Unison sees 1,000% year-on-year growth in originations
Also launched in ten additional states across the US.
Investment, Asset & Fund Management
Saxo Bank to move full tech stack to Microsoft cloud
Saxo Bank and Microsoft announce a “strategic partnership”.
HooYu brings KYC tech to gold-as-currency enabler Glint
The appeal of gold as an investment remains strong.
Yukka Lab launches market sentiment analysis solution, News & Trend Lab
An organised and efficient way to view and manage financial news in real-time.
280 Advisor Services from 280 CapMarkets
280 Advisor Services will help independent advisors to compete with larger, more established firms.
Spotlight: how Alpha Suite is helping fund managers to succeed
TradeSocio’s Alpha Suite has become highly significant for fund managers, brokers and investors.
BCB Group launches institutional cryptocurrency prime brokerage solution
New solution aimed at investment managers and hedge funds.
Five ways AI is disrupting financial services
Whether you realise it or not, artificial intelligence (AI) is taking over the world.
P2P investor Bondster implements Leveris’ core banking tech
Bondster Marketplace in the Czech Republic has implemented Leveris’ core processing platform.
Aviva in major digital tech revamp with Atos
Atos will deliver “cross enterprise critical data services” to Aviva over a six and-a-half year period.
Robo-advice: the future is now
While we know that robo-advice is here to stay, who is actually using it?
Top fintech stories this week – 9 March 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Objectway Conference 2018: the eternal digital city
When in Rome, reveal the latest insights on digital ambitions and wealthtech.
Wealth Wizards keen to “revolutionise” UK’s advice sector
UK-based fintech Wealth Wizards has launched Turo, a new artificial intelligence (AI) solution.
Barclays France in wealth management tech revamp
New owner AnaCap aims to create “the leading independent wealth manager in France”.
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s EasyMoney
EasyJet is getting into the fintech business with the launch a new financial savings and lending platform.
Jyske Bank turns to Munnypot for robo-advisory tools
Munnypot breaks out of the UK with its robo-advisory proposition.
UK Investment Association unleashes fintech accelerator
Asset management industry to get generosity from VeloCity.
Spanish fintech Finect raises capital as BME takes minority stake
Bolsas y Mercados Españoles (BME) bought a 9.7% stake in Spanish fintech Finect for under €1 million.
Bitbond and 1741 Fund Management launch alternative investment fund
Institutional investors will have access to SME loans originated through Bitbond’s lending platform.
Twenty First Capital picks Profile’s Axia for asset management ops
For automating operations in France, the UK and Luxembourg.
Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago in tech modernisation with Simcorp
Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago has signed for the Simcorp Dimension investment management platform.
Envestnet finalises acquisition of FolioDynamix for $195m
Wealthtech firm FolioDynamix is now part of Envestnet.
DoubleNet Pay to power cashflow management tool for T Rowe Price
Financial management tech start-up DoubleNet Pay scored a deal with investment services firm T Rowe Price.
Fintech funding round-up: 13 December 2017
This round-up features Finstar, State Street, FRISS and iZettle.
ABN Amro’s Prospery supported by Five Degrees’ tech
EXCLUSIVE: ABN Amro’s new wealth management proposition, Prospery, has implemented Five Degrees’ Matrix solution.
Prosper with ABN Amro’s Prospery wealth manager
ABN Amro has unleashed Prospery, its online wealth manager offering digital asset management combined with personal coaching by experts.
UBS turns to fundinfo for fund data procurement
Private banking giant UBS and its fund platform Fondcenter have commissioned fundinfo to procure and source fund data from fund providers and asset managers.
Calastone plans mutual funds market on blockchain in 2019
Calastone has revealed its funds transaction network will be migrated onto a full blockchain-enabled infrastructure in 2019.
CNP Cyprus chooses IMSplus for asset management
CNP Cyprus insurance holdings has chosen Profile Software’s IMSplus solution to manage its assets and fund management requirements to achieve “operational efficiency”.
De Volksbank live with new core banking platform, Ohpen
De Volksbank, a retail and SME bank in the Netherlands, has migrated over 122,000 investment accounts to Ohpen’s core banking platform.
Coinbase goes into Custody to let investors store digital assets
Who knows how much more appreciation in the price of Bitcoin will be required to encourage notorious cryptocurrency skeptic and JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon to endorse investing in digital assets. But when he does, a new company launched by Coinbase called Coinbase Custody will be there to make sure he does it the right […]
ForwardLane unveils new AI APIs
US-based ForwardLane has introduced a pair of new artificial intelligence (AI) APIs that apply natural language processing and deep learning AI for managing research data and communication, reports David Penn at Finovate (Banking Technology’s sister company). “The two APIs empower the world’s leading asset managers, wealth mangers, and insurers augment the capabilities of their star performers and […]
Supplement: Inside ETFs Europe Industry Report
Inside ETFs has produced a dedicated industry report for its 7th annual Inside ETFs Europe conference, Europe’s largest and most-respected exchange-traded funds (ETF) conference.
Aegon opts for Wolters Kluwer’s OneSumX for operational risk
Pension, insurance and investment management firm Aegon is replacing its local risk systems with Wolters Kluwer’s OneSumX for operational risk management. Charles Garthwaite, global head of operational and conduct risk at Aegon, says his company needed “a global solution” that could “comprehensively manage Aegon’s requirements”. Following local implementations in the UK and within its asset […]
The UK Robo-Advice Innovation Forum: key takeaways
Distilling some of the debates and discussions and showing how robo-advice is changing wealth management and indeed impacting the banking sector.
AMX selects InvestCloud to power exchange solution
The Asset Management Exchange (AMX) has selected US-based InvestCloud to build a bespoke digital solution for its client base of asset owners and asset managers. The digital interface will let clients access and monitor some $2 billion of investments already on the exchange. Established by advisory firm Willis Towers Watson earlier this year, AMX is […]
Kamco to revamp investment tech with Finastra
Kamco, an investment company in Kuwait with $10.4 billion in assets under management (AUM), has selected Finastra’s Fusion Invest platform.
JP Morgan implements Mosaic MSX for fixed income data analytics
Mosaic Smart Data’s real-time data analytics platform, MSX, has been deployed by JP Morgan to optimise the productivity and profitability of its global fixed income sales and trading division.
Credit Suisse strengthens SmartStream deal for derivatives brokerage fees
SmartStream Technologies, the financial transaction lifecycle management (TLM) solutions provider, has revealed that its original agreement with Credit Suisse was recently expanded to include the processing of listed derivatives brokerage fees which began in February of this year.
