50% of UK Advertising Companies Unprepared for Third-party Cookie Ban
- 4 years 9 months ago
- Artificial Intelligence, Data
Complacency widespread as 60% admit they rely on doomed third-party cookie technology that Google plans to axe in 2023, shutting off access to consumer personalisation data
Why Consumer Demand for Better Data Privacy is Escalating
- 4 years 9 months ago
- Covid-19, Security, Cybersecurity
Written by Steph Charbonneau, Senior Director of Data Security at HelpSystems
Ascendus Selects Scienaptic’s Platform For AI-Powered Credit Underwriting To Strengthen SMB Lending
- 4 years 9 months ago
- Artificial Intelligence
Leading global AI-powered credit decision platform provider, Scienaptic AI announced today that Ascendus has chosen its AI-based underwriting platform to augment its lending process and make advanced loan decisions for small and medium sized businesses.
Pico Appoints Don Shassian to Board of Managers
- 4 years 9 months ago
- Data
Pico, a leading provider of mission critical technology, data and analytic services for the financial markets community, today announced the appointment of Donald Shassian to its Board of Managers and Chair of the Audit Committee, effective December 10, 2021. The appointment strengthens Pico’s Board and financial reporting expertise as it prepares to become a public company.
Landis+Gyr Divests Stake in Intellihub Joint Venture
- 4 years 9 months ago
- Management
Landis+Gyr Group AG (SIX: LAND), a leading provider of integrated energy management solutions, today announced that its subsidiary Landis+Gyr Pty Ltd. has entered into an agreement to sell its ownership in Intellihub Operations Pty Ltd ("Intellihub") for over AUD 310 million in total.
Acquisition Expands Sage Intacct’s Reach in the Retail and Ecommerce Vertical
- 4 years 9 months ago
- Payments, Banking
The Sage Group plc (FTSE: SGE), the leader in accounting, financial, HR and payroll technology for small and mid-sized businesses, today announces that it has agreed to acquire Brightpearl, a cloud native multichannel retail management system for retailers and wholesalers. The acquisition of Brightpearl, in which Sage already has a 17% minority stake, accelerates Sage’s strategy for growth, including scaling Sage Intacct, broadening the value...
Edfundo Hyper Protects Youngsters’ Finances Thanks to IBM
- 4 years 9 months ago
- Management, Money Transfers
Edfundo, the world’s first teacher-built money management app for kids and teens, has fast-embraced the intelligence offered by IBM’s Hyper Protect Accelerator Program to enable the fast-build of market-leading security for the Edfundo Money Management App. “Not only is best-in-class security a prerequisite for our users of the Edfundo platform, but participation in the IBM programme has also received a huge boost of confidence from the fintech...
Altada and Tangent Announce 2022 Alsessor AI Accelerator Programme
- 4 years 9 months ago
- Artificial Intelligence, FinTech StartUps
The partnership supports early-stage start-ups by investing up to €250,000 in one of the participating companies
Financial Industry Warned of Continuing Fraud
- 4 years 9 months ago
- Security, Fraud Detection
More than 50 delegates from the UK’s leading banks and other financial organisations have been told that mandating fraud measures such as UCN Plus• would help stay one step ahead of fraudsters. That was one of the many warnings shared at The 7th Annual Conference for Cheque Imaging & Remote Deposit Capture, held last week in Central London.
Future VC Launches Its 2022 Cohort, as It Continues Its Mission to Improve the Diversity of the VC Industry
- 4 years 9 months ago
- IT Innovations
Over 30 previous participants have now secured roles at some of the largest and best-known funds in the world, including Accel, Balderton, Cathay Innovation, Molten, Augmentum and Ascension. Future VC started in the UK in 2017 and has since rolled out to France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain and on the East Coast of the USA.
Commercial Card Spending Set for Strong Growth as Focus Shifts from T&E
- 4 years 9 months ago
- Payments, Credit Cards, Data
Diversification by traditional issuers and fintechs will drive growth in European commercial card spending to €530 billion by 2025 Recovery in T&E spending will be slow as business travel practices permanently change RBR’s Commercial Cards in Europe 2021 forecasts that European commercial card spending will be 44% higher in 2025 than in 2019 as issuers exploit potential in new sectors to counter a challenging environment for T&E cards.
Checkit (CKT): SaaS Software for the Deskless Workforce
- 4 years 9 months ago
- SaaS, Consultancy
Checkit's SaaS platform is designed to bring visibility to the operations of businesses with dispersed, deskless workforces. Checkit is focused on driving adoption of its software and over the last year has invested to support its shift to a pure SaaS business model. Net proceeds of £20m from the recent placing will be used to accelerate growth plans, with the US a particular focus. In our view, consistent growth in recurring revenues and an...
SMEs to Spend £35,000 in 2022 to Address Productivity Crisis
- 4 years 9 months ago
- Banking, Alternative Finance
80% of business leaders are preparing to improve productivity next year Flexible working, new IT systems and investment in digital skills are the leading ways businesses are looking to resolve this issue
Zebpay Appoints Geetika Mehta as Chief Human Resources Officer as It Plans to Grows the Team by 2x
- 4 years 9 months ago
- Asset Management, Cryptocurrencies, People Moves
Geetika will implement innovative people strategy that will build ZebPay into an organisation for the future
Sia Partners and Finastra Invite Students to Help Shape the Financial Services of Tomorrow
- 4 years 9 months ago
- IT Innovations, Financial
Finance & Innovation for Good competition encourages students to ideate and develop a project which promotes sustainable finance
