FE fundinfo, a financial data platform for the asset management industry, has acquired German WealthTech Dericon.

Goldman Sachs is rolling out a Generative AI assistant to its staff in the first stage of a programme that aims to create a bot capable of thinking and acting like a veteran employee.

The Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (Ciro) says it shut down some of its systems last week after identifying a “cybersecurity threat”.

The main financial regulator in the US has dropped its investigation against a crypto exchange, adding further credence to the notion that there has been a seismic shift in the US’s regulation of decentralised finance (DeFi).

Gamification features such as push notifications and prize draws used by trading apps can increase risk taking among users, according to research from the Financial Conduct Authority.

New York Attorney General Letitia James has filed a lawsuit against crypto firm Gemini and Digital Currency Group for allegedly defrauding nearly quarter of a million investors of more than $1 billion.

The first half of 2024 has seen a dramatic decline in spending within Ireland’s fintech industry, reflecting cautious investor sentiment.

Share prices of Big Tech companies Google and Microsoft shot up on Friday, a result of large investments in artificial intelligence (AI) that led to immediate revenue returns.