West Africa’s First Data and Analytics ‘Virtual’ Conference Announced
- 6 years 1 month ago
- Data
Data and analytics are central to how modern organisations and governments take decisions and execute plans. Online retailers, companies, governments and tech giants are investing millions in ramping up their ability to collect and analyse data. In these unprecedented times, when companies are struggling to adapt, it becomes all the more important to use data-driven models for decision-making.
Asset Control Makes Senior Appointment To Drive APAC Growth
- 6 years 1 month ago
- People Moves
Asset Control, the leading provider of proven, cloud-based data management for financial data analytics and data quality, is pleased to announce that it has hired Daniel Kennedy as its new Head of Sales (Asia Pacific) to accelerate growth in the region. Prior to joining Asset Control, Daniel served as VP – Head of Sales – Global Trading, Buyside & Post Trade at FIS. Daniel led the commercial team responsible for FIS' buyside and sellside...
NICE Actimize Provides Financial Services Organizations a Quick and Effective Response to the CARES Act with the Introduction of KYC Xpress
- 6 years 1 month ago
- AML and KYC
Due to provisions in the recently enacted CARES Act, financial services organizations are facing an unprecedented influx of loan applications and the need to expedite Know-Your-Customer (KYC) operations and procedures, which are often manual and time consuming.
Appian helps banks automate lending for UK COVID crisis
- 6 years 1 month ago
- Banking
Appian today announced an application built on its Low-Code Automation Platform to support accredited lenders across the UK to manage the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) applications from businesses, as well as the anticipated Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CLBILS). The new loan application can automate and check eligibility, process and verify required supporting documents, and make lending decisions...
Allica Bank launches a (1.49%) 12-month fixed term deposit account for retail savers
- 6 years 1 month ago
- Banking
Allica Bank – the business bank that seeks to empower small and medium sized businesses – has today announced the launch of its first deposit account, for retail savers. The FSCS protected accounts will offer a 1.49% rate of interest, fixed for 12 months. Accounts can be opened online and managed through the bank’s internet banking platform and secure messaging service.
SatchelPay Partners with AMLYZE for Compliance Assurance and Security Boost
- 6 years 1 month ago
- Security and Compliance, Payments, E-Wallets, Cryptocurrencies
Lithuanian EMI SatchelPay has announced a partnership with AMLYZE, a financial crime prevention platform also based out of Lithuania, aimed at proactively dealing with regulatory compliance and improving the online banking platform’s security. After the Bank of Lithuania moved to resume all of SatchelPay’s services in November of 2019, the fintech firm has shown itself eager to establish a more evolved institutional paradigm, conducive to growth...
Mobile payments service to streamline how UK charities collect donations
- 6 years 1 month ago
- Covid-19
As charities around the world are feeling the unprecedented pressure caused by COVID-19, the UK charity sector is expected to lose over £4 billion in the upcoming weeks and months due to fundraising events being cancelled and places of worship closing their doors. In these uncertain times, mobile technology is enabling charities to collect donations remotely.
Hong Kong’s First Virtual Bank Selects Wolters Kluwer’s OneSumX for Regulatory Reporting
- 6 years 1 month ago
- Banking
ZA Bank, the first virtual bank in Hong Kong, has chosen Wolters Kluwer’s OneSumX for Regulatory Reporting as its regulatory reporting software. OneSumX for Regulatory Reporting combines bank data into a single source of data to ensure consistency, reconciliation and accuracy and includes Wolters Kluwer’s Regulatory Update Service. This unique service is maintained by Wolters Kluwer experts who actively monitor regulation in 30 countries.
Meniga continues successful collaboration with UniCredit to launch enhanced version of the Smart Banking app in the Czech Republic
- 6 years 1 month ago
- Banking
Meniga (www.meniga.com), a leading provider of digital banking technology, has partnered with global banking and financial services company, UniCredit, to launch an enhanced version of the popular Smart Banking app in the Czech Republic. The development of the new Smart Banking app follows Meniga’s and UniCredit’s collaboration on the successful launch of the Mbanking app, in Serbia in 2019.
Retail gain-and-retain in a post COVID-19 world
- 6 years 1 month ago
- Covid-19
Today, a new report by Klarna, the leading global payments provider enabling over seven million consumers in the UK to pay later in store and online, analyses the psyche of consumer purchasing habits and what retailers can do to stay relevant in a post COVID-19 world.
P2P loans are the most profitable assets for 53% of European investors
- 6 years 1 month ago
- P2P Lending
Recently, the P2P platform Robo.cash completed a survey of European P2P investors dedicated to their financial results in 2019. Over half of participants said that the alternative lending brought them the highest returns last year. The company expects that despite the coronavirus pandemic, the segment will keep the leading positions in 2020.
Qadre launches new brand to demystify blockchain
- 6 years 1 month ago
- Blockchain
Qadre, a high-growth fintech trusted by leading institutions to deliver certainty with blockchain technology, today launched its new brand that aims to demystify blockchain and drive increased understanding and practical applications of the technology in financial markets.
MYPINPAD Enables Secure Payments on both Android and IOS Devices
- 6 years 1 month ago
- Payments
MYPINPAD (“MPP”), the global leader in secure personal authentication for payment solutions, has achieved Payment Card Industry (PCI) Security Standards Council (SSC) certification for its Android software-based PIN entry on a Commercial off-the-shelf (SPoC) solution –the first software only Android SPoC solution that does not rely on any hardware-based security.
Backbase and Codat partner to help small businesses manage their cash-flow
- 6 years 1 month ago
- Platform Technology, Banking
Backbase, the omni-channel Digital Banking platform, has partnered with Codat, the SME financial data exchange provider, to provide FI’s with easy connectivity to the world’s leading accounting platforms. As a result, Backbase commercial banking clients can deliver a faster, more convenient experience to SMEs by tightly integrating bank products with the financial applications SMEs use to run their business.
Tide and Hokodo introduce Invoice Protection to support SMEs during Coronavirus crisis
- 6 years 1 month ago
- Covid-19, Insurtech, Banking, Accounting
Tide, the UK’s leading business banking platform[1], has launched a new Invoice Protection product in partnership with insurance solutions provider, Hokodo, to help micro, small and medium-sized businesses protect their cash flow against the late and non-payment of invoices.
