Profile Software, the leading financial solutions provider, today announced its recent partnership with the British Bankers’ Association (BBA), aiming at further establishing its presence in the local banking financial sector.

IHS Markit, a world leader in critical information, analytics and solutions, today announced the launch of RPA Manager, a comprehensive service helping asset managers acquire investment research in compliance with MiFID II.

On Thursday, 22^nd June, St. Petersburg hosted a large conference dedicated to blockchain and cryptocurrencies – Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference St. Petersburg. The event tickets to which were sold out one week prior to the end of registration featured 18 speakers from Russia and other countries. They focused on blockchain development in banking, regulation issues as well as a popular topic – ICO realization by blockchain startups.

Over half a thousand people took part in a conference and a demo zone.

Although investment in financial technology has dropped in 2017, market watchers believe that the quality of the commitment has improved.

In 2016, investments in fintech totalled some USD 24bn, versus USD 45bn in 2015, according to KPMG. “There are more discerning investors in the market today,” said Murray Raisbeck of KPMG. “People want to see their investments yield some return.”

Payment Cloud Technologies (PCT), the London-based FinTech business, has today announced it has expanded its relationship with Unisys, a global information technology company that specializes in providing industry-focused solutions integrated with leading-edge security, to incorporate PCT’s innovative digital.VISIONtechnology as a key component of Elevate™ by Unisys, a new omnichannel digital banking platform that enabl

 OTAS Technologies, a Liquidnet company and specialist provider of market analytics and trader intelligence and TS (formerly TradingScreen), the leader in electronic trading platforms, today announced that TS has integrated OTAS Analytics into TradeSmart, their multi-asset OEMS platform. TS clients will now have access to the latest real-time analytics and critical, actionable market intelligence from OTAS to fulfil their pre and post trade best execution requirements.

Market participants are naturally worried about the immediate costs of regulation, some of them still uncertain about the future benefits. But with all the twists and turns on the road to regulatory change, meeting the requirements imposed by regulators is no easy task.

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. 

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.

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.