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WTW jostles for market lead with Redefind acquisition
WTW has acquired Redefind, a crypto‑insurance platform, in a move that significantly expands its digital asset protection capabilities.The deal positions WTW to offer regulated,...
Pioneering Conversations: AI and DLT in digital assets
This week’s Pioneering Conversation provides insights into one of the panels at the Financial Times Digital Assets Summit, where the panellists shared their thoughts on integrating artificial intelligence (AI)...
Gallagher weighs capacity, compliance, and cold storage
The insurance industry is navigating both a soft market and a period of profound structural transformation.The rapid pace of fintech development is forcing a...
Pioneering Conversations: Interview with the Investment Association’s John Allan
Following the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA’s) guidance to support innovation in fund tokenisation, we sat down with John Allan, innovation and operating unit and director, Engine at the...
The Pioneer Awards are tonight!
Anticipation is building for an evening of celebration, glamour, and networking with senior leaders, innovators, and decision-makers from banking, fintech, insurance, investment, and payments.
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1 week to go until the Pioneer awards!
With just one week to go, anticipation is building for an evening of celebration, glamour, and networking with senior leaders, innovators, and decision-makers from...
4 weeks to go until the Pioneer awards gala
The countdown is on. With just four weeks to go, anticipation is building for the Capital Pioneer Awards Gala Dinner, taking place on 24...
Pioneering Conversations: Interview with Bloomberg’s Emilie Gallagher
As capital markets continue to embrace tokenisation, the demand for trusted, standardised reference data continues to rise. To meet this rising demand, Bloomberg has collaborated...
UK stablecoin regime to land in 2026
The UK’s top financial regulators – the Bank of England (BoE) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) – are working to finalise a regulatory regime for stablecoins before...
BNP Paribas joins consortium to launch euro stablecoin
BNP Paribas has joined a consortium of nine major European banks to form Qivalis, an Amsterdam‑domiciled joint venture that will issue a euro‑denominated stablecoin...
Apex’s digital pivot
The next wave of capital markets innovation won’t be driven by trading desks or hedge funds, it will be shaped by how ordinary investors...
Digital euro enters build phase
The European Central Bank (ECB) has named the technology providers for five core components of the digital euro, marking a key milestone in its...
Aviva Investors eyes a tokenised future
As the digital asset sector continues to expand, Aviva Investors is closely monitoring developments, particularly the increasing activity around stablecoins and tokenised money market...
Schroders launches Global Digital Assets Centre in Singapore
Schroders, one of the UK’s largest asset managers, has launched a Global Digital Assets Centre of Excellence in Singapore to advance its capabilities in...
Revealed: First UK tokenised fund
Baillie Gifford is the first asset manager to launch a fully tokenised fund in the UK.The tokenised fund is a feeder to Baillie Gifford’s...
Disintermediation and revenue loss likely, warns Franklin boss
Traditional capital markets firms will have to change fee structures, suffer short-term revenue losses from intermediary functions and potentially suffer near-term balance sheet disruption.That’s...