Managers of Wealth Americas

Hong Kong Insurance Firm AIA Joins R3 Blockchain Consortium

New York-based R3, the blockchain startup heading the prominent private banking blockchain consortium has now added Hong Kong-based life insurance group AIA.

Temenos beats Fiserv to core banking deal in the US

Commerce Bank is going to renovate its core processing software – and the system selection is nearing completion.

Early days, but Apple Pay struggles outside US

Apple Pay usage totalled $10.9bn last year, the vast majority of that in the United States

SS&C Bridges Operational Gaps for Citi Alternative Investor Services Clients

Prior to the upgrade and acquisition by SS&C Technologies, Citi Alternative Investor Services clients were on Geneva 8.0.

Xignite Clients Nominated for 20 Benzinga Fintech Awards

It is also exciting to see large financial organizations beginning to react to this sea change and trying to catch up on innovation and cost savings

Bottomline Technologies Wins Big in Aite Group’s 2016 Cash Management Vendor Evaluation

These awards are a great validation that our efforts to help our customers innovate, win and grow have been successful."

Capgemini launches ‘Digital Manufacturing Services’ to enable industrial organizations

From product and asset conception to full production, digital technologies are transforming the manufacturing business.

Private Equity Firm Vista Equity Partners Swoops On Marketo. Pays $US1.7B

More recently its share price has been under pressure although it was helped when word leaked of a possible sale around the time of its user conference in Las Vegas earlier this month.

Big data firm BRIDGEi2i Analytics Solutions raises Series A funding from Edelweiss Private Equity

Edelweiss has also acquired a minority stake in the company.

Wells Fargo Tries to Make Logging In as Easy as Blinking

"The harder the problem, the more excited I am," said Watson, who has six direct reports and a total of 172 team members.

CIBC, Scotia deepen relationship with Montreal fintech player Thinking Capital

Businesses apply online for the loans of between $5,000 and $300,000, which can be received in as little as 24 hours, according to the bank’s website.

Oklahoma Fidelity Bank offers Cardless Cash feature

Oklahoma Fidelity Bank ATMs already have several security features, including anti-skimming technology.

A 'game changer' technology on Wall Street could shake up stock trading

In particular, it takes a look at how blockchain could be applied in the US stock market.

Accenture aims to accelerate AI adoption

The company says the banking, insurance and travel industries will be the initial focus.

Deloitte Integrates Ripple and Banking Software for International Transfers

Ripple integration will enable banks to send payments directly and in real-time without relying on intermediaries.

Envestnet Tamarac Gives Third Parties Access to Advisor Xi

DePina said the decision was made from feedback with large RIAs moving to Tamarac that had already invested a good deal in technology outside of Tamarac’s core platform, such as CRM.

Will AI spark a wave of job losses in banking? This what the experts think

The typically conservative banking and finance sectors seem particularly ripe for some disruption.

ENSO Expands Product Offering With New Emerging Manager Platform

The launch of this new global platform will provide a scalable solution for the daily needs of a growing manager’s treasury and portfolio finance operations.

Rise of the billionaire robots: how algorithms have redefined hedge funds

The 25 best-paid hedge fund managers pocketed $13bn in 2015, and most of the big winners relied on programs, not contacts, for their big wins

Barclays and Planixs Are Collaborating in the Creation of an Improved Global Intraday Liquidity and Funding Capability

Barclays is using Realiti across its global operations to: perform intraday liquidity management; optimise funding and forecasting activities, and deliver regulatory compliance with the Basel committee’s BCBS248 intraday monitoring regime.

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