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Paylink Solutions partners with Ecospend to provide ‘pay-by-bank’ services

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..

IPC Launches Connexus® ALPHA

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..

Technology skills and creative thinking are critical for future success of financial services

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..

NICE Actimize Introduces AI-Powered X-Sight Entity Risk Solution to Provide a Single Trust Score

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..

BOUND LAUNCHES LANDMARK FX CALCULATOR TO BRING EXCHANGE RATE CLARITY TO BUSINESSES AMID CURRENCY CHAOS

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..

Getting to grips with tax compliance changes in 2022

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..

Commodities trading houses help keep Russian oil flowing

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..

GoCardless launches open banking-powered fraud prevention tool

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..

Can Trade Finance offer institutional investors a valuable source of diversification and yield in the future?

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 ..

FinancialForce Introduces All-on-One Platform Financial Planning & Analysis Solution

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..

Fintech disruptor Trust Payments launches all-in-one e-commerce platform to revolutionise payments offerings for SMEs

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 –..

These are the most common reasons job candidates fail background checks

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%)..

Are You Getting the Best Service from your Payments Provider?

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..

Impact Banking App Novus Processes £1M Towards Good Causes

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,..

Indefensible’: UK’s Sunak under fire over response to cost of living crisis

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..

Only nine FTSE 100 companies headed by women, study finds

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 ..

Glia Exceeds $1B Valuation as Total Funding Surpasses $150 Million

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, ..

Nvidia unveils latest chips, technology to speed up AI computing

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 ..

Hungary ramps up rate hikes as war stokes inflation risks

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..

Wahed creates risk and audit department headed by industry veteran Umer Suleman

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..

Emerchantpay and Propel announce strategic partnership to finance card payment terminals

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..

Mastercard TrackTM Card to Account Transfer launches in the UK with HSBC to offer improved payment options and working capital benefits for businesses

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..

EU split on Russia oil sanctions

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..

Balancing Britain’s energy security options as prices rise

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..

Life echoes art for Ukraine’s Eurovision refugee

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..

Asda Money and StepChange have launched financial advice for Debt Awareness Week

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..

Ecospend partners with Anglian Water to offer the new ‘Pay by Bank’ payment method

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..

TO RAISE OR NOT TO RAISE? UK PUBLIC SPLIT ON TODAY’S BANK OF ENGLAND INTEREST RATE DECISION

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..

Tokenise and ScribeStar partner to digitalise admissions and data feeds for security tokens exchange

Tokenise and ScribeStar partner to digitalise admissions and data feeds for security tokens exchange

LONDON, March 15th, 2022 –Tokenise, the new ownership exchange for security tokens, including fractional ownership and royalties, has ..

Linklaters bolsters leveraged finance practice with triple partner hire in London

Linklaters bolsters leveraged finance practice with triple partner hire in London

Linklaters has expanded its Leveraged Finance practice with the appointment of three partners, Noel Hughes, Giacomo Reali and Christia..

Bank of England raises rates in 8-1 vote

Bank of England raises rates in 8-1 vote

LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England raised interest rates on Thursday in a bid to keep fast-rising inflation in check but, wi..

Ukrainian refugees hope for peace, but more expected to flee

Ukrainian refugees hope for peace, but more expected to flee

By Anna Koper and Krisztina Than PRZEMYSL, Poland/BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Thousands more refugees crossed into Eastern Europe on Th..

AI Adoption Matures as Banks Transform Customer Experience and Drive New Business Models, Finds Report from Temenos

AI Adoption Matures as Banks Transform Customer Experience and Drive New Business Models, Finds Report from Temenos

 Economist Intelligence Unit Report finds 85% of IT banking executives have a “clear strategy” to adopt AI to drive new products and s..

Community Choice Credit Union To Deploy Scienaptic’s AI-Powered Credit Decisioning Platform

Community Choice Credit Union To Deploy Scienaptic’s AI-Powered Credit Decisioning Platform

  Deployment aims to significantly improve loan approval rate and automated decisions  NEW YORK – Mar. 14, 2022 – Leading global ..

Praxent Supports Endex in Launching Social Investment Platform

Praxent Supports Endex in Launching Social Investment Platform

  Praxent develops prototype to help investtech startup raise capital and accelerate launch AUSTIN, Texas – Jan. XX, 2022 – Praxe..

Napier continues EMEA expansion to meet demand for advanced AI-enhanced AML solutions

Napier continues EMEA expansion to meet demand for advanced AI-enhanced AML solutions

   Napier, provider of leading anti-financial crime compliance solutions, has announced a commitment in 2022 to invest further in..

CO-OP INSURANCE’S NEW PET INSURANCE IS NOW AVAILABLE AT QUOTEZONE

CO-OP INSURANCE’S NEW PET INSURANCE IS NOW AVAILABLE AT QUOTEZONE

  Co-op Insurance’s new pet insurance is now available to purchase at Quotezone.co.uk.  To help make adoption more affordable, Co..