SocGen’s trading woes amount to 1,600 staff cuts
CEO has left and trading is in a slump.
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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.
Kyriba plans $160m growth round led by Bridgepoint
$60 million earmarked for innovation investment.
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.
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.
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.
Capital Markets Gateway gets its way with $7.5m funding
Creating a path for capital markets professionals with a round led by StageDotO.
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.
TickSmith powers CanDeal’s DataVault Innovations
The company will use the Data Pooling Platform to launch its Data-as-a-Service (DaaS) offering.
Bcause picks Nasdaq for market surveillance cause
It will go live in H1 2019 with launch of its new spot cryptocurrency market.
San Juan Mercantile Exchange partners up for digital assets solution launch
CQG, Elysium and Mercury Digital Assets will power exchange and banking tech.
Stash piles on rewards with stock-back launch
New York-based financial services platform officially boots up.
The new business models of banking
Analysis of three alternative business models for the banking industry.
Swiss crypto outfit Amun amasses $4m funding
“We are bullish on crypto in the long-term.”
UK fintech regulator puts bigger fines on the menu
FCA confirms increase in Financial Ombudsman Service award limit.
Omidyar Network releases fintech venture fund with Flourish
New firm Flourish launches evergreen fund backed by founder of eBay.
German savings marketplace Raisin acquires MHB Bank
Fintech buys bank. Yes, we worked that out thanks.
Singapore regulator’s new tech group targets risky business
Monetary Authority of Singapore makes some changes and gets truly focused.
Wealthtech Gluskin Sheff turns to Broadridge tech
New investment management tech will help manage portfolios and compliance.
The forgotten faces of diversity: the invisibles
To be successful, diversity and inclusion must start from within – and it must be built into the culture.
Banking Technology March 2019 issue out now
Pay attention. Fintech in the ascension.
RHB Bank gets modern capital markets tech with Murex
Malaysian deploys Murex’s MX.3 tech for its Islamic and conventional treasury and capital markets (TCM) operations.
FinovateEurope 2019: days of creation
Fintech is currently in an exciting creative phase.
UK Finance wants to bring ethics to banking sector
Good luck getting that to work.
Edison Partners lights up $62m funding for YieldStreet
US digital wealth management platform gets delicious dollars.
Succeeding with advanced analytics: The accelerator for asset management
Get deeper insights and visibility into your assets via the expertise of Information Builders.
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.
SocGen mulls thousands of job cuts from investment unit
As it seeks to consolidate its brokerage business through a partner.
Kenya keen on regulatory fintech sandbox
Capital Markets Authority outlines its plans for innovation.
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.
