Invesco launches blockchain ETF with Elwood Asset Management
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Blockchain, Asset Management
Invesco is launching an innovative ETF (exchange traded fund) designed to target companies with potential to generate real earnings from blockchain technology. The Invesco Elwood Global Blockchain UCITS ETF has been developed in partnership with Elwood Asset Management (“Elwood”), an investment firm specialising in providing institutional investors with exposure to digital assets and blockchain technology.
Equiniti Credit Services investigates consumer attitudes to lending in new report
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Regulatory Standards, Data
Equiniti Credit Services, the UK’s leading consumer credit technology and outsourced service provider, today announces publication of its latest annual research report. A three part harmony: how regulation, data and CX are evolving consumer attitudes to credit explores the key trends impacting consumer attitudes to unsecured lending, including open banking, customer centricity, and flexibility.
African challenger bank Vista Bank selects Temenos to power its digital transformation and growth across Africa
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Banking
Vista Group (VistaBankGroup.com), a challenger bank building itself into a world class pan-African financial institution specifically designed to meet the needs of retail and commercial customers, has partnered with Temenos (SIX: TEMN) (Temenos.com), the banking softw
Survey highlights vast absence of opportunity for women in senior cyber security roles compared with male counterparts
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Infrastructure
Infosecurity Europe today announced results from a recent poll revealing that men have more opportunity than women to reach senior roles in the cyber and information security industry. The news comes at a time when technology companies are touting initiatives, promoting and supporting women in the tech industry, and of course, on International Women’s Day which provides an opportunity to celebrate women around the world.
ICO data reveals finance & legal firms' data breach woes
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Compliance, Data
Redscan, the threat detection and response specialist, today released new Freedom of Information (FOI) request data from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). It found that businesses routinely delayed data breach disclosure and failed to provide important details to the ICO in the year prior to the GDPR’s enactment.
GoldenSource to handle Brexit data sets to help banks retain control of their reporting
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Banking, Data, Infrastructure
GoldenSource has announced the support for new Brexit-specific data sets to its data management platform to enable financial institutions to prepare for differing regulatory reporting demands in the event of a no-deal.
Growth programme for global FinTechs launched by international law firm
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Infrastructure
A fast-track 10-month programme providing legal advice and mentoring to ambitious FinTech start-ups is now open for applications. ‘AG Elevate’, run by international law firm Addleshaw Goddard, is a fast-track, 10-month initiative that focuses on supporting ambitious FinTechs, providing legal advice and mentoring, as well as access to Addleshaw Goddard’s training programmes and networking events.
Integral Reports February 2019 Monthly Volume Metrics
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Infrastructure
Integral (www.integral.com), the technology partner trusted by leading banks, brokers, and asset managers to help them outperform their competition in the foreign exchange market, reported today average daily volumes (ADV) across Integral platforms totaled $33.3 billion in February 2019. This represents a decrease of 4% compared to the previous month. The volume across Integral platforms totaled $666.4 billion in February 2019.
NatWest to launch biometric payments card pilot
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Payments, Security
As part of a national trial NatWest is piloting cutting edge, biometric fingerprint technology with 200 customers. The trial is due to begin in the coming weeks. Customers will use their fingerprint to verify transactions over £30, increasing security and making it easier for customers when paying for goods or services at the tills as no PIN is required.
Dash Names Venu Palaparthi Chief Compliance Officer and Head of Regulatory Affairs
- 7 years 2 months ago
- People Moves
Dash Financial Technologies, the industry’s leading capital markets technology and execution provider, today announced the addition of Venu Palaparthi as Chief Compliance Officer and Head of Regulatory Affairs. In this role, Mr. Palaparthi will be responsible for Dash’s compliance strategy, including the direction of internal regulatory policies and compliance with government regulations.
Gender bias in money transfers mean migrant women in the UK pay more than men to send money abroad
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Money Transfers
Fintech InstaReM, has revealed that migrant women in the UK, despite being the primary source of care for their families ‘back home’, pay up to 20% more than men to transfer money abroad. UK Migrant women are disproportionately employed in low income work, and often paid weekly, transfering money ‘little and often’ thereby incurring greater fees.
Nordea partnering with private equity pioneer
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Banking
Nordea Asset Management is partnering up with Jan Ståhlberg, a pioneer within the international private equity industry, in a joint venture aimed at investing in non-listed companies with strong sustainability targets. Jan Ståhlberg was a co-founder of EQT and he is a former deputy managing partner and vice chairman of the European-leading private equity firm.
Mastercard Delivers for Women Business Owners Seeking Community Support, Mentorship and Access to Capital
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Payments
The needs of women small business owners are immediate and specific. They want a financial provider who will work for them by delivering community engagement, networking, mentorship opportunities and access to capital.
Mastercard Advances Cross-Border Capabilities with Acquisition of Transfast
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Payments
Mastercard (NYSE: MA) today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Transfast, a global cross-border account-to-account money transfer network.
IPSX selects QuantHouse to distribute its commercial real estate pricing feeds to global quant community
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Trading Systems
QuantHouse, the leading independent global provider of end-to-end systematic trading solutions including innovative market data services, algo trading platform and infrastructure solutions, today announced that real-time pricing feeds from The International Property Securities Exchange (IPSX) are now available globally to all QuantHouse members looking to trade real estate as an asset class.
