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Euro weakens, rouble slumps as sanctions piled on Russia

Euro weakens, rouble slumps as sanctions piled on Russia

By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) -The Russian rouble plunged and the euro nursed losses against the U.S. dollar on Monday as th..

Analysis-After sanctions barrage, Russia’s emerging market allies explore workarounds

Analysis-After sanctions barrage, Russia’s emerging market allies explore workarounds

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – As western governments ratchet up sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, Moscow’s eme..

Ukraine asks for South Korea cybersecurity aid amid Russia invasion

Ukraine asks for South Korea cybersecurity aid amid Russia invasion

By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – The top Ukraine official in South Korea said on Friday that his country wants to request Seoul..

Dollar surges as Russia invades Ukraine

Dollar surges as Russia invades Ukraine

By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar jumped and the Russian rouble tumbled to a record low on Thursday afte..

Europe’s banks brace for Russia fallout while U.S. banks see limited pain

Europe’s banks brace for Russia fallout while U.S. banks see limited pain

By Lawrence White, Alexandra Schwarz-Goerlich and Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON/VIENNA/LONDON (Reuters) -European banks on Tuesday were br..

Charities adopt ‘new digital’ by using expense management app to improve effectiveness, say Expend

Charities adopt ‘new digital’ by using expense management app to improve effectiveness, say Expend

Community charities are turning to digital apps to help them go cashless and improve their operational effectiveness, say expense mana..

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Agronomics Leads Onego Bio Ltd’s Seed Funding Round

Agronomics Leads Onego Bio Ltd’s Seed Funding Round

Agronomics Limited (“Agronomics” or the “Company”) Agronomics, the leading listed company focused on the field of cellular agr..

Finance

WHP targets growth following support from Secure Trust Bank

WHP targets growth following support from Secure Trust Bank

Multi-disciplined engineering company, WHP Engineering, has secured a £2m facility from Secure Trust Bank Commercial Finance to support growth, follow..

Finance

ICON Corporate Finance advises UK-based Muhimbi advises on sale to global enterprise software developer PSPDFKit

ICON Corporate Finance advises UK-based Muhimbi advises on sale to global enterprise software developer PSPDFKit

Tech-focused investment bank ICON Corporate Finance has advised on the sale of UK-based Muhimbi – a leading software solution provider for cloud..

Business

Paysafe expands BetWildwood partnership with Skrill USA digital wallet upgrade

Paysafe expands BetWildwood partnership with Skrill USA digital wallet upgrade

Colorado online sportsbook enhances payment offering with Paysafe’s revamped Skrill USA digital wallet that facilitates iGaming      Houston, Texas –..

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OpenPayd hires ex-Worldpay VP, Daniel Belda as Head of Product Strategy

OpenPayd hires ex-Worldpay VP, Daniel Belda as Head of Product Strategy

London, UK – OpenPayd, a leading global payments and banking-as-a-service platform has today announced the appointment of Daniel Belda as its Head of ..

Revealed: The UK’s online shopping hotspots

Revealed: The UK’s online shopping hotspots

The UK’s online shopping hotspots have been revealed, and – spoiler alert – London isn’t at the top. Payments provider Mol..

Business

Avanse Financial Services Goes Live With Scienaptic’s AI-Powered Credit Decisioning Platform

Avanse Financial Services Goes Live With Scienaptic’s AI-Powered Credit Decisioning Platform

NEW YORK, BANGALORE – Leading AI-powered credit decisioning disruptor, Scienaptic AI announced that Avanse Financial Services has completed implementa..

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Al Rayan Bank to expand residential investment finance and premier divisions

Al Rayan Bank to expand residential investment finance and premier divisions

Al Rayan Bank will focus on expanding its commercial and premier divisions from 2022 The Bank has now financed over £1billion in Commercial Property ..

Human Error’s Impact on Financial Services Security

Human Error’s Impact on Financial Services Security

By Paul Holland, CEO of Beyond Encryption According to the Information Commissioner’s Office, in 2021 there were 9,..

Protecting customers from card skimming threats on Safer Internet Day, RiskIQ comments

Protecting customers from card skimming threats on Safer Internet Day, RiskIQ comments

With today (8th February) marking Safer Internet Day 2022, Adam Hunt, CTO at RiskIQ, comments below on the rising threat of browser-ba..

Business

Quant Insight empowers Retail Traders with institutional-grade analytics

Quant Insight empowers Retail Traders with institutional-grade analytics

LONDON, – Quant Insight (Qi), a quantitative financial market analytics and trading insights provider, today announces the launch of iQbyQi, a n..

Reshaping fintech through partnerships:

Reshaping fintech through partnerships:

By Dima Kats, CEO of Clear Junction As the industry grows, becomes more diverse and adapts to ever-changing regulations, there will be..

Business

HULT Private Capital Celebrate Dubai Based GII Group’s  Acquisition of ex-Chelsea Police Station

HULT Private Capital Celebrate Dubai Based GII Group’s  Acquisition of ex-Chelsea Police Station

The Emirates based Gulf Islamic Investments (GII) Group have announced they have secured funding  for the redevelopment of the prime Chelsea site at 2..

Cushon acquires Better with Money to bolster financial education support to savers

Cushon acquires Better with Money to bolster financial education support to savers

Cushon, the fintech pensions and savings provider, has acquired financial education specialists, Better with Money, to allow it to en..

