Managers of Wealth Fintech

BCR launches £5m Pool F with Onfido’s grant as 5 more awardees change their public commitments

All change as Codat, Form3, Investec, Metro Bank and Starling Bank amend their public commitments.

Facebook and Google eye Indian digital payment network - Economic Times

Another American giant, Amazon, is rumoured to have teamed up with ICICI Bank to explore its own NUE play.

RBC selects FactSet as market data and technology provider for wealth management

The multi-year agreement also encompasses FactSet’s Advisor Dashboard, which will provide RBC’s wealth management teams with a holistic view of their entire client base.

Iress announces complete solution for DDO

Iress today announced it will deliver an industry-wide solution to meet the upcoming Design and Distribution Obligations (DDO) legislation.

Five FinTech innovators join investment management accelerator programme Engine

The latest cohort was announced at today’s IA EmTech Futures event, which featured a keynote speech from the Lord Mayor of the City of London, William Russell, and a presentation from Bim Afolami MP.

Royal London acquires Wealth Wizards

The acquisition will enable Wealth Wizards to continue our mission to make financial advice affordable and accessible to everyone.

Walmart Sharpens FinTech Super App Ambition, Poaches Goldman Bankers

Walmart CEO Doug McMillon said recently that the company was working toward becoming what PYMNTS termed a "super app."

Avalon SteriTech and SoftBank Robotics Group Launch New Joint Venture to Develop and Promote Innovative Public Healthcare and Hygiene Solutions

The immediate goal of the joint venture is to introduce bio-decontamination capabilities to Whiz, the industry-leading autonomous AI cleaning robot.

intelliflo combines five digital wealth businesses under one brand

Intelliflo UK’s Intelligent Office becoming intelliflo office – which streamlines the entire advice process, allowing users to enter client’s data once, and use it for many different purposes, all within a single, time-saving system.

Absa introduces digital account opening

This is another way Absa is finding innovative ways of doing business with our customers in mind.

Industry Voice: Tech innovations for pensions needn't come from inside industry

Barton cites the UK's experience with Open Banking as also holding lessons for the pension sector.

VTB and Gazprom Neft launch blockchain-enabled payments

The details of the completed blockchain-enabled transactions are documented and made available to all the participants concerned, which is another important advantage of the Smart Fuel platform.

The promise and possibilities of Open Banking

It has been estimated that PSD2 has the potential to create a revenue opportunity of at least £15.6bn by 2025 across retail and small-business markets.

Bulb-led coalition to create Tech Zero taskforce

Net zero commitments, low carbon investments and green customer motivations will be among the priorities of the group

Cyprus 4.0: Wealth Management has a ‘special relationship’ with technology

For nearly all the wealth managers interviewed in this third edition of Cyprus 4.0, building trust and a solid personal relationship with clients is simply essential to strategy.

Fintech firms want to keep their golden shares. London may be forced to agree

Watering-down stock market rules might sound outrageous, but the success of these companies matters to the market

Lloyds Bank to step up fintech partnerships

The proportion of products originated via digital channels also increased significantly in 2020, up 10 percentage points to 85%.

Deutsche Börse seals 81% majority takeover of ISS

Together, both partners will support market participants in making well-informed investment decisions with a particular view on sustainability criteria.

DFI and Canonical offer risk-free system updates and reduced software lead times for the IoT ecosystem

The online update mechanism and the authorized DFI application store reduce development time to deploy new services.

Finablr owners set for merger with Bahrain payments firm

The deal will be subject to regulatory approval in India, Bahrain and Kuwait.

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