04/26/2022
Companies can’t afford to underestimate the speed at which the world is changing
I think if you have those three ingredients, you are on your way to being a successful digital leader.
Innovation & Startups
04/26/2022
TD Bank Group creates South Florida tech hub to accelerate digital transformation
Plans to add 200 roles in the region, elevated by its new relationship with the Alan B. Levan | NSU Broward Center of Innovation, to support the Bank's goal to hire 2,000 tech roles.
04/25/2022
WM Fintech iFAST Starts Year With Stumble
The company cited the sharp drop in Asia ex-Japan equities due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and rising inflationary pressures.
04/25/2022
CBI launches campaign to get UK businesses to embrace fintech
The CBI wants to explore how firms can work more effectively with fintech to unlock growth and efficiency opportunities - in areas including opening up new markets, improving payment flows and transitioning to net zero.
04/25/2022
AJ Bell makes investing a Dodl with new app
Dodl’s friendly monsters have arrived to make investing less “scary”.
04/25/2022
US Bank forms real-time payment collaboration with Apex Fintech Solutions
Real-time payments are expected to be available for brokerages using the Apex platform in the third quarter of 2022.
04/25/2022
BNPL: The three waves of incumbent innovation
BNPL is still growing at an exponential rate.
04/25/2022
Digital Payments & Fintech Marketplace Disruption
Today, the vast majority of transactions occur online and digitally, from ewallets and blockchain to contactless payments on credit networks.
04/25/2022
SEI's Collective Investment Trust Business Surpasses $200 Billion In Net Assets
Growth Reinforces Value of SEI's Comprehensive CIT Trustee Services and Turnkey Operational Platform
04/24/2022
FCA review finds weaknesses in some challenger banks’ financial crime controls
Challenger banks aim to compete with traditional high street banks using smarter technology and more up-to-date IT systems.
04/21/2022
Yonder now offers a credit card *without* needing a credit score
All thanks to the wonders of open banking.
04/21/2022
European and Candian fintechs buck trend of global funding decline in Q1 2022
Europe and Canada started the year strong amid funding drops across the board, from banking to insurtech, early-stage deals to mega-rounds.
04/21/2022
SEI Reports First-Quarter 2022 Financial Results
SEI Investments Company today announced financial results for the first-quarter 2022
04/21/2022
Raffles Family Office and Huobi Tech join forces to launch Asia’s first digital assets-based multi-family office
As part of the agreement, Huobi Tech has made a strategic investment in a Raffles FO venture company established to serve as the launchpad for the platform.
04/21/2022
TD Recognized by Business Intelligence Group for Excellence in AI Innovation for Second Consecutive Year
The Bank received two Artificial Intelligence Excellence Awards for providing customers with innovative AI-powered experiences
04/21/2022
BBVA invests €15 million in Leadwind startup fund
Its objective is to invest in companies based on enabling technologies such as IoT, networks, cloud services, AI or blockchain
04/20/2022
Singapore-based fintechs to merge
Focus on powering the future of payments in Asia
04/20/2022
African startups drew record $5.2bln in venture capital last year - industry group
African startups raised more in 2021 alone than the preceding seven years combined
04/20/2022
Bank of America now selling more digitally than in person - tech budget increases to $3.6 billion
Bank of America delivered a solid set of results and was positive on outlook. Its digital capabilities and investments continue to fuel growth at the bank.
04/20/2022
Avaloq goes live with first client in Taiwan
The new rules aim to increase the competitiveness and scale of Taiwan’s private banking industry.