Arrow Capital goes with Profile Software
It will use the Axia platform for wealth management.
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Aiera bags $3.5m for AI-driven equity research
Welcome to the era of the artificially intelligent equity research analyst.
Diginex deepens digital assets with Altairian acquisition
Hong Kong-based blockchain firm buys again – this time a UK wealthtech.
Goldex raises over £1m in pre-Series A rush
As it develops its retail gold investment app launched in July.
Voleo to help OP Financial Group’s social trading drive
Voleo will join the Helsinki-based firm’s Wealthtech Partnership Programme.
Morgan Stanley says yes to Yext for finance advice
Bank has digital brain wave for its financial advisors.
Motive Partners takes majority stake in Finantix
Private equity firm gets hold of digital services provider.
Avaloq and Gazprombank go crypto for wealthtech
The bank will offer crypto-asset investments from mid-2019.
R3 and European banks complete euro commercial paper transaction
Second attempt with Commerzbank, ING, Natixis and Rabobank.
HSBC releases robo-advice and investment service
Only for customers with some money to invest.
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French 14 find firm favour in R3 blockchain trial
Corporates complete regional CordaKYC trial with AFTE.
BlackRock to acquire equity stake in Envestnet
BlackRock gets 4.9% equity stake in a stock transaction totaling $123 million.
Bambu and OUTvest win FinovateAfrica’s Best of Show awards
The votes have been cast and tallied!
UK savings app Chip notches up £4m funding
Firm says it got a record-breaking number of investors in the UK.
Morgan Stanley’s $15m funding FX ups Integral
Foreign exchange tech provider looking for more banking and broker action.
UK fintech is slow runner in cyber defence race
Financial Conduct Authority evokes movie magic and urges need for speed.
Swift Institute calls for gender diversity in fintech
Issues call for proposals and offers €15,000 grant to deal with issue.
Beijing plots to make fintech grand thing
The capital reveals its tech development plan up to 2022.
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Moneyfarm moves on Germany with Vaamo acquisition
This not so little asset manager went to a new market.
Wealthtech woes mean jobs go at Ohpen UK office
EXCLUSIVE. Firm says office is still open but 19 staff lose their jobs.
Boys from the BlackRock launch investment firm Genuine Impact
London-based company powers up with investment intelligence platform.
Banking Technology November 2018 issue out now
Fintech inception. Ideas come to life.
Wealthtech d1g1t likes digits with $7m funding boost
Two private investment rounds led by Purpose Financial.
Lendtech SoFi flying low as losses linger
US firm has lost money for the second consecutive quarter.
Focus Solutions unleashes wealthtech portal and hub
Hub unveiled with BITA Risk and Investment Software Limited.
Wevest wants to be best with digital asset manager launch
Berlin-based firm unleashes Wevest Capital.
Focus Solutions releases financial advice software for FIs
“More than gamified fact-finding.”
Fintech Sharegain raises $5m and rolls out securities lending platform
It has raised a total of $12m so far.
Laureate turns to AlphaPoint for blockchain-based asset management tech
Laureate’s asset digitisation, investor portal, and secondary trading will rely on AlphaPoint’s technology.
#IGForexChat 3: What does the next year hold for emerging market currencies?
FX trading provider IG is taking a look at what the next 12 months could hold for currency pairs.
Citizens Bank pioneers SigFig’s new wealthtech for financial advisors, CoPilot
SigFig unveils CoPilot, a digital wealth management platform for financial advisors.
Sustainable ETF assets soon to be commonplace among investors
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are estimated to be worth $400 billion in the next decade.
Freetrade set sails for early access roll-out
Founded by André Mohamed and Adam Dodds.
Wahed Invest obtains $8m from existing investors
It claims to be the first Islamic fintech start-up to reach a valuation of $100 million.
Mining ESG data: the rise of technology
The root of an informed valuation is the disclosure of relevant information.
Digital disruption is shaking up the worlds of watchmaking and finance
The Swiss watchmaking and finance industries will need to draw on their own heritage to respond to digital disruption.
UBS Wealth Management USA in wealthtech revamp with Broadridge
UBS Wealth Management USA to be “the anchor client” on Broadridge’s new wealthtech platform.
Hauck & Aufhäuser launches robo-advisor Zeedin
Zeedin was built together with digital banking tech vendor Crealogix.
