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Betting Omicron has peaked, Johnson drops COVID rules in England

Betting Omicron has peaked, Johnson drops COVID rules in England

By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the end of COVID-19 measures introduced to c..

Oil rises to 7-year high as Turkey outage adds to tight supply outlook

Oil rises to 7-year high as Turkey outage adds to tight supply outlook

By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Oil prices rose for a fourth day to a seven-year high as an outage on a pipeline from Iraq ..

New Zealand navy vessels with supplies to reach tsunami-hit Tonga on Friday

New Zealand navy vessels with supplies to reach tsunami-hit Tonga on Friday

By Michelle Nichols, Kirsty Needham, Tom Westbrook and Praveen Menon (Reuters) -Two New Zealand navy vessels carrying disaster relief ..

Microsoft to gobble up Activision in $69 billion metaverse bet

Microsoft to gobble up Activision in $69 billion metaverse bet

By Subrat Patnaik (Reuters) -Microsoft Corp is buying “Call of Duty” maker Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion in the bi..

ZeroPay Goes Live With Scienaptic’s AI-Powered Credit Decisioning Platform

ZeroPay Goes Live With Scienaptic’s AI-Powered Credit Decisioning Platform

AI platform empowers ZeroPay to extend credit to consumers in BNPL segment  NEW YORK, BANGALORE – Jan. 18, 2022 – Leading AI-powered c..

Temenos announces Composable Banking Services on the Temenos Banking Cloud Platform

Temenos announces Composable Banking Services on the Temenos Banking Cloud Platform

New Composable Banking Services accelerate product time-to-market for banks and non-banks by easily combining Temenos Banking Capabili..

New Research Shows Leading Global Banks Expect Request to Pay to Challenge Direct Debits and Payment Cards

New Research Shows Leading Global Banks Expect Request to Pay to Challenge Direct Debits and Payment Cards

18 January 2022 – A survey of leading global banks by Icon Solutions has revealed that Request to Pay is widely expected to challenge ..

Crezco hires former Chip Financial executive to head up growth and finance operations

Crezco hires former Chip Financial executive to head up growth and finance operations

18 January 2022:  Business-to-business open banking payments provider Crezco has appointed Ivelina Delcheva as its first Chief Financi..

Fintech Company Quartix raises $20M Funding to democratize Supply Chain Finance and unlock efficient capital to middle-market industrial companies

Fintech Company Quartix raises $20M Funding to democratize Supply Chain Finance and unlock efficient capital to middle-market industrial companies

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Jan. 13, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Fintech company Quartix, who provides a SaaS platform that unlocks digital Su..

Rio Tinto says output from $2.4 billion Serbia lithium project to be delayed

Rio Tinto says output from $2.4 billion Serbia lithium project to be delayed

(Reuters) – Rio Tinto on Tuesday pushed back its timeline by a year to 2027 for first saleable production at its $2.4 billion Se..

Oil rises to more than 7-year high on Mideast tensions

Oil rises to more than 7-year high on Mideast tensions

By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Tuesday to a more than seven-year high on worries about possible supply ..

Scienaptic Fully Integrates With CU*Answers For Deploying AI-Powered Credit Decisions

Scienaptic Fully Integrates With CU*Answers For Deploying AI-Powered Credit Decisions

NEW YORK – Jan. 13, 2022 – Leading AI-powered credit decisioning platform provider, Scienaptic AI announced its full integration with ..

UK economy finally bigger than before pandemic in November

UK economy finally bigger than before pandemic in November

By William Schomberg and Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s economy grew strongly in November to finally surpass ..

Central banks start turning off the cash taps

Central banks start turning off the cash taps

By Tommy Wilkes LONDON (Reuters) – As speculation grows about when the Federal Reserve will begin reducing the size of its balan..

Facebook faces $3.2 billion UK class action over market dominance

Facebook faces $3.2 billion UK class action over market dominance

By Kirstin Ridley LONDON (Reuters) – Social media giant Facebook, now known as Meta Platforms, faces a 2.3 billion pound plus ($..

Payments’ disruptor DigiDoe seals six- figure investment

Payments’ disruptor DigiDoe seals six- figure investment

DIGIDOE, the London-based startup which is on a march to revolutionise the world’s outdated payments infrastructure, has secured more ..

Radware Appoints Guy Avidan Chief Financial Officer

Radware Appoints Guy Avidan Chief Financial Officer

TEL AVIV, Israel, Jan. 13, 2022 — Radware® (NASDAQ: RDWR) announced today the  appointment of Guy Avidan as its new chief financial of..

Zinc Strengthens Its Position in The Banking Sector with Two Major Contracts Signed in December

Zinc Strengthens Its Position in The Banking Sector with Two Major Contracts Signed in December

Thursday 13 January 2022   The Zinc group saw a solid end to 2021 with successfully completing two significant bids in the bankin..

Central banks start turning off the cash taps

Central banks start turning off the cash taps

By Tommy Wilkes LONDON (Reuters) – As speculation grows about when the Federal Reserve will begin reducing the size of its balan..

