09/22/2017
Colnvestor partners with major fund managers ahead of peak tax season
CoInvestor, the alternative assets platform, has partnered with five major fund managers in the run-up to the height of the tax season.
FinTech
09/22/2017
Banca Generali and Saxo Bank partner for digital trading
The two banks aim to sign the main agreements regulating the partnership by 31 December 2017.
09/21/2017
Starling Bank looks to tap investors for £40m international expansion
The fundraising round, first reported by Sky News, follows main investments from Harald McPike, a quantitative trader who invested £48m at the start of 2016.
09/20/2017
VTB applies for UK banking licence, selects core banking system
VTB is not new to the UK, the bank has been operating in the country via its multinational investment banking arm, VTB Capital.
09/20/2017
Raisin Acquires Manchester-based financial technology specialist
Raisin wants to give UK savers a better choice for saving their money.
09/20/2017
SEI Teams Up With Leading Blockchain Company
The goal is to create a new asset transfer industry benchmark against which others competing in the space can be evaluated in terms of efficiency, costs, and security.
09/19/2017
Canadian robo-advice giant launches in UK with 'five minute' offer
UK residents can now open an account and have access to diversified investment portfolios in less than five minutes on wealthsimple.com or by downloading the iOS or Android app.
09/18/2017
Santander UK to revamp corporate core banking tech with Infosys Finacle
Temenos with its T24 offering was also evaluated and so was Finastra’s newer core banking system offering, Fusionbanking.
09/18/2017
Robo-adviser Fundment launches personal pension plans
The firm, which calls itself a “robo killer,” helps wealth managers and Independent Financial Advisers fight back against the rise of automated wealth management platforms.
09/15/2017
Commerzbank adds corporate lending to digital push
To help achieve that goal it has created a “digital campus” to rethink the bank’s functions.
09/15/2017
ING moves into digital wealth management with Scalable Capital
If the pilot proves successful, the bank will look to introduce it across other European markets he says.
09/15/2017
Close Brothers TS strengthens customer data security ahead of GDPR
This new partnership with DataRaze is just one example of how we are expanding our data security processes for customers in preparation of the introduction of stricter regulations under GDPR.
09/15/2017
Wealth Products Marketplace Takes a Leap Forward
SMEs can earn money from their cash surplus instead of being hit by negative interest rates.
09/14/2017
EDHEC and AFG Launch Digital Outreach Partnership
The academic and professional presentations will first focus on diversification
09/14/2017
Klarna Bank acquires German online payments company
This will strengthen Klarna’s position as one of the leading e-commerce payment providers in Europe and further accelerate its growth in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and The Netherlands.
09/14/2017
The secretive platform tech firm that is too big to fail
The other major player in the retail platform technology space is Bravura.
09/13/2017
Arkk Solutions win Best RegTech Firm
The award really confirms that our focus on customer support and innovation is continuing to keep us at the forefront of reporting technology.
09/13/2017
WDX, Ranks No. 18 in the 2017 Tech TRack 100 by Sunday Times and Sets for further significant Growth
WDX has always been and remains profitable and cash positive and is 89% owned by the company’s original founders.
09/13/2017
Saxo Bank joins Copenhagen Fintech Lab
Saxo Bank sees a wide range of new partnerships as the next disruptive factor in the financial industry and expects to see increased collaboration between fintechs and established institutions.
09/13/2017
Starting from scratch: ex-HSBC deputy GC Richard Given on his new challenge at banking startup 10x
Law firms will thrive or sink depending on the extent to which they can articulate and own their specialist area,” says Richard Given