Shanghai expands COVID lockdown as new daily cases surge by a third
By Brenda Goh and Roxanne Liu SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Authorities began locking down some western areas of Shanghai two days ahead of sche..
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Russians bombard cities as losses force them back
By Natalia Zinets and Gleb Garanich LVIV, Ukraine/KYIV OUTSKIRTS (Reuters) – Russian forces bombarded a besieged city in norther..
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Russia promises to scale back Ukraine war but West sceptical
By Jonathan Spicer and Gleb Garanich ISTANBUL/KYIV OUTSKIRTS/MARIUPOL, Ukraine (Reuters) – Russia promised on Tuesday to scale d..
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Russia promises to scale down operations in northern Ukraine
By Jonathan Spicer and Gleb Garanich ISTANBUL/KYIV OUTSKIRTS/MARIUPOL, Ukraine (Reuters) – Russia promised at peace talks on Tue..
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UK’s Sunak, under fire over cost of living, defends his tax cut plans
LONDON (Reuters) -British finance minister Rishi Sunak on Monday defended the tax cuts he announced last week, after they were widely ..
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EU leaders struggle for deal on energy crunch fix
By Sabine Siebold and John Irish BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European Union leaders struggled on Friday to agree on steps to ease the energy m..
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NEAR and SailGP unveil multi-year, global league partnership
Marc Smith Conpend Torben Sauer Conpend The groundbreaking sports technology partnership includes DAOs, NFTs ..
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Danske Bank adopts Conpend’s TRADE AI app to simplify and enhance efficiency of trade finance processes
Danske Bank has selected Conpend’s Trade AI solution to increase efficiency and compliance in its trade finance offering and kick-star..
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Demand for trade credit insurance on the rise as future remains uncertain
Richard Reynolds, Head of Strategic Accounts at Atradius, comments on the economy and how the credit insurance industry has adapted to..
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Paylink Solutions partners with Ecospend to provide ‘pay-by-bank’ services
Paylink Solutions has partnered with online banking provider, Ecospend, to allow customers who’ve fallen behind with repayment plans t..
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IPC Launches Connexus® ALPHA
Innovative cloud edge solution to provide ultra-low latency connectivity for global trading firms London – 24 March 2022 – IPC, a lead..
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Technology skills and creative thinking are critical for future success of financial services
London, 24 March 2022, Data analytics, software development and creative thinking are some of the skills essential for securing the fu..
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NICE Actimize Introduces AI-Powered X-Sight Entity Risk Solution to Provide a Single Trust Score
Hoboken, N.J., March 21, 2022 – NICE Actimize, a NICE (NASDAQ: NICE) business, today announced the launch of its advanced, X-Sight E..
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BOUND LAUNCHES LANDMARK FX CALCULATOR TO BRING EXCHANGE RATE CLARITY TO BUSINESSES AMID CURRENCY CHAOS
Seth Phillips The Ukraine crisis has brought foreign exchange volatility into sharp focus, with the Russian Rouble colla..
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Getting to grips with tax compliance changes in 2022
Alex Baulf, Senior Director, Global Indirect Tax at Avalara, discusses some of the new developments affecting businesses t..
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Commodities trading houses help keep Russian oil flowing
By Julia Payne LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) – Commodities traders such as Trafigura and Vitol have helped keep Russia’s..
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GoCardless launches open banking-powered fraud prevention tool
LONDON, 23 March 2022 — GoCardless, a leader in direct bank payment solutions, has launched Verified Mandates in the UK, a featu..
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Can Trade Finance offer institutional investors a valuable source of diversification and yield in the future?
23rd March 2022 –Trade finance can be enticing for institutional investors as a way to diversify portfolios, however, many still need ..
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FinancialForce Introduces All-on-One Platform Financial Planning & Analysis Solution
LONDON, 22nd March 2022—FinancialForce, the leading provider of customer-centric business applications across finance, services, and c..
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Fintech disruptor Trust Payments launches all-in-one e-commerce platform to revolutionise payments offerings for SMEs
The launch will empower businesses to quickly and effectively deploy their digitisation strategies. London, UK, 22 March 2022 –..
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These are the most common reasons job candidates fail background checks
Globally, more than one in 10 people applying for jobs last year had unexplained gaps on their CVs (14%) or employment histories (10%)..
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Are You Getting the Best Service from your Payments Provider?
By Penny Townsend, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer, Qualpay Every business understands the importance of maintaining and receivin..
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Impact Banking App Novus Processes £1M Towards Good Causes
After officially launching to the UK public only a couple of weeks ago, Novus, the impact banking app, has processed more than £1,000,..
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Indefensible’: UK’s Sunak under fire over response to cost of living crisis
By William Schomberg and Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) -British finance minister Rishi Sunak faced broad criticism on Thursday for not g..
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Only nine FTSE 100 companies headed by women, study finds
Robert Half FTSE 100 CEO Tracker reveals ongoing lack of diversity at the top Despite numerous gender inclusivity initiatives ..
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Glia Exceeds $1B Valuation as Total Funding Surpasses $150 Million
Investor confidence to fuel accelerated innovation as Glia continues to reinvent customer support in a digital world NEW YORK, ..
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Nvidia unveils latest chips, technology to speed up AI computing
By Jane Lanhee Lee and Chavi Mehta (Reuters) – Nvidia Corp on Tuesday announced several new chips and technologies that it said ..
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Hungary ramps up rate hikes as war stokes inflation risks
By Gergely Szakacs and Krisztina Than BUDAPEST (Reuters) – The National Bank of Hungary raised its base rate by 100 basis points..
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Wahed creates risk and audit department headed by industry veteran Umer Suleman
New York | London — March 17, 2022 : Wahed, a fintech company that aims to advance financial inclusion through ac..
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Emerchantpay and Propel announce strategic partnership to finance card payment terminals
London, 16th March 2022: emerchantpay, a leading payment service provider, and Propel, a pioneering asset finance specialist, h..
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Mastercard TrackTM Card to Account Transfer launches in the UK with HSBC to offer improved payment options and working capital benefits for businesses
The new solution makes it easier for businesses to manage cash flow, expands payment options and helps suppliers get paid on..
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EU split on Russia oil sanctions
By Sabine Siebold and Ingrid Melander BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union’s foreign ministers disagreed on Monday on w..
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Balancing Britain’s energy security options as prices rise
By Susanna Twidale LONDON (Reuters) -Britain is expected to publish its plan next week on how to boost domestic energy supplies to try..
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Life echoes art for Ukraine’s Eurovision refugee
By Yesim Dikmen ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Six years ago Ukrainian singer Jamala conquered Europe with a song about Soviet leader Jose..
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Asda Money and StepChange have launched financial advice for Debt Awareness Week
Asda Money have launched a series of webinars as part of a financial advice event in association with debt charity StepChange. Debt Aw..
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Ecospend partners with Anglian Water to offer the new ‘Pay by Bank’ payment method
17th March 2022: Ecospend has today announced its partnership with Anglian Water where it will begin processing customer payments usin..
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TO RAISE OR NOT TO RAISE? UK PUBLIC SPLIT ON TODAY’S BANK OF ENGLAND INTEREST RATE DECISION
New finance study of UK adults reveals: 48% think the BoE should increase interest rate to manage rising inflation – even though that..
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