11/01/2022
The innovation failure
It explains why I have been in technology for some 20+ years and I’ve spent most of that time trying to be at the sharp end of innovation.
Innovation & Startups
10/31/2022
Fintech startups surged 81% in Africa in 2021: report
The sector accounted for 61% of $2.7bln invested across Africa last year
10/31/2022
Saudi wealth fund launches $24bn tech fund
The announcement was made at the Future Investment Initiative, a flagship event for the region's financial services industry.
10/31/2022
Broadridge Launches New End-to-End Solution for SFDR Reporting
Solution helps funds streamline ESG reporting and meet SFDR requirements
10/31/2022
Wise scoops £300m syndicated debt facility
Silicon Valley Bank UK’s Corporate Finance team works with the most innovative public and late-stage private companies in the UK, providing a full suite of lending and banking solutions, as well as guidance as an active and trusted partner helping c
10/31/2022
Faults With Digital Banking Uncovered by IDnow as Time Constraints Prove to Be an Issue
This presents a significant opportunity for both traditional and challenger banks to harness the current appetite in the UK for digital-led processes.
10/31/2022
New offerings for private clients in the UBS key4 digital product line
UBS key4 smart investing gives clients domiciled in Switzerland the opportunity to regularly invest with a standing order or, if requested, single payments starting at CHF 50
10/31/2022
SS&C Technologies Releases Q3 2022 Earnings Results
SS&C's results for the third quarter 2022 continue to be impacted by weak market conditions
10/28/2022
Berlin Paris London: Building Startup Ecosystems
raditionally, Paris, Berlin and London have been the driving forces of the startup ecosystem.
10/28/2022
Abu Dhabi's Hub71 establishes platform to help family offices invest in tech start-ups
Abu Dhabi's Hub71 establishes platform to help family offices invest in tech start-ups
10/28/2022
Axa XL launches insurtech innovation centre in the US
The Americas Underwriting Innovation Office, under Ms. Hall’s leadership, will liaise across AXA XL’s business lines and support functions in the Americas
10/28/2022
Digital Transformation a Necessity for Banks to Regain Consumer Trust Finds GFT
These people suggested that using an app to transfer money and make payments was much preferred. Only 17 per cent of consumers prefer to visit a branch and have staff perform these tasks on their behalf.
10/28/2022
A former IBM finance leader is on a blockchain-based mission to get central banks to use digital currency
Cadet first joined IBM through an internship program and was hired as a financial analyst.
10/28/2022
OCC to Establish Office of Financial Technology
The Office of Financial Technology will be led a by a Chief Financial Technology Officer, who will be a Deputy Comptroller reporting to the Senior Deputy Comptroller for Bank Supervision Policy.
10/27/2022
Illuminate Financial And Barclays Expand Strategic Partnership To Back FinTech Startups
Barclays was an investor in Illuminate Financial's previous $100 million FinTech fund which was a 2019 vintage.
10/27/2022
Pariti founder Matthew Ford’s new startup Sidekick raises £3.33m
The wealth management startup aims to close the generational wealth gap by democratising access to assets and expertise.
10/26/2022
UK's most exclusive wealth tech, Privat 3 Money, launches bespoke mobile trading platform to HNW clients
It's all thanks to a partnership with U.S. based global fintech investment rail DriveWealth, whose modern and sophisticated back-end technology provides P3 customers with the market access, brought to life through the front-end of Privat 3's mob
10/26/2022
The Importance of Resilience in Digital Financial Services
In the case of on-premises solutions, the options are either to build in sufficient amounts of redundancy to account for an increase in demand – a costly option – or to accept that they are unable to meet demand at certain points – compr
10/26/2022
How private markets technology is helping firms stand up to increased regulatory scrutiny
With more investors turning to alternative assets as a way of re-balancing their portfolios, financial institutions are having to adapt their propositions in order to meet increasing client demand.
10/26/2022
FinTechs take on healthcare payments’ most glaring inefficiencies
The traditional players in healthcare have sort of lagged in that, but that’s part of the services that Lynx is bringing forward to really help bridge the gap.