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CloudPay Partners with Visa to Deliver Faster, Digital Pay Options

CloudPay Partners with Visa to Deliver Faster, Digital Pay Options

CloudPay and Visa Direct enable fast, secure salary payments, taking days off the traditional payroll payments process and introducing..

“Upskilling supervisory officers is the answer to making regulation work for the Fintech Industry while safeguarding the integrity of the sector” argues FinTech regulatory veteran Tony Brown

“Upskilling supervisory officers is the answer to making regulation work for the Fintech Industry while safeguarding the integrity of the sector” argues FinTech regulatory veteran Tony Brown

  Tony Brown, Head of Compliance & MLRO of IFX Payments  Tuesday 15th March 2022: The state of regulation as it stands, in my..

Biden to address Zelenskiy appeal, still opposes ‘no fly zone’

Biden to address Zelenskiy appeal, still opposes ‘no fly zone’

By Nandita Bose and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden will announce an additional $800 million in security a..

New talk of compromise on both sides lifts hope for Russia-Ukraine breakthrough

New talk of compromise on both sides lifts hope for Russia-Ukraine breakthrough

By James Mackenzie and Natalia Zinets KYIV/LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) – New talk of compromise from both Moscow and Kyiv on a statu..

Making digital ID Trust Frameworks work for everyone

Making digital ID Trust Frameworks work for everyone

By Nick Mothershaw, Chief Identity Strategist at the Open Identity Exchange (OIX), a non-profit trade organisation on a mission to cre..

Close to 3 million have fled fighting in Ukraine

Close to 3 million have fled fighting in Ukraine

By Anna Koper and Olimpiu Gheorghiu PRZEMYSL, Poland/PALANCA, Moldova (Reuters) -Nearly three weeks into the war, the number of Ukrain..

Symbol of resistance as EU leaders head to Kyiv ‘where history is forged’

Symbol of resistance as EU leaders head to Kyiv ‘where history is forged’

By Pavel Polityuk, Natalia Zinets and Omer Berberoglu LVIV, Ukraine/KYIV (Reuters) – Three European prime ministers rode a train..

COVID, War and Fed push world stocks down for 4th day

COVID, War and Fed push world stocks down for 4th day

By Tommy Wilkes and Saikat Chatterjee LONDON (Reuters) – World stocks fell for a fourth consecutive session on Tuesday as a comb..

COMMERCIAL FX MUST FOLLOW BANKING’S TRAIL OF DISRUPTION

COMMERCIAL FX MUST FOLLOW BANKING’S TRAIL OF DISRUPTION

By Seth Phillips, founder and CEO of the intelligent hedging platform Bound  The digital revolution in banking happened almost in the..

Sterling rebounds after hitting 16-month low

Sterling rebounds after hitting 16-month low

By Samuel Indyk LONDON (Reuters) – The British pound eked out gains against the U.S. dollar on Monday, recovering after falling ..

Ransomware considered top threat to financial sector

Ransomware considered top threat to financial sector

Securing supply chains and cloud-related challenges are the highest priorities for organizations working in financial services. Helsin..

Bank North continues to expand team as business accelerates

Bank North continues to expand team as business accelerates

Manchester, 9th March 2022: Bank North, the UK’s first truly regional business bank of the modern era, has appointed a Head of V..

Lokyata Enables Better Loan Decisioning For Financial Institutions Through Latest Enhancements To Automated Credit Decisioning Tool, BankAnalyze

Lokyata Enables Better Loan Decisioning For Financial Institutions Through Latest Enhancements To Automated Credit Decisioning Tool, BankAnalyze

Washington, DC – March 10, 2022 – Lokyata, a company focused on delivering products that digitize, automate, and scale lenders’ credit..

AstroPay launches Payment Links capability for small and medium sized enterprises in Peru, Chile, Mexico and Colombia

AstroPay launches Payment Links capability for small and medium sized enterprises in Peru, Chile, Mexico and Colombia

London, 10 March 2022 | AstroPay, the online payment solution of choice of over five million users in the world, today announced the e..

Biden, G7 revoke Russia’s favored nation trading status

Biden, G7 revoke Russia’s favored nation trading status

By Steve Holland and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden said on Friday the G7 industrialized nations will revoke ..

Embedded Finance Network mmob Closes £5 million Seed Round

Embedded Finance Network mmob Closes £5 million Seed Round

Investment to be used for technology innovation, global expansion, and to extend market leadership 9th March 2022, London, City ̵..

Finance

Finalytics.ai Launches Digital Maturity Index Survey, Measures Credit Union Priorities and Competitive Positioning

Finalytics.ai Launches Digital Maturity Index Survey, Measures Credit Union Priorities and Competitive Positioning

  Respondents reveal gap between digital intentions and execution and need for member-centric strategy   SAN MATEO, Calif. March 9, 2022 – ..

Forest Area Federal Credit Union Selects Scienaptic’s Platform For AI-Based Credit Underwriting

Forest Area Federal Credit Union Selects Scienaptic’s Platform For AI-Based Credit Underwriting

  Scienaptic’s platform to enable deeper automation of lending and more approvals NEW YORK – Mar. 9, 2022 – Leading global ..

