10/11/2022
Digital private bank becomes reality - Alpian launches as Switzerland's first FINMA-licensed
Its mobile-first digital service, which combines everyday and private banking, is now available for download on the Apple and Google play stores.
FinTech
10/11/2022
CGI and Aktia announce strategic business and IT partnership
CGI will help Aktia drive operational efficiencies and accelerate product and service development through digitization and IT managed services
10/10/2022
Broadridge Launches New Proxy Voting in Austria via Direct Market Solutions
Direct solutions connect issuers and investors; extends research window by four days
10/07/2022
EBA Clearing, Swift and TCH to pilot faster cross-border payments between Europe and the US
EBA CLEARING, TCH and SWIFT have been working to move from a successful proof of concept to the design and development of a live IXB service.
10/06/2022
SRD II Has Been a Positive Step, But Implementation Levels Vary Across Europe, According to New Report
Report highlights widespread opportunities to improve
10/06/2022
Clearstream Partners on Digital Funds Selection
Currently, wealth managers are struggling to provide a seamless process from funds selection and portfolio modelling to customer service, execution, and settlement for the target investment fund.
10/05/2022
EBA goes to tender for crypto and blockchain data management platform
The authority has split the tender into two lots, one covering blockchain analytics and forensics data, valued at about EUR240,000, and the other crypto-assets market data, valued at around EUR120,000.
10/05/2022
NORD/LB partners with Trade Ledger to bring fast finance to corporates
Partnership streamlines processes for faster lending decisions by offering a next-generation digital solution
10/05/2022
British Patient Capital commits €25 million to Finch Capital fintech fund
As with previous funds, Finch plans to back 15-20 European start-ups, targeting liquidity three to five years post-investment, over the fund’s three-year initial investment lifespan.
10/04/2022
Finastra research points to open finance progress
85% of professionals at financial institutions agree: open finance is already making the financial services industry more collaborative and is having a positive impact
10/04/2022
The cost-of-living crisis scams targeting the most vulnerable
Given the cost-of-living crisis has taken an even firmer hold in the months since this data was gathered, it is likely these numbers have risen further still as new targeted scams appear.
10/03/2022
SCA has led to fall in online card fraud - Barclaycard
With four in five Brits happy to go through two factor authentication, there has been a drop in 'basket abandonment' from 32.4% to 28.9%, since SCA was introduced.
09/30/2022
Barclays awards Lloyds Bank first place in CBDC Hackathon
The Hackathon required participants to connect to Barclays’ simulation of a central bank, Payment Interface Providers (PIPs), commercial banks, and other ecosystem services.
09/30/2022
Societe Generale to acquire payments fintech PayXpert
With this acquisition, Societe Generale would broaden its offering for retail and online merchants and pursue its ambition to be a leading player in payment acceptance in Europe
09/29/2022
FintechOS powers Admiral’s digital pet insurance product
FintechOS platform simplifies third-party integrations and enables data-driven personalization
09/29/2022
UBS is expanding its digital product range with the UBS key4 pension 3a retirement offering
Clients are now able to plan their retirement in a fully digital way – in a matter of minutes, anytime of the day on the smartphone.
09/29/2022
BlackRock launches blockchain technology ETF
TER of 0.5%
09/29/2022
Deutsche Bank invests in Synthesized's technology innovation
The investment in Synthesized further accelerates Deutsche Bank’s application migration, data analysis, experimentation, and testing in the cloud – enabling the bank to increase its data productivity and innovation velocity.
09/28/2022
Banque de France tests 'post quantum' security tech
The bank implemented, in a completely operational chain, a library of "quantum robust" algorithms for totally secured data exchanges.
09/28/2022
Morningstar adds XDI climate data to Sustainalytics platform
This company-level analysis is underpinned by a database of over 12 million assets and facilities enabling third party analysis for investors' company assets anywhere in the world.