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Raiffeisenbank has Introduced Smart Engine Technology into its Mobile Applications for QR Code Scanning

4 years 7 months ago
Transaction Banking, Payments

The QR-code scanning technology developed by Smart Engines has been introduced into Raiffeisen Online Russia. The implemented solution improved the quality of QR codes and barcode scanning for payment operations in a mobile application. High scanning precision is ensured even for damaged or non-standard QR codes.

Beechbrook Capital Achieves a First Close on its Third UK SME Credit Fund

4 years 7 months ago
Open Account, Fund Management

Beechbrook Capital has achieved a first close on its third UK SME focused fund, raising £120m, including the fund and separately managed account commitments. This fund has attracted repeat and new institutional investors, including British Business Investments, the Greater London Authority Strategic Reserve and the Greater Manchester Pension Fund.

Profile is a Gold Sponsor at the “Digital Economy Forum 2021”

4 years 7 months ago
Financial

Profile Software, an international financial solutions provider, announced today its participation as a Gold Sponsor at the hybrid event labelled “digital economy forum: digitalisation no longer a choice but a necessity”, taking place on 20th December 2021, at the Hilton Athens Hotel, and in live streaming.

FreshBooks and Sensibill Partner to Help Small Business Owners Improve Expense Management

4 years 7 months ago
Data

Sensibill technology allows FreshBooks customers to seamlessly manage business expenses

Biz2Credit Small Business Lending Index™ for November Finds Loan Approval Rates Continue to Rise at Banks and at Non-Bank Lenders

4 years 7 months ago
Lending, Banking

Approval percentages at Big Banks, Small Banks, Institutional Lenders, Alternative Lenders rise; Credit Unions flat in November

73% of Phishing Sites Impersonate Microsoft Products-related Login Pages

4 years 7 months ago
Security, Cybersecurity

By exploiting found vulnerabilities or using people’s unawareness of good cybersecurity practices, threat actors launch different cyberattacks, which would affect a large audience and bring the most benefits.

JCB and Datachain Start Demonstration Experiment to Build a "Digital Currency Exchange Platform"

4 years 7 months ago
Payments

JCB Co., Ltd., Japan's only international payment brand, and Datachain has started a demonstration experiment on interoperability between different blockchains(*1) to build a "digital currency exchange platform".

Financial Organisations Increasingly Turn to Robotics as Part of Their Data-driven Dreams

4 years 7 months ago
Artificial Intelligence, Data

Rise in adoption coincides with uptake of Intelligent Automation solutions 61% of organisations now either use Robotic Process Automation (RPA)/robotisation or are developing ideas on how to incorporate the technology into their business. This represents an increase of 15% compared to 2020 figures (46%), as found by the latest Year-on-Year analysis of data accumulated by Visma | Onguard in its annual 2021 Fintech Barometer.

Ideal Partners with Broadway to Deliver FICC Trading Analytics

4 years 7 months ago
Trading Systems, Security

Ideal’s trading performance analytics now available as a turnkey solution within Broadway’s secure environment

Open Banking Adoption in Lending Set to Hit 70% in Next Two Years

4 years 7 months ago
Lending, Open Banking

One in four (26%) lenders currently use Open Banking, with adoption set to skyrocket in next two years.

Antler’s UK Fund Closes £21.4m Fund to Back 70 New UK Technology Companies as They Grow

4 years 7 months ago
Fund Management

Antler has been invested in The UK since 2019, and plans to invest in at least 70 companies from its first fund. The global venture capital firm’s core focus is backing tech startups at early-stage, but it will now also invest in companies from Pre-Seed to Series C. Antler invests in both talented individuals and pre-seed stage companies through its cohort model. The next London cohort will launch in February 2022.

Hummingbird Raises $30M in Series B Funding to Become the CRM for Risk and Compliance Professionals

4 years 7 months ago
Fundraising News, RegTech

As financial institutions struggle with antiquated risk and compliance systems, Hummingbird provides a platform that meets the complex demands of a modern financial system.

Experian Finds 25 Percent Increase in Online Activity since Covid-19

4 years 8 months ago
Covid-19

Consumers continue to transact online and the trend is not diminishing The pandemic-accelerated increase in digital transactions is here to stay and businesses must continue to transform their operations as they head into 2022. According to Experian’s latest Global Insights Report, there has been a 25 percent increase in online activity since Covid-19 and that number continues to hold steady.

Bank of Hangzhou Steps up Capital Markets Capabilities with Murex

4 years 8 months ago
Banking

– Murex completes transformational project with major city commercial bank institution in China – Bank of Hangzhou has completed a successful go-live on the MX.3 platform in close collaboration with Murex, the global leader in trading, risk management and processing solutions for capital markets. Bank of Hangzhou now uses MX.3 across asset classes for capital markets activities, from front-to-back-to risk management, leveraging a localized...