03/08/2017
ABN Amro to fund its online banking unit MoneYou for expansion
We plan to make MoneYou into an online bank of European proportions.
FinTech
03/08/2017
SIX sells Commercial Issuing Business in Austria to easybank
Commercial Issuing is the only B2C business of SIX.
03/08/2017
Misys explores New York IPO after scrapping UK float
US listing for financial software group would be a blow to London’s sluggish market
03/07/2017
City Financial teams up with Novia Global for DFM range
The funds will be marketed by Global Wealth Management Solutions which focuses primarily on global intermediaries.
03/07/2017
Global alternative asset manager to sell ITRS
J. Morgan Seigler, a Managing Director at TA Associates, said, “As one of the leading providers of performance monitoring tools to the financial services sector.
03/07/2017
Intesa Sanpaolo sells Allfunds Bank stake for 900 mln euros
Madrid-based Allfunds Bank is jointly owned by Intesa and Santander Asset Management.
03/06/2017
Newly launched ClearBank approached about a potential flotation
ClearBank was set up with the support of the Bank of England and the Treasury, as they believe it will help boost competition in the retail banking market.
03/06/2017
Irish Funds Deloitte wrap up blockchain project
The technical build used Ethereum and IPFS (InterPlanetary File System).
03/06/2017
TA Associates Announces Minority Investment in Interswitch
Interswitch has become a leading provider for payments solutions in an emerging and rapidly growing market
03/06/2017
London FinTech startup Oinky raises $1m
Founded in 2015, Oinky’s mission is simple yet ambitious.
03/03/2017
Nordea launches PSD2-inspired Open Banking portal
The bank’s Liisa Kanniainen has written for NFC World’s What’s New in Payments report on what the new European PSD2 and GDPR regulations mean for the future role of banks.
03/02/2017
EQ Positive Impact Portfolios added to Nucleus & Transact platforms
Expansion of DFM offering for IFA marketplace
03/02/2017
Societe Generale doubles down on Lombard Risk’s collateral services
"This extended partnership demonstrates the high quality of service, trustworthiness and commitment offered to our business."
03/02/2017
Telcos are not 'bond proxies' says Schroders' Sym
The need to invest in new technology has reversed fortunes of an under-performing European telecom sector, says CItywire AA-rated James Sym.
03/02/2017
GFT Group posts double-digit growth in financial year 2016
The main growth driver was demand from retail banks for digitalisation solutions.
03/01/2017
General Counsel Barometer Reveals Technology Adoption in Finance and Banking Sector "Most Prevalent"
The survey sought responses from organizations divided into three groups according to annual turnover.
03/01/2017
Paris Stepping Into London’s FinTech Shoes?
In addition to Fintech – both in their classic understanding of technological innovation applied to the finance industry to more disruptive models
02/28/2017
Sanlam to launch artificial intelligence investment service
This fully automated service is designed to eliminate human emotions from decision making, adapt quickly to changing markets and improve the consistency of investment goals.
02/28/2017
Standard Life's Elevate and Wrap 'to evolve' for advisers
Mr Matthews noted that the Wrap platform has “changed dramatically” since it launched in 2006, and that further changes will go “in the way advisers want it to go”.
02/28/2017
Britain banks on robots, AI to boost growth
The government has said it intends to target areas where it thinks the U.K. could excel in the future, including biotechnology and mobile networking.