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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..

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 ̵..

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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 – ..

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..

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..

Financial screws turned on Russia as insurers exit, London stocks halted

Financial screws turned on Russia as insurers exit, London stocks halted

By Carolyn Cohn and Lawrence White LONDON (Reuters) -Russia’s global financial isolation intensified on Friday as the London Sto..

It’s not all about the money – why price isn’t everything in the DIY investing market…

It’s not all about the money – why price isn’t everything in the DIY investing market…

I’ve been at Seccl for around three months now, and already in my short tenure, I’ve seen some seriously exciting industry development..

Investors seek bargains as Ukraine keeps markets on edge

Investors seek bargains as Ukraine keeps markets on edge

By Sujata Rao and Lewis Krauskopf LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) -Money managers are scanning roiled global markets for bargains after unpr..

From process to experience: the next frontier is engagement banking

From process to experience: the next frontier is engagement banking

By Jonathan Stallard, executive at Backbase The traditional structure of incumbent banks, whereby each product is managed in isolation..

How embedded lending will re-shape B2B financing in 2022

How embedded lending will re-shape B2B financing in 2022

Mikkel Velin, Co-CEO at YouLend, explores the trends shaping the future of lending and what this means for the wider B2B lending indus..

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..

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..

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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..

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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..

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,..

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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 ..

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 ..

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..

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Databricks Launches Lakehouse for Financial Services to Accelerate Data-Driven Innovation Across the Industry

Databricks Launches Lakehouse for Financial Services to Accelerate Data-Driven Innovation Across the Industry

Lakehouse for Financial Services delivers partner solutions, use-case accelerators, and data monetisation capabilities designed to address the unique ..

Rocket Financial Inc. Selects Scienaptic’s AI-Powered Platform For RocketBNK

Rocket Financial Inc. Selects Scienaptic’s AI-Powered Platform For RocketBNK

NEW YORK – Leading global AI-powered credit decision platform provider, Scienaptic AI announced today that Rocket Financial Inc. has s..

European stocks drop as Russia-Ukraine tensions escalate

European stocks drop as Russia-Ukraine tensions escalate

By Sruthi Shankar and Shashank Nayar (Reuters) -European shares fell on Thursday as heightened Russia-Ukraine tensions eclipsed a slew..

Gold jumps, stocks stumble as Ukraine crisis deepens

Gold jumps, stocks stumble as Ukraine crisis deepens

By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) – Gold prices jumped to an eight-month high and safe-haven debt rose on Thursday after U.S. P..

Fed delivering on rate hike expectations most significant and probable macro risk in 2022

Fed delivering on rate hike expectations most significant and probable macro risk in 2022

London, 2 February 2022 – Validus Risk Management (Validus), the leading independent financial risk advisory and technology firm..

Three big questions on the minds of traders from early 2022 market movements

Three big questions on the minds of traders from early 2022 market movements

By Shafiq Shabir, Head of Electronic Trading at Intertrader 2022 is the year when many hope and expect the world will finally shake of..

ECOMMPAY expands Open Banking coverage across Europe

ECOMMPAY expands Open Banking coverage across Europe

London, 20 January 2022 – ECOMMPAY – a leading international payment service provider with its own fintech ecosystem for busines..

How Hackers Run Token Scams to “Rug Pull” Money

How Hackers Run Token Scams to “Rug Pull” Money

In a new publication, Check Point Research (CPR) shows how scammers misconfigure smart contracts to create fraudulent tokens. The repo..

Global stocks trade higher at the end of a volatile month

Global stocks trade higher at the end of a volatile month

By Katanga Johnson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – World stocks climbed higher on Monday as investors digested new optimism from the U.S...

Altura Credit Union Taps Scienaptic’s AI-Powered Credit Decisioning Platform

Altura Credit Union Taps Scienaptic’s AI-Powered Credit Decisioning Platform

NEW YORK – Leading global AI-powered credit decision platform provider, Scienaptic AI announced today that Altura Credit Union has col..

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 ..

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 ..

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..

Financial services jobs continue to rise, but skills shortages plague employers’ ability to find talent

Financial services jobs continue to rise, but skills shortages plague employers’ ability to find talent

Recruitment within the financial services sector in England and Wales reached record highs in 2021, with nearly 80,000 vacancies poste..

STEVEN BARTLETT AND OLIVER YONCHEV, LAUNCH FLIGHT STORY A WORLD FIRST PLATFORM TO HELP PUBLIC COMPANIES CAPTURE THE POWER OF RETAIL INVESTORS

STEVEN BARTLETT AND OLIVER YONCHEV, LAUNCH FLIGHT STORY A WORLD FIRST PLATFORM TO HELP PUBLIC COMPANIES CAPTURE THE POWER OF RETAIL INVESTORS

Flight Story provides the people, process and technology to help great public companies capture the retail investor community and conn..