Smith & Williamson in tech overhaul with Avaloq
UK’s eighth largest accountancy firm concludes system selection for core processing tech.
Investment, Asset & Fund Management
Oracle Flexcube core banking system live at Invest Banca
Flexcube has been tailored for the Italian market by local integrator Cabel.
Nextmarkets lands $6.9m new funding
The Series A takes nextmarkets’ total equity to nearly $14 million.
Invesco takes over financial advisor platform Intelliflo
Invesco has acquired Intelliflo, a UK provider of advisor-focused digital solutions.
BondIT integrates bond portfolio solution with FIIG Securities
Fixed income portfolio platform BondIT inks a deal with FIIG Securities in Australia.
Circle raises $110m and creates dollar-pegged cryptocurrency coin
Each token backed by reserves of US dollars.
WealthSpark replaces Personal Capital 401(k)
WealthSpark is a joint effort between Personal Capital and AllianceBernstein (AB).
Crypto-investing 101: advice for beginners
Ten tips to help you avoid common pitfalls when investing in cryptocurrencies.
Tradesocio’s Alpha Suite gears up to go mobile
Ready to discover Alpha Suite on your mobile device?
Acorns Australia rebrands as Raiz Invest; Westpac and Assembly Payments team up
Acorns Australia, an app that uses small change to invest, has rebranded as Raiz Invest.
Unison sees 1,000% year-on-year growth in originations
Also launched in ten additional states across the US.
Saxo Bank to move full tech stack to Microsoft cloud
Saxo Bank and Microsoft announce a “strategic partnership”.
HooYu brings KYC tech to gold-as-currency enabler Glint
The appeal of gold as an investment remains strong.
Yukka Lab launches market sentiment analysis solution, News & Trend Lab
An organised and efficient way to view and manage financial news in real-time.
280 Advisor Services from 280 CapMarkets
280 Advisor Services will help independent advisors to compete with larger, more established firms.
Spotlight: how Alpha Suite is helping fund managers to succeed
TradeSocio’s Alpha Suite has become highly significant for fund managers, brokers and investors.
BCB Group launches institutional cryptocurrency prime brokerage solution
New solution aimed at investment managers and hedge funds.
Five ways AI is disrupting financial services
Whether you realise it or not, artificial intelligence (AI) is taking over the world.
P2P investor Bondster implements Leveris’ core banking tech
Bondster Marketplace in the Czech Republic has implemented Leveris’ core processing platform.
Aviva in major digital tech revamp with Atos
Atos will deliver “cross enterprise critical data services” to Aviva over a six and-a-half year period.
Robo-advice: the future is now
While we know that robo-advice is here to stay, who is actually using it?
Top fintech stories this week – 9 March 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Objectway Conference 2018: the eternal digital city
When in Rome, reveal the latest insights on digital ambitions and wealthtech.
Wealth Wizards keen to “revolutionise” UK’s advice sector
UK-based fintech Wealth Wizards has launched Turo, a new artificial intelligence (AI) solution.
Barclays France in wealth management tech revamp
New owner AnaCap aims to create “the leading independent wealth manager in France”.
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s EasyMoney
EasyJet is getting into the fintech business with the launch a new financial savings and lending platform.
Jyske Bank turns to Munnypot for robo-advisory tools
Munnypot breaks out of the UK with its robo-advisory proposition.
UK Investment Association unleashes fintech accelerator
Asset management industry to get generosity from VeloCity.
Spanish fintech Finect raises capital as BME takes minority stake
Bolsas y Mercados Españoles (BME) bought a 9.7% stake in Spanish fintech Finect for under €1 million.
Bitbond and 1741 Fund Management launch alternative investment fund
Institutional investors will have access to SME loans originated through Bitbond’s lending platform.
Twenty First Capital picks Profile’s Axia for asset management ops
For automating operations in France, the UK and Luxembourg.
Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago in tech modernisation with Simcorp
Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago has signed for the Simcorp Dimension investment management platform.
Envestnet finalises acquisition of FolioDynamix for $195m
Wealthtech firm FolioDynamix is now part of Envestnet.
DoubleNet Pay to power cashflow management tool for T Rowe Price
Financial management tech start-up DoubleNet Pay scored a deal with investment services firm T Rowe Price.
Fintech funding round-up: 13 December 2017
This round-up features Finstar, State Street, FRISS and iZettle.
ABN Amro’s Prospery supported by Five Degrees’ tech
EXCLUSIVE: ABN Amro’s new wealth management proposition, Prospery, has implemented Five Degrees’ Matrix solution.
Prosper with ABN Amro’s Prospery wealth manager
ABN Amro has unleashed Prospery, its online wealth manager offering digital asset management combined with personal coaching by experts.
UBS turns to fundinfo for fund data procurement
Private banking giant UBS and its fund platform Fondcenter have commissioned fundinfo to procure and source fund data from fund providers and asset managers.
Calastone plans mutual funds market on blockchain in 2019
Calastone has revealed its funds transaction network will be migrated onto a full blockchain-enabled infrastructure in 2019.
CNP Cyprus chooses IMSplus for asset management
CNP Cyprus insurance holdings has chosen Profile Software’s IMSplus solution to manage its assets and fund management requirements to achieve “operational efficiency”.
