01/04/2018
Schroders launches SchrodersGO chatbot
Our clients needs on how to access information have evolved over the past years.
FinTech
01/03/2018
Old Mutual Wealth assures advisers on platform's progress
"Old Mutual Wealth's journey through this challenge has been well documented. In 2017 we made strides in putting our re-platforming on track"
01/02/2018
Bank branch closures: How one town has coped
A scheme allows small firms in Holywell to accept payments via a smartphone.
12/31/2017
Poland: New Central Bank Website Says Bitocin is 'Not Money'
The Poland central bank has appeared to sponsor a national campaign discouraging citizens from using cryptocurrencies, telling them they are “not money.”
12/31/2017
Bank of England could issue its own Bitcoin-style currency within a year cutting out the need for high street banks
Bank of England research unit has been studying crypto-currencies since 2015
12/30/2017
Lithuania’s New Blockchain Centre Wants to Draw Startups Away From UK
Paulius Kuncinas, chairman of the Blockchain Centre, said: “As part of this effort, Blockchain Centre Vilnius is already in touch with U.K. start-up community, regulators, and potential adopters of blockchain technology.”
12/27/2017
Brussels moves to boost Europe’s fintech sector
Pan-EU licences part of efforts to fight US and Asian dominance of growing industry
12/27/2017
Banks To Open Up To FinTechs For X-Border B2B Payments Improvements
Newcomers in the cross-border B2B payments space made their mark too.
12/26/2017
Russia plans national biometric database starting next year
The regulator said that data would only be stored with individuals’ consent. Legal changes needed for the system passed this month.
12/23/2017
Europe’s Last Dictator Wants to Run a Global Crypto Hub
The decree legalizes business based on blockchain
12/22/2017
UBS SmartWealth wins award
Investments are managed by the same global team of experts who manage the wealth of UBS’s high-net-worth client base.
12/20/2017
The most mind-blowing cryptocurrency ICO of all time is going on right now
No matter how awesome and world-changing the blockchain platform or whatever the company might be developing might turn out to be, it won’t be connected to the tokens.
12/20/2017
TORA Launches AI-driven Pre-trade Analytics Tool
TORA’s new AI TCA product moves beyond traditional TCA by using AI techniques to accurately estimate price slippage for trades before they enter the market.
12/19/2017
Delio raises £1 million; appoints chief risk officer and CTO
The news comes as the company appoints two key signings to bolster its leadership team.
12/19/2017
Crypto Finance applies for Swiss banking licence
Crypto Finance currently employs 26 staff and runs a "cash-flow positive" trading desk says Brzezek.
12/18/2017
GFT and Deutsche Bank awarded first place for ‘Best Fintech partnership’ at prestigious Financial Innovation Awards
The strong relationship between GFT and Deutsche Bank saw the implementation of an innovative and ambitious project (dbPalace) with high levels of collaboration
12/17/2017
UBS boss says bitcoins ‘not money’, urges regulators to act
The main problem, he said, is that with no central bank and no issuer controlling the supply, the value is determined solely by demand, which leads to “huge price fluctuations in both directions.”
12/17/2017
Bob Diamond eyes banking return with £10m investment in Tandem
The deal, first reported by Sky News, would mark Diamond’s second high-profile move in Britain since he was forced out of Barclays in the wake of the Libor scandal five years ago.
12/15/2017
Robot investigators 'could be used to examine documents in criminal cases'
Decision comes after technology was used to analyse cache of 30 million documents disclosed by Rolls-Royce during major investigation
12/15/2017
German exchange Deutsche Boerse mulls launch of European bitcoin futures
German exchange Deutsche Boerse looking at launching bitcoin futures trading.