Managers of Wealth Fintech

Alive and well: Why robo-advice remains a growth market

Tech-savvy clients demanding more transparency

Women in financial services: Bhavna Saraf of Lloyds Banking Group

Saraf habitually attends fintech events and conferences to scan the horizon for companies that have the technology to accelerate projects and look out for potential partnerships.

Macquarie Asset Management makes £100 million debt investment in community fibre

This funding, which forms part of a £985 million financing package, will enable Community Fibre to accelerate the roll out of its network to more than 2.4 million properties across London and its surrounding areas by the end of 2024.

Cybersecurity Innovations And Disruptions: What To Know Before Adopting New Technologies

From how we do business to how we socialize and travel to how we communicate, we depend on computer systems to drive these processes.

FIS agrees strategic review, makes board changes after shareholder pressure

In addition, the company is adding a board member in the shape of Mark Ernst, who had been EVP and chief operating officer at FIS rival Fiserv.

Middle East Becomes IPO Oasis Amid Cooling Financial Markets

PYMNTS noted this trend last month, finding that the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region stands out as an exception, while most stock markets have seen a decline in both the volume and average value of IPOs.

Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) In The Revolutionising Digital World

Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) is transforming the digital world, by allowing organizations to securely store, transfer, and manage data in a distributed, decentralized, and secure manner.

Podcast: the evolution of regtech

Central Banking speaks to Clément Duhamel, business development and customer success manager at Invoke Software, about the evolution of regtech.

Nedbank: Shifting digital boundaries with commercial banking redesign

Nedbank recognised that commercial market companies want more trusted support from a bank – they want advisors that can offer advice, insight, and support to take their respective businesses to the next level.

Cayman Islands pass digital ID and ID card bills, Jamaica begins ‘zero-fail’ pilot

The West Caribbean nation will now begin creating the digital register while continuing to raise public awareness of the national identity system.

EY opens fintech incubator in London

The firm’s incubator is based at its Canary Wharf London office and aims to launch another incubator next year in Edinburgh.

Family finance startup Bling secures €3.5 million seed financing

Investors in the round include Peak and La Famiglia, with support from the founders of Amorelie, Orderbird and IDnow.

Opensee raises EUR11m for real-time data analytics platform

Recent regulatory changes have multiplied the underlying data requirements for financial instructions by 10-fold or more, claims Opensee.

Checkout.com knocks down internal valuation to $11bn

Revolut is now the highest-value startup in Europe.

United Fintech acquires Cobalt to bolster foreign exchange and digital asset offering

The acquisition of the critical risk and data services provider is the fifth for the fintech since launching in 2020.

United Fintech Acquires Cobalt To Strengthen FX & Digital Assets Trading Capabilities

The acquisition elevates United Fintech’s position as the leading end-to-end solution connecting financial institutions with innovative fintechs to accelerate digital transformation.

Nigerian Agricultural Fintech Wins 2022 Visa Everywhere Initiative

Thrive Agric has also been announced as the winner of the Visa Direct award for its role in shaping the future of money movement in Nigeria.

Value Partners Launches Asset Management App

The app intends not only to showcase the firm’s digital capabilities but also to help expand the demographics of its customer base.

Societe Generale joins Spectrum Markets

Spectrum has scaled up its flexible infrastructure to handle the additional volume of order flow and quote data, increasing capacity by over 400%.

B2B InsurTech Bondaval raises €15 million

Bondaval has now raised more than $25 million to-date within a brief two-year period.

Innovation & Startups