Objectway and MCI Consultants (Pty) Ltd. (“MCI”) are pleased to announce an exclusive collaboration to offer attractive, globally recognised and best-of-breed software solutions for the Wealth, Investment and Asset Management Market in South Africa. Objectway is a TOP-100 global FinTech provider and a leader in the wealth and investment management software industry in Europe.

Ant Financial Services Group ("Ant Financial" or "Ant") today wrapped up its participation at Money20/20 Asia in Singapore with the Ant Technology Exploration Conference (ATEC), with guests Giri Jadeja, Global Head of Financial Innovation at International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Sopnendu Mohanty, Chief Fintech Officer at Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) sharing their views on financial inclusion alongside Cheng Li, Chief Technology Officer and Chief Operations Officer for global business group at Ant Financial.

21-25 of May in Moscow will be the leading event of the year in the field of blockchain-technologies and cryptocurrency - Russian Blockchain Week 2018. RBW-2018 is 5 days in the blockbuster industry, where you can find out a lot of knowledge and connections. More than 70 top experts will speak at the event, which will tell you step by step about all the possibilities of using the technology, real cases and, of course, answer one of the main questions: what are the new opportunities of technology will open for business and individuals.

Last year, B-Hive, a European innovative collaboration platform connecting fintech startups and established financial service organizations, announced the launch of TrustHive. The initiative started with a working group with AG Insurance, Belfius, BNP Paribas Fortis, Euroclear and KBC with the endorsement of other partners of B-Hive (AXA, Baloise, Allianz, ING, SWIFT, Bank of New York Mellon, Isabel Group, MasterCard), for the creation of a blockchain platform to simplify identity management (Know Your Customer – KYC) for corporates.

Duco, the data engineering technology company, today announced a new version of its self-service reconciliation solution, Duco Cube. The new Hybrid SaaS solution behaves like Duco’s cloud-based Software as a Service, while being deployed on modern private or public cloud infrastructure operated by Duco’s clients. Duco assumes all testing and upgrade responsibility. Duco’s banking clients will benefit from monthly releases, continued innovation and the ability to scale without projects, without having to externalize their data.

BMW Group Financial Services Japan has announced the launch of the BMW Innovation Lab 2018.

The BMW Innovation Lab 2018 entrepreneur program provides an opportunity for early-stage start-up companies to partner with BMW Group Financial Services Japan’s operational and commercial divisions in Japan. The program is aimed at companies with disruptive business models or new technologies that could benefit BMW Group customers.

Participants can enter any of the following five categories:

 Mitratech, the leading provider of legal, compliance and risk management software announced today that it reached a partnership agreement with Union Systems Limited (USL), a leading information technology company specializing in the marketing and implementation of software solutions for banks and financial institutions across Africa. 

Hartford InsurTech Hub, powered by Startupbootcamp, announces its latest collaboration with international law firm, Clyde & Co. The firm will act as Hartford InsurTech Hub’s exclusive legal partner, providing the startups in the Hartford program with high level advice on how to tackle the legal issues they might experience.