Managers of Wealth Fintech

6 Robo Advisory Firms Trying Hard to Innovate

New York startup WiseBanyan has taken in an undisclosed amount of funding to invest people’s money and not charge them any fees to do so.

SimCorp acquires Italian software company APL Italiana S.p.A.

The solution will be renamed SimCorp Sofia.

Lawtech start-ups collect £16m in backing

According to the report, 45% of the lawtech start-ups were founded by former lawyers

Jack Ma's shadow looms large for southeast Asia's banks

Southeast Asia's banks have long been spared the competitive onslaught that saw their peers in China cede that nation's giant payments market to Ant Financial and Tencent Holdings.

Nova joins the robot revolution at Nordea

Ultimately, it is expected that Nova will will be able to guide customers to a secure environment with log-in, enabling them to perform tasks and/or obtain advice there.

Former Intel Capital executive Deepak Gupta launches tech start-up fund

Deepak Gupta tech start-up fund—WEH Ventures—is targeting a corpus of Rs40 crore and is expecting a final close in 9-12 months

HitPay introduces HitPay Keyboard payment solution

First payment keyboard in SEA to facilitate person-to-person cash transfers within any chat app

Fintech Push at BNP Paribas Asia

The French bank also said it expects to be among the top five private banks in the APAC region within the next three to five years.

Luxembourg and Singapore fintech hubs connect

The LHoFT and LATTICE80 agree to cooperate in a number of areas, including the exchange of information on innovation projects

Hong Kong gets its own Fintech Association

The Association is organised and led by the community for the community through a series of committees.

Australia and Malaysia build fintech bridge

Ranjit said that the cooperation agreement is an important milestone for Malaysia’s digital finance sector

Hogan Lovells opens fintech knowledge portal

There is information overload coming out of the legal industry - most acute with GCs, who just want a trusted, useable source.

Tata Trusts takes digital route for philanthropy

The aim of Tata Trusts is to eventually make more women generate income and help them become rural entrepreneurs.

House of Fraser shops for IT innovation with Capgemini

As part of the new contract, Capgemini will extend its current remit with House of Fraser in order to support the retailer’s ongoing IT simplification strategy.

European savings and co-operative banks join screen-scraping row

The suggestion has led to an uproar among mature fintech startups, who have lobbied hard for a reversal of the decision, claiming that the reforms will provide banks with the means to control what data is shared, putting new entrants at a disadvantage.

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