Wealth Technology

Wealth Dynamix named winners at the UK Private Banker International Awards

Alipay's AI wealth tech platform adopted by China's asset managers

SEI Wealth Platform has launched a Costs and Charges reporting service

Wealth Management in Hong Kong: The Digital Outlook

Why and How Family Ofces Need to Manage Their Digital Reputation

Two fintech firms providing tools for uber wealthy clients

Executive Moves

Italian investment manager joins Pictet Robotics fund team

JMP Group Announces Addition of Raj Dayalan to Investment Banking Division

RBS names head of business-focused digital bank

Telaria Expands EMEA Leadership Team With Appointment of Industry Veterans

SimCorp appoints new COO

Asset Control names Eddie grant as head of managed services

Legal,Regulation,Tax & Compliance

Trade Bank of Iraq and ESDS software solution sign MOU for developing Fintech and a cloud platform

Entrepreneurs claim Nedbank stole their patented card-blocking system

Broadridge launches SFTR change management service

Improved Online Banking Security Promises to Benefit E-Commerce Experience

Scammers Cloning Legitimate Banks Websites To Defraud Potential Clients

Monetary Authority of Singapore and UK financial authorities announce collaboration on cyber security

Retail Tech

JP Morgan launches cross-border digital payments in China

The 5 Keys To U.K. Digital Bank Monzo's Success In The U.S.

Digital technology will strengthen America’s biggest retail banks

Sweden’s Länsförsäkringar Bank deploys TCS core banking solution

Emirates NBD turns to SAS to oversee its digital transformation journey

Union Bank of Nigeria and Newgen Software Bag the Best Branch Digitisation Initiative Awards, 2019 from The Asian Banker

Bitcoin, Blockchain & AI

Global Banking Giant HSBC Launches Tokenization-Based Receivables System for India

Lawmakers Slam Facebook Over Crypto Plan, Call for Moratorium

AI to reorganise Asia's insurance landscape

The Age of AI and Wall Street

Libra: Facebook launches cryptocurrency in bid to shake up global finance

Bank ABC Partners with Jumio to Become First Bank in the Middle East to Employ Biometric-Based Digital KYC Functionality

Mobile Banking

J.P. Morgan Launches E-Customs Payment Solution To Digitized Cross-Border Payments In China

Lloyds launch first overarching Open Banking app

Generali strikes strategic technology partnership with Google

Lloyds first to launch open banking app for credit cards and savings

Microsoft's Middle East data centres in Abu Dhabi, Dubai now online

Dutch insurer Aegon sees digital distribution as the path to growth in China and rest of Asia

Comment & Analysis

What does Facebook’s cryptocurrency mean for the Middle East?

Data costs are preventing African consumers from taking full advantage of the crypto economy

Leading WMs: AI will not replace human investors

Biggest changes in digital banking are just ahead

How tech opens doors for better wealth management

Avaloq Community Conference 2019: Future proofing financial institutions

Cyber Security

Velocity Ledger Taps HLC and Helical for Cybersecurity

Ithmaar Bank rolls out biometric ATM network in Bahrain

UK and Singapore take on cybersecurity

What is Your Family Office Doing to Protect Itself From Security Threats?

KPMG Named A Leader In Global Cyber Security

ABN Amro takes stake in financial crime outfit Thetaray

Research

Technology and Operations Investment Survey

GCC listed banks’ results – ‘embracing digital’

Singapore's 3 big banks can defend market share against fintech threats: Moody's

Majority of Aussies using fintech products

The Future of Banking: Fintech's Prospects in The Middle East And Africa

StatPro acquires ESG research and index business

Innovation & Startups

ChainThat to join BMA innovation hub

Leapfrogging India’s fintech evolution with a regulatory sandbox

ChainThat announces its approval to join the Bermuda Monetary Authority Innovation Hub

FinTech in Asia: Tale of Two Cities, a Hawksford insight

Berkshire Bank to offer real-time payments with Finastra

Sources:J.P.Morgan working on a secretive digital banking project based out of London

Trading Platforms

Citibank officially invites Pakistan to international fintech competition

Johannesburg SE migrates equity and FX deritivates to LSE Millennium

genesis wins ‘Best Digital Transformation Solution’

Sparrow’s options trading platform takes flight

Arabian Bourse receives Initial Approval for Crypto Asset Exchange & Custodian

Fintechs bank with ABN Amro

Hedge Fund Technology

Bamboo Capital to Invest $112m in Bloc Fund

ADB launches digital financial inclusion fund

Korean government institution selects SimCorp Dimension

Pershing Deepens Technology Consulting Capabilities

Banks and tech stocks drag market to a modest loss

Tencent, Temasek invest US$35m in UK open-banking startup