Orange acquires SecureLink for €515m
Investcorp originally acquired SecureLink in December 2015.
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Top fintech stories this week – 3 May 2019
May issue is out!
Broadridge acquires Rockall for securities lending
Financial details were not disclosed.
HSBC selects CGI for new trade tech platform
The bank wants to enable the use of innovative technologies.
FNZ unveils market infrastructure for asset managers on blockchain
In partnership with an array of fund managers in the UK.
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.
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Swiss fintech opens up alternative investments market with new platform
Ambitions to become leading global marketplace.
Ameen Al-Iraq latest addition to Path’s Iraq user base
The Baghdad-based bank has signed for the iMAL core system.
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.
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TradeIt to be acquired by TradingView
The company will leverage TradeIt’s technology to bring mobile trading.
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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.
Nutmeg prepares crowdfunding and international launch
The crowdfunding on Crowdcube will come in summer.
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Objectway unveils new chatbot for wealth management
AI offers a new service model for the financial sector.
Capdesk raises £1.5m to aid in employee share plans
As firms compensate staff with the own firm’s shares, liquidity is not as easy as it seems.
Sova Capital picks Iress for wealth management middle-office
Iress will also provide post-trade processing services.
Envestnet | Yodlee to acquire PIEtech for $500m
This would be the tenth acquisition for the Chicago-based company.
CC&L chooses SimCorp to deliver integrated client communications
One of Canada’s largest firms in the sector, Connor, Clark and Lunn Financial Group manages over $55 billion in assets.
FCA urges end to exit fees on investment platforms
UK’s Financial Conduct Authority calls for feedback and more competition.
Swiss crypto outfit Amun amasses $4m funding
“We are bullish on crypto in the long-term.”
Edison Partners lights up $62m funding for YieldStreet
US digital wealth management platform gets delicious dollars.
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Julius Baer enters crypto arena with SEBA stake
Swiss duo plans tech bridge between traditional and digital assets worlds.
ZagTrader and BeQuant show crypto FIX-ation
Duo will offer access to cryptocurrencies using the Financial Information Exchange (FIX) and APIs.
A win-win despite the trade war: why small-time foreign investors and US markets need each other
While the trade war looks set to escalate, it seems there may be a silver lining for the US economy.
Allianz X boosts fund size to €1bn for insurtech action
Looking for digital firms in insurance and asset management space.
Falcon Private Bank flies away from UK nest
Bank departs and sells assets of London-based subsidiary to Dolfin Financial.
FinovateEurope 2019: Best of Show winners revealed
Let those that win bask in the fintech glory… and this brief news report.
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Morgan Stanley stocks up with $900m Solium acquisition
Wealthtech move marks its biggest deal since the financial crisis.
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