WealthTech

Nubank to acquire Banco Porto Real for banking licence

Nubank, the leading digital financial institution in Latin America, has agreed to purchase Banco Porto Real de Investimentos S/A in a move that adds...
Bank of Maldives backs Finastra for core overhaul

Bank of Maldives backs Finastra for core overhaul

Bank of Maldives (BML), the country's largest bank by assets and branch network, has selected Finastra's Essence platform as part of a programme to...
CSI acquires Qolo to expand embedded finance offering

CSI acquires Qolo to expand embedded finance offering

CSI has acquired payments infrastructure provider Qolo as the financial technology company looks to strengthen its commercial banking capabilities and expand its position in...
Can MoneySuperMarket turn savers into investors?

Can MoneySuperMarket turn savers into investors?

MoneySuperMarket has entered the WealthTech market with the launch of an investment platform powered by Seccl, as the UK financial services brand looks to...
Why the annual review may become a premium service

Why the annual review may become a premium service

The annual review is itself under review, and according to WealthTech provider Ortec Finance, the commercial consequences could be profound. The Financial Conduct Authority's consultation...
Darwinex launches native TradingView integration

Darwinex launches native TradingView integration

Darwinex, a FinTech firm operating an FCA and CNMV-regulated brokerage, has rolled out a native integration with TradingView, allowing traders to run live orders...
Horizon Trade launches AI platform for systematic trading

Horizon Trade launches AI platform for systematic trading

Horizon Trade, an agentic platform designed to convert trading ideas into automated strategies, has officially launched with early support from Entrée Capital and a...
The hidden risk of all-in-one compliance platforms

The hidden risk of all-in-one compliance platforms

Financial services firms are becoming larger, more complex and increasingly interconnected, but that does not necessarily mean their compliance technology should follow the same...
Alpaca

Alpaca’s $135m bet on AI-native brokerage infrastructure

Alpaca, a global provider of agent-first brokerage infrastructure, has secured a $135m funding round as it looks to cement its position at the intersection...

Why stress testing scenarios fail audits, and Kidbrooke’s fix

Risk teams building stress testing frameworks often hit the same wall, according to Kidbrooke. They hold a credible macroeconomic baseline, whether from a national...

News Stories

FCA

The FCA’s sanctions review and why it demands urgent firm action

The FCA's latest sanctions review, spanning more than 150 firms, is far more than another best-practice publication. According to ACA Group, it signals how...
FCA

FCA trims SM&CR: streamlining or a new culture risk?

The FCA and PRA have confirmed a package of changes to the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SM&CR), reducing the number of certified persons,...
Earnix

Why generic AI won’t save the UK’s agile MGAs

The UK's managing general agent (MGA) sector has emerged as one of the standout performers in insurance, frequently beating the wider market across commercial,...
Cytora

Cytora and InformData move to cut fraud in commercial risk

Cytora, the digital risk processing platform for commercial insurance, has formed a partnership with InformData, a network specialising in verifiable people data, in a...
ESMA

ESMA warns supervision must keep pace with cross-border risk

Cross-border investment supervision across the EU has strengthened, but regulators in outbound-heavy markets are being urged to keep pace, according to the European Securities...

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