Extreme weather events like storms, heatwaves and flooding accounted for economic losses of around half a trillion euros over the past 40 years and led to between 85 000 and 145 000 human fatalities across Europe. Less than one-third of these losses were insured, according to a European Environment AgencyContinue…
SimCorp, an independent provider of SaaS investment management solutions and trusted partner to the global buy side, announces a new partnership with Qontigo, the leading provider of analytics and indices, and part of the Deutsche Börse Group. The partnership offers SimCorp clients a fully managed portfolio optimization and risk managementContinue…
Worldline [Euronext: WLN], the European market leader in payment and transaction services for merchants, banks, public transport operators, government agencies and industrial companies, delivering cutting-edge digital services, signed a partnership agreement with the multi awarded fintech Meniga, provider of digital banking technology. Its products enable the world’s largest financial institutionsContinue…
The 20,000 retail lenders of the October platform – formerly Lendix, which allows SMEs to borrow directly from private and institutional lenders without having to go through banks – have expressed a massive vote their willingness to support European companies impacted by the Covid-19. The spread of the virus isContinue…
Moody’s Analytics, a global provider of financial intelligence, has won the RegTech Innovation Award at the 2020 FinTech Breakthrough Awards. They earned this award for their software-as-a-service (SaaS) regulatory technology solutions. Last year, they also won the award for Best Wealth Management Product. Several offerings contributed to this year’s win, starting with BankingContinue…
Big Tech firms expanding into financial services is no secret. However, according to a recent report from the Financial Stability Board (FSB), the shift poses a suite of stability risks. Facebook has Libra; Apple has Apple Pay; Google’s recently reported Cache project is a clear entry into the banking sector; and Amazon has, well,Continue…
Interview with Nic Dreckmann, Chief Operating Officer & Head Intermediaries and Luigi Vignola, Head Markets. After collaborating with F10, the Swiss fintech incubator, Julius Baer has developed in cooperation with Vestr AG a platform that will help intermediaries to manage AMCs far more efficiently. Q. Could you please describe yourContinue…
