04/11/2022
LendInvest doubles AuM to £2bn in 30 months
Rod Lockhart, CEO, heralded the milestone as a “huge achievement" and said housing market "remains favourable".
Innovation & Startups
04/11/2022
Deutsche Bank invests in workforce intelligence company SkyHive
The investment from Deutsche Bank will support SkyHive’s growing global operations
04/11/2022
IBM works with Discover on hybrid cloud shift
Discover plans to migrate and modernize its current systems and applications to an open and flexible hybrid cloud architecture.
04/11/2022
Carey Olsen acts in Gympass' acquisition of health chatbot Vitalk
It will enable Gympass subscribers to gain access to individual and group therapy sessions provided by qualified professionals, on-demand content, and clinical monitoring.
04/11/2022
Franklin Templeton and AdvisorEngine Release Survey Findings on RIA Adoption of Digital Capabilities
Report reveals insights on making the most of technology to acquire and service clients
04/08/2022
SocGen signs six-year contract extension with SimCorp
This agreement is great testimony to the trusted relationship and the strategic alignment between the groups.
04/08/2022
Robowealth shaping the Thai wealth-tech ecosystem, using AI for investment analysis
The company derives its income brokerage fees, including front-end and management fees, and via fee-sharing from partnered funds.
04/08/2022
Cofina banks on Oracle to get loans to underserved businesses faster
“We selected Oracle Financial Services to help transform our operations and services,”
04/08/2022
ImaliPay raises $3m seed to deepen its financial services infrastructure across Africa
According to Mastercard Foundation, the African gig economy is expected to have over 80 million workers by 2030.
04/07/2022
Unifimoney raises $10m for digital wealth management platform
Roadmap includes an investment rewards credit card allowing customers of Financial Institutions to earn points that can be redeemed for investable assets like crypto, stocks and gold.
04/07/2022
UK’s Zopa Bank hits profitability less than two years since launch
The firm raised $300 million in a funding round led by Softbank in October last year
04/07/2022
DataTracks leads in the UK ESEF Reporting for multinational banks
Friend Studio is an award-winning team of corporate reporting, communications and branding specialists in London
04/07/2022
iCapital looks to expand throughout Asia Pacific
The private-investment tech company is finding private credit a natural entrée for Asian investors.
04/07/2022
Generali and ZA Bank form bancassurance partnership
This partnership is the first of its kind in Hong Kong
04/07/2022
imagin takes the leap into the metaverse, becoming the first European fintech company in the virtual world
In its firm commitment to disruptive innovation
04/07/2022
Coutts and NatWest launch accelerator for gaming and social media entrepreneurs
The programme will be delivered in partnership with the NatWest Accelerator which is rated by Beauhurst as the top UK Accelerator by size and growth and formally endorsed by the ScaleUp Institute.
04/07/2022
The end goal of automation and innovation is customer satisfaction
It is important to bring the customer into the strategy because it eliminates some of the challenges that have caused delays to digital banking.
04/06/2022
Emirates NBD joins Plug and Play startup ecosystem
Over the past 15 years, Fintech Investment and Acceleration has been one of our biggest areas of expertise.
04/06/2022
Allfunds enters an agreement to acquire Web Financial Group
This technology will complement Allfunds’ already strong digital offering including data & analytics which continue to bring efficiencies to the fund distribution ecosystem.
04/06/2022
Amazon books first rocket launches for broadband satellites project
Tech giant will launch 3,236 satellites over five years to compete with SpaceX and UK’s OneWeb