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Qwil Messenger partners with the French Chamber, keeping the team together during lockdown

10 June 2021

In early 2020, the French Chamber jumped at the chance to try out Qwil Messenger. Little did we know that a couple of months later, the world of work would change overnight when lockdown plunged everyone into remote working, and that Qwil Messenger would become the tool that held the team together.

Qwil Messenger Announces New Connector on Salesforce AppExchange

12 April 2021

Qwil Messenger is pleased to announce the launch of a new connector on Salesforce Appexchange, empowering customers to seamlessly integrate their branded client chat service into Salesforce.

Qwil Messenger Awarded ISO-27001 Certification

13 November 2020

Qwil Messenger today announced that it has been awarded ISO 27001 certification, a widely recognized international standard outlining best practices for information security management systems (ISMS).

Qwil achieves Cyber Essentials Plus Certification

16 September 2020

Qwil Messenger has successfully obtained Cyber Essentials Plus certification, demonstrating our ability to protect the firms assets from cyber threats.

SJP CEO praises Qwil Messenger in first virtual annual conference

22 May 2020

Qwil Messenger was in good company in St. James’s Place Wealth Management CEO Andrew Croft’s annual speech to partners last week as he described not only the challenges, but also how the crisis has accelerated the pace of change with younger and older generations of clients embracing it.

Capita teams up to cater for demand

9 April 2020

Capita has teamed up with Qwil Messenger to offer a "rapid launch" proposition for wealth management and private banking clients. The intention is to help get clients live in a matter of weeks, to drive adoption and to enable them to generate immediate benefits all for a fixed price.

Fintal partners with Qwil Messenger for integration

18 March 2020

Fintal are delighted to partner with Qwil Messenger to provide the quality wrapper for transformation and integration projects with their platform. Chat as a medium is overtaking other forms of communication and private banking and wealth management firms are looking to leverage Qwil’s regulatory compliant and secure chat solution to improve the way they operate and communicate. Fintal provides the quality and delivery expertise to streamline Qwil implementations.

Ten10 partners with Qwil Messenger

17 March 2020

Ten10 is the UK’s leading independent Quality Engineering and Software Testing consultancy. They are one of our integration partners applying our teams of exceptional consultants and engineers who provide innovative solutions to ensure Qwil Messenger's clients can deliver with confidence.

Remote Control: the rush to deploy home working technology

9 April 2020

Business is booming for companies who provide remote working solutions, but as the unprecedented experiment in home working enters its fourth week in the UK, the stakes are higher than ever, says Laurent Guyot of Qwil Messenger

Online fraudsters are now exploiting Coronoavirus

16 March 2020

The cyber risk level has increased this week on the back of Coronavirus as criminals have launched email phishing attacks to steal private information. The US secret service stated criminals are posing as legitimate medical and health organisations to mass disseminate emails tricking individuals to install malware and gain access to logins.

Qwil Messenger features on Maddyness

2 March 2020

Read our feature on Maddyness UK about how the trend to properly support remote working is being accelerated with the spread of the Coronavirus.

MASECO Private Wealth to deploy Qwil Messenger

11 February 2020

MASECO Private Wealth are pleased to announce that they have selected Qwil Messenger, a chat platform to communicate securely with their clients. Their goal is to utilise technological solutions to enhance communications with their clients and employees whilst ensuring compliance with security and data privacy requirements.

Qwil Messenger at Tokyo-London Financial Seminar 2020

29 January 2020

Qwil Messenger's CFO, Laurent Guyot was delighted to have been invited to the the Tokyo–London Financial Seminar 2020. It was an honour to meet and discuss opportunities for our secure chat platform in Japan.

Senior Indian Parliamentarian meetup at the IA

20 January 2020

Our CFO, Laurent Guyot was delighted to take part in a constructive discussion covering security, data privacy, localisation and transparency between senior Indian parliamentarians and fellow FinTechs on their visit to the The Investment Association.

Schroder Personal Wealth Panel on Innovation and WealthTech

16 January 2020

Qwil Messenger CEO Peter Reading was delighted to be part of a panel at Schroders Personal Wealth yesterday discussing Innovation and WealthTech with Graham Kellen, Charlotte Wood and Daniel Garsin.

The Scale-up Series features Qwil Messenger

8 January 2020

Watch Qwil Messenger's CEO Peter Reading share his story with O2’s head of business marketing Zoe Hominick in the latest episode of The Scale-up Series, which is supported by O2 Business and Enterprise Nation.

Free offering for charities

18 December 2019

Qwil Messenger is free for charities and not-for-profit organisations. All organisations, however big or small, are responsible for the privacy and control of their data and our solution makes it easy to comply. Sign-up now at qwilmessenger.com and we will provide you a branded space so you can engage not only between colleagues but externally!

French Morning interview Laurent Guyot @ LeBridge

17 December 2019

Laurent Guyot was interviewed by Emmanuel Saint-Martin for French Morning USA. One year on...what has changed for Qwil Messenger (a lot), our value proposition and the cooperation with large FIs and corporates. (In French).

Qwil @ TISA UK 2019

3 December 2019

Qwil Messenger's team was invited to attend TISA UK annual conference 2019 in London. Looking forward to meeting and discussing how our secure chat solution fits in to the financial world and beyond.

Markets Media Feature

2 December 2019

Qwil Messenger featured in Markets Media as Charlotte Wood of Schroders describes how the Investment Management industry is under pressure to innovate, due to lower margins and the need to service clients more effectively.

The Future of Wealth Management

15 November 2019

The Qwil Messenger team was delighted to demo at the Future of Wealth Management event this week hosted by Innovate Finance and Schroders. Great opportunity to meet market participants and our Fintech peers.

