10/06/2016
Bill Gross says bitcoin might lead to an alternative to the current financial system
The continuation of current monetary policies will lead to capital destruction as opposed to capital creation
FinTech
10/06/2016
A fintech company used by Google, Amazon, and Airbnb raised $180 million
The funding round is double Payoneer's funding to date and takes its total raised to $270 million.
10/05/2016
Bank of America to Build Its Own Robo Adviser
It will be billed as a low-cost way of investing modest sums such as funds in old 401 accounts.
10/05/2016
KPMG And CyberArk Join Forces To Help Clients Bolster Cyber Security Strategies
Alliance Will Help Reduce the Attack Surface Through Implementing Advanced Privileged Account Security Solutions and Leading Practices
10/05/2016
“Your margin is my opportunity” (even in wealth management) by Craig Hanna
These are the often quoted but never the less still insightful words of one Jeff Bezos, Founder and CEO of Amazon.
10/05/2016
JP Morgan building private version of blockchain platform
JP Morgan Chase is building its own version of an established blockchain network called Ethereum, with a view to using it for confidential transactions.
10/05/2016
Collaboration is the Way Ahead for Fintech: Goldman Fintech Chief
Incumbents are using their brands and infrastructure to remain competitive with the start ups
10/04/2016
FolioDynamix Named Best Digital Solution
Annual WealthManagement.com Industry Awards Recognize Leaders in the Wealth Management Space
10/04/2016
Accenture Raises the Bar with New Salesforce Capabilities That Drive Client Innovation in the Cloud
Strategic acquisitions, introduction of new Fullforce solutions and increases in uniquely certified Salesforce professionals drive growth of Accenture Cloud First Applications team
10/04/2016
JP Morgan Chase Rethinks Banking With The Blockchain
JPMC is instead working on ways to limit access to transactions shared via a network to people who need to know the details
10/03/2016
Financial Software Company BlackLine Discloses IPO Plans
Private-equity firm Silver Lake owns 47% of cloud-based financial software firm
10/03/2016
Goldman Sachs: We're in the 'second wave' of fintech
In the first wave, regulatory changes, new technology and changing consumer preferences drove the big investments.
10/03/2016
Facebook rolls out pared down Messenger app for emerging markets
Users with Android phones will still be able to use the core features of Messenger.
10/02/2016
JP Morgan Joins Ethereum in Developing Private Blockchain 'Quorum'
A minimalistic fork of the Go Ethereum client
09/30/2016
Blockchain Headed More Mainstream, IBM Says
The main reason for barriers to success?
09/29/2016
Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management Canada Launches Digital Strategy
Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management Canada leverages Hootsuite technology to empower advisors to connect with clients and grow their businesses using social media
09/29/2016
Investors Want to Feel Confident With Digital Investing
Baby Boomer investors wants online investing to bring them excitement and joy in addition to confidence
09/29/2016
Accenture Launches New Cloud-Based Solution to Help Wealth Managers
The solution can be customized to clients’ specific needs, and will be offered as part of Salesforce implementation engagements between Accenture and its wealth management firm clients.
09/29/2016
Blockchain Will Be Used By 15% of Big Banks By 2017
The majority of banks are still in the testing phase—figuring out how to apply blockchain to their products and services.
09/28/2016
Broadridge adds cash management to post-trade suite
The third chose the solution to unify its equity and fixed income processing for operations in EMEA and a range of Asia Pacific operations.