As uncertainty continues, financial institutions must provide revitalised client-first approaches
While we may be facing much ambiguity in 2023, there has never been a greater opportunity to innovate.
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Wealthtech start-up Nucoro reshapes its business
“Last year, we decided to reshape the business to be in line with our new strategic imperative,” says CEO.
Video: Envestnet at Money20/20 USA – Harnessing data to improve financial wellness
We chat with Farouk Ferchichi and Eric Jamison of Envestnet about the importance of data aggregation.
Wealthtech start-up Equipped appoints Edward Green as CEO
Equipped is a UK-based provider of analytics solutions for alternative asset management firms.
Capital markets fintech PrimaryBid names Fiona Richards as COO
Fiona Richards joins PrimaryBid from Rowan Dartington, the discretionary investment arm of St. James’s Place.
FNZ acquires wealthtech start-up YieldX
YieldX’s fixed income portfolio management technology will be integrated into FNZ’s wealth platform.
Belgium’s oldest private bank Nagelmackers in digital revamp with Objectway
Nagelmackers is implementing Objectway’s platform for its advisory, discretionary, and execution-only offering.
India’s PhonePe lands $350m from General Atlantic at $12bn valuation
PhonePe expects to raise a total of $1 billion in funding, with other firms set to invest next month.
Goldman Sachs loses $3bn over three years on platform solutions business
Reuters reports the firm outlined a pre-tax loss of $1.2bn for the first nine months of 2022.
2023: the final countdown for incumbents versus challengers
If incumbents fail to adapt in 2023, challengers could gain the lion’s share of the market once and for all.
Mortgage tech firm Twenty7tec acquires Broker Sense and Meet Parker
The deals follow Twenty7tec’s acquisition of fellow UK fintech Bluecoat Software in June last year.
CTBC Bank in banking and wealth management tech revamp with TCS Bancs
TCS says its core system will “support the bank’s growth aspirations over the next decade”.
2022: Top five fundraising rounds of the year
FinTech Futures recaps the top five fundraising rounds this year.
The What the FinTech? podcast | Season three’s jailed buzzwords
We run down all the buzzwords our podcast guests wanted gone from the industry this year.
New CFO at Swiss fintech Crealogix
Christophe Biollaz joins Crealogix on 1 February 2023 and replaces Daniel Bader, who is leaving the firm.
UK fintech Updraft secures £108m debt and equity funding
The money will be used to invest in new products and to support business growth.
New fintech start-up Step Fourth launches in the UK
Step Fourth says its first product offering, Blue Nova, will be ready for deployment in 2023.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Paper.id, Opensee, Nilus and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Moneyfarm set to buy digital pension adviser Profile Pensions
The deal, which is subject to regulatory approvals, is expected to close in H1 2023.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: BondIT, Paywatch, 1fs Wealth and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Wealth Wizards names Ben Hampton as new chief executive
Hampton will take up the role on 1 January 2023, succeeding founder Andrew Firth.
UK and Singapore strengthen fintech ties
The two countries signed an MoU to remove regulatory barriers to fintech trade.
Ohio’s Huntington National Bank teams up with InvestCloud to launch Advisor Connect solution
The new offering is built on InvestCloud’s Find My Advisor technology.
UK wealthtech Wealthify makes three senior appointments
Wealthify has announced the appointments of three women on its senior leadership team.
Quantifeed to acquire fellow wealthtech Alpima
Together, Quantifeed and Alpima will create “a world-class technology platform”.
How blockchain technology is opening up fractional investing
Blockchain tech can power access to alternative assets such as art, real estate and wine.
Investment app Freetrade appoints Shahid Naveed as CTO
Naveed has 20+ years of experience in the tech space and joins from Auction Technology Group.
Tax software firm SurePrep snapped up by Thomson Reuters for $500m
SurePrep is expected to generate approximately $60 million of revenue in 2022.
Video: DailyPay at Money20/20 USA – Boosting financial wellbeing with earned wage access
We chat with Jeanniey Walden, CMO at DailyPay, about the benefits of earned wage access.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Decentro, Sidekick and more
Our weekly fintech round-up for you to get the latest funding news from around the world.
DBS and digitalisation: what the West can learn from the East
“Meaningful innovation is the true litmus test,” says DBS’ Shee Tse Koon.
Egyptian fintech Money Fellows lands $31m Series B funding
The new funds will be put towards product development and international expansion across Africa and Asia.
Bank Central Asia taps Avaloq to upgrade wealth management services
The Indonesian bank will migrate its wealth management system to Avaloq Core.
Goldman Sachs plots reorganisation, reveals change of plans for Marcus
“The concept of being broad, with a consumer footprint, is not really playing to our strength,” says CEO.
Finalists announced for Banking Tech Awards 2022
Congratulations to the 2022 finalists!
SEC fines 16 Wall Street firms $1.1bn for recordkeeping failures
For more than three years employees routinely used messaging apps on their devices to discuss business matters.
White paper: Digital banking – why is it becoming so important to financial organisations?
Fintechs are showing significant growth – learn how banks can stay competitive and efficient.
Citi to wind down UK retail banking ops to focus on wealth management
Citi’s retail banking footprint in the UK is small, with one branch at its EMEA headquarters in Canary Wharf.
Morgan Stanley’s wealth management arm hit with $35m data protection fine
The SEC says that MSSB failed to protect the personal identifying information of approximately 15m customers.
US asset management platform Ethic lands $50m Series C
Ethic’s vision is to create “a world in which all investing is sustainable investing”.
