03/23/2021
EBRD to invest in Turkish fintech firm DgPays
The EBRD’s Venture Capital Investment Programme aims to support fast-growing, innovative technology companies
Innovation & Startups
03/23/2021
TD Bank Group to acquire electronic fixed income trading business
Acquisition expands TD Securities' automated trading infrastructure and capabilities
03/22/2021
The best ideas win: 35 years of SS&C Technologies
Among the organizations relying on SS&C are: nine of the top ten prime brokers, 75 of the top 100 hedge funds, and all 20 of the largest asset managers.
03/22/2021
Plug and Play To Expand its Global Innovation Alliance Program to The Philippines
This initiative looks to boost the innovation and transformation efforts of both the Singaporean startup participants and participating Philippine corporates.
03/22/2021
FT Partners closes $500m Spac
It is looking for a "merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganisation or similar business combination with one or more businesses," says a statement.
03/22/2021
JTC Adopts New Solution from XRM to Streamline Digital Interaction with Jersey Regulator
The JFSC has committed to a digital transformation programme that will support the long-term success of Jersey’s world-class finance industry.
03/22/2021
How Digital Adoption Across Africa Supersedes the World
This creates the opportunity to unlock enormous economic potential, according to a new report by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) in partnership with Casablanca Finance City.
03/22/2021
Profile Software acquires leading financial software company in the Nordics
The agreement was signed in Stockholm
03/22/2021
Broadridge Expands European Fund Regulatory Reporting Capability, Launches Portfolio Transaction Cost Calculation Service
The Broadridge and Virtu offering will provide a more efficient and comprehensive solution for asset managers to disclose transaction costs as they fulfil MiFID II and PRIIPs fund reporting requirements
03/22/2021
Global demand for UK technology drives recovery in February
Firms within the sector also cited new orders from global technology companies diversifying their supply chains and investing in research and development to improve resilience following Covid-19.
03/22/2021
Standard Chartered and Bloomberg to introduce Electronic Trading Workflow for Korea Treasury Bonds
To mark this launch, the first fully electronic trade was successfully performed on Bloomberg between two major international participants in Korea Treasury Bonds - Standard Chartered and a global buy-side investor.
03/21/2021
The Recent Fintech Funding Rounds in the Middle East
Open Banking Platform Tarabut Gateway has raised $13 million, in what it claims to be the largest fintech seed round in MENA history.
03/19/2021
Embrace technology: Why AI is an opportunity and not a threat in the wealth management space
Technology does not change the primary tenet of either who is a manager, or what are they supposed to do.
03/19/2021
Global fintech Railsbank launches in Australia
Railsbank plans to develop embedded finance market opportunity in Australia
03/19/2021
US$1.2 million Innovation Fund launched to unearth emerging technologies
Fund seeks to support entrepreneurs using renewable energy to start or diversify existing businesses
03/19/2021
Digital identity for online govt services expanding with launches and new plans on four continents
Delaware launches Idemia mobile driver's licenses, Bluink's eID-Me now available across Canada
03/19/2021
Whitepaper: Why the Corporate Space Needs Digital Banking
In this whitepaper, we highlight how a true digital banking platform can offer greater efficiency for asset managers
03/19/2021
Transforming Adversity into Opportunity: The Need for New Technologies Fuels Insurance M&A
Significant losses and share depreciation from the pandemic have forced insurance businesses to review their strategies
03/19/2021
Community Bank selects Wolters Kluwer’s TSoftPlus technology offering
In April 2020, Wolters Kluwer launched an enhanced TSoftPlus offering to accommodate PPP requirements and, with its recent acquisition of eOriginal, now offers a digital loan platform that enables SBA electronic signature and record retention mandates for
03/19/2021
Signet Bank enables mobile share purchases in Arca US Treasuryu Fund
This integration, while increasing connectivity for mutual customers of Signature Bank and Arca, also leverages the Signet platform's goals of reducing costs and transaction time for Signature Bank customers.