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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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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 ..
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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..
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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..
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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..
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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..
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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 ..
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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..
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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..
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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..
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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..
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“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..
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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..
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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..
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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..
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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..
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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..
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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..
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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..
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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 ..
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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..
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