Managers of Wealth Fintech

Military grade Swiss bunker opens vaults to crypto investors

The innovation comes as a growing number of rich people and institutions are investing in blockchain start-ups via initial coin funding ICO crowdfunding schemes.

Banque et Caisse d’Epargne de l’Etat, Luxembourg to collaborate with CrossLend

The evening event included presentations from PwC, Allen & Overy, Universal Investments and CrossLend. All centred around securitisation under the Luxembourg Law of 2004.

A new £50m fintech venture fund has launched

The fund has already made its first investment, into home finances management app Acasa.

Sanlam Multi Manager adopts Charles River IMS

Sanlam’s multi-manager team will have a centralised view for model comparison, with enhanced workflows for greater efficiency, oversight and scalability.

SEE Link and RBI to enter into strategic partnership

SEE Link is supported by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development by way of a grant to establish an electronic system for order-routing.

Korean fintech start-up secures $40m investment from GIC and Sequoia

The funding is GIC's first investment in a start-up in Korea and Sequoia China's first investment in a Korean company.

Lloyd’s Lab launches global search for tech entrepreneurs

The Lloyd's Lab global talent search, led by applied corporate innovation specialist L Marks, is looking for entrepreneurs, alongside early and growth stage companies operating in the InsurTech space worldwide.

Thailand Government Pension Fund joins the fast-growing family of Ipreo's iLEVEL clients in Asia

Ipreo welcomes Thailand's largest state pension fund to its growing client base in the Asia-Pacific region

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.

Innovation & Startups