CEX.IO has officially received a Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) licence issued by the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC). 

Gibraltar is proactively supporting innovation and ensuring that business complies with regulatory requirements at the same time. In 2018 they have created a special DLT framework for businesses that transmit and store virtual assets on behalf of their customers.

Insurance Innovators has been building a community of trailblazers and influencers for the past 20 years. Through a series of events and digital content, Insurance Innovators aims to accelerate the success of those in the growing community through sharing knowledge, collaborating and building networks.

The flagship conference, Insurance Innovators Summit, will be returning in November at the QEII Centre in Westminster. New features for this year include four stages and over 120 speakers, 87% of which are brand new to the Summit.

Commerzbank’s Supervisory Board has today appointed Roland Boekhout (56) to the Board of Managing Directors. Roland Boekhout, currently Member of the Management Board Banking at ING Group, will take on responsibility for Commerzbank's Corporate Clients segment by 1 January 2020, following the usual cooling off period. He succeeds Michael Reuther (60) who, as agreed and announced in December, will leave the Bank to embark on a new chapter in his professional life. Roland Boekhout’s appointment to the Board is still subject to the approval of the supervisory authorities.
 

DriveWealth, LLC, a leader in global digital trading technology, in partnership with IPJukebox, a consumer-focused fintech company, announced the launch today of WealthSeed, a new online investment product designed to give independent contractors a valuable alternative to traditional employer-sponsored plans. The DriveWealth platform is the engine for the new offering that aims to remove barriers to building long-term financial health. 

MDOTM, the fintech startup that develops AI-driven investment strategies for institutional investors (Banks, Family Offices, Wealth and Asset Management companies), launches its Advisory Board and announces its members: Federico Ghizzoni, Chairman Rothschild Italy and former CEO Unicredit; Alida Carcano, CEO Valeur Asset Management; Marino Valensise, Head of the Multi Asset Group and Chairman of the Strategic Policy Group at Barings; Fabio Troiani, Co-founder and CEO of Bip; Michele Padovani, Cherry Bay Capital Executive Director and Former Director of Innovation Strategy at EY.

CloudMargin, creator of the world’s first and only collateral and margin management solution native to the cloud, today announced that the Cardano Group, the pensions risk and investment management specialist, has gone live on its platform.

Callsign has today announced that it will be working with Lloyds Banking Group on providing digital identification and authentication solutions.

This latest partnership will see the bank rolling out Callsign’s platform to all customers across its core brands. The utilisation of the platform not only supports Lloyds' ongoing commitment to protecting customers from fraud but also provides an excellent and seamless customer experience.

Maven Capital Partners (“Maven”), one of the UK’s most active private equity houses, has today announced that it has completed a £2.5 million investment to support the continued growth of pioneering software developer Filtered Technologies Limited.

In the highly regulated industries of finance, healthcare and energy, a focus on governance, risk and compliance (GRC) is crucial to effectively combat a cybersecurity breach. Unfortunately, when considering international data sharing, this can become overwhelmingly complex. In today’s evolving cyber landscape, it’s less about balancing governance, risk and compliance, and more about enacting proactive risk management as the main focus, with governance as an important element of that.

Caplin Systems, the specialist provider of desktop and mobile e-trading technology, today announced three senior appointments to support its continued growth in EMEA, Scandinavia and Asia.