Managers of Wealth Fintech

Matera and Utila Partner to Help Banks Bring Digital Assets to Their Customers

Partnership combines Utila’s institutional digital asset infrastructure with Matera’s real-time authorization and ledger technology, enabling banks to offer stablecoin and digital asset services without replacing their core banking systems

EU Crypto Regulation Crackdown Fuels Surge in Scams—Regulator Impersonation Alerts Issued

This large-scale migration process itself became an attack surface for scammers.

Oxbridge Re returns to profit as strategy expands to AI

The company’s latest strategy combines its existing SurancePlus platform with a new business called AI GridWorks.

Swissquote Cuts 2026 Guidance as Crypto Income Slumps in First Half

The figure included a roughly US$6.5 million negative mark-to-market adjustment related to crypto inventory used to support liquidity on Swissquote's SQX exchange.

Saudi Arabia’s AI push comes with a $42 billion price tag

Global cloud providers are adding substantial committed infrastructure demand across Saudi Arabia

5 things every bank should know about AI before making their next technology investment

Yet for many institutions, separating meaningful opportunity from industry hype remains a challenge.

MUFG trials blockchain settlement for Japanese Government Bond repo trades

MUFG says it is following in the footsteps of contemporaries in Europe and US, where intraday government bond repo transactions have rapidly expanded, and commercial services for intraday US Treasury repo are already in operation.

Tether Completes the Largest Inaugural Financial Audit in History

KPMG U.S. issues unqualified audit opinion on Tether’s 2025 financial statements – the most positive form of opinion an independent auditor can issue

How banks can future-proof their workforce against AI

Combining scientific rigour with liberal arts disciplines creates resilient, adaptable talent

Anthropic in talks to purchase Decart AI

AI firm Anthropic is in talks to Decart AI before its public listing, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday.

Franklin Templeton keeps AI overweight despite tech volatility

In its latest Asset Allocation Views, the asset manager said July’s market swings had reset technology valuations and moderated investor sentiment after signs of excessive optimism.

Chime considering adding stablecoin features to app

The move marks growing interest in stablecoin adoption entering the mainstream.

How AI Could Quietly Redesign Compliance, Audit and Risk Management

Compliance teams are testing AI to triage alerts and review documents.

Brazil's largest lender Itaú is stepping deeper into the tokenization

Itaú Unibanco said it teamed up with tokenization specialist OpenAssets to test tokenized bonds and funds in a pilot run by Brazil's financial watchdog ANBIMA.

Oracle and Quantinuum partnership enables quantum-AI innovation

Quantinuum’s commercial quantum computer, Helios, will be brought into Oracle’s AI data centre in the US.

UK parliamentarians question banks over refusal to provide services to crypto firms

The letter says that "we have heard of repeated instances where crypto and digital asset firms have struggled to open accounts with UK banks.

HSBC invests in AI modelling firm

The asset manager has invested an undisclosed amount in the firm via its flagship venture capital strategy.

Maybank joins MAS BLOOM project for tokenised settlement trials

The group expands its existing digital asset testing by joining an industry network evaluating alternatives to correspondent banking.

Astraeus launches wealth management infrastructure platform

"Wealth management firms have spent years adding systems, workflows, and data sources to address specific needs," says Rosen.

Robinhood to introduce crypto trading in UK

Users in the UK will be able to trade more than 50 cryptocurrencies on the platform.

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