Ebury to support UK SMEs during Covid-19
- 6 years 4 months ago
- Covid-19, Lending
Ebury, the global transaction platform, has been approved as an Accredited Lender on the British Business Bank's (BBB) Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS), enabling it to support UK SMEs with government-backed loans through this difficult time. Ebury provides specialist loans to SME companies that trade internationally and, in April, the UK-headquartered fintech was approved for similar schemes by the Dutch, Spanish and Italian...
Vonage signs Al Rayan Bank for its contact center
- 6 years 4 months ago
- Covid-19, Cloud
Vonage (Nasdaq: VG), a global business cloud communications leader, today announced that Al Rayan Bank, the UK’s oldest and largest Sharia-compliant retail bank, avoided business disruption and maintained its commitment to outstanding customer service with the Vonage Contact Center by transitioning employees from office locations to their homes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
FINOS to Expand Open Source Technology
- 6 years 4 months ago
- IT Innovations, Infrastructure
FINOS (the Fintech Open Source Foundation), a nonprofit whose mission is to foster adoption of open source, open standards, and collaborative software development practices in financial services, today announces the addition of three new leading financial services and technology companies to its prestigious membership roster already comprised of leading financial
Conferma Pay and Visa to launch Virtual Card Payments Globally via Mobile App
- 6 years 4 months ago
- Payments, Online Banking
Fintech leader Conferma Pay has teamed up with Visa to integrate Visa virtual cards in the Conferma Pay mobile app. This solution is now globally available to Visa’s commercial bank clients, allowing them to bring the Conferma Pay app to their corporate customers as part of Visa’s broader technology offering.
Finovate Capital Onboards MonetaGo’s Fraud Prevention Network for Straight-Through Processing of Invoice Financing
- 6 years 4 months ago
- Blockchain, Financial
Finovate Capital, India’s leading short-term lending fintech platform today announced the integration of MonetaGo’s secure financing solution to build-in a more robust platform solution to its 15+ lenders in India.
Sage Upgrades Its Small Business Cloud Accounting Solution
- 6 years 4 months ago
- Cloud, Accounting, BPM, CRM
Sage, the market leader in cloud business management solutions today announced new updates to its small business cloud accounting solution. Doubling down on supporting small business, the reimagined Sage Business Cloud Accounting solution will help small businesses gain greater visibility to assess the health of their business across accounting, payroll and HR.
Japanese Payment Methods Konbini and Pay-easy Join APAC Giants on PPRO’s Payments Platform
- 6 years 4 months ago
- E-Commerce, Payments, PaaS
PPRO, the world's leading local payments platform-as-a-service, has entered the Japanese e-commerce market. Two popular Japanese payment methods – Konbini and Pay-easy – join over 150 local payment methods on PPRO's platform, a portfolio that already includes APAC heavyweights like Alipay, WeChat Pay, UnionPay, and GrabPay.
Banking Circle Research Reveals How Payments Businesses Are Adapting in the Wake of COVID-19 Restrictions
- 6 years 4 months ago
- Covid-19, Payments
Recent research[1] commissioned by financial infrastructure provider, Banking Circle, following a webinar on the impact of COVID-19, has found that businesses are innovating rapidly to meet their customers’ ever-changing needs. Key highlights:
Tata Consultancy Services’ SaaS Banking Solution will Provide the Bank with a New Digital Core to Leverage Ecosystems, Launch New Services and Grow its Customer Base
- 6 years 4 months ago
- Banking, Cloud
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) (BSE: 532540, NSE: TCS), a leading global IT services, consulting, and business solutions organization, announced that Continental Bank in the US has selected TCS BaNCS™ Cloud for Banking to digitally transform its business.
Winvesta Taps DriveWealth to Offer Indian Investors Access to U.S. Securities
- 6 years 4 months ago
- Trading Systems
DriveWealth, LLC, a U.S. based leader in global digital trading technology, announced today a partnership with Winvesta Ltd, a newly launched UK-based global investment platform with operations in India and the U.S. Employing DriveWealth’s proven technology, Winvesta is now offering U.S. stock market access via a mobile app to investors across India, enabling them to invest in their favorite companies.
Pandemic Accelerates Contactless Payment Adoption in the Nordics
- 6 years 4 months ago
- Covid-19, Payments
The first four months of 2020, during which the Nordics imposed strict Covid-19 social distancing measures, saw contactless payments in the region increase by an unprecedented 12 percentage points, according to transaction data from European payments industry leader, Nets, released today.
Temenos Awarded the Highest Status in Aite’s Matrix Evaluation of Investment and Fund Accounting Systems
- 6 years 4 months ago
- Banking, Accounting
Temenos (SIX: TEMN), the banking software company, today announced that the Temenos Multifonds Global Accounting product has been awarded ‘best in class’ status in Aite Group’s Matrix Evaluation of Investment and Fund Accounting Systems.
Wolters Kluwer and Risk Magazine to Explore Basel IV Impacts
- 6 years 4 months ago
- Security and Compliance
Wolters Kluwer’s Finance, Risk & Reporting (FRR) business is holding a webinar with Risk.net to explore how the year delay to Basel IV provides an opportunity to prepare and examine suitable financial technolo
British Business Bank Announces Nine New Lenders Under the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme
- 6 years 4 months ago
- Lending, Banking
Today the British Business Bank has announced that it has approved nine new lenders for accreditation under the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS), bringing the total number of CBILS lenders to over 60. New lenders Assetz Capital, Atom bank, Ebury, Fleximize, Investec, Social Investment Business, Tower Leasing, Ultimate Finance and White Oak UK, will be able to provide financial support to smaller businesses across the UK that...
Investors Look To CEOs to Ensure Transparent Financial Reporting Amid Global Uncertainty, According to Research from BlackLine
- 6 years 4 months ago
- Accounting
A global survey of institutional investors commissioned by accounting automation software leader BlackLine, Inc. (Nasdaq: BL) reveals that 79% of global investors believe that CEOs should be held accountable for a company's financial reporting errors. Surprisingly, only 38% of investors feel that CFOs should be held to account.
