10/02/2020
DLA Piper advises Acesso Digital Tecnologia da Informação in its R$580 million Series B financing
The round was led by General Atlantic and SoftBank.
Innovation & Startups
10/02/2020
Swiss Tech Firm Quietly Advances in Niche
The start-up benefited from an era of cost-cutting in Switzerland's banking industry.
10/02/2020
Oracle building major cloud data centres in the UAE, Saudi Arabia
As Oracle opens its new cloud region in Dubai, the company’s regional head, Abdul Rahman Al Thehaiban, explains why the cloud plays a key role in the current crisis
10/02/2020
Bridging the Digital Gap: Why Banking Transformation is a Binary Decision
Competition in global banking is intensifying. Unencumbered by legacy technology, fintechs and neobanks offer a tech-first approach to banking.
10/02/2020
First Independence Bank selects suite of Finastra solutions to grow its retail business
Detroit-area bank will appeal to a younger customer base through the implementation of Finastra's Fusion Phoenix core, Fusion Digital Banking and other solutions
10/02/2020
How Covid-19 has injected new life into the fintech sector
The coronavirus pandemic has forced the hands of many companies when it comes to their use of technology and, in doing so, it has reignited the fintech revolution.
10/01/2020
Egypt: fintech, e-commerce and telehealth secures top funding in Q3
Investors are not interested in sectors impacted by COVID-19.
10/01/2020
Client is king: How two US banks optimise tech execution
Pointing to the technical areas banks can work on in order to improve execution, Frazier explains how the use of innovation and technology to build stronger relationships with customers is one of the most exciting aspects of the financial services industr
10/01/2020
Schroders Personal Wealth and Artesian Solutions Partnership Reimagines Wealth Management
The partnership announcement follows a joint webinar held by Artesian and Schroders during which it was uncovered that whilst COVID-19 understandably remains top of mind for many business leaders, it’s not the biggest trend impacting wealth manageme
10/01/2020
Clearstream completes acquisition of majority stake in Fondcenter
Clearstream combines the Fondcenter business with its existing Fund Desk, forming Clearstream Fund Centre, a centre of excellence for global fund distribution support with over USD 290 billion assets under administration and anticipated double-digit reven
10/01/2020
Global Fintech Strategist Chris Gledhill on Unsticking Incumbent Innovation
Automation is another key area of development.
10/01/2020
European Data Protection Board Publishes Guidelines on the Concepts of Controller, Joint Controller and Processor
The Guidelines clarify the criteria that can be used by businesses to assess their roles on processing activities, and contain practical flowcharts as Annexes illustrating how these criteria apply in different scenarios.
10/01/2020
Next Biometrics to supply sensors for 6,000 biometric payment terminals for African national bank
Follow-on order from partner to improve financial inclusion
10/01/2020
Fintech Abeg causes stir with African millennials.
Although the fintech has had almost zero-marketing efforts behind it, with the exception of social media's Twitter Nigeria, the fintech has become popular with Nigerian millennials.
10/01/2020
Wealth management startup secures $2m funding for North America expansion
In addition, the firm will use the investment to support launch its retail investor wallet by the end of 2020.
09/30/2020
AIIB approves US$150 million loan for Indonesia satellite
Broadband internet service to benefit 45 million people in country's least developed regions
09/30/2020
Tech investment top priority for UK banks
The findings are included in Lloyds Bank’s fifth annual Financial Institutions Sentiment Survey, which gathers views from major banks, asset and wealth management firms, insurers and intermediaries.
09/30/2020
National Bank of Bahrain goes live with Finastra Fusion Kondor
Fusion Kondor will give National Bank of Bahrain an independent view of valuations and risk involved in treasury activities, which are crucial to the bank and to regulators.
09/30/2020
SS&C Announces SS&C Advent Insurance Marketplace
Powered by DPL Financial Partners, the SS&C Advent Insurance Marketplace gives advisors direct integrated access to insurance products and full reporting for the first time
09/30/2020
ACI Worldwide and Mastercard to collaborate and advance new payment solutions and experiences for customers
ACI and Mastercard will begin their collaboration by working together to offer industry-leading technology and expertise to central banks, scheme operators and market participants to fast-track the migration and modernization of real-time payment solution