Managers of Wealth Fintech

Africa’s Tech Industry Is Booming And It's Time The World Takes Note

Today, there are at least 442 active tech hubs on the continent. Countries like Nigeria, South Africa, Morocco, Egypt, and Kenya

Paid blogging is ‘big business’ for robo advisors

Wealthfront was among the first of two robos to settle an enforcement action with the SEC in part for failing to fully disclose that it paid for referrals.

Mauritius – Playing in a tropical, Fintech sandbox

Mauritius is not the only African country to see the potential of digitisation but it is in the interesting position of acting as a gateway for investment into and out of other African countries.

LPL Financial Selects Wealthbox CRM for Vendor Affinity Program

Vendors are selected for inclusion in the program based in part on the interest of LPL-affiliated advisors as well as technology security and compliance requirements.

Credit Suisse Asset Management invests in Solve Advisors

The resulting data is used by its buy-side, sell-side, accounting and valuation firm clients for price discovery, trade idea generation and to streamline analysis.

Hong Kong’s financial technology is getting traction

In fact, Hong Kong is one of the five ecosystems with the fastest-growing number of startups in the world.

Innovation held back by executive pay plans

A survey of FTSE 350 remuneration plans makes worrying discovery

African fintech showcase

The reason we exist is to close the information gap where private companies are concerned on the African continent.

Digital healthcare firm secures GBP650k funding for patient app

It provides digital triage, supports personalised rehabilitation programmes and allows clinicians to monitor patients’ progress and access patient-reported data and feedback.

British and Canadian growth funds team up for first time to invest in Vancouver-based tech company

The two private-sector funds aim to invest long-term, taking minority ownership stakes in small and medium-sized companies looking to grow larger.

Hong Kong’s financial technology is getting traction

The HKMA has also opened an application programming interface (APl) to enable startups to develop their own applications (apps).

IT wrap: Future-readiness key for information technology companies

The only way an IT company can stay a step ahead, is to invest in technology and create products and solutions that clients would need in the future

Russian robots to work in Oman’s National Bank

Russian robot manufacturer Promobot has announced that its robots will be employed at an Oman bank.

Northern Trust launches pricing engine for securities lending

Northern Trust continues to invest in emerging technologies to bring enhanced value to our clients,” says Pete Cherecwich,

Nigerian Edmund Olotu’s TechAdvance raises $1m from Bahrain investor

Ventureburn sought comment from the company on its expansion plans, among other questions, but had not received a response at the time of publication.

Unleashing the Potenal of Fintech in Banking

The relationship between banks and fintech has developed from skepticism to collaboration as users are already enjoying the enhanced customer experience.

InfoTrack named a top 10 leading innovator in technology

The award measured top innovation initiatives implemented in the last 12 months.

Singapore's Digital Banks: Davids vs Goliaths?

The country's easily accessible digital infrastructure has also enabled traditional banks to deploy sophisticated solutions that are often the strength of digital banks elsewhere.

Technology firms eye sweet spot in Indian digital payment market

Buoyed by the big opportunities, investors from China and the US are making a beeline for India, with companies like Alibaba-backed Paytm looking to take on US retail giant Walmart-owned PhonePe.

Sweden's Klarna becomes biggest fintech firm in Europe

‘Shop now, pay later’ payments operator valued at $5.5bn after fresh round of investor funding

Innovation & Startups