Managers of Wealth Fintech

Ascot focuses on technology to deliver growth

He will be tasked with harnessing the latest technology solutions to further advance our underwriting and claims processes and accelerate our digital transformation.

Kuwait’s Boubyan Bank taps Temenos to modernise its core banking systems

The bank adds that Temenos’ scalable platform, featuring “rich Islamic banking functionality on an open, cloud-native, API-first architecture

Philippines-based fintech Mynt sees valuation top $5bn with MUFG and Ayala funding

This strategic move by the Japanese banking group comes shortly after it led a $195 million investment round in Ascend Money, the fintech arm of Thailand’s Charoen Pokphand Group, in June.

The company to use for cloud migration and management in South Africa

Codehesion is South Africa’s most trusted software development company, with deep knowledge of cloud services.

Fintech trends in asset management: A new era of innovation and transformation

The emergence of DLT, often implemented using blockchain technology, has facilitated the tokenization of various asset classes

Defence Science and Technology Laboratory selects Capgemini to deliver future at pace

Three-year engagement will drive transformational digital outcomes

Shawbrook taps nCino for automated SME loan origination

The solution is powered by nIQ

Empowering Filipinos: The rise of fintech

Looking at the data now, we’ve increased the fintech adoption from 2019 to 2023 by around 50%.

Advicetech start-up ZeroKey launches to beta users

It seeks to achieve this by offering ready-made integrations that require zero code, enabling advisers to easily integrate their entire tech stack and move data from A to B on demand.

Mexican fintech Aviva raises $5.5m

This market is characterised by informal labour and heavy cash use and, claims the startup, represents an opportunity of over $150 billion in lending assets.

Mastercard Seeks Caribbean Fintech Partners For New Products

Helping those small businesses can be a boon for the broader economy.

Macquarie invests in Hawk

The funding will further accelerate Hawk's international growth, driven by soaring demand for AI-powered anti-financial crime technology.

Bermuda, a home for innovation

The people of Bermuda and those she attracts are innovative and resilient in equal measure

Stripe selects Newline by Fifth Third Bank to expand its embedded financial services offering

The US-based start-up operates as a merchant of record

Deutsche Börse invests in capital markets fintech Primary Portal

The firm says it will use the finding to expand its offering, particularly by connecting asset managers' order management systems with banks and providing data and analytical tools.

First Abu Dhabi Bank speeds customer onboarrding with Fenergo

FAB provides a comprehensive range of financial products and services to serve the diverse and growing needs of its clients.

Outdated, unintuitive technology is a major challenge for wealth managers in Japan - Avaloq research

This comes as no surprise since 25% of wealth management professionals in Japan rely on ten or more technology systems to conduct their daily tasks, well above the global average of 17%.

Stripe buys US paytech start-up Lemon Squeezy

Once the acquisition has been completed, Lemon Squeezy says it will continue to work with its partner to “improve the merchant of record offering"

10x Banking launches Meta Core

The meta core addresses the issues associated with legacy core systems and avoids the setup and scalability challenges faced by neo core systems, offering a safer and faster route to complete cloud-native transformation.

US fintech GeoWealth bags $18m investment led by BlackRock

Upcoming product upgrades include improved unified managed account (UMA) capabilities and enhanced features for tax management and alternative investments reporting.

Innovation & Startups