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Bakai Bank has launched a new service – depersonalized metal accounts. The service allows consumers to conveniently invest in grams of gold, silver and platinum. The depersonalized nature of the …
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Income cards have become popular around the world due to their convenience and the benefits they provide. For example, some income cards not only serve as a bank account, they …
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A recent survey of 1,600 Kazakhstanis from 45 locales around the country indicates that a majority (55%) pay attention to the financial information of financial institutions, including credit rating and …
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Yandex Money and Phinex Plus have launched Yammi, a trust management service to help investors invest in Phinex ETFs. Yammi is a roboadvisor that offers investment recommendations based on a …
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Tinkoff Bank Group plans on launching the Tinkoff Capital Management company in the 4th quarter of this year. The company will offer clients exchange funds for investments, with an entry …
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Russia’s National Financial Association, a self-regulatory organization, has issued its first official accreditation to VTB Capital Investment under a program to provide individual investment recommendations to users via roboadvisors. Roboadvisors …
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There are many points within the client experience, including onboarding, where high-quality digital interactions can help enhance client-bank relationships and give clients access to a broader range of services. Talent …
Read More »Infographic: WealthTech market map
WealthTech companies have been growing in recent years thanks to an increase in investments into this space. CB Insights recently categorized more than 90 of them into 7 main categories …
Read More »Video: FinTech and WealthTech leveling the playing field
New technologies within the FinTech and WealthTech spaces are bringing new opportunities for everyone to invest the same way the privileged do, opening up the space for new startups to …
Read More »Video: investments in challenger banks pushing global WealthTech funding
Almost USD 17 billion in investments in challenger banks over the past five years has driven the growth of WealthTech funding. In fact, investments have increased over that period at …
Read More »Video: WealthTech and millennials
CB Insights analyst Matt Wong gives a brief overview of WealthTech and millennials relationship with it. Infographic: the banking customer experience Video: exploring the future with the internet of things …
Read More »Infographic: the rise of WealthTech
Evolving consumer expectations, the rapid adoption of technology and new competitors are placing new demands on today’s wealth management companies and reshaping the whole look and feel of the industry. …
Read More »The rise of BigTechs in finance highlights important issues
BigTechs have been rapidly moving to offer a wide range of financial services. But the role of BigTechs in the financial sector raises numerous issues as BigTechs are not regulated …
Read More »The difference between FinTech and TechFin
In 2019, FinTech is not a new concept, with most people having at least some understanding of it. But this is not the case for TechFin. What is it? And …
Read More »5 competitive strategies for facing the BigTech threat
Today’s consumers want the same level of experiences they get from financial institutions as they get from BigTechs like Amazon and Google. The reality, however, is that most financial institutions …
Read More »BigTechs march to battle in the financial sector
Over the past few years, there has been much made of the FinTech boom and how tech- and financially-focused companies were invading the financial sector from seemingly every corner. A …
Read More »BigTechs push into the asset management industry
BigTechs – with their size, brand recognition, distribution capabilities and technology – are already active in the financial services industry and have sufficient motivation to enter the asset management industry. …
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