Aazzur launches funding round
The Berlin-based fintech has also begun beta testing.
Investment, Asset & Fund Management
Avaloq Community Conference 2019: readiness for an uncertain future
Setting out the five basic steps for the bank sector to follow, with digitisation at the heart.
MoneyGram agrees $50m partnership with Ripple
The strategic partnership will have an initial term of two years.
Gold payments firm Glint Pay receives £5m funding
It will help the firm push its US expansion.
Five winners in latest RBS-derived funding round
The fourth entry in the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) State Aid Alternative Remedies Package.
Sure secures $23.1m Series B funding
The funds will enable the company to scale-up its business.
StatPro acquires ECPI research and index
The group will also take on the employees of ECPI, ESG unit in Milan.
Halo raises $12m to democratise structured notes investing
The platform aims to make investment available to everyone, not just high net-worth investors.
SimCorp acquires AIM Software for €60m for data management boost
The Danish investech will include AIM’s solution to its portfolio.
Getsafe raises €15m for AI-driven insurance
The German mobile insurtech is looking to double its team and expand in the UK.
Groupama overhauls product repository with Appian’s low-code platform
A new lifecycle management application has been deployed.
Investors lost over £27m to crypto and forex scams last year
The FCA and Action Fraud aim to raise awareness of investment fraudsters.
Evarvest prepares new type of stock trading app
Inspired by social media apps, for ease of use.
Tokyo calls for foreign fintechs to enter accelerator programme
Start-ups will be mentored by leading Japanese financial organisations.
German wealthtech Elinvar gets Goldman Sachs injection
The digital platform for asset and wealth managers wants to expand throughout Europe.
Asset management firm AllianceBernstein picks OpenFin for new OS
A new desktop technology infrastructure, allowing integration and interoperability.
Liquidnet acquires RSRCHXchange for investment data insights
RSRCHXchange digitises content and provides a centralised hub for research access.
Profile Software to provide wealth management support to MADA Capital
Omni-channel platform offers digital tools for wealth managers.
Orange acquires SecureLink for €515m
Investcorp originally acquired SecureLink in December 2015.
FNZ unveils market infrastructure for asset managers on blockchain
In partnership with an array of fund managers in the UK.
Finitive gets $6m funding for alternative lending investments
Investors can now access non-bank lending sectors.
AI and ML empower advisors by predicting their clients’ economic behaviour
The advisor’s role goes beyond managing money; it has shifted to managing lives.
Greece’s Praxia targets deposits market through Raisin
Challenger bank is the first in Greece to tie up with the German fintech.
Swiss fintech opens up alternative investments market with new platform
Ambitions to become leading global marketplace.
White paper: Empowering Investment Bankers with Data Science
How to build the modern CRM system with built-in AI and machine learning.
New cryptocurrency exchange eToroX unveiled
The exchange supports six cryptocurrencies and eight fiat stablecoins.
Salary Finance completes $32.8m funding for US push
Sofi co-founder will lead the US branch of the firm.
Indian wealthtech Kuvera raises $4.5m
The firm was founded in 2016 as India’s first free-to-use web-based direct mutual fund investment platform.
A five-year crypto plan: here’s what we can expect
Fintechs must stop squabbling with the regulators for real progress to be made.
Brewin Dolphin upgrades digital capabilities with Avaloq tech
The wealth manager says it has £34.9 billion under management.
SocGen’s trading woes amount to 1,600 staff cuts
CEO has left and trading is in a slump.
SESAMm targets US market after EUR 4.4m funding round
Expansion to Japan and London is the next objective.
TradeIt to be acquired by TradingView
The company will leverage TradeIt’s technology to bring mobile trading.
Broadway Technology acquires Barracuda FX for wealthtech push
Broadway will retain the full Barracuda FX team, operating as an independent company.
Ampega Asset Management amps it up with Murex
The wealthtech will implement MX.3 for fixed income, equity, funds, FX.
Ellevest raises $33m from high profile female investors
Investors include Melinda Gates’ Pivotal Ventures.
Canada Life moves to UK with Temenos’ tech support
The Multifonds Global Accounting platform will consolidate investment assets.
eToro buys blockchain company Firmo
This is eToro’s first acquisition.
Wealth managers can adapt to digital assets and thrive
There are 2,000+ digital assets worth over $200bn, and a wide variety of digital investments on offer.
Objectway unveils new chatbot for wealth management
AI offers a new service model for the financial sector.
