09/05/2018
Old Mutual in digital transformation offensive
The other innovation is the company is also rolling out an updated Old Mutual app which will include biometric facial recognition
Innovation & Startups
09/05/2018
NAB to double Venture capital funding with extra $50m over two years
“Beyond financial capital, we work with our portfolio companies to establish collaboration within NAB and create opportunities to drive positive outcomes for all stakeholders."
09/05/2018
ANZ and Atlassian join forces to manage 'agile' banking
Some of ANZ's IT staff have used core Atlassian products Jira and Confluence for several years
09/03/2018
Abu Dhabi Global Market launches licence for tech start-ups
The full package of related services is available for $700
09/02/2018
Grand Bahama takes another step towards ‘Tech Hub’ reality, with ICT graduation
The establishment and growth of a technology sector will create jobs in the tech industry and can have a spinoff effect in other industries such as real estate, tourism, retail, restaurants, and transportation among others.
08/31/2018
Finastra joins Bahrain FinTech Bay
Leading innovation hub brings opportunities to drive open innovation via FusionFabric.cloud
08/31/2018
Technology tycoons plot £1.5bn London float
Funding Circle will be the first peer-to-peer (P2P) lender to join the UK public markets, in a sign that the industry is coming of age.
08/30/2018
£379bn advice tech provider integrates pension switching firm
Intelliflo’s subscribers will be able to access Selectapension’s pension switching tool from within their back office system.
08/30/2018
Geneva Based Asset Management Firm Wins Global Business Award for Innovation
Business Worldwide features the successes of these organisations, highlighting their exemplary accomplishments and inspiring others to follow their example.
08/30/2018
SA start-ups make waves with blockchain innovations
Market analyst firm IDC says global spending on blockchain solutions is forecast to reach $2.1 billion this year, more than double the $945 million spent in 2017.
08/30/2018
Artificial intelligence portal launches in Cayman’s Tech City
Neural networks autonomously learn from data and identify patterns, which then become the basis for a company’s decision-making when these patterns reappear, Mr. Copper said.
08/29/2018
Raisin launches Dutch platform
Raisin will soon offer a broad assortment of term deposit and overnight accounts to Dutch consumers
08/28/2018
Google on the Road to Help Irish SMEs Stay Ahead
The first event took place in Limerick today and was attended by over 150 people from SMEs across the midwest region.
08/23/2018
Fintech Without Borders: Regulators Consult on Global Financial Innovation Network
The Consultation builds on the FCA’s proposal earlier this year to create a “global sandbox” for innovative financial services firms.
08/23/2018
Global fintech ‘unicorn’ opens Australia office, launching APAC growth strategy
Ebury affirmed its position as an innovator in the fintech sector in March 2018, when it became the first non-bank to be directly connected to the Faster Payments Scheme in the UK,
08/23/2018
Global fintech ‘unicorn’ Ebury opens Australia office
Ebury employs more than 600 people across 17 offices in Europe, the UAE, and North America and expects this to exceed 1000 by the end of the year.
08/23/2018
Are Singapore's fintech startups hoarding capital?
Analysts point out that funding level in the early stage ventures for fintechs in the Lion City have actually decreased in volume over recent years as the sector benefits from heightened investor attention.
08/20/2018
Innovation, technology will give Hong Kong economy a boost and help develop high-end industry, senior officials say
Financial Secretary Paul Chan and tech chief Nicholas Yang say Hong Kong can profit from Greater Bay Area scheme as research institutes set up in city
08/20/2018
GCC trio in talks to drive regional fintech industry
The development of a fintech ecosystem is a vital element of Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 economic diversification strategy.
08/20/2018
Nikko Asset Management Selects FactSet for its Fixed Income Operations
The company will also leverage FactSet's fixed income analytics to obtain a single global multi-asset covariance matrix and analytics coverage across developed, emerging, and frontier markets.