07/23/2019
Catching the Unicorn
Crowdfunding is a relatively recent innovation whereby equity in a business is offered to the public via an online platform and participants typically invest relatively small amounts of cash.
Innovation & Startups
07/23/2019
Didi plans Middle East and North Africa expansion by teaming up with Symphony Investment
China’s largest ride-hailing platform is about to bookend Asia.
07/23/2019
InvestEdge Announces Enhanced Compliance Monitoring Solution for Wealth Managers
New capabilities save time and cost spent on compliance monitoring while maintaining a high quality of reviews
07/22/2019
UBS Launches Tech Competition to Seek Banking Innovations
The deadline for participation is August 15, 2019.
07/22/2019
Dubai Chamber-led working group produces innovative Startups banking solutions
Her Excellency Dr Aisha Bint Butti Bin Bishr, Director General of Smart Dubai, said: “Smart Dubai is committed to joining all efforts to empower startups in the UAE.
07/22/2019
Temenos interview on Dukascopy TV during Geneva WealthTech Forum
How wealth managers are under pressure to innovate
07/22/2019
Super-fast internet from satellites is the next big thing in the space race
That includes high-speed broadband internet from space.
07/22/2019
SS&C Eze Eclipse Gains Momentum
More than 70 hedge funds adopt cloud platform
07/19/2019
How banks can take a new look at SMEs
The UK has lost almost two thirds of its bank branches in the last 30 years.
07/19/2019
Stifel Launches Venture Banking & Lending Group
Stifel offers senior secured loans up to $40 million for working capital and growth capital needs, with the ability to syndicate larger opportunities.
07/18/2019
UBS launches Future of Finance Challenge contest for the region in Singapore
These solutions need to address specific challenges in transforming banks, and also the future of finance.
07/18/2019
The Chinese Startup that Changed the Definition of a Bank
Employees pass facial recognition screens when entering the open layout room
07/18/2019
Temenos announces strong Q2 2019 with total software licensing growth of 21%
Second quarter 2019 results.
07/17/2019
New FinTech space opens in Hong Kong
The space was launched with the aim of enhancing services for fintech entrepreneurs.
07/17/2019
Technology spend is shifting from the CIO to the business
Organisations are dispersing their IT spend because “there is no longer business strategy and technology strategy, it’s simply strategy with technology driving it,” explained Steve Bates, KPMG’s global leader for CIO services
07/16/2019
Goldman Sachs invests €25 million in German fintech Raisin
The new injection of capital follows the fintech’s recent series D round of €100 million.
07/16/2019
The FCA is to launch a new platform to replace Gabriel
Gabriel is our main regulatory data collection system, facilitating the collection of over 500,000 submissions annually, across 120,000 users and 52,000 firms.
07/15/2019
City's Leading Systems and Service Providers Announced
The business broadcaster Michael Wilson presented the iconic SITC FinTech ‘Blue-Plaques’ to all winners which included William Rouse, of Dion Global Solutions; Jane Boorman, of JHC; and John Motley, of IMVS.
07/15/2019
Seequent continues investment in innovative geoscience technology for world’s major resource challenges
Minalytix partnership and minority shareholding demonstrates Seequent’s commitment to advancing solutions to help customers solve challenges within mining and applied geosciences
07/15/2019
A lack of innovation could be why investments in China’s tech firms are plunging
The value of venture capital investments in China in the second quarter of 2019 was down nearly 77% year-on-year.