UBS taps Broadridge for sponsored repo solution
The bank is to integrate its newly-digitised trade flows into its DLR tech stack on Broadridge’s platform.
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Standard Chartered strikes corporate multibank connectivity through Starfish Digital partnership
The bank’s new service seeks to benefit its corporate clients’ inter-bank connectivity and cash management processes.
MoneyMasters goes live with Profile Software’s Axia Suite for digital wealth management
MoneyMasters intends to leverage the partnership to expand its services within the Caribbean region.
Sibos dreams of a T+1 settlement utopia on eventful day three
Panels at this year’s Sibos have discussed the benefits of T+1 settlements across all global capital markets.
Sibos 2023: You can’t manage what you can’t measure – the role operational data will play in the successful transition to T+1
Automated solutions enabling the timeliness of middle office processes can be key to the T+1 readiness.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Fipto, Form3, Immix, Emata & more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Chatham Financial names Sam Graziano as managing director
Graziano joins from enterprise SaaS company Amount, where he was CCO for just over a year.
Intesa Sanpaolo Bank Albania live with new treasury management system from Profile Software
Acumen.plus is deployed at Intesa Sanpaolo Bank Albania on a SaaS basis.
Enterprise fintech Treasury4 closes Series A at $20m
The money will be spent on the development of Treasury4’s Entity4 and Cash4 solutions and also partnerships.
FinTech Founders Video: Elizabeth Rossiello, AZA Finance
Elizabeth Rossiello reveals the one person she couldn’t run AZA Finance without!
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Chargeflow, Knot, Treasure Financial & more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Liquidity management – the rise of the virtual account
Virtual accounts have now gained an amount of traction, with lots of discussion and successful case studies.
Introducing the Digital Maturity in Capital Markets Awards
The awards recognise excellence and innovation in the treasury and capital markets industry.
Cash management – trends and priorities
While real-time data remains an ideal, the cash management process needs first to adapt to expanded ecosystems and networks.
Challenging funding environment pushes LedgerEdge into administration
David Robert Baxendale and Edward John Macnamara have been appointed as joint administrators.
Diamond Trust Bank in treasury management tech revamp with Profile Software
Profile’s Acumen.plus supports DTB’s treasury management ops in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania.
Nasdaq to acquire software firm Adenza for $10.5bn
The transaction, subject to regulatory approvals, is expected to close within six to nine months.
HSBC unveils AI Markets for institutional investors and corporates
AI Markets “has been built from the ground up with user experience in mind”, HSBC says.
Join the elite panel of judges for Banking Tech Awards 2023
Apply to become a judge for the Banking Tech Awards 2023!
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 21 April 2023
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
WealthKernel names Brian Schwieger as new board chair and non-exec director
Schwieger was previously global head of equities and ETF trading at the London Stock Exchange.
US fintech Clear Street bags additional $270m in Series B funding
The new funding takes the firm’s total Series B to $435 million following an initial $165 million raise last year.
JP Morgan snaps up VC investment analytics software firm Aumni
The financial details of the acquisition, expected to close in H1 2023, have not been disclosed.
Trading Technologies acquires fixed income trading platform AxeTrading
The acquisition, for an undisclosed sum, will broaden TT’s multi-asset capabilities.
US regtech Droit lands $23m Series B funding
The round was led by Pivot Investment Partners and UBS via its venture arm UBS Next.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Archway, Finway, iLex and more
A handy round-up of all the latest funding endeavours by fintech companies across the world.
Why the increased adoption of PvP settlement will enhance cross-border payments
PvP guarantees both parties involved in a transaction get paid at the same time as one another.
Centring end-user productivity through a revolutionised desktop experience
How OpenFin is empowering firms to maximise the value of the powerful tools that already exist on their user desktops.
Trading and investment fintech Saxo appoints Simon Camilleri as COO
Camilleri brings “significant expertise and a wealth of front-office experience” to his new role.
National Bank of Pakistan taps Finastra for trade finance solution
The bank will deploy Finastra’s end-to-end working capital solution, Fusion Trade Innovation.
UBCI modernises treasury management ops with Profile Software
Tunisia-based Union Bancaire pour le Commerce et I’Industrie (UBCI) has implemented Profile’s Acumen.plus.
Sibos 2022: Dynamic duos – giving humans superpowers through AI
When machine learning and human learning come together, that’s when finance sees the greatest benefits.
Risk management fintech Kantox sold to BNP Paribas
The sale builds on a strategic partnership between Kantox and BNP Paribas inked in 2019.
Finalists announced for Banking Tech Awards 2022
Congratulations to the 2022 finalists!
AccessFintech raises $60m in Series C funding
The Series C funding round was led by WestCap.
JP Morgan partners AI/ML platform Cleareye to digitise trade finance operations
The ClearTrade solution has been integrated into JP Morgan’s trade processing system.
Central Bank of Egypt in treasury management system overhaul with Profile Software
CBE, Egypt’s central bank and monetary authority, will implement Profile’s Acumen.plus treasury management system.
ICMA names Georgina Jarratt as head of fintech and digitalisation
Jarratt has 30 years’ worth of experience across financial services, telco and utilities.
Japan’s Iyo Bank picks DTCC to automate post-trade services
Iyo Bank has tapped DTCC to achieve “no touch” post-trade processing for equities and fixed income transactions.
Capital markets firm Davy taps Torstone for post-trade processing solution
Davy will deploy the Torstone Platform for its post-trade processing.
