Managers of Wealth Fintech

The PoC will also test the application of blockchain for compliance, and the usual issues of “increasing transparency” and “cost benefit”.

Collaboration is critical to unlocking the value of blockchain technology

The Central Bank of the UAE clarified new regulations that caused fear among Bitcoin exchanges and other startups

Wealthsimple boasts 20,000 clients with $750M in assets

Blockchain is a distributed digital ledger which provides transparency when recording digital transactions

As blockchain technologies and cryptocurrencies stand, the death of cash won’t usher in the age of cryptocurrencies

The National Bank of Abu Dhabi is the first Middle East bank to introduce real time cross border payments on Blockchain technology

The new Connected Advisor platform will bridge automated technology and data analytics with existing client facing technology

BitPesa plans on focusing on customer growth

B2B service to large financial institutions allows banks and asset managers to customise 8 Securities’ platform

Expect disruption by financial technology initiatives in traditional international banking centres

Funds using pure artificial intelligence strategies are doing well

Chinese banks are looking to use blockchain to leapfrog a generation of technology

The adoption of blockchain technology is expected to be widely seen by 2018

LendingRobot, an automated ‘robo-advisor’ for investors in marketplace and P2P lending is launching a new hedge fund called LendingRobot Series.

Tax evasion is illegal in the United States, but tax avoidance is not

New tech has been found useful in trade finance, issue of LCs, KYC and foreign remittances

Scotiabank is accelerating that competitive fear

Blockchain protects the identities and prevents fraud

A number of companies and organizations have looked at the tech as a mechanism for issuing digitized bonds