Mphasis Expands UK Footprint with Accelerated Focus on Custome-led Digital Transformation Initiatives
- 5 years 2 months ago
- IT Innovations
Mphasis, an Information Technology (IT) solutions provider specializing in cloud and cognitive services, is expanding its footprint in the UK with a special focus on Customer led Digital Transformation initiatives in banking & insurance, by establishing a nearshore center, outside of London.
B-North Adds to ‘Bridge Round’ with Overfunded Raise
- 5 years 2 months ago
- Lending, Banking
B-North, the Manchester-based firm building an SME lending bank for the UK, has so far raised more than £560,000, exceeding the £500,000 target set in an extension of its latest funding round. B-North will use the investment to further extend their cash runway as the business continues to make strong progress with the Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) licensing process and closes in on completing a £20m...
Nordea Life & Pension: All Asset Managers to Have a Net Zero Target
- 5 years 2 months ago
- Asset Management
Nordea Life & Pension is now imposing a new requirement on asset managers to have committed to a net zero target in line with a 1.5-degree scenario in 2024 at the latest in order to manage assets on behalf of Nordea Life & Pension. This has been announced today by Nordea Life & Pension in its climate targets for 2025, which also include the target to reduce the carbon intensity of its portfolios by at least 25 per cent by the end of...
Prytek Makes Investment into TipRanks, a Platform for Retail Investors
- 5 years 2 months ago
- Investment, Financial, Technical
Technology group Prytek today announces it has made a significant investment in TipRanks as part of its wider investment strategy. TipRanks, is an Israeli-based fintech company using capital market data driven by machine learning and NLP technology with over 4 million active retail investment users.
Identitii Appoints Former Investec Head of Payments, Joe Higginson
- 5 years 2 months ago
- Payments, People Moves
Identitii Limited is pleased to announce that the former Head of Payments for Investec Bank (UK) (Investec), Joe Higginson, has joined Identitii as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO). Commenting on the announcement, Joe Higginson, Chief Commercial Officer, Identitii, says:
Former Pensions Minister Baroness Ros Altmann Joins Cushon
- 5 years 2 months ago
- Financial, Technical
Cushon, the fintech provider of savings and pensions, today announces the appointment of former Pensions Minister, Baroness Ros Altmann, to its advisory board. Ros was UK Minister of State for Pensions from 2015 to 2016 and is a member of the House of Lords. She is a leading authority and policy adviser on pensions, pension investment, social care and retirement. She is best known for championing pensions for ordinary people, campaigning for...
Digital Commerce Spend to Exceed $11.6 Trillion in 2021, as Transition to Digital Channels Accelerates
- 5 years 2 months ago
- E-Commerce, Money Transfers
A new study from Juniper Research has found that digital commerce spending will rise to over $11.6 trillion by the end of 2021, from $10.5 trillion last year; a growth of 11.5% in a single year.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Federal Trade Commission Put Nation’s Largest Landlords on Notice About Tenants’ Pandemic Protections
- 5 years 2 months ago
- Trading Systems, Financial
Today, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Acting Director Dave Uejio and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Acting Chairwoman Rebecca Kelly Slaughter sent notification letters to the nation’s largest apartment landlords, which collectively own more than 2 million units. The letters remind these landlords of federal protections in place to keep tenants in their homes and stop the spread of COVID-19.
Philippines’ PBCOM Goes Live with Temenos SaaS to Offer “Digital-First” Banking Services
- 5 years 2 months ago
- Banking, Core Banking, SaaS
Temenos, the banking software company, today announced that PBCOM (Philippine Bank of Communications) has gone live with Temenos Transact next-generation core banking Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) to offer “digital-first” banking services in the Philippines. PBCOMobile is the mobile-only suite of services from PBCOM, one of the largest commercial banks in the Philippines. PBCOM offers a broad suite of financial solutions ranging from deposits and...
Payoneer Announces Agreement with eBay
- 5 years 2 months ago
- E-Commerce, Payments, e-Payments
Payoneer Announces Agreement with eBay eBay continues to manage payments in more countries with the support of Payoneer
SoftSolutions! Completes AWS Foundational Technical Review for nexRates Trading Software Platform
- 5 years 2 months ago
- Trading Systems
Fixed Income trading software and smart order management capabilities now available via AWS. SoftSolutions!, the high performance multi-market Fixed Income trading technology provider, today announced the availability of the nexRates solution on Amazon Web Services (AWS), validated by a completed AWS Foundational Technical Review for the electronic Trading-as-a-Service platform.
Partnership to Add 320,000 Locations to Buy Bitcoin in Stores With Bitcoinpoint
- 5 years 2 months ago
- Cryptocurrencies
BitcoinPoint the leading Bitcoin Teller in the UK with a network of agents and ATMs (16,000 machines to sell Bitcoin) has signed an agreement with a Point Of Sale partner to add 320,000 locations to buy Bitcoin in stores. It’s a big step to accelerate the Bitcoin adoption and make Bitcoin accessible for the non-tech-savvy people & the unbanked. Countries are mostly in Europe including the UK and in Latin America, but Canada, Australia and...
DeFi Investment Vehicle Dispersion Holdings – First Day of Dealings
- 5 years 2 months ago
- Investment
Dispersion Holdings, an investment company specialising in decentralised finance (DeFi) and established by the co-founders of Argo Blockchain plc, is pleased to announce that dealings in its ordinary shares will commence on the Aquis Stock Exchange Growth Market (AQSE) from 8am today, 30 April 2021. The shares will be traded under the ticker symbol DEFI. The ISIN code is GB00BN6JHS87, and the SEDOL code is BN6JHS8.
CIP Security Enhanced to Support Resource-constrained Ethernet/IP Devices
- 5 years 2 months ago
- Security and Compliance
ODVA is pleased to announce that CIP SecurityTM, the cybersecurity network extension for EtherNet/IPTM, has added support for resource-constrained EtherNet/IP devices. CIP Security can now provide device authentication, a broad trust domain, device identity via Pre-Shared Keys (PSKs), device integrity, and data confidentiality for resource-constrained devices such as contactors and push-buttons. Additionally, a narrow trust domain, user...
Public Cloud Revenues to Jump by 50% and Hit Over $500B by 2023
- 5 years 2 months ago
- Covid-19, Cloud
The COVID-19 accelerated the growth of the cloud computing market as companies across the globe started seeking a way to secure business continuity amid the lockdown. However, the following years are set to witness even more impressive growth, with revenues hitting a new benchmark.
