Managers of Wealth Fintech

A chance for the Bank of England to rethink its priorities

This time of transition creates opportunities for finance to serve customers and the economy better

Sasfin establishes Digital Advisory Council

Specialist financial services provider Sasfin Bank has established a Digital Advisory Council to provide the market with industry-leading expertise and insights on trends shaping the use of technology in financial services.

ChainThat to join BMA innovation hub

The BMA launched the innovation hub in April 2018 to encourage innovation that it hopes will increase efficiency and competitiveness in the insurance sector.

Leapfrogging India’s fintech evolution with a regulatory sandbox

India can take a leaf or two out of their books, without having to undergo the same learning curve.

ChainThat announces its approval to join the Bermuda Monetary Authority Innovation Hub

“Bermuda continues to lead in innovation, bringing together technology, broking, underwriting capabilities and access to capital,” said Andy Burrows

FinTech in Asia: Tale of Two Cities, a Hawksford insight

In the FT’s 2018 1000 High-Growth Companies Asia-Pacific index, (Reference – FT article, April 2018), FinTech companies from the APAC region topped rankings.

Berkshire Bank to offer real-time payments with Finastra

Berkshire Bank is upgrading its payments solution to be among the first community banks in the Northeast to provide real-time payments

Sources:J.P.Morgan working on a secretive digital banking project based out of London

One source tells me that interested candidates are being asked to sign an NDA, and that the project is still in its formative stages.

Morning Coffee: JPMorgan's top secret team, and the new nightmare scenario at Deutsche Bank

TechCrunch understands that they are hiring “high level developers” with “full stack and cloud based dev skills.”

Oranj Named Finalist in Multiple Categories of WealthManagement.com 2019 Industry Awards

The wealth management platform recognized for its new investor portal and model marketplace

The greenfield approach: accelerating a new era of growth and innovation in insurance

This is predicated on the use of cloud centric and API-enabled architectures and underpinned by a robust eco-system of fintech and insurtech partners.

Tech-First Startup Bank Aims to Wipe Out Customer Pain Points

Many banks and credit unions remain bound up in traditional approaches and legacy systems, captives to their own histories and investments in old tech.

Augmentum Fintech seeks £30m for Europe expansion

The initial placing, offer for subscription and intermediaries offer may be enlarged to 44.6 million shares or £50 million if there is sufficient investor demand, the company said.

Polymath, Blockpass Announce Strategic Collaboration and Partnership

Blockpass continues to work on expanding its uses and features, with multiple partnerships announced this year

Volante Technologies launches SEPA instant payments as a service on Microsoft Azure for RT1 and TIPS

Managed service approaches are an ideal fit for instant payments,” noted David Bannister, Senior Analyst, Aite Group.

6 Israeli startups nab spotlight in global awards for profitable, impactful tech

Firms chosen out of 270 worldwide in the Transformational Business Awards, run by World Bank Group and Financial Times

American Bank Systems, IMM collaborate to streamline digital lending

It will also offer customers remote signing capabilities.

How Monzo and Revolut plan to take on Goldman Sachs and the US banking giants

For optimists, the launch of Monzo in the world’s most competitive start-up market will be seen as a sign of Britain’s edge in consumer financial technology

Challenger banks in Canada: who’s who and what’s their tech

In terms of technology, ATB itself is a broad user of SAP for Banking solutions

Vermeg expands Asia Pacific reach

Vermeg’s established technology is highly beneficial to banks and financial institutions across APAC.”

Innovation & Startups