08/13/2018
SoftBank's April-June profit multiplies on IT investments
The company did not provide a forecast for the full current fiscal year, citing business environment uncertainty.
Comment & Analysis
08/13/2018
Public cloud – myth vs reality
It’s becoming more commonplace for law firms to utilise Public Cloud services, with Taylor Wessing and Farrer & Co recently announcing their move to Azure.
08/13/2018
Silicon Valley’s Unicorn Elite Are Sitting on $60 Billion in Untapped Wealth
Tech has long been a robust wealth creator: six of the 10 richest people on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index built their fortune in the industry.
08/09/2018
Three Asia focused robo advisers compared
Three “robos” from the crucible of wealth tech share their data versus benchmarks
08/08/2018
Mauritius – an evolving FinTech hub by Graham Patrick and Miro Metodiev
In recent years, Mauritius has gained a growing global reputation as the preferred gateway for investment into (and out of) Africa.
08/08/2018
Coming of age digitally
Learning, leadership, and legacy
08/07/2018
Coutts' Syed: Those not looking at blockchain are burying their heads in the sand
Too much fragmentation in wealth management
08/07/2018
Crypto or Cryptic? Impacts of a growing industry by Greg Kok
The underlying technology, blockchain, was originally developed as a technological solution to support Bitcoin.
08/06/2018
Africa’s challenger banks are set to surge ahead
Could spark a dramatic change in the established order.
08/06/2018
Facebook in talks with banks to share customer details, expand customer service
Facebook, which has come under intense criticism for sharing user data with many app developers, was interested in information including bank card transactions, checking account balances, and where purchases were made, according to the source.
08/05/2018
Cambodia’s finance minister: ‘Fintech may play critical role in supporting financial inclusion’
Fintech may play a critical role in supporting financial inclusion through the development of the country’s financial infrastructure
08/02/2018
AI and the hope of what it can deliver
Banks and financial institutions are increasingly looking to AI and expecting that the technology will be able to deliver the ‘holy grail’ of protection
08/02/2018
Swissquote Reports 25.7 Million Francs Profit After Adding Cryptocurrency Services
Swissquote Posts Profit of 25.7 Million Francs in H1 2018
07/30/2018
Balancing the risks and rewards of FinTech
On 3 July 2018, the EBA published two reports looking at the impact of FinTech on business models, prudential risks and opportunities.
07/30/2018
What’s next for FinTech?
Initial coin offerings (ICOs) continue to be a feature of the fundraising landscape and Osborne Clarke has experience advising both issuers and investors.
07/30/2018
Fund managers count cost of Facebook’s $120bn fallInvestor concerns grow over level of wealth concentrated in handful of tech stocks
Investor concerns grow over level of wealth concentrated in handful of tech stocks
07/27/2018
SEI Study Reexamines the Changing Fee Model Through the Eyes of Advisors and Investors
The AUM Fee Model May Persist But Continue to Evolve with Advisors' Perceived Value
07/27/2018
Schroders CEO: fintech is the ‘greatest opportunity we face’
Schroders CEO says his firm is working with '25 or 26' fintech startups and entrepreneurs
07/27/2018
Why Cyprus Is the Best Place in Europe for Digital Business
The benefits of this island nation are many for online entrepreneurs.
07/25/2018
London market needs to identify hidden AI exposure
The reason this search will be necessary is a growing realisation that AI can affect a broad range of risks in ways that underwriters had not foreseen, Neil Beresford, partner at Clyde & Co, explained at a seminar on the impact of AI on underwriting.