Aviva, a leading insurance company, has successfully agreed to acquire Direct Line Group, valuing the latter at approximately £3.7bn. According to
Month: December 2024
Nexus and Arma Underwriting to unite to dominate specialty reinsurance in Dubai
Nexus Underwriting has entered into an agreement to acquire Arma Fusion, the parent company of Arma Underwriting. The acquisition, which is Nexus’ 18th
Deutsche Bank Securities fined $4m for delayed suspicious activity reports
Deutsche Bank Securities, a subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG, has been fined $4m by the SEC for its failure to file certain SARs in a […]
Engine by Starling Reveals GCC Ambitions and Highlights European Successes in 2024
This year’s Abu Dhabi Finance Week 2024 (ADFW) attracted over 20,000 leaders and experts from global financial institutions across four days. During the event, The Fintech […]
Roger Rouhana, CEO of Alpheya, Talks Wealthtech Challenges, Growth and Middle Eastern Opportunity
Digital infrastructure, cloud-native and AI-native solutions are quickly maturing across the Middle East, with much of the region looking to catch up to, and eventually […]
Navigating SEC examinations: 8 key steps for asset managers
SEC, asset managers, AML compliance, RegTech, risk management, enforcement actions, investment advisers, broker-dealers, private funds, insider trading, sanctions compliance, fraud prevention, cybersecurity, regulatory scrutiny, financial […]
Fiserv boosts embedded finance capabilities with strategic acquisition of Payfare
Fiserv has announced its definitive agreement to acquire Payfare, a provider specialising in program management solutions aimed at new economy workforces.
APAC banks spearhead net-zero goals amid ESG push
In the rapidly evolving landscape of ESG standards, financial institutions across the APAC region are stepping up to integrate sustainability into their
How Agentic AI and safety guardrails are redefining the tech landscape
Over the past few years, AI has significantly evolved, largely driven by advancements in large language models (LLMs).
In Profile: Thomas Gillan, CEO of BR-DGE
Founded in Edinburgh in 2018, BR-DGE is a payment orchestration provider on a mission for hyper-growth. The company enables enterprise merchants, financial institutions, platforms and […]