05/19/2020
SS&C Technologies Completes Acquisition of Innovest Systems
Glenn Schmidt named SS&C Innovest General Manager
Innovation & Startups
05/19/2020
Strategic Planning When Accelerated Change is the Norm
The pace of change has impacted how we run and execute our strategies
05/19/2020
US Robo-advisory industry to hit USD1tn value this year
Recent years have witnessed a rapid growth of the robo-advisors market in the United States
05/19/2020
(Deep) tech will save us
It is too early to say what the “new normal” will look like, but returning to exactly what we had before seems unlikely.
05/19/2020
Old Mutual Launches Arifa, The Unit Trust Fund ChatBot
The Old Mutual announces its chatbot to be integrated on Facebook Messenger to help serve both new and existing Unit Trust customers.
05/19/2020
Bahrain Islamic Bank advocates the utilisation of its digital platforms
In the first quarter of 2020, the bank launched a number of digital products and services as part of its strategy to simplify money matters for customers, thereby enabling them to perform a wide range of banking transactions.
05/19/2020
SA insurtech CompariSure lands investment
The startup distributes financial services products via its proprietary chatbot technology that leverages platforms like Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp.
05/19/2020
SimCorp reports revenue growth of 3% and EBIT margin of 17% in Q1 2020
The future outlook is more uncertain than normal. It is difficult to predict the length and impact of lock-downs and restrictions, as well as how client behavior might change.
05/18/2020
Willis Towers Watson ushers in the future of work
Before stability is restored, companies will want to be prepared with a work strategy for how automation and their permanent and contingent talent combine to meet their goals.
05/18/2020
Asia Online Launches On-Demand Virtual Event Platform
The future of events is online - AOPG's platform will support a new era of online, on demand, and live physical event amplification.
05/18/2020
St.Galler Kantonalbank and CREALOGIX renew long-term, strategic digital partnership
The long-standing partnership between SGKB and CREALOGIX in terms of software and innovation is entering a new phase.
05/18/2020
Zurich WM launches 'the first fully automated currency fund'
The trading system spent about seven years in development, with the help of Zug based tech start-up Pecunia.
05/18/2020
Kycking goals
The company’s pitch is that it has real-time access to more than 200 registries and other primary sources in 120 countries, providing information on over 170 million businesses globally.
05/18/2020
Banking Sector envelopes Digitalization for Automated Intelligent Workflows
Most banks have been on various stages of their digital transformation journey, which in most cases was limited to a customer facing digital layer.
05/17/2020
Granting UBS a digital banking license could be a win-win for China
It has to be underlined that UBS' ambitious plan depends on securing a digital bank license to operate on the Chinese mainland, and its success will also depend on the fierce competition of domestic players such as Alibaba's MYBank, Tencent&
05/17/2020
Confronting climate risk
These physical risks from climate change will translate into increased socioeconomic risk
05/15/2020
Kenya’s Glowing Fintech Scene Is Dulled By A Lukewarm Wealthtech Segment
There’s a relatively new crop of fintech startups that are now prioritising savings and investments over spending and consumption.
05/15/2020
Barwick Bank signs for Finastra Fusion Phoenix
This announcement builds on Fusion Phoenix’s strong momentum in the past year, with a number of banks, including Seattle Bank and FNBT, selecting the core.
05/14/2020
Dubai startup Invygo raises $1m in funding
The startup plans to use the funds to further the business by expanding into new customer segments
05/14/2020
Open banking: Enabling SMEs to drive recovery in a post-Covid economy
This graph illustrates the shock that the pandemic has delivered to the SME sector – a shock that has hit 5.9 million businesses that comprise 99.9% of private businesses in the UK.