Managers of Wealth Fintech

Qatar should open its banking system to fintechs, says expert

Fast-growing and techno-savvy Qatar aim to leverage fintech to address pressing social, technological and financial services challenges.

Transforming our payments infrastructure

The Bank of England is actively researching both how technology is changing financial services today (through our Fintech Hub1) and how financial services might evolve over the next decade

Aberdeen Standard maps countries on ESG credentials

The research found that, without globalisation, poverty reduction in developing nations would not have happened over the past 20 years

Overcoming the Challenges of Cross-Jurisdictional Customer Onboarding

The real commercial risk for organisations that are not ready to take this challenge seriously won’t necessarily come from the existing set of competitors, which might use the same traditional approach.

Digital matters: The Isle of Man - A trial Isle?

The Isle of Man has a strong history of world firsts and pioneering projects that show the rest of the globe what the future holds for them.

Data breaches could force advisers out of business

Problems could arise in the event of a cyber attack, for instance.

Path Solutions Named World’s Best Islamic Technology Provider

This year, REDmoney’s IFN poll received a record-breaking number of votes.

Fintech to account for 8% of Middle East financial services revenue by 2022: report

Yet it also acknowledges considerable challenges to the development of financial technology, including a lack of funding, limited market reach, shortage of skills and inconsistencies in regulation.

What are the main benefits of security tokens?

We’re talking about security tokens here, so cryptocurrencies like Ethereum, Bitcoin, or Bitcoin Cash, which are independent of platforms, are not what this post is about.

UAE’s fintech adoption leads GCC and Middle East

Fintech to reduce funding costs for SMEs and improve financial inclusion

Friend Or Foe: Railsbank Questions Whether European Banks Do Indeed Support Fintech

Demonstrating Santander’s commitment to diverse fintech, the firm then turned its eyes to South America, investing in Creditas, a leading Brazilian fintech which specializes in secure lending.

Malta: Does Europe’s ‘Blockchain Island’ Really Live up to the Hype?

Its government is open-minded, and its Prime Minister Joseph Muscat gave a compelling speech to the United Nations about how countries should work together to solve the world’s problems.

Fleet Complete Announces New Investment Partnership with Ontario Teachers’

Ontario Teachers' Private Capital group has a long history of investing in the technology sector, as well as a track record of working with leading management teams to execute on their growth ambitions.

Bitcoin’s crash is not the end of cyber currencies

Banks and governments face a push to make money more digital

AI and financial crime: silver bullet or red herring?

Speech by Rob Gruppetta, Head of the Financial Crime Department, delivered at Chatham House.

Why Central Bank Digital Currencies Will Destroy Cryptocurrencies

Leading economic policymakers are now considering whether central banks should issue their own digital currencies, to be made available to everyone, rather than just to licensed commercial banks.

Cryptocurrencies prices take a hit – here’s why it’s a buyers market

The clear message from deVere Group’s founder and chief executive, Nigel Green, comes as leading cryptocurrencies Bitcoin and Ethereum (ETH) were in the red on Monday.

Speech: FCA's Christopher Woolard on the Cryptoassets Taskforce

The taskforce has concluded that there are 3 major harms associated with cryptoassets.

Temenos: How AI is Creating a Personalized Investing Experience

The clear message from the study shows that with the growing deployment of AI solutions for wealthy clients a new type of wealth manager is emerging, with APAC leading the way.

Asian Families slow to tackle tech disruption

Asian families took on average 28 months to identify and respond to disruptive technology.

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