Finance

Capitalise joins the Xero App Store, giving accountants revolutionary business credit insights

Capitalise joins the Xero App Store, giving accountants revolutionary business credit insights

LONDON, 12 April 2022 – Capitalise, the platform that gives businesses and their advisers transparency and control over business finan..

Conister continues growth momentum with record lending in 2021

Conister continues growth momentum with record lending in 2021

  2021 lending totals £212.6 million (2020: £167.2 million), marking an increase of 27% year on year 21% growth on loan book ach..

AstroPay provides instant and convenient payments to Brazilian users via Pix

AstroPay provides instant and convenient payments to Brazilian users via Pix

    London, Monday 11th April 2022 | AstroPay, the online payment solution of choice for over five million users in the world, ha..

Wall Street ends lower as bond yields jump on growth concerns

Wall Street ends lower as bond yields jump on growth concerns

By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Wall Street ended the day lower in a choppy trading day on Monday, while U.S. Treasury ..

Dollar rebounds as Brainard assures markets Fed will stay the course

Dollar rebounds as Brainard assures markets Fed will stay the course

By Hannah Lang WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The dollar rebounded on Tuesday after digesting slightly softer-than-expected U.S. inflation data..

The Global Fintech Race 

The Global Fintech Race 

London, New York, and Silicon Valley are known as the top three biggest fintech hubs, globally. With the number of privat..

X-Press Legal Services and Armalytix partner to offer Source of Funds technology for legal sector

X-Press Legal Services and Armalytix partner to offer Source of Funds technology for legal sector

  London, 7 April 2022: Armalytix, the open banking platform which streamlines the collection of data for the professional and fi..

Rathbone Funds Adopts Charles River® IMS and State Street AlphaSM Data Platform

Rathbone Funds Adopts Charles River® IMS and State Street AlphaSM Data Platform

  London — April 5, 2022 – Charles River Development, a State Street Company, today announced that Rathbone Funds (Rathbone Unit ..

Dollar slides from near two-year high amid hawkish signals from Fed

Dollar slides from near two-year high amid hawkish signals from Fed

By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss and Tommy Wilkes NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar slipped from a near two-year high on Thursda..

UK finance regulators should pay heed to energy security policy, says Sunak

UK finance regulators should pay heed to energy security policy, says Sunak

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s finance minister Rishi Sunak on Thursday called on the country’s financial..

Lloyds Banking Group works with ServiceNow’s NextGen to find top talent

Lloyds Banking Group works with ServiceNow’s NextGen to find top talent

      LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM — 31 March 2022 – ServiceNow (NYSE: NOW), the leading digital workflow company that makes the w..

EY Financial Services Brexit Tracker: Movement within UK financial services sector stabilises five years on from Article 50 trigger

EY Financial Services Brexit Tracker: Movement within UK financial services sector stabilises five years on from Article 50 trigger

    The number of financial services firms to have moved or that plan to move operations,  staff and assets from the UK to ..

NICE Actimize Chosen by LGT

NICE Actimize Chosen by LGT

Mar 31, 2022 :Hoboken, N.J., March 31, 2022 – NICE Actimize, a NICE (NASDAQ: NICE) business, today announced that LGT, the world’s lar..

Finance

ZSuite Technologies Completes SOC 2® Type 1 Examination

ZSuite Technologies Completes SOC 2® Type 1 Examination

WESTWOOD, Mass., March 30, 2022 – ZSuite Technologies, a financial technology company that powers financial institutions with digital escrow products ..

Tribe Payments adds Discover to broaden scheme access

Tribe Payments adds Discover to broaden scheme access

London, 30 March 2022 – Payment technology provider, Tribe Payments, today announced it will integrate the Discover Global Network int..

Apex Group launches FS Disruptor Forum to catalyse change in the industry

Apex Group launches FS Disruptor Forum to catalyse change in the industry

  Global, March 29, 2022 — Apex Group Ltd. (“Apex” or “The Group”), a global financial services provider, in partner..

Danske Bank adopts Conpend’s TRADE AI app to simplify and enhance efficiency of trade finance processes

Danske Bank adopts Conpend’s TRADE AI app to simplify and enhance efficiency of trade finance processes

Danske Bank has selected Conpend’s Trade AI solution to increase efficiency and compliance in its trade finance offering and kick-star..

Demand for trade credit insurance on the rise as future remains uncertain

Demand for trade credit insurance on the rise as future remains uncertain

Richard Reynolds, Head of Strategic Accounts at Atradius, comments on the economy and how the credit insurance industry has adapted to..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..