Fidelity International (Fidelity) today became the first asset manager to sign the Fintech Pledge, demonstrating its ongoing commitment to digital innovation.

The Fintech pledge, which is part of a wider fintech strategy across the UK and  is supported by HM Treasury and the Fintech Delivery Panel, sets world-leading standards to accelerate the growth of the UK’s fintech sector by promoting valuable partnerships between financial institutions and tech scaleups.

A new survey of 80+ in-scope firms by IHS Markit and Pirum shows that more than 70 percent of respondents are aiming to consolidate their diverse regulatory reporting processes under a single platform following the implementation of the Securities Financing Transaction Regulation (SFTR).

Thematic investing remains highly regarded among investors. Compared to pre-pandemic numbers, assets in thematic ETFs rose by USD 27 billion, accumulating to USD 133 billion according to CNBC¹.

“As the potential of technologies like AI, machine learning and quantum computing become fully realised and applied at scale, R&D funding is more important than ever to turn the UK’s new breed of innovators into game-changing market leaders.

LedgerEdge, the next-generation ecosystem for trading, announces the appointment of Michelle Neal as CEO of US operations. 

This appointment will support the US expansion of the firm, which is rolling out a global corporate bond trading platform built on distributed ledger technology. LedgerEdge is starting with the launch of a UK multi-lateral trading facility in Q3 2021, followed by a launch of a US alternative trading system in Q1 2022.

Goal Group, the global fintech leader in withholding tax reclamation and securities class action recovery services, today announces the launch of Treaty Rate Manager (TRM), an online withholding tax reference database providing cost-effective access to the latest treaty rate information across the globe.

Helix Applications, the Canadian listed blockchain technology company (TSX Venture: HELX) (is pleased to announce that it has completed the previously announced business combination with GlobalBlock Limited. GlobalBlock is now a wholly owned operating subsidiary of the Company.

Finzly, a fintech provider of modern banking applications for payments, foreign exchange, trade finance and digital account opening, announced today that The Middlefield Banking Company has selected Finzly’s contactless digital account opening (DAO) solution, enabling the bank to gain back-office operational efficiencies that support an enhanced customer experience.

An interview with David Cocks - Co-Founder and Steve Britton - Head of Sales of CloudTrade.

The UK Immersive Tech: VC Investment Report, compiled and published by Immerse UK, part of KTN, and HTC VIVE X, features ten companies that are pushing the boundaries of immersive tech, extended reality (AR/VR) and spatial computing, as well as 21 early-stage ventures it considers “ones to watch”.