Shanghai Free Trade Zone Delegation Visit to London

1 November 2019

Qwil Messenger was delighted to meet the Shanghai Free Trade Zone delegation on their visit to London, invited by The Investment Association. Keith Phillips described how Fintechs are a key part of the IAs Trade & Investment strategy and the way to build bridges for capital markets/buy-side industry - with Shanghai being a top priority.

The IA Annual Dinner

11 October 2019

Qwil Messenger was proud to be invited at The Investment Association annual dinner last night. Chris Cummings (CEO IA) recognised the amazing work the IAVelocity team has done to bring the sector and FinTech together. Both Peter Harrison (Chairman of the IA and CEO of Schroders) and Charles Randell (CBE, Chair, FCA) highlighted the importance of communication across the industry represented in the room.

DocuSign Momentum Event

9 October 2019

Qwil Messenger's CFO Laurent Guyot participated in the DocuSign Momentum event yesterday - proud to see our logo up there and in very good company!

Finovate Fall 2019 in NYC

23 September 2019

Full house for Qwil Messenger in New York - The demo started like this: Across all generations chat is the way we communicate, with family, friends and within the work place. Yet, as a professional when i need to go outside of the firm, email remains the main channel, despite the risks of fraud, hacking and phishing...that's where we come in!

Qwil Messenger talks to Enterprise Nation

13 June 2019

Qwil Messenger's CFO Laurent Guyot discusses with Enterprise Nation and shares some insight into the setup, mindset and processes enabling our company to scale globally.

IA selects second Velocity cohort members

8 May 2019

Following a rigorous selection process, Qwil Messenger is on of five leading FinTech firms selected as part of Velocity, the IA’s innovation hub and FinTech accelerator for the buy-side and asset management industry.

Qwil Messenger becomes the newest member of avaloq.one

29 April 2019

London-based Qwil Messenger has become the latest technology firm to join avaloq.one, the ecosystem from Avaloq. It offers access to the entire Avaloq Community, consisting of 158 banks worldwide which manage assets worth around $4 trillion using Avaloq solutions.

Avaloq Fintech Tuesday

16 April 2019

Our CFO, Laurent Guyot was delighted to take the stage last night at Avaloq's first Fintech Tuesday as their Chairman Francisco Fernandez shared his vision of banks, start-ups and core banking platforms working together (facilitated by a few free drinks) - a great launchpad for the avaloq.one ecosystem (where Qwil Messenger is on already!).

Melior.AI and Qwil Messenger strategic partnership

10 April 2019

Qwil Messenger is pleased to announce the strategic partnership with Melior.AI, the conversational AI solution specialist, to jointly provide a unique assisted and self–service but personalised offering for businesses and their clients.

Qwil Messenger at Finovate Europe 2019

27 February 2019

Qwil Messenger participated in Finovate Europe 2019, and was one of the startups selected to perform a live demonstration to over 1,400 participants in no more than 7 minutes.

F10 Fintech incubator selects Qwil Messenger for P3

15 February 2019

F10 provides a mechanism for fostering meaningful collaboration between Startups and F10 corporate members to produce a POC (Proof of Concept) – despite having differing speeds, scales, and mentalities.

Qwil Messenger features in the latest edition of INFO Magazine

16 January 2019

Qwil Messenger Director and Strategic CFO, Laurent Guyot, talks to the French Chamber of Great Britain about the problem Qwil solves for many of their members and readers. Access the full magazine here .

Finovate Europe 2019 selects Qwil Messenger

16 November 2018

Finovate has just announced Qwil Messenger in the first wave of demoing companies in London. We are excited to be selected as one of the 65 "truly innovative" companies presenting to 1,400 industry experts.

FinTech Connect 2018, 5-6th December at the ExCeL London

15 November 2018

We’re exhibiting at the UK’s largest Fintech conference. Get in touch to meet up and try Qwil Messenger for yourself on our stand P-48. Attend our live demo taking place on the centre stage Thursday 6th December at 12.30.

Qwil Messenger attends Web Summit 2018

5-8 November 2018

Qwil Messenger was selected by Web Summit to participate on the ALPHA startup track following their assessment of our growth potential, product impact and relevance, team expertise, and “cool factor”.

Schroders takes strategic stake in start-up Qwil Messenger

9 October 2018

Schroders has today announced it has taken a minority stake in Qwil Messenger. The undisclosed investment formalises Schroders’ relationship with Qwil, underscoring the firm’s commitment to provide innovative solutions that better serve clients.

Qwil Messenger joins IA FinTech community

27 August 2018

We are proud to annouce our membership of the UK Investment Association's FinTech community providing solutions to the asset management and capital markets industry.

Qwil Messenger to help achieve GDPR compliance

25 May 2018

REGTECH Analyst named Qwil Messenger as one of the 10 companies which can help your organisation achieve and maintain compliance with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Schroders announces Qwil as Startup In Residence

8 May 2018

Schroders is today announcing the first fintech start-up to join its global in-residence programme. The Cobalt programme has been designed to help financial services-focused start-ups collaborate with Schroders to support their development.

Qwil Messenger participates in Temenos FinTech competition

12 April 2018

This year's competition took the form of regionalised demo-based events (Dublin, Miami, Hong Kong, Amsterdam, London, Abu Dhabi, Geneva and Luxembourg) called Innovation Jams with between 7 and 14 participants showcasing their solutions.

Qwil Messenger exhibits at FinTech Connect Live 2017

6 December 2017

The Qwil Messenger team exhibited at the Fintech Connect Live conference 2017 where we conducted hundreds of demos to digital leaders of the major financial institutions.

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