10/09/2017
Investec in push for €75m to plug into tech start-ups
It is understood some investors in the existing fund have indicated they are willing to invest in the new fund.
Innovation & Startups
10/09/2017
Accelerating fintech in China
Many domestic financial services and e-commerce conglomerates are supporting Chinese fintech startups.
10/09/2017
Fintech innovation for African banks
The main objective of the new service is to push forward the digitization of the financial industry in Africa.
10/06/2017
KAS Bank sets up fintech innovation division
The division will be a dedicated team, overseeing ongoing development and refinement of the existing cost transparency tool, as well as creating a suite of tools providing data driven insight aimed at driving real change in the institutional pensions mark
10/05/2017
Finbourne Technology launches ‘replacement’ software system for asset management industry
LUSID competes in the global investment technology market where
10/05/2017
Finastra, R3 and seven leading banks to create Distributed Ledger Technology platform for syndicated lending community
DLT enables lenders to see a personalized view of positions across agent banks and reduces the operational risk involved in managing multiple participations.
10/04/2017
Eagle Investment Systems updates software
Our 2017 software release helps our clients meet the demands of today and serves as the foundation for Eagle’s digital transformation
10/04/2017
With us magazine: London’s fintech hotspot
Withers was proud to advise on the establishment of Innovate Finance and its governance.
10/04/2017
Oradian named Top 100 African FinTech and winner of the European FinTech Award
Based on Oradian co-founder Julian Oehrlein’s pitch, the jury named Oradian the winner of this year’s European FinTech Award.
10/03/2017
Central bank cryptocurrencies
It discusses the different characteristics of CBCCs and compares them with existing payment options.
10/02/2017
Dubai & India To Launch Their Own CryptoCurrencies Called emCash & Lakshmi
The transfer of money will be immediate and almost free.
10/02/2017
Bahrain wants to be 'honey that attracts bees'
Established in 2000, EDB is a public agency in which the country’s crown prince and First Deputy Prime Minister Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa is standing chairman.
09/28/2017
Singapore payments start-up Instarem lands in Lithuania
It plans to invest approximately €3 million in its European operations over the next two years.
09/28/2017
HSBC moves into open banking
HSBC says that this is just the first feature of the new app, with a host of other options in the pipeline for beta testing over the next few months.
09/28/2017
With Digibank app, Singapore's DBS takes on Alipay
Eyeing Indonesia, India and China, bank says it must innovate to survive
09/28/2017
PwC Luxembourg and Talkwalker announce strategic partnership
Talkwalker provides an advanced social listening platform that enables brands to monitor and analyse information across websites and social networks.
09/28/2017
As HSBC Adopts Facial Recognition in China, Voices Of Concern Grow
Chinese consumers are among the world’s most receptive to new technologies.
09/26/2017
How Insurtech is changing the ASEAN insurance economy
But they are slowly losing their monopoly.
09/26/2017
Mashreq Bank Accelerates Branch Automation Journey With Diebold Nixdorf Technology and Software
The implementation of the teller technology and software is strategically designed to facilitate and cater to both our operational efficiency requirements as well as an improved consumer experience.
09/25/2017
Startup forms partnerships with key Saudi institutions to boost MENA start-up funding
AIM Startup – a major initiative by the UAE Ministry of Economy and part of the Annual Investment Meeting (AIM), an international investment conference in Dubai – has partnered with key Saudi Arabian institutions that will help spearhead entre