Digital pound could hit financial stability and erode privacy, UK lawmakers warn

Digital pound could hit financial stability and erode privacy, UK lawmakers warn

By Tom Wilson LONDON (Reuters) – A digital pound used by consumers could harm financial stability, raise the cost of credit and ..

Oil struggles to hold gains amid mixed demand view

Oil struggles to hold gains amid mixed demand view

By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Oil prices slipped on Thursday, trimming big gains from the previous two sessions, amid unc..

MyFintech Week 2022 to feature over 100 Finance and  Tech Industry Speakers

MyFintech Week 2022 to feature over 100 Finance and Tech Industry Speakers

MyFintech Week 2022 will focus on issues affecting the future of Malaysia’s  economic and financial landscape. Malaysia’s Financial S..

Oil prices hold firm amid hopes for economic growth

Oil prices hold firm amid hopes for economic growth

By Koustav Samanta and Sonali Paul SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices steadied on Wednesday, following steep gains in the previous sessio..

Djokovic confirms error made on Australian travel entry form

Djokovic confirms error made on Australian travel entry form

By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic said on Wednesday an incorrect answer was made on his Australian entry docum..

Businesses to face disruption as contractors vote with their feet

Businesses to face disruption as contractors vote with their feet

Tuesday, 11 January 2022 Business continuity is at risk in 2022 as contractors become increasingly unwilling to take inside IR35 roles..

Looking Ahead: 2022 Fintech Predictions and Reflections

Looking Ahead: 2022 Fintech Predictions and Reflections

By Will Marwick, CEO of IFX Payments  JANUARY 2022: 2021 was the year of recovery and opportunity for many, following months of disrup..

Intrepid Credit Union Chooses Scienaptic’s AI-Powered Platform For Advanced Credit Decisioning

Intrepid Credit Union Chooses Scienaptic’s AI-Powered Platform For Advanced Credit Decisioning

NEW YORK – Jan. 11, 2022 – Scienaptic AI, a leading global AI-powered credit decision platform provider, announced today that Mont.-ba..

RAPID DIGITALISATION WILL PUSH 2022 PAYMENT INDUSTRY TRENDS, FRONTIERS

RAPID DIGITALISATION WILL PUSH 2022 PAYMENT INDUSTRY TRENDS, FRONTIERS

By Jeroen Hölscher, Global Cards & Payments Practice lead, Capgemini Financial Services and Elias Ghanem, Global Head of Market In..

Maitland bolsters fund services technology expertise with senior hire

Maitland bolsters fund services technology expertise with senior hire

Fund administration firm continues to innovate  Maitland, the global fund administration firm, has recruited JP Khaitan as Head of Tec..

MOT GARAGES FUELLED BY FLEXIBLE FINANCE

MOT GARAGES FUELLED BY FLEXIBLE FINANCE

Merchant cash advances more popular now with MOT test centres than pre-COVID   365 Business Finance reports 35% rise in average amoun..

DeFinity partners with leading Fintech market infrastructure Cobalt to enable real-time FX clearing and dynamic credit management of digital asset trades.

DeFinity partners with leading Fintech market infrastructure Cobalt to enable real-time FX clearing and dynamic credit management of digital asset trades.

LONDON, Dec. 22, 2021:  DeFinity, an institutional digital asset ECN and DeFi marketplace for fiat FX, Cryptocurrencies and Central Ba..

Amber Group’s UK Subsidiary, WhaleFin Technologies, Receives Approval as Appointed Representative for UK FCA-Authorised Firm Strata Global Limited

Amber Group’s UK Subsidiary, WhaleFin Technologies, Receives Approval as Appointed Representative for UK FCA-Authorised Firm Strata Global Limited

SINGAPORE, 23 December 2021 — Amber Group, a leading global digital asset platform, has announced that its UK subsidiary, WhaleFin Tec..

Only 30% of UK businesses have a Net Zero Strategy

Only 30% of UK businesses have a Net Zero Strategy

Only 30% of UK businesses have a Net Zero Strategy Research by Veolia shows that less than a third of UK businesses have a strategy fo..

Focusing on wealth NOT health is key to quitting smoking in 2022

Focusing on wealth NOT health is key to quitting smoking in 2022

Smoking and vaping are up by a staggering 7 per cent as Brits found solace in the habit during the pandemic lockdowns, reveals a surve..

Why 2022 signals the green revolution in investing

Why 2022 signals the green revolution in investing

As much as sustainability holds sway over everyday purchase decisions, so have they garnered the attention of investors, eager to keep..

PKN Orlen says talks on sale of Lotos assets not finalised yet

PKN Orlen says talks on sale of Lotos assets not finalised yet

GDANSK (Reuters) – Poland’s top energy group PKN Orlen denied a media report it had picked buyers for assets of Grupa Loto..

UK orders housebuilders to come up with $5 billion plan to remove cladding

UK orders housebuilders to come up with $5 billion plan to remove cladding

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain has given housebuilders around two months to come up with a fully-funded plan to remove dangerous cla..