11/09/2022
Chip hits £3 million in first day on Crowdcube
Chip has avoided the necessity of agreeing a valuation by issuing investors with convertible shares, which will be converted into stock at a later date.
Innovation & Startups
11/09/2022
Indian neobank startup ZikZuk acquires tax e-filing platform, TaxSpanner
At present, TaxSpanner would operate as a separate Subsidiary and over a period of time we will look at merging it with ZikZuk.
11/08/2022
Growth in platform 'tuping' to strengthen adviser white-labelling
Abrdn has transferred 427 of its colleagues to FNZ so far, while FTAdviser understands James Hay has tuped some 450 employees.
11/08/2022
Capgemini named a “Leader” in 2022 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for IT Services for Communications Service Providers, Worldwide
The Gartner Magic Quadrant evaluated a total of 13 service providers for a broad range of IT services.
11/08/2022
Dutch fintech Finom acquires UK payments startup Kapaga
The £10m+ deal will combine the two startups into an SME banking and payments powerhouse.
11/08/2022
Have digital banks transformed the US banking industry?
Challengers, and incumbents, are battling to survive in one of the world’s toughest financial markets, writes Sarah Kocianski.
11/08/2022
DBS and global partners to run ClimateTech accelerator
The group aims to accelerate the development of practicable climate tech solutions that will help businesses reduce their carbon dioxide and greenhouse gas emissions at a faster rate.
11/07/2022
Saxo and HSBC partner for fund transfers in Singapore
The innovative solution, which HSBC first launched in April 2020, helps businesses provide a significantly faster and simpler one-stop payment journey for their clients.
11/07/2022
AML platform adds open banking technology
Credas is at the forefront of this emerging market and we’re excited to have incorporated Open Banking into our offering.
11/07/2022
Nordea adopts AI chatbot strategy to scale customer service
In a change of strategy, Nordea has adopted a chat-first approach to banking across all markets, meaning that all online customer queries are first received by a chatbot.
11/07/2022
Baker McKenzie advises Trane Technologies on the acquisition of AL-KO Therm GmbH
The acquisition of AL-KO Air Technology is a perfect extension of our client's robust HVAC platforms in Europe and Asia.
11/04/2022
Schufa partners Greenomy to enable implementation of EU Taxonomy in Germany
For banks, investors and companies, the associated reporting requirements often involve considerable time and expense.
11/04/2022
Brunei’s Largest Conventional Bank Goes All-In on SaaS With Move to Temenos Banking Cloud
Baiduri Bank will be the first bank in Brunei to run core banking in the cloud on SaaS platform
11/04/2022
Singapore, France and Switzerland to Collaborate on Wholesale CBDC Project
Project Mariana automates foreign exchange markets and settlement by applying DeFi protocols with the potential to improve cross-border payments.
11/04/2022
Fintech firm Saxo rolls out new digital advisory tool for wealth managers
The tool also features SaxoAdvisor, a financial advisory tool that allows partners to generate investment proposals.
11/04/2022
The Tech Trailblazers Awards announces 2022 finalists
Global awards platform for enterprise tech startups sees a marked increase in Women in Tech category
11/04/2022
Impak Ratings acquires Exerica for ESG data push
As key players in the financing of the economy, financial institutions are increasingly taking on environmental and societal challenges, to become strong enablers in this transition.
11/04/2022
Startups selected for inaugural climate incubator
The cohort of startups includes two UK-based firms - GreenGrowth, an app for sustainable investing, and Xworks, a SaaS data platform for waste trading.
11/03/2022
Brex forms partnership with Techstars
As part of the partnership, Brex has joined Techstars’ global network of partners and will offer aspiring founders and early stage entrepreneurs exclusive resources to help them scale their business.
11/03/2022
Singapore Fintech Festival 2022: Alipay launches merchant payment toolkit
Alipay+ D-storeTM solution has been adopted by brands including fast food chain Burger King, Koufu, one of Singapore’s most established and largest operators and managers