Anna Irrera
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United Kingdom
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Meet UBS’s new IT boss
Tech chief Michael Dargan has the operations experience needed to lead the Swiss banking group’s transformation and push for greater efficiency → Read More
Fintech lags rest of finance for women on boards
Just 7% of UK fintech companies' board members are female, less than a third of the average across financial services → Read More
Institutional investors warm to UK P2P despite US troubles
The share of debt originated by institutions in the UK continues to grow, in contrast with weakening demand in the US → Read More
Icap buys hedge fund analytics startup in fintech push
Michael Spencer's interdealer broker brings fintech startup it has invested in since 2013 into the fold → Read More
European regulators call for closer supervision of fintech
National watchdogs urged to join forces so they can respond more quickly to the risks that digital technology could pose to the finance sector → Read More
Losses mount at fixed-income startup Algomi
Latest accounts underscore the difficulties facing initiatives aimed at restoring liquidity in the fixed-income markets → Read More
JP Morgan revamps fintech investing unit
The bank has combined its strategic investments team with its private equity business Heritage Private Equity → Read More
Blythe Masters responds to blockchain doubters
Former JP Morgan commodities chief says many of the barriers to mainstream blockchain adoption are 'being surmounted' → Read More
HSBC operating chief doubts blockchain's short-term impact
The bank's chief operating officer believes a 'terrible year' for wholesale banking could hit the development of blockchain technology in finance → Read More
Fintech evangelist Bussmann steps down as UBS CIO
One of the most outspoken supporters of fintech innovation in banking is leaving the Swiss bank → Read More
Goldman looks to machine learning to solve legacy conundrum
The US bank is trying to make its computers learn how to take care of themselves. But with 5,000 critical bank systems, it's a complex undertaking → Read More
DTCC partners with Masters on blockchain for repos
The post-trade giant emerged as a backer to Blythe Masters' fintech startup, Digital Asset Holdings, in January → Read More
Blockchain Q&A with Paladin Capital's Europe chief
Financial News speaks to Alex O’Cinneide about the cybersecurity and tech VC firm's foray into blockchain investment → Read More
Ripple reaches UK shores
Blockchain company backed by CME Group and Santander picks London for new European headquarters → Read More
VC investors keep calm with their cash amid blockchain hype
Venture capital firms, a go-to source of capital for tech wizards, are not rushing to open their chequebooks for blockchain – the technology that has captured the imagination of Wall St → Read More
First crowdfunding platform gets LSE membership
Syndicate Room will be able to offer investors access to initial public offerings → Read More
Takeaways from the FCA's consultation on financial innovation
The UK regulator has given a glimpse of how it plans to encourage the financial industry to go digital → Read More
Former head of Fidelity International joins equity research startup
London-based StockViews recruits asset management veteran as chairman → Read More
Nasdaq joins race to sell blockchain tech
The global exchange group is participating in bids to provide distributed ledger services and solutions to capital market firms → Read More
Nutmeg searching for new CEO
The online wealth manager in which Schroders owns a stake is looking for a successor to Nick Hungerford → Read More