Wealth Technology

80% of Wealth Managers Think Their Firm's Technology Is Not Good Enough

IFP Chooses BNY Mellon's Albridge for Wealth Reporting

Technology democratizes wealth management

UBS Said to Prepare Cloud Move to Secret Microsoft Data Centers

InvestCloud survey finds investment management industry falling short on digital offering

Mashreq Bank’s digital transformation journey continues, with Microsoft Modern Workplace solutions

Executive Moves

Finitive Appoints Neil Wolfson To Board Of Directors

Fidelity's Waterhouse to return to UK for digital wealth role

SIMON adds six new investors to structured investment platform

Temenos appoints new head of sales in Asia Pacific

SoftBank Vision Fund Team: Hiring Begins For China Team, Sources Say

corfinancial appoints senior executive

Legal,Regulation,Tax & Compliance

Blackbird’s alarm call or nightingale’s lullaby?

FG18/5: Guidance on financial crime systems and controls: insider dealing and market manipulation

MEPs agree on new rules to tax digital companies’ revenues

SA’s Communications Minister Takes Cybersecurity Campaign To Rural Areas

Philippines to Introduce Basel III Countercyclical Capital Buffer

Finantix announces a strategic growth investment by Motive Partners

Retail Tech

Thailand's KBank, Japan's Line form JV in digital banking push

Bahrain Credit partners with Clayfin to digitalise retail banking

StanChart first in Hong Kong for digital savings account on-boarding

Japan’s Retail, Banking Sectors Reacting to Disruptive Technologies

First Abu Dhabi Bank goes live on Temenos T24 core system

Commercial Bank continues to invest in technology to keep edge: Group CEO

Bitcoin, Blockchain & AI

China’s Plan to Sideline Bitcoin

UAE Central Bank, Saudi Arabia to Develop Joint Cryptocurrency for Interbank Transactions

Morgan Stanley Announces Technology Partnership with Yext to Enhance Financial Advisors’ Digital Presence and Increase Prospecting Success Through Intelligent Search

Chinese Firm Launches Digital Asset Platform in Singapore

South Korea’s First Blockchain-Powered Remittance Service to Thailand and Philippines

Morgan Stanley Announces Technology Partnership with Yext to Enhance Financial Advisors’ Digital Presence and Increase Prospecting Success Through Intelligent Search

Mobile Banking

Robinhood The Latest To Disrupt Traditional Banking

Standard Bank digital cash flow hits R85bn

Government Blocks Illegal FinTech Websites & Apps in Indonesia

Dubai-based mobile payments provider Beam goes global after major retail acquisition

Swedish fintech Okapi, Ecobank partner for Africa’s unbanked

Family Bank partners with SimbaPay

Comment & Analysis

How Will 5G Shake Up Banking And FinTech?

Some banks love fintech, some may hate it

deVere CEO: The pound is shackled by Brexit

Qatar should open its banking system to fintechs, says expert

Transforming our payments infrastructure

Aberdeen Standard maps countries on ESG credentials

Cyber Security

Kaspersky Lab shares Middle East, Turkey and Africa (META) 2018 Financial Insights and Predictions for 2019

Technology push could open Hong Kong banks to more cyberattacks in 2019, KPMG says

Kenya calls for joint efforts to curb cyber crime, mobile money fraud

How Cyberattacks Hurt the Wealthy

Euro Cyber Resilience Board for pan-European Financial Infrastructures

Banks embark on hiring spree in fight against dirty money

Research

Public managers see AUM rise in Q3 but operating margins fall — SS&C analysis

Is This The End Of Blockchain?

Our Shared Digital Future: Building an Inclusive, Trustworthy and Sustainable Digital Society

Survey Shows 27 Percent of Finance Departments Expect to Deploy Artificial Intelligence by 2020

Three ways to get started with AI-powered marketing

Bermuda funds - more than a token offering?

Innovation & Startups

Capgemini Named a Leader in the 2018 Application Services in Global Banking PEAK MatrixTM by Everest Group

One of London’s fastest-growing financial startups is unfazed by Brexit chaos

Chinese VC Investments Tops US for First Time

Barclays app turns on retailers with “turn off” spending feature

PayPal gives a Toss about Viva Republica’s $80m funding

Australian banks preparing for major ATM fleet cull

Trading Platforms

Token and Almoayed Technologies Partner to Deliver Open Banking Across MENA Region

DGCX Wins ‘Exchange of the Year’ Accolade at Global Investor MENA Awards 2018

Malta Digital Exchange signs MoU to list FBC Digital Security Token

Challenger bank signs up Google-inspired platform

Watson Wheatley Connects with Orchestrade

BlackRock to acquire stake in adviser fintech firm