ways of embracing technology rather than viewing it as a threat
08/22/2018
Deposit Solutions raises $100 million to speed open banking for retail deposits
Venture funders establish a $500 million valuation for German fintech, betting that rapid growth in open banking is now inevitable and will transform the financial landscape.
08/22/2018
National adviser rolls out robo-advice
The adviser will aim to further reduce these costs by rolling the technology-led service out more widely.
08/22/2018
Despite Brexit uncertainty, the UK FinTech industry is still attractive to investors
UK FinTech investment in the first half of the year beats funding levels from H1 2017
08/21/2018
Link Asset Services investment boosts Dublin start-up Leveris
The start-up has built a software system for banks to offer retail and lending services online.