Managers of Wealth Fintech

Singapore Sees First Bitcoin Trial: Were Bitcoin Trades Reversed?

Two cryptocurrency firms - B2C2 and Quione - battle it out over 3,000 bitcoins.

BBVA and Santander join launch of EU blockchain platform

BBVA and Santander are two of the banks involved in the European Commission’s (EC) planned launch of the International Association for Trusted Blockchain Applications (IATBA) next year.

BearingPoint and IBM forge RegTech partnership

Management and technology consultancy BearingPoint, which ranks among the leading providers of Regulatory and Risk Technology (RegTech/RiskTech), announced today that its RegTech product unit has formed a partnership with IBM Services for regulatory repor

FNZ provides blockchain tech for impact investing platform

FNZ add Big Issue Invest to a long list of UK-based clients including Standard Life, Aviva, Quilter, Lloyds, Barclays and Santander.

Bank Leumi to bring mobile-only Pepper to the US

Israel's Bank Leumi is talking to potential partners about bringing Pepper, its standalone mobile unit, to the US.

Big Issue works with fund managers on impact investing push

Standard Life Aberdeen and Columbia Threadneedle products sold on blockchain-powered platform

Onfido Ranks 2nd in Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50

The Deloitte Technology Fast 50 is one of the most prestigious technology awards, driven by innovation and entrepreneurship.

Blockchain and transfer agency – the hype versus the resistance

This news was followed by another announcement, in May 2018, that a business processing vendor had partnered with a software provider to create a “self-service” option for investors.

Bahamas Law Firm Partners with the Aclyd Project

“Our goal is to provide one of the World’s First Blockchain Company Listing Indexes”

Thailand Accelerates Blockchain Adoption

In June, the government legalized seven cryptocurrencies: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Bitcoin cash, Ethereum classic, Litecoin, Ripple and Stellar, and also permitted a limited number of cryptocurrency exchanges and broker-dealers to apply for operating licenses.

Avaloq named Star Performer

“This award confirms our vision for the blockchain,” said Product Innovation Manager Philippe Meyer, who gave a speech at the trade fair entitled “Integration of cryptocurrencies: towards the convergence of two worlds”.

Shanghai-based cryptocurrency manager to launch quant hedge fund

Unnamed Hong Kong asset manager to act as fund distributor and manage fund whose initial size will be US$30 million

Gibraltar Stock Exchange announces fintech joint venture

The Hashstacs Inc. collaboration will work to develop the STACS Protocol

German crypto firm purchases investment bank

In January 2018, Bitcoin Group SE purchased a 50% stake in Sineus Financial Services GmbH, as part of the company’s expansion plans.

HSBC Bank Invests in Blockchain Startup Axoni

The bank’s backing raises the total of Axoni Series B funding to $36 million.

Santander invests in German fintech app

The funding round also counts on the participation of Mosaic Ventures and Ribbit Capital--which led February 2017's 5.5 million euro ($6.2 million) Series A round--and existing investors DN Capital, among others.

Alprockz Partners with Geneva Swiss Bank to Create New Form of Money

The project has won support from one of the most forward-looking banks in Switzerland to create the most transparent and reliable stablecoin, backed by the Swiss franc.

Motive Partners acquires controlling interest in RegTech startup LPA

Motive Partners, a global private equity firm focused on growth investing, today announced that it has acquired a controlling interest in LPA.

Japan’s Shinsei Bank, Nippon Wealth Form Business Alliance with Blockchain Startup ConsenSys

The alliance between the four entities will focus on exploring the use of ConsenSys’ decentralized applications (DApps) to develop new financial products and services, with Nippon Wealth spearheading a study of blockchain infrastructure and protocol

Kaleido launches enterprise blockchain marketplace

The new marketplace includes trusted tools and services from Kaleido, AWS, and members of the new partnership program, all offered as plug-and-play.

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