Business

EasyTip partners with Samtouch Software to unlock cashless, fairer tipping and hundreds of pounds in cost savings

EasyTip partners with Samtouch Software to unlock cashless, fairer tipping and hundreds of pounds in cost savings

New platform helps over 7,500 hospitality venues reduce admin and costs whilst empowering staff to boost income from tips London,: Today, EasyTip, the..

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Top 50 US Bank Completes Core Transformation with Temenos

Top 50 US Bank Completes Core Transformation with Temenos

Commerce Bank goes live on Temenos core banking platform to reimagine banking for the digital era GENEVA, Switzerland– Temenos (SIX: TEMN), the bankin..

Donna Blum Rejoins BHMI As Concourse Sales Director

Donna Blum Rejoins BHMI As Concourse Sales Director

OMAHA, Neb. – BHMI, a leading provider of enterprise software applications and creator of the Concourse Financial Software Suite®, ann..

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Northern Credit Union Now Live On Scienaptic’s AI-Powered Credit Decisioning Platform

Northern Credit Union Now Live On Scienaptic’s AI-Powered Credit Decisioning Platform

More member approvals and better member experience for auto and loan portfolios NEW YORK – Leading global AI-powered credit decision platform provider..

Finance

Form3 Hires Ex-SWIFT Chief Executive For US Market Expansion

Form3 Hires Ex-SWIFT Chief Executive For US Market Expansion

Dave Scola to head up US operations for leading cloud-payment company  London – Form3, the leading cloud-native payment technology provider, to..

TransUnion Is First UK Credit Reference Agency To Accept Buy Now, Pay Later Data

TransUnion Is First UK Credit Reference Agency To Accept Buy Now, Pay Later Data

Global information and insights provider TransUnion has announced it is ready to accept buy now, pay later finance into UK consumer credit files, bein..

Bolero announces flagship client for Galileo TPaaS for Banks; the industry’s first white-labelled trade finance portal-as-a-service solution.

Bolero announces flagship client for Galileo TPaaS for Banks; the industry’s first white-labelled trade finance portal-as-a-service solution.

London, Hong Kong, Singapore & Tokyo – Bolero International, the leading cloud-based trade finance digitization experts, announce ..

TINK AND YOUTILITY PARTNER TO DELIVER EMBEDDED SUBSCRIPTION AND CARBON MANAGEMENT TOOLS

TINK AND YOUTILITY PARTNER TO DELIVER EMBEDDED SUBSCRIPTION AND CARBON MANAGEMENT TOOLS

London, : Leading European open banking platform Tink, and subscription technology platform Youtility, have entered a strategic partne..

RBS International chosen to support leading financial sector fund

RBS International chosen to support leading financial sector fund

Institutional banking provider, RBS International, has been chosen to support an investor-backed loan facility for a fund established ..

USERTESTING REPORT REVEALS MORE THAN ONE-THIRD OF UK CUSTOMERS SUFFER ‘POOR’ BANKING EXPERIENCES

USERTESTING REPORT REVEALS MORE THAN ONE-THIRD OF UK CUSTOMERS SUFFER ‘POOR’ BANKING EXPERIENCES

Traditional banks trail fintech rivals in offering positive customer experiences as just 36% say their experience is good or better U..

Business

SWIFT’s ISO 20022 services for cross-border payments ready for customer testing with launch of In-flow Translation

SWIFT’s ISO 20022 services for cross-border payments ready for customer testing with launch of In-flow Translation

Complete environment ready for customer testing Available 12 months before migration period begins Suite of test services includes network-based ISO ..

TISA CEO David Dalton-Brown steps down

TISA CEO David Dalton-Brown steps down

TISA restructures operations following leadership transition TISA, the cross-industry financial services membership body, has today an..

Business

Fintechs Launching Visions into Products Faster with Praxent Design and Development

Fintechs Launching Visions into Products Faster with Praxent Design and Development

Austin-based company wraps 2021 with strong momentum, completing digital transformation projects for nearly 20 financial services companies AUSTIN, Te..

Ascertus Revenue Grew by 30 Percent in 2021, With Company Strengthening Presence in the Accounting Sector and Wide Ranging Business Departments in Corporates

Ascertus Revenue Grew by 30 Percent in 2021, With Company Strengthening Presence in the Accounting Sector and Wide Ranging Business Departments in Corporates

Head count grew in parallel to support business growth London, U.K., – Ascertus Limited announced today that the company has realised..

The evolution of payments is here as Banxe launches world’s first  platform uniting crypto and cash

The evolution of payments is here as Banxe launches world’s first platform uniting crypto and cash

Banxe unlocks financial potential with the launch of its next-generation financial platform uniting traditional and digital services T..

Business

Embracing digital networks will improve global access to trade finance

Embracing digital networks will improve global access to trade finance

Digital networks can enhance trade finance funding opportunities, particularly for SMEs, reveals new industry survey, and in turn play a key role in a..

Business

Kyriba Selected by Barilla to Provide a Global Working Capital, Treasury and Risk Management Platform

Kyriba Selected by Barilla to Provide a Global Working Capital, Treasury and Risk Management Platform

Milan (Italy), – Kyriba, global leader in cloud treasury, payments and finance solutions today announces that Barilla, leading global food company, ha..