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Asset manager launches metaverse fund

Invesco is not the first fund manager to treat the metaverse as an investment opportunity.

Where is the crypto market heading?

2023 will be a bright year

BlackRock launches active ETF to tap future of fintech

The asset management giant now offers 44 thematic funds and ETFs, with a combined $50bn in assets.

JP Morgan’s metaverse landlord says virtual offices are pointless: ‘The truth is, nobody cares’

Major metaverse investor pours cold water on corporate virtual reality plans, saying leisure is the future instead

Immuta Expands to London to Keep Up With Demand for Automated Data Access Control at Scale

A recent Gartner report titled Innovation Insight for Data Security Platforms reveals that “at least 70 per cent of [data security platform (DSP)] expenditure will go to vendors of DSPs with broad capabilities” by 2027, and recognises Immuta a

Asset managers on alert after 'WhatsApp' crackdown on banks

But fund firms with billions of dollars in assets are also increasing their scrutiny of how staff and clients interact.

UK cashless society a step closer as more than 23m people abandon coins

Report predicts cash will account for just 6% of payments within decade, prompting fears millions will be left behind

More than a third of traditional hedge funds now invest in digital assets, nearly double a year ago

According to the report, most traditional hedge funds getting into digital assets are still just dipping their toes – 57% have less than 1% of total AuM in digital assets.

Moneyfarm: The evolution of digital wealth management

The key to this solution is the consolidation of assets on an existing adviser platform.

UBS invests in tech unicorn BigPanda

As a result, the platform helps companies reduce costs, enhance service availability, increase transparency and improve the speed of IT operations.

UBS clients help transform the biotech industry through the UBS Oncology Impact Fund

UBS clients help transform the biotech industry

Crypto.com wins FCA approval

This registration will enable Crypto.com to offer a suite of products and services to customers in the UK, compliant with local regulations.

Paysend Store to Provide an End-To-End Ecommerce Solution for UK Businesses

The addition of Paysend Store builds on Paysend’s portfolio of tools that help entrepreneurs to get their business off the ground, reach new customers and enter the e-commerce market.

GB Bank secures UK banking license

The banking licence allows Middlesbrough-headquartered GB Bank to start driving its ambitious plans forward.

Embedded finance and open banking are driving alternative lending across Europe

Two trends are helping to drive still-nascent alternative lending in many markets.

Former JPMorgan, Barclays execs on why crypto jobs attractive even in bear market

Former traditional finance veterans are debuting a crypto career at the crypto ETF issuer 21Shares despite the bear market.

CREALOGIX narrows its focus and spins off the digital learning business

The majority shareholder is a Swiss group of investors centred on blue8 AG, which is planning a 'buy & build' growth strategy with its investment in future.

Manchester-based BankiFi nabs £4 million to boost embedded banking for SMEs

The open cash management platform plans to expand in the U.S. and target over two million SMEs by 2024 through its bank partners

Tech industry consortium to run CBDC pilot with sterling stablecoin

The upcoming pilot, operating under the bannner 'Project New Era', will test high potential use-cases and provide empirical inputs to policymakers and regulators on future design considerations for CBDC development and stablecoin regulation.

Crypto.com secures UK registration for ‘cryptoasset activity’

As defined by the FCA, crypto-asset activity includes exchanging crypto-assets for money or money for crypto-assets, or automating a machine to do so, and exchanging crypto-assets for crypto-assets.

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