NatWest Bank announces a new biometric payment approval feature
- 6 years 9 months ago
- Banking, Authentication Technology
NatWest has today announced the launch of a new biometric payment approval feature, which allows business and commercial banking customers to make payments of any size through their Bankline Mobile app using Face ID or Touch ID, without the need for a card reader – a UK banking first. The new feature also allows businesses to authorise multiple users to setup payments, which business owners can then subsequently approve on the go through their...
BNY Mellon Global Survey shows that technology and regulatory revision help to reduce the trade finance gap
- 6 years 9 months ago
- Trade Finance
BNY Mellon released its "Overcoming the Trade Finance Gap: Root Causes and Remedies" report, which finds that the trade finance gap remains a significant issue for global trade, according to 100 global, regional, and domestic banks, specialist trade providers and other market participants responding to its survey.
NICE Actimize Introduces CDD-X, Modernizing KYC/CDD Programs with Advanced Analytics and the Power of AI
- 6 years 9 months ago
- Artificial Intelligence, Security, AML and KYC
NICE Actimize announces the launch of CDD-X, the next-generation Know Your Customer/Customer Due Diligence (KYC/CDD) solution. NICE Actimize CDD-X is the latest addition to the Actimize Autonomous AML solution set that leverages the power of artificial intelligence and machine learning to provide more accurate detection and customer risk scoring to reduce compliance risk. Significant reduction in operational costs are realized through the...
Vision Blue acquires Cardiff-based fast growth fintech company SamePage Group
- 6 years 9 months ago
- Compliance, M&A Deals
Vision Blue, the leading provider of compliant software solutions for the Credit and Debt Recovery sectors, has acquired Cardiff-based fast growth fintech company SamePage Group, a pioneer in fully-digital Loan Origination software platforms, for an undisclosed sum.
Standard Chartered announces the expansion of Straight2Bank Pay into Asia
- 6 years 9 months ago
- Payments
Standard Chartered announced the expansion of Straight2Bank Pay, its award-winning digital collections gateway for corporate clients, to additional markets in Asia to further support its clients’ growing e-Commerce and m-Commerce aspirations.
Mastercard, Kuok Ventures and SGInnovate invest in AIDA startup
- 6 years 9 months ago
- Artificial Intelligence, FinTech StartUps
AIDA Technologies, the AI and predictive analytics provider, today announces that Mastercard, Kuok Ventures and SGInnovate have invested in the company in a Series A funding round.
More than half of Brits use slang words for money, but less than a third know what the words actually mean
- 6 years 9 months ago
- Payments, Money Transfers
Money may be recognised as a universal language, but new research has found seven in 10 Brits (70 per cent) aren’t sure what the different slang terms for it actually mean. The research from money-sharing app Pingit revealed a further 59 per cent become confused over the denomination each slang term refers to, perhaps thanks to the more than 80 different words used to describe currency.
Path Solutions Moves Award-winning Banking Technology onto Microsoft Azure to Accelerate Customer Growth
- 6 years 9 months ago
- Islamic Finance, Cloud
Fintech solution provider, Path Solutions, today announced that it has successfully deployed and tested its latest iMAL R14.1 technology on Azure, Microsoft’s trusted and intelligent cloud. Currently used by over 100 Islamic banks, iMAL is a multi-award-winning core banking and investment platform.
Chief Claims Officers from USAA and Esurance reveal the future of Connected Claims
- 6 years 9 months ago
- Insurance
Senior claims officers from two leading insurance carriers, USAA and Esurance, will participate in a live, free webinar, hosted by Insurance Nexus, on the transformative effect of Connected Claims. These leading executives will explore how they expect the new era of connected claims to deliver unprecedented business efficiency and superior customer experience.
Portabl Picked for Plug And Play’s Insurtech Accelerator Program
- 6 years 9 months ago
- Insurtech
Portabl, the insurtech startup designed for freelance, gig and self-employed workers around the world, has been picked by the Plug and Play innovation platform to join its Insurtech Batch of innovative companies. The accelerator identifies high-potential startups and supports their growth and success through introductions to mentors, potential business partners and investors. Portabl is designed to provide a new wave of insurance, benefits and...
Renovite appoints Rod Bungey as North America Sales Director
- 6 years 9 months ago
- Payments, People Moves
Global payments experts Renovite Technologies has appointed Rod Bungey as sales director for its cloud-native testing solution Reno-Test in North America, significantly strengthening the company’s position in the software testing market across the region.
Mobile application Exscudo Channels adds SEPA/SWIFT support to allow transactions from bank accounts to the app
- 6 years 9 months ago
- Transaction Banking, Payments
We are excited to announce that SWIFT and SEPA withdrawals and deposits have already been implemented and fully functional in the Exscudo Channels App. The function is available worldwide with the exception of the US and select countries. Thanks to the SEPA and SWIFT support our customers are able to top up their Channels balance by making a bank transfer in Euro, USD or any other fiat currency.
QuantHouse and ARQA Technologies win ‘Best Alliance or Partnership’ at the 2019 Waters Technology Sell-side Awards
- 6 years 9 months ago
- Trading Systems
QuantHouse, the leading independent global provider of end-to-end systematic trading solutions including innovative market data services, algo trading platform and infrastructure solutions, today announced that QuantHouse and ARQA Technologies have been awarded ‘Best Alliance or Partnership’ at the 2019 Waters Technology Sell-side Awards.
KKR Becomes Founding Signatory to Impact Investing Principles in Effort to Create Alignment across Industry
- 6 years 9 months ago
- Investment Management
KKR announced that it has become a founding signatory to the Operating Principles for Impact Management, a new market standard for impact investing introduced by the IFC, a member of the World Bank Group. KKR joins 59 other signatories, collectively representing over $350 billion in assets invested for impact, in their commitment to managing their impact investments in accordance with these Principles, which are meant to bring greater...
Liquidnet Launches EU Operations in Dublin
- 6 years 9 months ago
- Investment
Liquidnet, the global institutional investment network, announces that it has launched its EU operations in Dublin. Liquidnet EU Limited (located in Dublin’s International Financial Services Centre), has been authorised by the Central Bank of Ireland as a MiFID II investment firm and MTF operator. This new entity acts as an agency broker, ensuring Liquidnet continues to provide services to its Member community based in the European Economic Area...
