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.
Innovation & Startups
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.
07/14/2019
OAB signs pact with IDO Investments to foster FinTech growth
Innovation is the key enabler of progress and we firmly believe that this alliance will further boost efforts to establish Oman as a leading FinTech hub in the region
07/14/2019
The Principality of Monaco goes fully 5G high-tech, anticipating the future digital revolution around the world
As a matter of fact, 5G promises to be a precious tool to boost new opportunities at the service of everyone who lives or works within Monegasque boundaries as well as every visitor.
07/12/2019
Focus Solutions wins Best Digital Application at Systems in the City Awards
The awards, held on July 11, are some of the most prestigious in UK financial technology with the winners decided by a public vote.
07/12/2019
Deutsche will not be the last victim of the automation wave
Investment banks are having to spend billions just to try to keep up
07/11/2019
Life in the era of fintech: The evolving story of ASEAN’s banks
Fintech startups are disrupting traditional banking across the globe. How are ASEAN’s banks responding to this crisis of obsolescence?
07/11/2019
A hotbed for fintech activities
Fintech companies have seized the opportunity to offer loans, payments platforms, and other services to largely unbanked and underbanked populations.
07/11/2019
N26 launches its challenger bank in the U.S.
Every time you make a transaction, you instantly receive a push notification telling you how much money you just paid.
07/10/2019
Singapore Exchange invests in Smartkarma
Smartkarma, which operates a global investment research network, is also branching into corporate solutions, as it seeks to tap top executives and investor relations, said a statement.