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SEC brings the hatchet down on Wall Street’s bad recordkeeping with $289m in fines
The SEC has leveraged 30 enforcement actions to date against firms failing to comply with recordkeeping requirements.
Discover Financial Services’ CEO and president Roger Hochschild steps down
Hochschild will serve in an advisory role at the company until the end of the year to ensure a smooth transition.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Chargeflow, Knot, Treasure Financial & more
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LSEG announces Irfan Hussain as its new chief information officer
Irfan Hussain joins LSEG from Goldman Sachs, where he has worked since 1995.
Naga integrates Rezolve AI into its social trading platform
The integration is also set to extend to Naga’s e-payments solution, Naga Pay.
MarketAxess acquires Pragma to leverage quantitative trading technology
MarketAxess aims to accelerate the development of quantitative execution algorithms for fixed-income products.
Challenging funding environment pushes LedgerEdge into administration
David Robert Baxendale and Edward John Macnamara have been appointed as joint administrators.
Robinhood reignites plans for UK expansion with chief exec hire
According to an FCA filing, Jordan Sinclair has been appointed as UK chief executive for Robinhood.
BlackRock and Jio Financial Services to launch joint asset management venture in India
The announcement follows JFS’s recent demerger from Reliance Industries.
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FusionIQ integrates with wealth management platform Blueleaf
The integration seeks to provide wealth managers with the tools needed to boost their digital transformation.
Platform One appoints former SEI operational director Terry Leavy as new COO
Leavy joins the company following a decade-long stint at US financial services firm SEI.
Rimes supports digital transformation of Jana with Matrix solution
Jana has gone live with the solution in an effort to streamline and automate its operational processes.
Digital asset firm Laser Digital snaps up Elysium Technology Group
Laser says the deal will help bring cross-asset post-trade capabilities to institutional digital asset investors.
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Digital banking tech provider Backbase acquires wealthtech Nucoro
Nucoro’s offering will be incorporated into the Backbase Engagement Banking platform.
Wealthtech OneVest secures CA$17m in Series A funding
It will use the funding to accelerate growth, expand into the US market, and to expand its team.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 2 June 2023
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
FinovateSpring 2023: The top trends shaping the future of financial services
This year’s FinovateSpring conference has put digital transformation and innovation at the top of the agenda.
American Bank & Trust taps Marstone for digital wealth management offering
With the partnership, the bank aims to retain existing client deposits and attract new retail bank customers.
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ICYMI fintech funding round-up: m3ter, Niro, Tembo and more
Our weekly fintech round-up for you to get the latest funding news from around the world.
South Korea’s Kakao Pay eyes majority stake in Siebert
Kakao Pay has acquired a 19.9% stake in the US firm and plans to buy an additional 31.1%.
Banking Tech Awards 2023: Nominations now open!
This year’s ceremony will be held on 30 November 2023 at the Royal Lancaster Hotel, London.
BMO Financial Group names Darrel Hackett as new US CEO
Hackett was most recently president of BMO’s wealth management division in the US.
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.
Goldman Sachs mulls potential sale of BNPL fintech GreenSky
GreenSky was acquired by Goldman in 2021 for $2.24bn to furnish its Marcus banking app.
Investment platform Altruist raises $112m in Series D funding
The new funding follows a previously undisclosed $110 million Series C round in November 2021.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 7 April 2023
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
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FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 24 March 2023
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
US fintech Credit Karma launches new Net Worth product
Credit Karma’s users will be given a full picture of their financial status to help them plan their future.
Payroll and benefits start-up Catch shutting down
Accounts will be closed on 6 April 2023, with customers instructed to withdraw all funds before that deadline.
US regtech Droit lands $23m Series B funding
The round was led by Pivot Investment Partners and UBS via its venture arm UBS Next.
US challenger Varo Bank reportedly raising funds at reduced valuation
Fintech Business Weekly reports the firm is raising $50m at a $1.8bn valuation, a 28% decline in value.
Canadian insurance and investment fintech Equisoft lands $125m in funding
The funding saw participation from new investors Investissement Québec and the government of Québec.
Wells Fargo launches digital financial planning platform LifeSync
LifeSync, available from March, will sit within the Wells Fargo mobile app.
