Symvan Capital aims at £10m for Technology EIS investment fund
- 9 years 3 months ago
- Investment, IT Innovations
Symvan Capital, provider of tax-efficient disruptive technology investment opportunities, is targeting a £10 million fundraising for its new high-growth technology EIS fund. This fund will benefit from the government’s Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS). Namely, capital gains on disposal of shares are freed from Capital Gains Tax after three years, relieved capital gains or income is available for EIS shares which are disposed of at any time at...
London Institute of Banking Releases New Swift-endorsed Qualification for Global Payments Industry
- 9 years 3 months ago
- Payments, IT Innovations
The London Institute of Banking & Finance has today introduced a new qualification for those working in the global payments industry.
DSK Bank Completes Migration of Banking Operations to IBM Cloud Infrastructure
- 9 years 3 months ago
- Cloud, Infrastructure
IBM and DSK Bank today announced that they have completed the migration of DSK's banking operations to IBM's datacenters as part of a long-term IT services agreement to manage the IBM Cloud infrastructure that supports bank's operations in Bulgaria.
Penta Partneres With solarisBank
- 9 years 3 months ago
- Banking, FinTech StartUps
Penta, the Berlin based bank account for startups and businesses, has partnered with solarisBank, the banking platform empowering finance pioneers, as their banking partner to offer businesses fast access to bank accounts.
Trifacta and Google Collaborate to Create Google Cloud Dataprep
- 9 years 3 months ago
- Cloud
Trifacta, the global leader in data wrangling, today announced it has collaborated with Google to build Google Cloud Dataprep. Google Cloud Dataprep embeds Trifacta’s intelligent, user-friendly interface and Photon Compute Framework, and natively integrates Google Cloud Dataflow for serverless, auto-scaling execution of data preparation recipes with record performance and optimal resource utilization.
Study reveals:Insurance companies could unlock $1.63 trillion in revenue over the next two years through harnessing digital technologies
- 9 years 3 months ago
- Insurance
Insurance companies are facing unprecedented challenges and opportunities where digital is no longer just a new way to package and sell traditional concepts, but something that will redefine the industry at its core.
Wirecard Finishes the Acquisition of Citi Prepaid Card Services
- 9 years 3 months ago
- M&A Deals
Wirecard has today successfully completed the acquisition of the business of Citi Prepaid Card Services previously announced by Wirecard on 29 June 2016.
Sift Releases Free App for iOS And $1.5 Million Seed Round Investment
- 9 years 3 months ago
- Investment, IT Innovations
Today, Sift, a free application that maximizes credit card benefits and earns reimbursements for consumers, announced a $1.5 million Seed Round and the public release of their app, available for iOS on the App Store.
Penta Teams up with solarisBank to Offer Startup and Business Bank Accounts to Shape Future of Business Banking
- 9 years 3 months ago
- Banking, FinTech StartUps, IT Innovations
Penta, the Berlin based bank account for startups and businesses, has partnered with solarisBank, the banking platform empowering finance pioneers, as their banking part- ner to offer businesses fast access to bank accounts.
ATB Financial Announces Partnership With R3
- 9 years 3 months ago
- Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies
ATB Financial has joined financial innovation firm R3's consortium to design and apply distributed and shared ledger-inspired technologies to global financial markets. ATB Financial, the Alberta-based financial services provider, will be collaborating with over 75 of the world's largest financial institutions to develop ground-breaking commercial applications for the financial services industry that leverage the appropriate elements of...
Digital transformation and fintech give Europe’s leading ATM conference a fresh look
- 9 years 3 months ago
- Banking
Streamlining systems and cutting costs through self-service As retail banking goes through a period of unprecedented change, banks are looking more than ever to cut costs and streamline processes, while discerning customers continue to demand the highest standards in customer care. Self-Service Banking Europe 2017 provides a crucial forum for banks, independent deployers, solutions providers and industry experts to share knowledge and best...
InvestCloud Introduces Accounting and Robo Capabilitie to The Wealth Management Platform
- 9 years 3 months ago
- Wealth Management, Accounting
InvestCloud Inc., a global FinTech firm, has announced a new division to add further accounting and Robo capabilities to its digital wealth management platform. The creation of the InvestCloud icMAC (Modeling, Accounting & Custody) division follows the firm’s $20 million acquisition of London-based Babel Systems, announced in January 2017. Its launch completes the integration of Babel into InvestCloud, with Babel founder Steve Wise appointed...
Wolters Kluwer Provides OneSumX Solution to BBVA
- 9 years 3 months ago
- Compliance
BBVA’s U.K. subsidiary has opted to use Wolters Kluwer’s OneSumX to provide a solution for its regulatory reporting and liquidity risk requirements. OneSumX provides an ecosystem of complementary and comprehensive solutions and services to manage the intersection of governance, finance, risk and compliance, increasing organizational profitability, efficiency and growth.
Businesses need to prepare for real work of currency switch
- 9 years 3 months ago
- Infrastructure
In the wake of the successful introduction of the new £5 note in 2016, businesses now face the most complex part of the biggest upheaval of UK currency in decades, says Cummins Allison, the leading innovator and provider of coin and currency processing solutions. While the new one pound coin is expected to be introduced smoothly this month, the greater challenge to organisations and consumers alike will be the withdrawal of the old, paper five...
Expanding global trade remains key driver of world prosperity and stability
- 9 years 3 months ago
- Infrastructure
The expansion of global trade over the last 50 years has created industries, jobs and value on an unprecedented scale, driving innovation and technological advances and in the process, benefitting most of the countries, most of the time. “While this growth has not been even, much can be done to ensure that future growth continues to support economic development,” says Vinod Madhavan head of transactional products and services for Africa at...
