10/22/2019
Fintech Abu Dhabi festival kicks off with investor forum
Global investors and experts gather in Abu Dhabi as MENA's leading Fintech festival gets underway
Innovation & Startups
10/22/2019
WealthBar acquires Snap Projections, furthering its commitment to making quality financial advice available to all Canadians
The acquisition reflects WealthBar's vision of ensuring all Canadians can access quality financial planning as it continues to expand the advisor side of its business.
10/22/2019
Liv. customer wins private island in unique promotion
Young Brendan Lopes proud owner of island in Canada
10/22/2019
SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator: October notifications 3.76%
Forward redemptions as a percentage of SS&C GlobeOp's assets under administration on the SS&C GlobeOp platform have trended significantly lower since reaching a high of 19.27% in November 2008.
10/21/2019
Tolerisk Announces Integration with SS&C’s Black Diamond Wealth Platform
Risk tolerance provider offers real-time analytics and allocation recommendations
10/21/2019
SA ticketing start up churns out R1bn in sales
Hedley says the South African market is segmented and online ticketing companies have their own niches.
10/21/2019
Oman's startup opportunity
This trend is forecast to continue to 2040, when hydrocarbons are expected to account for just seven per cent of Oman’s GDP.
10/21/2019
Asset Control Releases Low Cost New Managed Data Service, PaSSPort
Solution builds on success of AC PaSS managed services to deliver use-case focused, managed data acquisition, storage and distribution.
10/21/2019
Digital-only pension provider launches
The pension scheme is entirely digital, meaning it can be activated in "five minutes".
10/21/2019
Killik & Co Launches Silo - A Unique Save And Incvest Service
Silo goes beyond the existing market offering in giving users three ways to save using one platform.
10/20/2019
Financing innovation requires innovation in finance
Many technology companies have assets based largely on intellectual property.
10/18/2019
Bahrain wants to bridge Singapore startups to US$1.5t Gulf market
In an interview with Singapore Business Review, Almoayed talks about the incentives of expanding into the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) through Bahrain’s startup ecosystem — which includes relaxed foreign ownership rules and access to s
10/18/2019
How technology is changing the face of India’s banking sector
Global banks are transforming their business models to offer a digital-first experience to customers.
10/18/2019
Raisin is best continental European fintech on the 2019 FinTech50 Europe ranking
Banking across Europe remains diverse, including in how advanced banks’ online systems are and how they choose to digitize.
10/18/2019
BoN still mum on forex trader queries
You can make money if you know exactly what you are doing.
10/17/2019
AML Compliance Controls Can Be Costly
Scandal and fraud tarnishing banks’ reputations aside, the impact that AML compliance controls have had on these banks’ bottom lines can’t be underestimated.
10/17/2019
Visualizing the Rise of Investment Tech
Today’s graphic from Raconteur highlights the benefits of investment technology, and touches on shifting sentiments in human vs. digital interactions.
10/17/2019
Crestbridge supports €100m tech-focused venture fund
We are committed at Crestbridge to being at the cutting edge of the pan-European alternative funds business, and I’m delighted to be able to draw on our unique proposition in Luxembourg to support innovative venture funds like this.
10/17/2019
Trustly opens two new tech hubs in Vitória, Brazil and Lisbon, Portugal
The Lisbon hub currently employs 4 tech teams, with the ambition to double that number by the end of 2020.
10/17/2019
Orange Business Services strikes ‘gold’ in SA
The timing is right for South Africa as new cloud services and adoption continue to gather momentum