BSO Reports 40% Revenue Growth as Businesses Go Digital-first Amid Pandemic
- 4 years 10 months ago
- Infrastructure
Today, BSO, a global pioneering infrastructure and connectivity provider, reports 40% YoY revenue growth, alongside expanding its network to reach over 240 points of presence (PoPs), more than 40 cloud on-ramps and launched advancements to its radio frequency and hollow-core fibre technology, amid the pandemic.
Nordea Bank Abp: Flagging Notification in Accordance with Chapter 9, Section 10 of the Securities Markets Act
- 4 years 10 months ago
- Banking
Nordea Bank Abp has on 26 May 2021 received a notification under Chapter 9, Section 5 of the Securities Markets Act, according to which Sampo plc's shareholding of Nordea Bank Abp’s shares and voting rights has decreased below the threshold of 15 percent on 25 May 2021. The total number of shares and voting rights in Nordea Bank Abp is 4,049,951,919.
Retailers Risk Losing Loyal Customers if They Get Returns Wrong, Klarna Warns
- 4 years 10 months ago
- Payments
Over eight in ten (84%) online shoppers would turn their back on a retailer after a bad returns experience. That’s according to new research from Klarna, which highlights the power of returns as a customer acquisition and retention tool, and the repercussions of getting them wrong.
Information Hub Launched to Track Adviser Software Offerings
- 4 years 10 months ago
- Management, Wealth Management, Financial, Technical
FTRC has today launched a dedicated information hub on AdviserSoftware.com – the ultimate destination for financial advisers, wealth managers, and mortgage brokers – providing advisers with a one-stop shop of everything they need to know about the technology available to them to better run their businesses.
Tink and Wealthify Enter Partnership for Investment Payments
- 4 years 10 months ago
- Open Banking, Investment
Leading UK digital investment platform Wealthify has partnered with open banking platform Tink for payment initiation services, that will transform the way its investors transfer money into their investment accounts The partnership, which is already live, sees Tink’s payment initiation service (PIS) technology embedded in the Wealthify app. This enables investors to seamlessly transfer an initial investment sum during the onboarding process and...
Macrosynergy First to Use Macrobond Web API Data Feed
- 4 years 10 months ago
- APIs, Data, Financial
Macrobond Web API gives economists, analysts and strategists instant access to more than 245 million macroeconomic and financial time-series data globally – in real-time and on-demand
Temenos Transforms Banking with The Temenos Banking Cloud to Accelerate SaaS and AI adoption with Instant Access to Sandbox, Banking Services, and Marketplace
- 4 years 10 months ago
- Banking
For the first time, banks can now self-provision the most complete banking services at the click of a button; With Temenos (www.Temenos.com), banks can innovate in minutes and launch new products in days to achieve the in
Paysend Secures $125m in Series B Funding to Accelerate Expansion of its Global Payments Platform
- 4 years 10 months ago
- Payments, Money Transfers
Paysend, the card-to-card pioneer and international payments platform, has closed a Series B funding round of $125m, led by One Peak, with participation from Infravia Growth Capital, Hermes GPE Innovation Fund, and existing long-term investors including Silicon Valley based Plug and Play. The funding will help Paysend expand its international footprint and speed up product innovation, enabling it to further accelerate its impressive growth...
IFRS 9: What It Is, and What You Need to Do to Prepare for It
- 4 years 10 months ago
- Banking, Data, Accounting
The International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Foundation is a non-profit standards committee that aims to set the bar for accounting and keeping financial information. IFRS’s standards can be adopted by financial institutions like banks, as well as companies listed in the public stock exchange. IFRS standards are meant to slowly replace the previous bars set by the International Accounting Standards (IAS) Board, the IFRS’ parent...
DWF Acquires Leading Compliance Training Business, Zing365
- 4 years 10 months ago
- Security and Compliance
DWF, the global provider of integrated legal and business services, has today acquired Zing365, a leading compliance training and professional development business, to further extend its Connected Services offering.
Smart Eye Enters Into an Agreement to Acquire Affectiva and Intends to Raise Equity in a Directed Share Issue
- 4 years 10 months ago
- M&A Deals
For years, Smart Eye has been leading the driver monitoring space, enabling safe and sustainable transportation. As we watched this category evolve into Interior Sensing, monitoring the whole cabin, we quickly recognized Affectiva as a major player to watch. Affectiva’s pioneering work in establishing the field of Emotion AI has served as a powerful platform for bringing this technology to market at scale. At the end of the day, this is about...
Forex24 to Open R&D Center in Kyiv
- 4 years 10 months ago
- Corporate
Forex24, a well-established Cyprus Investment Firm, announced opening a new R&D center in Kyiv, Ukraine. The center will enable the company to create new technologies to support forex trading.
HGS, Global Leader in Business Process Management is Hiring 250 Remote Employees in Montreal and Quebec City
- 4 years 10 months ago
- Management
Hinduja Global Solutions (HGS) announced today that it is looking to hire up to 250 remote customer service representatives in Quebec to support the ongoing growth of its Canadian entity. Global leader in business process management and optimizing the customer experience lifecycle, HGS will be offering local expertise to Quebec companies who want to stand out in the area of customer service, a sector HGS has been excelling in for over 40 years.
Smart Home Security Systems to Grow by 40% and Hit $21.2B in Revenue by 2023
- 4 years 10 months ago
- Security
Smart home with security features provides their owners a peace of mind, knowing that if potential trouble is detected, they will be immediately notified and can take complete control of what to do next to minimize the damage. Although the COVID-19 did influence the global smart home security market, revenues of the entire sector continued growing substantially.
Forter Doubles Revenue in Last 12 Months; Raises $300M for a $3B Valuation
- 4 years 10 months ago
- E-Commerce
Forter, the leader in e-commerce fraud prevention, today announced it has raised $300 million in Series F funding led by Tiger Global Management, with participation from Third Point Ventures and Adage Capital Management. Existing investors also participated including Bessemer Venture Partners, Sequoia Capital, March Capital, NewView Capital, Salesforce Ventures and Scale Venture Partners.
