04/10/2019
London On Track To Become Global Fintech Hub, New Report Finds
Such is the growth of the industry, that in 2018 job creation within the fintech space increased by 61% - making it the fastest growing sector in the London economy.
Innovation & Startups
04/10/2019
Koophub and the LHoFT Foundation build fintech bridges between Turkey and Luxembourg
The two Fintech hubs will collaborate on a number of initiatives to benefit from each other's ecosystems, giving a further boost to the economic development of the region.
04/10/2019
Embracing innovation
As technology continues to transform every sector and market, those who don’t innovate are left behind.
04/10/2019
Standard Chartered gets its head in the open banking game
Open banking is about putting more choices in the hands of our clients.
04/10/2019
Mashreq joins Startupbootcamp FinTech Dubai to develop the regional FinTech ecosystem.
Startupbootcamp FinTech Dubai Accelerator is backed by Mashreq, Visa, HSBC and Dubai International Financial Centre.
04/09/2019
Technology to drive UAE’s economic growth — minister
Comments come two weeks after Uber agreed to buy its Middle East rival Careem for $3.1b
04/09/2019
Standard Chartered Bank opens new innovation hub in Kenya
The bank believes that the fintechs can use the new innovation hub for the development of new technologies and solutions.
04/09/2019
10 women entrepreneurs making waves in the fintech space
Meet the women entrepreneurs who are at the forefront in the fintech space in India.
04/09/2019
Huawei launches new technology of smartphones in Kuwait
It has an ultra-wide angle lens in the mix.
04/09/2019
World’s Best Investment Banks 2019: Financial Technology
Global Finance’s winners are turbocharging investment in new technologies to facilitate existing systems and products while also supporting fintech innovations.
04/09/2019
Financial advice increasingly technology-enhanced
Financial planners need to up their game in what they provide clients
04/09/2019
Allfunds rolls out new wealthtech tools
The aim is to create greater economies of scale and efficiency for clients by connecting all processes whilst utilising the best wealthtech expertise currently available.
04/09/2019
NetApp Is Named 2018 Google Cloud Technology Partner of the Year for Infrastructure
Google Cloud and NetApp Cloud Volumes helped us move high performance file workloads that we thought would take months or years to refactor
04/08/2019
Japan’s MUFG eyes SE Asian fintech startups with $185m CVC fund
MUFG added that it views this as an opportunity for innovation, and for startups to add value creatively in that space.
04/08/2019
‘The Future Of Clearing’ report - RESEARCH
The report draws on existing studies and quantitative assessments
04/08/2019
Benefits of using Artificial Intelligence in capital markets
What makes AI so transformative is its ability to learn, perform beyond human capabilities and also evolve and develop new capabilities just like human beings.
04/07/2019
Digital and remote sales: focus on the 3 “t’s” for a successful strategy
Remote sales, where the interaction between advisor and salesperson primarily occurs via phone or online, is hardly a radical idea.
04/05/2019
Pivoting to digital maturity
Seven capabilities central to digital transformation
04/04/2019
SoftBank to Seek $15 Billion More for Its Huge Tech Fund
Vision Fund is considering a variety of ways to raise capital
04/04/2019
Bill.com raises $88m for business payments push
The company says it manages more than $60 billion in annual payment volume and has partnerships with US financial institutions and technology companies that reach “millions of businesses”, resulting in increased market adoption of digital B2B