Singapore’s robo-advisor StashAway lands $16m led by Square Peg
The fintech last raised funding in July 2019.
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Carta faces gender discrimination lawsuit
Paying her less than her male peers and subjecting her to other forms of gender discrimination.
CCAF, World Bank and World Economic Forum call on industry to take part in COVID-19 fintech study
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FNZ and State Street collaborate on wealth management servicing venture
FNZ will acquire a majority stake in State Street’s Wealth Manager Services business.
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Commerzbank shareholder calls for 7,000 job cuts
Cerberus Capital Management makes demands of German bank.
APRA hits CBA and Suncorp with pensions conditions
Aussie regulator is unhappy with the pair’s treatment of customers.
TransferWise lands licence from FCA to offer investment products
The move marks its second side-step from cross-border payments.
Pagaya raises $102m in Series D funding round
The US-Israeli wealthtech will use the investment to hire more top tier data scientists.
Banking Tech Awards 2020 now open for entries!
The awards are open to banks, financial institutions, technology and service providers, teams and individuals.
IBM signs services deal with Dutch insurance giant Aegon
IBM set to manage Aegon’s run-off life insurance until 2066.
Microgen and Touchstone rebrand merged business to TrustQuay
Since the November 2019 merger, the firm has signed a handful of new deals.
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Banco Itaú International picks Temenos Infinity to revamp wealth management
The Brazilian financial group is revamping its international and Swiss operations.
Smarterly secures £7m in Series A funding round
Some of the investment was used to complete the recent acquisition of Salvus.
What the Fintech? Episode 5 | Digital disruption: innovation in investments
CEO of the investment trading app, Evarvest, reveals the timeline of its launch in the UK.
Vise lands $14.5m Series A led by Sequoia Capital
“This is one of the biggest markets on Earth,” says Sequoia.
Swiss private bank Lombard Odier launches fintech strategy
An active portfolio of 50 well-diversified stocks will be put together.
Avaloq extends contract with First Abu Dhabi Bank in Switzerland
The deal entails using Avaloq’s business process-as-a-service (BPaaS) systems.
Cash deposit platform Flagstone lands £12m funding
Since 2015, Flagstone says it has facilitated £5 billion in deposits.
Only the best wealth management CRM can meet today’s regulatory challenges
It is not possible to overplay the economic and reputational importance of compliance.
SS&C Technologies acquires Innovest Systems in $120m deal
The transaction is expected to close in Q2 2020.
Embark buys Zurich’s UK retail and investment management business
The move is part of Embark’s effort to build its presence in the UK retirement/savings sector.
Deutsche Bank signs 2028 contract extension for Avaloq tech
Swiss vendor will provide BPO services foe Deutsche until 2028.
Finantix finalises acquisition of Swiss AI firm InCube
InCube will be brought into the wider Finantix portfolio.
7Q Financial Services goes live with Profile Software’s Axia
Cyprus-based investment house deploys Profile’s wealthtech.
Vietnamese fintech Finhay bags funding from Acorns’ co-founder
Acorns says the fintech is “revolutionising” access to wealth management.
KBC spins out wealthtech business into new start-up ‘everyoneINVESTED’
The start-up will focus on B2B services to help firms attract younger investors.
Data affinity and customer centricity: what luxury retailers can teach wealth managers
Useful learnings from the success of luxury retail.
DriveWealth extends to UAE with Wealthface agreement
Trading technology firm signs first Middle East deal.
HSBC’s $6bn structural overhaul under threat from COVID-19
The global bank may have to delay its plans if the contagion becomes a long-term issue.
Will regulators make an example of trading unicorn Robinhood?
“We don’t think they were set up to do it properly,” says class action lawyer.
JH&P picks InvestCloud to transform digital communication
The wealth management group also expects significant cost savings.
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Refinitiv buys US wealth management fintech Scivantage
The deal amount is yet to be disclosed.
Three digital transformation lessons wealth management firms can learn from luxury fashion brands
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