Russia shifts stance on hospital bombing that sparked world outrage

Russia shifts stance on hospital bombing that sparked world outrage

By Mark Trevelyan LONDON (Reuters) – Russia shifted its stance over the bombing of a Ukrainian hospital in the city of Mariupol,..

Exclusive-TikTok nears deal with Oracle to store its data-sources

Exclusive-TikTok nears deal with Oracle to store its data-sources

By Echo Wang and David Shepardson (Reuters) – TikTok is nearing a deal for Oracle Corp to store its U.S. users’ informatio..

Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now

Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now

(Reuters) – Ukraine said Moscow had snubbed its plea for humanitarian access to rescue hundreds of thousands of civilians trappe..

Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now

Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now

(Reuters) – Russia announced a new ceasefire in Ukraine on Wednesday to let civilians flee besieged cities, but there were only ..

Exclusive-Amazon to secure unconditional EU approval for $8.5 billion MGM buy – sources

Exclusive-Amazon to secure unconditional EU approval for $8.5 billion MGM buy – sources

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Amazon is expected to win unconditional EU antitrust approval for its $8.5 billion buy of U.S. mov..

Ukrainian women fleeing war find welcome, and work, in Eastern Europe

Ukrainian women fleeing war find welcome, and work, in Eastern Europe

By Krisztina Than VESZPREM, Hungary (Reuters) – Two days after arriving from the bombarded outskirts of Kyiv following a gruelli..

Scant progress evacuating Ukrainian civilians despite Russian ceasefire promise

Scant progress evacuating Ukrainian civilians despite Russian ceasefire promise

By Natalia Zinets LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) – Russia announced a new ceasefire in Ukraine on Wednesday to let civilians flee besie..

NCR Acquires Fintech Intellectual Property for Open Banking

NCR Acquires Fintech Intellectual Property for Open Banking

ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Mar. 8, 2022– NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR), a global enterprise technology provider, today an..

BOUND REELS IN UNICORN TALENT TO ASSEMBLE ALL-STAR TEAM WITH HIRES FROM UBER, MONEX AND REVOLUT

BOUND REELS IN UNICORN TALENT TO ASSEMBLE ALL-STAR TEAM WITH HIRES FROM UBER, MONEX AND REVOLUT

London-based fintech start-up attracts names from some of the world’s hottest tech companies, including AI unicorn People.ai, Uber, T..

New AI model will speed up document analysis for the banking, financial and insurance industries

New AI model will speed up document analysis for the banking, financial and insurance industries

Researchers have developed an AI-based solution which can automatically analyse and extract large amounts of information from computer..

Headlines

LME forced to halt nickel trading, cancel deals, after prices top $100,000

LME forced to halt nickel trading, cancel deals, after prices top $100,000

By Eric Onstad LONDON (Reuters) – The London Metal Exchange (LME) was forced to halt nickel trading and cancel trades after prices doubled on Tu..

Biden bans Russia oil imports to U.S., warns U.S. gasoline prices will rise further

Biden bans Russia oil imports to U.S., warns U.S. gasoline prices will rise further

By Trevor Hunnicutt and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden announced a ban on Russian oil and other energy i..

Headlines

UK to set out new energy supply strategy as prices soar

UK to set out new energy supply strategy as prices soar

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain will set out a new energy supply strategy as the Russian invasion of Ukraine and subsequent rally in energy prices accelerat..

Lending industry must be alert to poor consumer outcomes as millions still not shopping around for credit

Lending industry must be alert to poor consumer outcomes as millions still not shopping around for credit

Fifteen million UK borrowers have a ‘poor understanding’ of how to compare loan costs • 40% who took out personal loans did not compa..

Advanced grows its international footprint acquiring fastest growing Australian procurement technology company, Portt

Advanced grows its international footprint acquiring fastest growing Australian procurement technology company, Portt

7 March 2022 – British software and services provider Advanced today announced the acquisition of Portt, the fastest growing provider ..

Allegro™ Clients To Benefit From Enhanced Credit Decisioning With Scienaptic AI

Allegro™ Clients To Benefit From Enhanced Credit Decisioning With Scienaptic AI

NEW YORK – Mar. 7, 2022 – Scienaptic AI, a leading global AI-powered credit decision platform provider, announced today that Utah-base..

German real yields fall to new record lows on stagflation fears

German real yields fall to new record lows on stagflation fears

By Stefano Rebaudo MILAN (Reuters) -Surging inflation expectations triggered by possible sanctions on Russian oil drove euro zone real..

Russia blocks Facebook, accusing it of restricting access to Russian media

Russia blocks Facebook, accusing it of restricting access to Russian media

By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) – Russia is blocking Meta Platforms Inc’s Facebook, the country’s communications re..

BBC halts reporting in Russia after new law passes

BBC halts reporting in Russia after new law passes

LONDON (Reuters) – The BBC said on Friday it had stopped reporting in Russia after parliament passed a law there imposing a jail..