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Fintech expands and seeks cooperation with Swiss WMs

Estating’s securitised bond investment offer on specific apartments grants positive cash yields and value appreciation.

Risky Business: Getting Advisors to Talk about ESG to Clients

In fact, despite the numerous stories and news articles suggesting that investors are highly interested in ESG investing, only 30% of the advisors who use ESG ask every client if they’re interested in ESG investing.

Qatar expected to witness surge in e-commerce and fintech activities

Qatar’s National Vision 2030 includes a specific objective to develop a world-class technology infrastructure and services to enhance the quality of life in Qatar.

Inflation, interest rates and lockdowns – what to look for in 2022

We look at the big-picture trends we expect to see in 2022 and what investors need to think about.

How to build a better digital onboarding journey

Lessons from banks, fintechs and financial institutions on how to win new customers in a super-competitive digital landscape

How to harness machine learning for investment strategies

Since September 2020, LOIM has collaborated with data vendor Reuters/Refinitiv and French machine-learning start-up Ai for Alpha in a research partnership made possible by a grant from the European Institute of Innovation & Technology

The future of digital banking in Asia

The Covid-19 pandemic has served to reinforce the strength of digital banking across the region and provided the necessary impetus for the sector to mature.

Over US$4B Was Raised by African Tech Startups in 2021

The startup sector in Africa is only expected to grow in the future, based on current trends.

THREE more countries to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender in 2022?

El Salvador made history in September by becoming the first country in the world to make Bitcoin an official currency alongside the U.S. dollar.

Global M&A to remain strong in 2022

Recording their first positive annual performance for five years, dealmakers expect M&A activity to continue to increase this year and ESG issues to dominate the corporate agend

Open Banking could be set for its best year yet in 2022

After strong momentum in 2021 Open Banking could be front and centre for the finance industry in 2022, writes Wise's Lars Trunin.

Forecast: Information Technology in 2022

Lisa is particularly passionate about skills development.

Providers need to get better at providing data access, says 7IM boss

This allows them to deliver suitability and ongoing review reports without having to re-key the data, and also allows advisers to deliver more of their advice in a digital format.

Apple becomes first firm to hit $3tn market value

US technology giant Apple has become the first company to hit a stock market valuation of $3tn (£2.2tn).

London’s Fintech Boom Opens the Door for Dirty Money

Among the more than 200 electronic money institutions licensed in the U.K. are ones with executives or shareholders tied to alleged financial wrongdoing.

Bitcoin is new gold for millennials, Wharton finance professor says

Gold disappointed investors in 2021 as a traditional hedge against inflation, seeing its worst year since 2015.

Fintech predictions for the year ahead

The emergence of platform players has changed the way customers go about their daily activities and the way companies conduct their business.

Addressing the challenge of personalisation in SME Banking

Personalisation is the key to the success of digital banking initiatives for SMEs, but how do banks achieve this in such a diverse market?

Round-Up of Expert Predictions for 2022

The findings also show information technology, health care and infrastructure are seen as the most attractive sectors for private markets in 2022.

Volatile Credit Risk Models

Although the pandemic has depressed the macroeconomic outlook, a significant increase in defaults has not been observed yet.

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