Today QuantHouse, the global provider of advanced trading solutions, announced that Metori Capital Management has selected QuantFACTORY to automate its trading portfolio. QuantHouse provides end-to-end systematic trading solutions including QuantFEED, its ultra-low latency market data technologies, QuantFACTORY, its algo-trading development framework and QuantLINK, its proximity hosting and order routing services. QuantHouse helps trading venues, hedge funds, market makers, proprietary desks, brokers and sell-side firms achieve optimal trading performance.

Today the Financial Technology Enabler Group (FTEG) has reported that it is seeking ideas from the public on the improvements to financial services sector by harnessing innovation and technology. 

Today Financial services firm Edward Jones announced a multi-year partnership with SixThirty, a St. Louis-based venture fund that invests in financial technology (FinTech) startup companies. Backed by the St. Louis Regional Chamber, SixThirty was founded in 2013 and to date has funded more than 25 startups across the globe.Edward Jones Chief Information Officer Vinny Ferrari said the relationship with SixThirty is consistent with the firm's drive to provide investors an ideal client experience.

Dovetail, the provider of best-in-class payments and liquidity management solutions, has today announced the successful completion of business level flow testing with the EBA Clearing pan-European instant payment infrastructure platform. 

Nava, a next generation consumer lending platform, is continuing its rapid expansion by launching a new office in Milton Keynes. The company, with headquarters in central London, hopes to capitalise on the town’s burgeoning reputation as a leading technology centre in the UK. 

Over the past 20 years, the biggest transformations in the payment industry have revolved around the physical characteristics of plastics and network security in terms of encryption methods, upgrades to acceptance network and terminals, and messaging. Banks have evolved their technological architecture, but further development is needed to operate more agile platforms.

Around the world, there is perhaps no greater good FinTechs can offer the financial community other than access and inclusion in the banking and credit markets. According to the World Bank “broader access to, and participation in, the financial system can boost job creation, increase investments in education, and directly help poor people manage risk and absorb financial shocks.”

Today P2 Consulting, a programme and project management consultancy that supports blue chip companies undertaking major change initiatives, is pleased to announce the acquisition of financial crime specialist FS101, significantly bolstering its capability in the anti-money laundering and cybercrime market. 

The Danish fintech startup Hufsy is ready to offer fellow startups a banking service beyond what they are used to. By working with the fully licensed solarisBank as their banking partner, the company will change the way SMEs experience banking and gradually welcome users during 2017.