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Folio Launches on CrowdCube

Folio, a new savings app for the smartphone generation, has today announced its plan to raise £320,000 in crowdfunding.  It will be the first ever savings app to launch on the CrowdCube platform. 

Folio is on a mission to empower a generation with a savings tool that puts them back in control. The alternative: automated, algorithm driven apps that continue to disengage people from their finances. 

Thursday, June 29, 2017 - 09:40
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AGF Management Limited Reports Strong Second Quarter 2017 Financial Results

AGF Management Limited (AGF or the Company) today announced financial results for the second quarter ended May 31, 2017.

Total assets under management (AUM) increased 8.0% to $36.4 billion compared to the same period in 2016, and up 3.7% compared to $35.1 billion as at February 28, 2017. AUM increased across all lines of business, including retail, private client, institutional and subadvisory, and the Company's alternative asset management platform.

Thursday, June 29, 2017 - 08:48
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Australia and Malaysia to Build FinTech Bridge

Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) yesterday entered into an Innovation Cooperation Agreement with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) to further promote innovation in financial services in their respective markets.

Thursday, June 29, 2017 - 08:44
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Fintonic Closes a Round of Funding of € 25 million

Fintonic has just closed a round of funding of 25 million Euros that has been supported by ING Group and the insurance group PSN amongst other investors.

Thursday, June 29, 2017 - 08:38
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Moneymailme Collaborates with Prepaid Financial Services to Launch Virtual and Physical Cards

Social money transfer app Moneymailme has partnered with Prepaid Financial Services to provide Moneymailme users with access to virtual and physical cards. 

The announcement was made at Money 20/20 Europe, Europe’s largest fintech event. 

All Moneymailme cards will have multiple currency wallets linked to them so that when cardholders make a transaction, the money will be debited from the matching currency wallet rather than a traditional base currency card. 

Thursday, June 29, 2017 - 08:37
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Australia's DiviPay Announces launch of Mobile Shared Accounts with Virtual Mastercard

DiviPay, an Australian fintech startup has launched a mobile app that allows groups to split the cost of any transaction. 

Thursday, June 29, 2017 - 08:33
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BlackRock Acquires Cachematrix

BlackRock, Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Cachematrix, a leading provider of financial technology which simplifies the cash management process for banks and their corporate clients in a streamlined, open-architecture platform. 

Thursday, June 29, 2017 - 08:29
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Avoka Develops CX Design Programme for Retail Banks

Avoka, the acknowledged leader in digital customer acquisition for financial services companies, today announced the launch of a Customer Experience (CX) Design program to empower its clients in the retail banking, business banking, and wealth management industries to optimize their digital customer acquisition and onboarding capabilities. 

Thursday, June 29, 2017 - 08:23
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AmEx Reveals Android Pay Support in Canada

American Express today announces the availability of Android Pay, Google's mobile wallet, for Cardmembers in Canada. Android Pay is available for eligible Canadian Consumer, Small Business and Corporate Cards issued by Amex Bank of Canada1 and is supported on Android devices running on Kitkat 4.4 or higher.

Thursday, June 29, 2017 - 08:19
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Liquidnet Launches Algo Ranking Model in Europe as Part of Its Virtual High Tough MIFIDII Solutions

Liquidnet, the global institutional trading network, today announced that its Algo Ranking Model technology is available in Europe, building on a successful launch in the US. Using innovative technology and a multi-factor model, the Algo Ranking Model holistically profiles every order to rank execution strategies in real-time according to order characteristics, trading objectives, market conditions, and performance targets. 

Thursday, June 29, 2017 - 08:12
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