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StanChart to set up new global business services hub in Warsaw

Wall Street banks Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan have said they are also planning to increase their presence there.

Deutsche Bank Launches eVault Technology to Power Paperless Solution

The repository system relies upon digital tamper-proof seals and has an audit trail that ensures compliance and provides detailed reporting.

Automation could thin Citigroup's investment banking unit jobs: FT

"We've got 20,000 operational roles. Over the next five years could you make it 10,000?" Forese was quoted as saying in the FT article.

Citing Vanguard, InvestCloud Expands Its Trans-Atlantic Footprint

InvestCloud looks across the Atlantic in its purchase of London-based tech company rplan. The acquired client engagement provider’s clients include four of the top eight institutional asset managers in the U.K.

Goldman Sachs is backing a London startup that uses AI to read complex legal documents

Eigen Technologies has raised £13 million from Goldman Sachs and Temasek.

German startups find fertile ground in Asia

The German government is sending young companies to Southeast Asia to reinvent themselves for new markets.

Unleashing Africa’s next generation of digital innovators

Digital innovations have the power to solve the continent’s development challenges and are generating new job opportunities

Broadridge acquires fund data firm MackayWilliams

The acquisition will combine Broadridge’s fund data and analytics solutions with MackayWilliams’ leading insight into European mutual fund trends

SAP to Team with Accenture, Capgemini and Deloitte

Key focus areas will include support for industry-specific, next-generation business processes powered by artificial intelligence (AI) as well as automation within SAP S/4HANA Cloud.

Kenyan banks rush to keep up with innovation

Micro lender Okash, under Opera's Opay payment platform, has enjoyed rapid growth and currently processes Kshs 10m worth of loans per day, just two months after its pilot phase.

Hong Kong Banks, Meet the 21st Century

Virtual lenders are coming to a fintech laggard. About time.

SST Awards 2018: Best Outsourcing Provider to the Sell Side—Broadridge Financial Solutions

As part of its bid to engage customers, Broadridge has transformed its outsourcing dashboard to attract the next generation of clients.

Silicon Valley startups have always served the rich. Now they’re helping the merely wealthy

The surfeit of wealth in these cities has shut out all but the wealthiest with $1 million or more in cash to buy homes.

Preqin Solutions Launches ESG & Impact Module

The new solution will help general partners and investors deploy and manage their ESG & impact programs

South African tech startup establishes European footprint

With a presence in Johannesburg, Pretoria and Cape Town, the new Dublin office (situated nearby the famed Dublin Docks) affirms Black Beard as a truly global player within technology innovation.

Scottish Widows 'actively looking' at offering robo-advice

Lloyds is one of a number of banks working with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) as part of its advice unit, a project aimed at increasing access to low-cost advice.

Profile Software launches next Leasing solution

In particular, the Leasing Management module ensures end to end automation from the Origination, through the activation of Lease and up to the Debt Collection and Recovery operations.

Digital Asset Group and GMEX Group form strategic alliance

Joint Venture will develop high impact Blockchain and Crypto Economy initiatives to bridge the gap with mainstream finance

Seven new start-ups join MonacoTech

SKYdeals allows travellers to take advantage of private sales during their flight using their smartphone.

RegTech incubator Codify adds five new fintechs to its programme

Codify, which launched last April, provides participants business resources and development opportunities, including office space, mentors, access to a network of partners and customers

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