Managers of Wealth Fintech

‘Stay focused’ on China’s new tech ETFs even if you can’t invest yet, money manager says

These ETFs could be some of the first to access the highly anticipated Ant Group IPO.

Amazon unveils payment by hand-waving

Amazon One uses each individual’s ‘unique palm signature,’ an alternative to other biometric identifiers such as fingerprint, iris or facial recognition

NAB Announces Analytics Platform For SME Customers

NAB will run a pilot of Pollinate in March 2021 before rolling out the technology across its customer network.

Kenya in African digital pact to ease movement of goods

Other signatories are Burundi, Djibouti, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Malawi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe.

OneConnect wins IFTA FinTech Achievement Award for Digital Banking

The awarded OneConnect Bank Solution demonstrates OneConnect's core technologies and advantages.

TrustQuay forges forward signing 4 new technology deals

The new technology deals signed by TrustQuay are to put in place new administration and accounting platforms

Leeds BS launches new intermediary mortgage platform

The platform is being rolled out to the market over the coming weeks in a phased approach.

TAMM launches second phase of ‘Abu Dhabi Pay’ platform

Residents and citizens now able to use ‘payit’, the popular digital wallet application

Iress appointed mandate

We have had a great experience working with Iress to get the right software and systems in place to make this a success.

Standard Chartered introduces Amazon instalment payment programme

Standard Chartered has launched a new instalment payment offering for customers shopping on Amazon in the UAE.

Chubb Launches Chubb Studio(SM), Simplifying Digital Partner Integration

Chubb Studio provides significant speed-to-market for our partners and offers a secure and scalable platform with multiple APIs to simplify the process.

Finastra named a leader among Digital Banking Processing Platforms by independent research firm

Fusion Essence, Finastra's retail banking solution, evaluated for its current offering, strategy and market presence

Saudi Stock Exchange taps Nasdaq tech for derivatives market and clearinghouse

This new market offering provides regional and international investors the necessary hedging tools to manage risk, and to expand exposure opportunities to one of the largest and most liquid markets in the world, the Saudi market.

Digital commodities exchange Emirex introduces Bitcoin SV trading pairs

While strategically based out of the Middle East, the Emirex platform is truly global, offering investors and traders alike an easy avenue to acquire and trade digital commodities – including Bitcoin SV - within a regulatory compliant environment.

Standard Bank acquires 35% stake in South African Fintech TradeSafe

TradeSafe Escrow received an undisclosed amount of funding in return for 35% stake

Ezi-Web Bundaberg launches new datacentre

This service is on offer to all businesses, not just the bigger ones, but the smaller ones also that have critical information on their databases.

The Bahamas's central bank put its digital forex on its official stability sheet in April

The Sand Dollar project features prominently into The Block's new report on central bank digital

Platform-Based Banks More Profitable, Agile than Traditional Financial Institutions

It’s also much simpler for them to innovate and develop proofs-of-concept (POCs) (1.8x) and offer personalized, differentiated products and services (1.8x).

Authorities promise financial backing for trade finance tech

Two of the three award categories focus on access to trade finance.

Refinitiv acquires Advisor Software Inc., further expanding its digital capabilities for the Wealth Management industry

Acquisition of Advisor Software Inc. further enhances Refinitiv’s digital assets with digital portfolio analysis and advisory capabilities.

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