04/15/2021
Digital ID Perceived As Beneficial in Combatting Financial Crime
Digital IDs are perceived as beneficial for the fight against financial crime, an ACAMS-RUSI survey finds. However they may also present risks.
Innovation & Startups
04/15/2021
Refinitiv expands economic data coverage across Africa
The new data set allows investment managers, central bankers, economists, and research teams to use Refinitiv Datasteam analytical data for detailed exploration of economic relationships and investment opportunities among data series covering the African
04/15/2021
How to thrive and drive future growth
Adrian Johnstone, Co-Founder and CCO at Practifi looks at how attitudes to technological change and adoption can drive success
04/14/2021
Bricknode and additiv form Wealth Management-as-a-Service partnership
Together, the partnership offers a complete and ready package, from a trusted source, to leverage the digital age.
04/14/2021
UBP launches a global fintech strategy
The allocation to these three alpha opportunities will also depend on the macroeconomic environment and the team’s strong convictions on specific stocks.
04/14/2021
Capgemini and Efma launch global Financial NewTech Challenge 2021
Global competition seeks to identify the most innovative solutions and collaborations in the banking and insurance industries
04/14/2021
ZA Tech Opens Fintech Center in Singapore
It will also partner with local universities to develop further fintech expertise and talent.
04/14/2021
KPMG financial services experts on the Middle East's fintech scene
The development of global fintech funding across merger & acquisition, private equity and venture capital deals was a story of two tales in 2020.
04/13/2021
Interoperability crucial for DLT in post-trade processes - ECB
In parallel, the ECB says clear and sound governance of service and functions should be ensured in a DLT environment, with a consolidated approach based on regulatory licences and conduct of business rules.
04/13/2021
GAM Realigns Systematic Capabilities as Part of Ongoing Strategy
This realignment will, amongst other benefits, provide an enhanced ability to provide sustainable versions of the strategies as part of the wider focus on sustainability.
04/12/2021
Francisco Fernandez Embarks on Next Chapter
The second element is putting some aside to ensure financial security for his family.
04/12/2021
Delivering data standards and transforming data collection in financial services
The growth in electronic trading was part of a boom in financial services that ultimately lasted until the financial crisis in 2008.
04/12/2021
Lootah Global Capital and Heritage Amanah International to advice on Indonesian tech company's Gulf IPO
The companies agreed to explore opportunities between Mena and South East Asia following the UAE's investment in Indonesia's sovereign wealth fund
04/12/2021
MyLife MyFinance Completes End-to-End Digital Transformation with Temenos SaaS
With Temenos’ front-to-back SaaS digital banking platform, MyLife MyFinance will achieve straight-through processing for 90% of new customers
04/12/2021
Delivering innovative digital banking services in the year of COVID-19
We continued to transform ourselves rapidly, by investing in technology and people, so as to grow our WealthTech platform.
04/12/2021
Tencent Cloud Launches its First Internet Data Centre in Indonesia to Meet Growing Demand for Digitalization
The launch of the IDC in Indonesia enables Tencent Cloud to be closer to its customers and users, reducing access delays to data and applications and helping businesses and organizations in the country accelerate their digital transformation.
04/12/2021
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank partners with IBM to accelerate its digital transformation
Step will help enhance ADIB's digital infrastructure, modernise operations and automate processes
04/12/2021
SS&C Offers to Acquire Mainstream Group
Mainstream Group’s fund and superannuation services complement SS&C’s extensive administration offerings in Australia and throughout the world and demonstrate great revenue growth potential.
04/09/2021
Envestnet buys Harvest Savings & Wealth Technologies
This acquisition optimizes our API-based financial wellness ecosystem, and also helps strengthen our foothold to enable embedded finance, which we see as a key driver of the future of financial services.
04/09/2021
British fintech start-up TrueLayer raises $70 million to take on Visa and Mastercard
The U.K. start-up, which competes with Silicon Valley firm Plaid, says it’s raised $70 million to expand its services internationally.