Managers of Wealth Fintech

Invesco to consolidate technology offerings under a single brand

Invesco is to consolidate five disparate software businesses acquired over the past few years into a single financial advisory technology unit, Inteliflo.

UK Government to invest £153 million in quantum research projects

The UK Government, through UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), is investing £153 million, to develop new products and services based on advances in quantum technologies that will have a significant impact on financial services.

Interest in Thai Insurtech Sector Picks up

Founded in 2011, AppMan has since expanded across Southeast Asia, opening offices in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and Jakarta, Indonesia.

Britain sets out blueprint to keep fintech ‘crown’ after Brexit

The review said Britain increasingly needs to represent itself as a strong fintech scale-up destination as well as one for start-ups.

The AltFi view on institutional capital: Pension funds should embrace fintech start-ups

To unlock capital from pension funds and other institutional investors fintech has its work cut out.

Capita founder leads Frog wellbeing investment

It announced recently that Sussex Cricket had become the first sports club in the world to launch its own bespoke mental wellness platform using Frog’s system.

Hedge fund billionaire backs bitcoin payment startup

Recent investor attention towards bitcoin has led to a surge in its price. The cryptocurrency has risen over 400% since last October and recently reached an all-time high above $56,000 per coin.

Dublin-based AccountsIQ secures €5.8 mn in funding from Finch Capital

The combination of Brexit and Covid has led businesses to reconsider their regional presence.

Zurich invests in InsurTech startup My Policy

This market growth has accelerated during the current COVID-19 pandemic as consumer driving habits have evolved, with various enforced lockdowns structurally changing the driving patterns of many.

Raisin strikes deal with Aviva

Aviva savers can pick and mix savings offers from a range of banks and manage them all fully digital under one roof on the Aviva Save platform

Hedge fund manager Plotkin's GameStop short, dissected

But the fund manager, trying to strike a contrite note by saying he has to earn the cash back for his investors, turned the lens around and cast himself as having been hurt by Main Street investors who ganged up on the professionals.

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Nomura Launches FINTOS App for Investors

Nomura is working to expand the scope of its business from public to private side services.

Barclays forms partnership with Smart Pension

Firms that sign up through Barclays will be able to offer their employees access to the bank’s proprietary Global Market Funds, which are managed by the same team of investment experts that look after Wealth clients.

Leading Guernsey fintech business becomes regulated

The regulation supports The ID Register’s single-sign-off service for investors, funds and service providers alike.

Bahrain's Investcorp launches its own fintech platform

Investcorp iPartners sees possibilities in going after ultra-wealthy investors

Kenyan insurtech startup Pula raises $6M Series A to derisk smallholder farmers across Africa

This disparity stems from the fact that the traditional method of calculating insurance through farm visits is often unaffordable for these smallholder farmers.

Embracing technology will mean a better experience for borrowers

Barney Drake is chief executive of Specialist Mortgage Group

SimCorp and Colmore partner to deliver holistic private markets asset management service

SimCorp will also integrate Colmore’s FAIR service, which tackles the complexity of tracking private equity management and incentive fees, with a systematic validation service.

Finastra’s Fusion Invest moves to the cloud

Implementing Fusion Invest in the cloud means asset managers can access all the tools they need to support their investment management requirements, with no need to worry about deploying hardware on premise.

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