Wealth Technology

LLB (Österreich) completes migration to the LLB Group core banking system

Advice firm offers to buy closed robo-adviser

This Software Technology Firm is Reshaping the Asset Management Industry

London based wealth management fintech to launch in Ireland

Turn Inside Out to Deliver Exceptional Client Servicing. The 2020 Must-Win Battle

2020 outlook for asset & wealth management industry

Executive Moves

Lincoln Financial Group Hires Industry Veteran

U.S. fintech Tipalti opening Vancouver office with plans to hire 50 workers

Samsung Electronics names new mobile business chief

Facebook backs British tech sector with 1,000 new jobs

Calypso appointment APAC Managing Director

SEI Names Director of Investment Strategy in Canada

Legal,Regulation,Tax & Compliance

European Commission seeks public consultation on an EU framework for cryptoassets

State Street partners with alts fintech platform iCapital Network

UK Opens $130,000 Contract to Catch Crypto Tax Evaders

Developments in online-only bank licensing in Asia

British Prime Minister, African Leaders urge Investors to accelerate Economic Role on the Continent

Cayman Islands: FinTech Comparative Guide

Retail Tech

RAKBANK launches full product suite of Corporate Payment Solutions in partnership with Mastercard

MoneyGram taps Suez Canal Bank for remittances in Egypt

Samsung Pay Expands in the UAE With New Bank Partnerships

Mastercard taps Marqeta for fast fintech card issuing in Europe

WorldPay and Visa back African payments firm Flutterwave

HSBC launches “FlexInvest”

Bitcoin, Blockchain & AI

Financial Services AI Public Private Forum

Liechtenstein Regulators Approve Ethereum-Based Real Estate Fund

DMCC Announces Crypto Valley in Dubai at Davos 2020, Boosting Blockchain Ecosystem

ABSA’s Peter Matlare on #WEF20, blockchain, challenger banks and the Davos ‘watering hole’

Billionaire investor advises people to stay away from Bitcoin

Is There Such Thing As Bitcoin Insurance?

Mobile Banking

iFlip Launches Unprecedented Mobile AI Wealth Management Experience

Joint Hong Kong Thailand DLT payments to power economy

Zall Smart Commerce Joins Singapore Digital Bank License Race

Four technological advances to benefit South Africans in 2020

Orange Liberia ties up with United Bank for Africa to start money transfers

IBM wins $1.1 bn deal from Spain’s Banco Sabadell

Comment & Analysis

Silicon Vine

Inside RBC’s efforts to improve corporate governance

Future of African payments based on pragmatism

How to Change Course on Climate

What Happened When a Customer Rebuilt a Wealth Platform

Responding to leaps in payments: from unbundling to stablecoins by Christina Segal-Knowles

Cyber Security

Data Protection Commissioner calls for a culture of improvement

DFSA supports National Cybersecurity Strategy by Launching a Cyber Threat Intelligence Platform

Security is not a single product solution – and other issues to consider in 2020

SA banks unaffected by Silence malware threat

Kaspersky forecasts cyberthreats to financial institutions

Helping HNW clients understand their personal cyber risk

Research

Davos 2020 and climate change: How investment risks have shifted over a decade

Understanding climate risk - McKinsey Global Institute

The Tokenisation of Assets and Potential Implications for Financial Markets

Global Risks Report 2020

Tech Trends 2020

Wells Fargo Scores Highest in Wealth Management Mobile App Satisfaction

Innovation & Startups

Netwealth to tap growing HNW demand

Firms need more help to innovate and go green: KPMG

Is South Africa bracing for a fintech revolution?

Purpose Advisor Solutions and Wealthsimple for Advisors ink tie up

DIFC’s FinTech Hive launches new start-up ‘Scale Up Programme’

Middle East, Turkey and Africa to spend top dollar on innovation, digital transformation

Trading Platforms

Open banking platform Tink raises €90M at a post-money valuation of €415M

SA fintech startup Pago launches payment platform Tuma

Broadridge accelerates hybrid cloud strategy

NORD/LB migrates New York, Singapore and Shanghai branches to Avaloq Banking Suite

Japan FSA Grants Client Clearing Licence to HKEX

Singapore Fintech Eyes Middle East

Hedge Fund Technology

Billionaire Icap founder Michael Spencer backs £100m fintech fund

KKR Closes $2.2 Billion Next Generation Technology Growth Fund II

DataBank Closes $185m Of New Investment For Growing Edge Play

Silicon Valley giant behind Spotify eyes bumper investment in Revolut

Investing in digital infrastructure

SS&C GlobeOp helps Elan Capital transition to a standalone firm