09/24/2019
World's richest families fret about geopolitics, climate change
Total cash reserves were 7.6% of family office investments in 2019, up 70 basis points from a year earlier.
Research
09/20/2019
Top 100 Fintech Leaders and Influencers in Italy
As we do not know the Italian fintech market that well and Italy is so close to Switzerland we thought we will republish this list here for your interest.
09/19/2019
Singapore Retains Position as One of the Largest FX Centres Globally
These figures were released today in the 2019 Triennial Central Bank Survey of the global FX
09/19/2019
Middle East FinTech sector could raise more than $2bn by 2022, Milken says
The financial technology sector is growing at a compounded annual growth rate of 30 per cent
09/17/2019
Wealth Management Firms Haemourage Clients Due to Lack of Digital Advancement - Research
Almost one-third of wealth management firms take over four weeks to onboard new clients, with 9 out of 10 firms lacking self-service options for younger customers
09/12/2019
Foreign investment drives surge in south-east Asia tech takeovers
Acquisitions of regional start-ups more than doubled in the first half of the year
09/12/2019
New framework helps financial service providers develop their open banking strategy
The researchers then used these results to create a framework which maps out the strategic dimensions of open banking and helps market participants to set a strategic course.
09/10/2019
SS&C Soars to Top-10 on Fortune Magazine’s 100 Fastest-Growing Companies list
Fortune ranks companies based on average annual revenue growth, total stock return and average increase in earnings per share over a three-year period.
09/09/2019
Amazonisation is the Future of European Financial Services
Three trends will dominate and disrupt European financial services over the next five years, according to a new report by PwC and Luxembourg for Finance, the development agency for the country’s financial centre.
09/04/2019
Robo-advice preferred by 4 per cent of UK mass affluent investors, up from 1.3 per cent, says GlobalData
Robo-advisors are evidently holding on to consumers more than ever before.”
09/03/2019
The European Fraud Report - Payments Industry Challenges
Many issuing banks have focused on fraud prevention through consumer education, by increasing awareness of the risks of phishing and other scams.
09/02/2019
Millennials most likely to fall prey to bank fraud, Lloyds reveals
Despite losing less money when scammed, more millennials have lost out financially, with the number of them being tricked rising almost fourfold.
08/29/2019
1 in 3 UK Banks Set to Invest in Technical Recruitment
Looking to the future, to further develop skills in-house, 28% of banks are putting new internal training schemes in place and 20% plan to send staff on external training programmes.
08/28/2019
Dubai ranked seventh in the world’s top FinTech Locations of the Future
Report highlights factors influencing the top ten ranking in FinTech locations
08/28/2019
RESEARCH: InFocus Report Outlines Latest Cyber Risks
Biometric data regulation varies at the state level and has been a focus of U.S. federal and international legislators and regulators
08/28/2019
Bank Director Releases 2019 Technology Survey Findings
The need to improve the customer experience and create efficiency is driving technology strategies at banks of all sizes.
08/27/2019
Middle East Banks Urged to Brace for Digital Wave
As competition heats up the banking sphere, Middle Eastern banks need to emulate digital giants and adopt full-scale digital transformation to outpace traditional rivals and ward off disruption, says new BCG report
08/27/2019
Owing to Slowdown in Economy Fintech Industry Plans on Hiring More Individuals
A study published previously this week by the Singapore FinTech Association and PwC reveals that 94% of fintech firms are expected to grow their workers over the next 12 months
08/21/2019
Red Hat Recognized as a Leader by Independent Research Firm in Infrastructure
Red Hat Ansible Automation is an automation platform that provides a trusted foundation for building and operating automation services at scale.
08/20/2019
Fintech mega-deals lead to record-breaking $120 billion transaction value
Hampleton Partners, which specialises in international technology M&A and corporate finance, noted that all three of the top transactions were in the payments processing segment