10/19/2021
Dutch digital bank launches to power SME lending across Europe
FIBR also lends directly to SMEs in Europe, in the form of secured business loans and working capital loans.
Innovation & Startups
10/19/2021
CAIS and Digital Asset Partner up
New alliance will explore use cases for blockchain, distributed ledgers and smart contracts, including faster investor authentication methods, reduction of transaction cost and friction, and enhancing product liquidity
10/19/2021
Cognizant and Alveo collaborate on ESG data service
The collaboration will offer firms the ability to operationalise ESG data, integrate it into business processes for better portfolio options and address the rapidly evolving regulatory environment.
10/19/2021
MSCI and Burgiss launch Carbon Footprintingof Private Equity and Debt Funds to assess impact of climate change on private asset portfolios
The Carbon Footprinting of Private Equity and Debt Funds is the newest in an arsenal of powerful climate tools that MSCI offers to help investors navigate net-zero at every stage.
10/15/2021
JTC Shortlisted for Best use of Regtech Award
RegTech is the management of regulatory processes within the financial industry through technology.
10/15/2021
How share plans relate to European tech M&A and the digital skills shortage
The European Commission has said that 70% of businesses report a lack of staff with adequate digital skills as an obstacle to investment.
10/14/2021
SIX partners up with NOVERAS and Investment Navigator to launch new Tax Service for Wealth Advisory
SIX worked with market-leading partners NOVERAS and Investment Navigator to develop their new service Tax on Instrument.
10/14/2021
Cognizant and Alveo partner on ESG data management offering
The collaboration will offer firms the ability to operationalise ESG data, integrate it into business processes for better portfolio options and address the rapidly evolving regulatory environment.
10/14/2021
Construction Begins on ‘Largest Data Centre in Africa’ Worth $1-Billion
Johannesburg is the data centre hub for sub‐Saharan Africa due to its strategic location, IT ecosystem, fibre connectivity to the rest of Africa and the availability of renewable energy.
10/14/2021
Climate Solutions launches Climarket
All investment opportunities are thoroughly pre-screened using Climate Solutions’ proprietary investment screening tool.
10/13/2021
Open finance partnership platform mmob sings up partners
“We’ve seen the success that super-apps such as WeChat have achieved and wanted to find a simple way for the banking and fintech sectors to quickly and easily add services to their digital platforms."
10/13/2021
Fintechs shun stock exchange for $876.5m funding overseas
From 2014 to 2020, for instance, Fintechs raised about $600 million in funding, attracting 25 per cent ($122 million) of the $491.6 million raised by African tech startups in 2019 alone – second only to Kenya, which attracted $149 million.
10/12/2021
Fintech unicorn ‘herd’ swells its ranks
The global economy may be precarious, but investors keep pushing up valuations for scaleups looking to up-end financial services.
10/12/2021
BlockWRK releases cryptro-rewards app and Visa card
BlockWRK’s app also offers employees remote mental health counseling and telehealth services for physical injuries, as well as other benefits such as 0% APR payday advances.
10/12/2021
PPS to provide payments processing for Sprive's mortgage overpayments app
The app will suggest certain spend limits that will not impact a customer’s lifestyle, with the option to move money from the user’s account to a Sprive-controlled e-Wallet made possible thanks to PPS technology.
10/12/2021
Overcoming the operational complexities of side pockets
Having moved beyond the initial suspicious attitude in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis
10/12/2021
Regulating Fintech space: Promoting innovation or stifling growth?
Fintech has enormous economic potential for Nigeria
10/12/2021
BNY Mellon Moves Wire Payments into Microsoft Azure, Increasing Resiliency and Capacity of Payments Industry
This cash management relationship establishes the capability to secure high value wire payments that are critical to the orderly functioning of markets over cloud technology.
10/11/2021
Iress supports Perennial’s drive to expand funds distribution
The expanded partnership will present all investors with the choice to access DHOF via their broker or online via direct application.
10/11/2021
Fintech Activity Accelerates in Indonesia With Multiple Startup Fundraises
These past months have been seen a multitude of funding rounds going towards Indonesian fintech startups.