DoraHacks Secures $8 Million by Binance Labs to Build a More Open-Source Blockchain World
- 4 years 7 months ago
- Blockchain, Payments, IT Innovations
DoraHacks and Binance Labs co-organizing Season 3 of Binance Labs Incubation Program
Comment on UK Inflation Rising to 4.2% and the BofE Needing to be Patient
- 4 years 7 months ago
- Wealth Management
Commenting on UK inflation rising to 4.2% and the Bank of England needing to be patient, Dan Boardman-Weston, CIO at BRI Wealth Management, said: “Inflation came in at 4.2% in October up from a reading of 3.1% in September and the highest level in nearly a decade. The rise was a little ahead of forecasts of 3.9% and was predominantly driven by household energy bills, the price of fuel at the pumps and the cost of restaurants and hotels.
DivideBuy Ranks on Deloitte’s UK Tech Fast 50 for an Impressive Third Consecutive Year
- 4 years 7 months ago
- Lending, Investment
News follows an unprecedented year of success for the leading lendtech, having recently announced an impressive £300m in investment
Matt Huang Joins Stripe’s Board of Directors
- 4 years 7 months ago
- People Moves
Stripe, a global technology company building economic infrastructure for the internet, today announced that Matt Huang has joined its board of directors.
CBRE Automated Visitor Registration in Business Centers in Russia
- 4 years 7 months ago
- Consultancy
A visitor management solution was developed and put on stream for CBRE in Russia, the global consulting company in commercial real estate services and investments. The system of contactless ID badges without the Security Identification Office participation was implemented by LETA.
Robinhood Markets Welcomes Frances Frei to its Board of Directors
- 4 years 7 months ago
- People Moves
Jan Hammer will leave the Board to continue his focus on early stage investing at Index VenturesToday, we’re excited to share that Frances Frei is joining Robinhood Markets’ Board of Directors. Frances was officially appointed to the Board yesterday, November 15, 2021.
Crypto Platform Gemini Raises $400 Million To Build A Metaverse Outside Facebook’s Walled Garden
- 4 years 7 months ago
- Fundraising News, Cryptocurrencies
Gemini, a cryptocurrency platform, announced today a $400 million growth equity round, its first-ever outside financing, led by Morgan Creek Digital with participation from 10T, ParaFi, Newflow Partners, Marcy
Full Steam Ahead for Uplinq With IP Acquisition
- 4 years 7 months ago
- Data, Financial, Technical
Uplinq Financial Technologies, the transformational data analytics company serving the global small business lending community, is pleased to announce its intellectual property (IP) acquisition of Verde International’s advanced behavioural, econometric and financial models, and state of the art optimization methods. As part of the deal structure, Pat Reilly, CEO of Verde International will join Uplinq as a co-founder.
ACCC Grants CDR Accreditation to Flexible Bill Payment Fintech Payble
- 4 years 7 months ago
- Open Banking, Payments
The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) has announced that Payble, the Open Banking platform which prevents late payments before they happen, was granted formal Consumer Data Right (CDR) accreditation. Payble is the first consumer payments app to receive CDR accreditation.
Virtual Africa Tech Festival Sets Record with 20,000 Registered Delegates
- 4 years 7 months ago
- Financial, Technical
Underlining the importance of technology and telecommunications on the African continent, the world’s largest Africa-focused tech and telecoms event sees exponential growth
Amazon No Longer Accepting Visa Credit Cards in the UK: Comment From Vyne CEO
- 4 years 7 months ago
- Credit Cards
He says: “Amazon’s decision to no longer accept Visa credit cards in the UK is further evidence - if any was needed - that existing payments are broken and stacked against the merchants that rely on them.
GBG Announces It Has Agreed to Acquire Acuant, Bringing Together Two Leaders in the Global Digital Identity Market With Combined Revenue of C.£265 Million
- 4 years 7 months ago
- Digital Identity, Fraud Detection
Strategic acquisition creates global leader, transforming digital identity and fraud prevention ● Combination supports GBG’s purpose to build trust in a digital world, delivering differentiated solutions for all points of the identity verification and identity fraud customer journey ● Acquisition enables GBG to further expand into the US – the world’s largest and most strategically important market for location, identity and fraud...
Egypt's Cloud Leaders Virtually Connect to push for Sustainable Cloud Transformation For The Country At World Cloud Show
- 4 years 7 months ago
- Virtual Reality
Trescon’s World Cloud Show – Egypt succeeded in bringing in fresh narratives, innovative ideas and awareness on key areas such as Development of AI and Cloud Computing in the Age of Digital Economy, Neoteric Frontiers in Cloud and Edge Computing, Multi-Cloud adoption and modernizing information architecture in Egypt.
Gambling Sector Outpaces Other Regulated Entities in the Race to Achieve Compliance With 5MLD, According to Research by LexisNexis® Risk Solutions
- 4 years 7 months ago
- AML and KYC, Risk Management
The online gaming sector is two thirds (66%) of the way through its 5MLD implementation programme, compared to an average of (60%) across all AML regulated sectors Firms need to double their efforts if the impending regulatory clampdown happens as the sector predicts Gaming operators expect to foot the biggest implementation bill of all the those surveyed, with firms on average budgeting for a £1 million+ spend
Mobile Finance Report Highlights New Trends
- 4 years 7 months ago
- Credit Cards, Banking, Data
Today, leading app and data analytics company, App Annie, has published its newest Mobile Finance Report, highlighting the major shifts in the financial landscape, driven by mobile-first innovators.
