Tiger Brokers adds another $14m to Series B round
Chinese online brokerage Tiger Brokers has tacked on another $14m to its Series B round. China Growth Capital led the Series B+ round. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com
Alibaba to allow financial institutions to set up shop
Ant Financial's investing app Ant Fortune unveiled Caifu Hao earlier this week. Read more: e27.co
Hyperledger bond trading platform goes open source
A bond trading platform built on top of Hyperledger's Sawtooth Lake distributed ledger was made open source this week. Read more: www.coindesk.com
German & Austrian SMEs look to Finnest for growth
Finnest, an SME or “Mittelstand spezialist,” is helping Austria-based Biogena to fund its expansion in Germany. Read more: www.crowdfundinsider.com
INTL FCStone launches web-based gold trading platform
INTL FCStone Inc’s London-based subsidiary has unveiled its physical trading platform for the global bullion market, PMXecute+. Read more: www.bankingtech.com
Investment firms slow to become digital leaders
A global survey of 2,000 investors and 500 investment providers has identified three aspects of data that will define stewardship for the digital age. Read more: fintechnews.sg
Bank-backed Visible Alpha unveils investment research platform
Visible Alpha has announced the commercial availability of its new investment research platform with content contributed by more than twenty research firms. Read more: www.finextra.com
Swissquote introduces VR trading app
A Swiss online bank is introducing a virtual reality trading application to create a a 360° trading wall for users to monitor the markets and make trades. Read more: www.finextra.com
Will the future of investing be automated?
For the world of financial investments, automation looks to be the next step as further opportunities exist for it to expand. Read more: thefintechtimes.com
İşbank combines banking with stock investing in mobile app
Turkey's İşbank is adding stock exchange transactions, complete with real-time data feeds and technical analysis tools, to its popular mobile banking app, İşCep. Read more: www.finextra.com