UK consumers cast their vote on the future of the high street
- 7 years 3 months ago
- Alternative Finance, P2P Lending
Divido, the multinational white-label platform for point of sale lending, has today unveiled the results of its UK-wide research into how consumers approach high-value purchases, and subsequently what the UK high street needs to offer in order to stay relevant. The study of over 2000 UK consumers reveals that just 7% of Brits browse exclusively in-store before making a high-value purchase (identified as costing over £250) - putting pressure on...
PPRO Group and Mastercard’s Pay by Bank app announce partnership to bring secure bank transfer payments to UK merchants
- 7 years 3 months ago
- Payments
PPRO Group, the leading cross-border e-payment specialist has partnered with Mastercard to integrate the Mastercard Pay by Bank app solution into the PPRO payment platform for UK merchants. With mobile commerce having become the most popular method of online mobile transactions, accounting for 52% of all online retail sales in 2017 alone, the partnership will put mobile banking at the centre of the consumer payment experience.
TECHNOLOGY SECTOR POISED FOR BIG DATA WAVE IN FINANCE AND SALES DEPARTMENTS – DLA PIPER EUROPEAN TECH INDEX
- 7 years 3 months ago
- Data, Infrastructure
Harnessing big data is becoming standard practice for IT and marketing teams in technology, but DLA Piper's 2018 Tech Index reveals that a revolution may now be underway in finance and sales departments as well.
SWIFT pilots integrated payment validation service as gpi captures more than 50% of payment volumes
- 7 years 3 months ago
- Payments
SWIFT today announces it will begin piloting an integrated pre-validation gpi payments service, focussing on enabling the speedy identification and elimination of errors and omissions in payment messages.
Ondot announces new digital card services platform to support consumer engagement and drive innovation for UK banks
- 7 years 3 months ago
- Payments, Banking
Ondot Systems, the global leader in powering mobile payment services, today announces a new suite of mobile, digital solutions that enable UK and Europe’s largest banks to compete and disrupt emerging challengers.
Are Insurance Companies Maximizing AI’s Impact? Leading Insurance Companies Dissect Strategies for Implementing AI
- 7 years 3 months ago
- Artificial Intelligence, Insurance
Understanding AI is non-negotiable for insurance carriers. Out of the entire spectrum of technology that have the potential to affect the insurance industry, the consensus is growing that AI is likely to have the biggest impact. The industry certainly believes this; insurance carriers’ investments in AI are increasing year-on-year, with the trend is set to continue, at least into 2019.
Natixis adds Apple Pay to Apetiz
- 7 years 3 months ago
- e-Payments
Natixis Payments brings its Apetiz’s customers Apple Pay, which is transforming mobile payments with an easy, secure and private way to pay that’s fast and convenient.
Barclays launches lipspeaker service for Deaf and hard of hearing customers
- 7 years 3 months ago
- Banking, Infrastructure
In a UK banking first, Barclays has today announced a service where Deaf or hard of hearing customers will be able to have their telephone conversations with the bank interpreted by a lipspeaker: a hearing person who can provide communication support by being easily lip read.
CoverWallet unveils platform for insurance agents
- 7 years 3 months ago
- Insurance
CoverWallet, the leading insurtech company that makes it easy for small businesses to understand, buy, and manage insurance online, today announced CoverWallet for Agents, a dedicated platform for insurance agents. Through the technology platform, agents benefit from a fast, simple, and efficient way to provide commercial insurance to businesses, with a single point of entry to access top carriers for multiple types of policies.
First Bank to Bank transfers via BIC: ISEMCY22XXX
- 7 years 3 months ago
- Payments, Security
iSignthis Ltd subsidiary, iSignthis eMoney Ltd, trading as ISXPay® (“the Company”), is pleased to announce it has accepted deposits on behalf of customers to its own issued International Bank Account Numbers (IBANs). The IBANs are interbank network locatable via ISXPay’s SWIFT / Bank Institution Code (BIC) ISEMCY22XXX. Customers are able to log into their accounts via the Probanx.com online banking platform, retrieve balances and execute SEPA...
IPC and GreenKey Technologies Win 2018 American Financial Technology Award for ‘Best Partnership or Alliance’
- 7 years 4 months ago
- Security, Compliance
IPC, a leading global provider of secure, compliant communications and networking solutions for the financial markets community, and GreenKey Technologies, creator of patented voice software with integrated speech recognition designed specifically for the financial markets, today announced that they have jointly been awarded the 2018 American Financial Technology Award (AFTA) for “Best Partnership or Alliance.”
Mohammed Kateeb among the Top 50 Most Influential Leaders in Islamic Economy for fourth year in a row
- 7 years 4 months ago
- Islamic Finance
The Group Chairman & CEO of Path Solutions, Mohammed Kateeb has been named one of the ‘World’s 50 Most Influential Leaders in Islamic Economy in 2018’ in ISLAMICA 500 Guide. This is Kateeb’s fourth year being nominated for this honor in the most recent list featuring a competitive group of 500 powerful people from 45 different countries, reflecting those making the difference in the Islamic economy space.
Venafi Study: Financial Services IT Pros Overconfident in Machine Identity Protection
- 7 years 4 months ago
- Security
Venafi®, the leading provider of machine identity protection, today announced the results of a June 2018 commissioned study titled Securing The Enterprise With Machine Identity Protection. Conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Venafi, the study examined the views of 116 IT security professionals from financial services and insurance organizations in the U.S., U.K., Germany, France and Australia.
How many IT workers don't receive a gift from their boss at Christmas?
- 7 years 4 months ago
- Infrastructure
CHRISTMAS may be the perfect time for gift giving, however when it comes to the workplace many bosses in the information and communications industry aren’t rewarding or recognising their employees with a token gift, according to new research.
Customers call for real-time updates on the security of their personal records after data breaches
- 7 years 4 months ago
- Security, Data
The Marriott International Group data breach exposed the records of 500 million of their customers.[1] This data breach has left Marriott International customers around the world concerned about the safety of their personal information, including their passport details and account information.
