Australia and Malaysia to Build FinTech Bridge
- 8 years 9 months ago
- Infrastructure
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.
AGF Management Limited Reports Strong Second Quarter 2017 Financial Results
- 8 years 9 months ago
- Asset Management
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...
BlackRock Acquires Cachematrix
- 8 years 9 months ago
- Cash management
BlackRock, Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Cachematrix, a leading provider of financial technology which simplifies the cash management process for banks and their corporate clients in a streamlined, open-architecture platform.
Australia's DiviPay Announces launch of Mobile Shared Accounts with Virtual Mastercard
- 8 years 9 months ago
- Payments
DiviPay, an Australian fintech startup has launched a mobile app that allows groups to split the cost of any transaction.
Moneymailme Collaborates with Prepaid Financial Services to Launch Virtual and Physical Cards
- 8 years 9 months ago
- Money Transfers
Social money transfer app Moneymailme has partnered with Prepaid Financial Services to provide Moneymailme users with access to virtual and physical cards. The announcement was made at Money 20/20 Europe, Europe’s largest fintech event. All Moneymailme cards will have multiple currency wallets linked to them so that when cardholders make a transaction, the money will be debited from the matching currency wallet rather than a traditional base...
Fintonic Closes a Round of Funding of € 25 million
- 8 years 9 months ago
- Investment
Fintonic has just closed a round of funding of 25 million Euros that has been supported by ING Group and the insurance group PSN amongst other investors.
AmEx Reveals Android Pay Support in Canada
- 8 years 9 months ago
- Payments
American Express today announces the availability of Android Pay, Google's mobile wallet, for Cardmembers in Canada. Android Pay is available for eligible Canadian Consumer, Small Business and Corporate Cards issued by Amex Bank of Canada1 and is supported on Android devices running on Kitkat 4.4 or higher.
Avoka Develops CX Design Programme for Retail Banks
- 8 years 9 months ago
- Retail Banking
Avoka, the acknowledged leader in digital customer acquisition for financial services companies, today announced the launch of a Customer Experience (CX) Design program to empower its clients in the retail banking, business banking, and wealth management industries to optimize their digital customer acquisition and onboarding capabilities.
Lindsey Argalas appointed as Chief Digital and Innovation Officer at Banco Santander
- 8 years 9 months ago
- People Moves
Banco Santander today announced the appointment of Lindsey Argalas as Chief Digital and Innovation Officer. As Chief Digital and Innovation Officer, Ms. Argalas will be responsible for developing the Bank's digital strategy, supporting innovation throughout the Group and encouraging collaboration across Santander’s businesses and markets. Lindsey joins Santander from the Silicon Valley-based software company Intuit, where she has held a number...
Datameer Announces Industry-First Solution for Deploying AI to the Enterprise at Big Data Scale
- 8 years 9 months ago
- Artificial Intelligence
Furthering its mission to democratize data access within the enterprise, Datameer today unveiled SmartAI, an industry-first solution for operationalizing deep learning models directly within enterprise data lake environments securely and at scale.
Liquidnet Launches Algo Ranking Model in Europe as Part of Its Virtual High Tough MIFIDII Solutions
- 8 years 9 months ago
- Compliance
Liquidnet, the global institutional trading network, today announced that its Algo Ranking Model technology is available in Europe, building on a successful launch in the US. Using innovative technology and a multi-factor model, the Algo Ranking Model holistically profiles every order to rank execution strategies in real-time according to order characteristics, trading objectives, market conditions, and performance targets.
InvestCloud to Launch London FinTech Incubator
- 8 years 9 months ago
- FinTech StartUps
InvestCloud Inc., a global FinTech firm, is set to launch a financial technology incubator and accelerator at its European headquarters in Soho, London. InvestCloud Innovation Center London will offer both new startups and established financial firms the ability to quickly deliver digital wealth management solutions supported by the InvestCloud platform.
90% of Buy-Side Firms Are at Risk of Non-Compliance By MiFID II Deadline
- 8 years 9 months ago
- Regulatory Standards
JWG, trusted industry experts in regulatory change management, today announced the results of a recent survey focused on the buy side and its readiness for the incoming Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II), effective from January 3, 2018.
Ingenico Group invests in Joinedapp
- 8 years 9 months ago
- Investment
Ingenico Group (Euronext: FR0000125346 – ING), the global leader in seamless payment, today announced its investment in Joinedapp, a start-up located in Palo Alto, California whose enterprise e-commerce solutions enable brands and retailers to connect with customers on their preferred mobile messaging apps. Joinedapp’s chatbot technology offers large and SMB merchants a scalable solution to engage, nurture, and monetize audiences across social...
Medium Enterprise Organisations Continue to Drive Business Value with Workday
- 8 years 9 months ago
- Infrastructure
Workday, Inc. (NYSE: WDAY), a leader in enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources, today announced continued momentum with medium enterprise customers.
