05/07/2017
Venturing forward
I think thematic thinking is powerful when doing growth investing and is a great way to sharpen your thesis.
FinTech
05/06/2017
CACEIS signs investment agreement to develop postmarket blockchain infrastructure for SMEs
The pilot agreement as formed last year set as its objective to improve the access of SMEs to capital markets while facilitating and enhancing the security of postmarket operations.
05/05/2017
Barclays sign eight FinTech start-ups and spinoff ‘intrapreneur’
Barclays, Britain's second biggest bank, has given formal engagements to eight of the 11 financial technology (FinTech) start-up companies that pitched yesterday at its Rise event in London, U.K., after graduating from their 13-week business Accelera
05/05/2017
Nordea ships staff to Stockholm Fintech Hub
Nordea is keen to develop relationships with startups and third party developers as part of a wide-ranging digital transformation programme.
05/05/2017
Bravura extends international mandate
Bravura is pleased to be continuing the relationship, having worked with Lloyds for a number of years now.
05/04/2017
moneyinfo User Forum showcases innovative new retirement planner
The balloon ride helps users visualise their retirement future
05/03/2017
Groupe Arnault seeks foothold in French tech start-ups
Push to invest in promising companies at an earlier stage of development
05/03/2017
Hackers cybersquatting on hundreds of UK bank domains
The tricks include phishing email campaigns, pay per click ads (often for competitors’ services), for-profit survey sites and affiliate program abuse, or more nefarious content like ransomware and drive-by download campaigns.
05/03/2017
Groupe Arnault seeks foothold in French tech start-ups
Push to invest in promising companies at an earlier stage of development
05/02/2017
Old Mutual Wealth Update on UK Platform Transformation Programme
Management estimate this would have cost in excess of a further £50 million and taken a further two years post migration to deliver.
05/02/2017
The UK will be getting yet another challenger Bank
It plans to roll out free learning and therapy-based financial workshops across the UK and US in September to “educate and empower consumers around their financial decisions” – the “first of its kind”.
05/02/2017
Barclays Opens Europe's Largest FinTech Site in London
At Rise, Barclays co-creates new products, services and platforms along with our startup partners.
05/02/2017
Capgemini launches Financial Services industry’s first cloud-hosted, mobile-applications testing lab, using Experitest’s SeeTest tools
The lab, which is based on the SeeTestCloud platform by Experitest, allows these teams to remotely access mobile devices from anywhere at any time.
04/28/2017
BNP Paribas Wealth Management launches four new digital platforms
“As a wealth manager, we develop very close relationships with our clients, and this proximity enables us to bring a comprehensive approach to their life that goes beyond just finance,” explains Sofia Merlo, Co-CEO of BNP Paribas Wealth Manag
04/27/2017
In the age of platforms, meet the man starting a good old-fashioned brokerage
Platforms are great if you’re not investing very large amounts
04/26/2017
How Aviva is driving a digital agenda
Digital transformation has been the mantra for Aviva over the past few years.
04/26/2017
Capgemini starts the year on a solid footing
We are also investing in our automation platforms and our global production centers to accompany our clients in their drive to improve competitiveness.
04/26/2017
Avaloq introduces a new era of trustworthy banking
Investment performance is an area with significant relevance in this respect.
04/25/2017
High earners log-on for robo-advice
The industry needs to communicate the benefits of robo-advice in a simple and engaging way
04/25/2017
Digital challenger Bank partners with Vocalink-backed Pay by Bank app
Technology was first announced under the name Zapp in 2014 and was renamed as Pay by Bank app last year.