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FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

Saphyre | June 29, 2022

The Saphyre platform is now accessible to Citi Securities Services' shared custody clients to manage new account openings and maintenance, according to a fintech business leveraging patent-approved AI technology. The Saphyre technology offers Citi an alternative to its current account management system and can have the advantage of greatly automating and accelerating client onboarding. "Our constant focus is on reducing friction and providing efficiencies for clients. Add...

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, INVESTMENTS

Rowe Capital Group | December 07, 2022

Rowe Capital Group, a provider of end-to-end fund marketing and investor relations services for private equity, venture capital, and early-stage companies has announced a partnership with WealthBlock, a leader in the private capital raising technology sector that revolutionizes the way people access and invest in alternative assets. WealthBlock's platform allows private capital issuers to digitize the entire private investment and reporting processes for their investors....

Citi | February 18, 2020

Citi has become the latest banking giant to take a stake in Contour, the blockchain-based trade finance platform which made its commercial launch last month. Set up by eight banks, including ING, BNP Paribas and HSBC in 2018, Contour has seen its ranks swell over the last two years, with Citi Ventures the latest to invest in the network. Formally known as Voltron, Contour uses R3’s Corda blockchain platform for a global network designed to digitise and modernise the $18 trillion trade fina...

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, FINTECH

BlackRock and iShares | August 19, 2022

BlackRock has expanded its Megatrends platform with the launch of the BlackRock Future Financial and Technology ETF. The Fund is actively managed by BlackRock’s Fundamental Equity (FE) franchise and seeks to maximize total return by investing in companies delivering innovative and emerging technologies that are driving disruption within the financial services industry. “In the United States alone, the use of fintech increased by 30% during the pandemic1, ...