Singapore fintech Spark Systems lands $10.5m from Citi and HSBC
These heavy weight investors join existing backer Goldman Sachs.
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What the Fintech? Episode 5 | Digital disruption: innovation in investments
CEO of the investment trading app, Evarvest, reveals the timeline of its launch in the UK.
RTM connects Brazil’s finance ecosystem to global markets
RTM has set up new, low latency routes to the USA, Europe, South Africa and Asia.
TransFICC lands £5.75m from AlbionVC, ING and HSBC
Existing backers inlude Citi and Commerzbank.
NatWest Markets selects Dataiku for self-service analytics and machine learning
Investment banking firm seeks to improve customer experience and improve efficiency.
JP Morgan picks Taulia for supply chain finance boost
US bank aims to improve customer experience on the corporate side.
UK trading app Freetrade to launch sixth crowdfunding campaign
Last year saw the fintech raise £1 million in just 77 seconds.
Glafka Capital implements Valk’s Corda-based solution
R3’s Corda platform underpins 40 other investment banks.
Looking beyond the coronavirus trading boom
Some trading apps see their future in the saving market.
Aquis Exchange selects big xyt’s Liquidity Cockpit
Aquis looks to support its market analytics following a bumper 2019.
Crypto Finance raises $14.5m in Series B funding
The new capital will help the firm gain a Swiss broker-dealer licence.
Trade Republic lands $62m in Series B funding
German firm secures one of the largest Series B funding rounds the region has ever seen.
Robinhood is raising fresh capital at an $8bn valuation
It apparently made $60 million in March – triple what it made in March 2019.
Fintech investment tips: ETFs, CFD and beyond
Opportunities for traders are no less diverse in the modern market.
Currencycloud strikes FX partnership with Derivative Path
Partnership will see both firms combine their systems.
2020 Review: Top 10 M&A deals this quarter
A look back at some of the biggest deals this past quarter.
French markets regulator backs extension of short-selling ban
“I would probably be in favour of extending [the ban],” says chairman of the AMF.
Banking Technology April 2020 issue out now
All things equal: Closing the gender gap in fintech.
Trade finance fintech Envoy is ready for the coronavirus rebound
Banks will be “very hungry to get their money back,” says CEO.
LCH implements clearing and settlement solution from LSEG Technology
The new system will reportedly clear and risk manage 20 million trades per day.
JP Morgan sets up new FX infrastructure in Singapore
US bank goes live with fourth centre with help from MAS.
Transforming corporate treasury: What lies ahead and what is the impact of Swift gpi?
For many years multinationals and others have struggled with cross-border payments.
Revolut loses its head of wealth and trading, a former Freetrade co-founder
André Mohamed leaves after 18 months at the challenger bank.
Colt to underpin connectivity at Taiwan’s major exchanges
Taiwan introduced continuous trading in late March.
Keeping traders trading from home
Traders have found themselves operating in a new world.
Spanish regulators approve $2.8bn SIX takeover bid for BME
SIX has been going head-to-head with Euronext for the Spanish exchange firm.
A look under the hood of ABN Amro’s internal Covid-19 operations
The bank admits there were some VPN teething issues.
big xyt hires SocGen’s Richard Hills
Data analytics firm snaps up electronic equities trading man.
DriveWealth extends to UAE with Wealthface agreement
Trading technology firm signs first Middle East deal.
ESMA relaxes MiFID II call recording rules in wake of COVID-19
The EU regulatory body recognises limitations created by the virus.
Will regulators make an example of trading unicorn Robinhood?
“We don’t think they were set up to do it properly,” says class action lawyer.
Santander buys Spanish fintech Mercury TFS
Santander hopes the deal will enhance its global trade platform operations.
Revolut launches gold trading for Premium and Metal users
The neobank will apply a 0.25% markup, with no other fees.
Banks test disaster recovery sites and send staff home amid coronavirus
Senior bank execs are concerned about broadband capacity at their employees’ homes.
Refinitiv buys US wealth management fintech Scivantage
The deal amount is yet to be disclosed.
Robinhood outage locks users out of recovering US market
Many users are now trying to seek class action against the app.
Public.com raises $15m with help of Will Smith and JJ Watt
The trading app is focused around making investing ‘social’.
Standard Chartered joins Cobalt post-trade network
Multinational bank seeks to diversify its services to emerging markets.
ConsenSys-backed start-up Apex:E3 launches analytics platform
Initially focusing on digital assets, the fintech will branch out to more traditional asset classes in the future.
Morgan Stanley to buy E-Trade for $13bn in bid to tap online traders
The Wall Street investment bank is branching out from its wealthy client base.
