Even before the pandemic, the global digital banking market had been growing rapidly, with millions of people choosing an app or web-based bank over a traditional high-street financial institution.

However, the COVID-19 had accelerated the shift to digital banking like never before, as customer expectations changed during the pandemic.

GovGrant, the R&D and IP specialists, has today announced the launch of its Elevation platform, a new tool which will empower accountants to take control of R&D tax claims and support them through the process with access to additional expert help and resources as required. The platform helps accountants handle claims for clients spending up to £35,000 on their R&D more efficiently.

•  € 100 million for online companies that have outgrown the start-up phase ∙ Loan volume between € 1 and € 7 million 
•  RBI one of the first corporate banks to offer targeted debt capital for digital  industries 

Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) has launched one of the largest European  financing programs for digital growth companies. With a total volume of € 100  million, online companies that have already outgrown the early start-up phase will  be supported.  

Ignition, the global provider of advice technology, and Altus Consulting, specialist provider of consultancy services to the financial services sector, have today launched a blueprint for improving the use of digital capabilities in the financial advice market.

With fraudsters becoming increasingly smarter and more collaborative in trying to get round those systems with the weakest links to commit their fraudulent crimes, now more than ever is the time for payments and wider financial services businesses to ensure they have all the right ingredients to stop fraud.

Glue42, the company that delivers integrated desktop experiences to financial institutions globally, and Deephaven Data Labs, a start-up that provides capital markets participants with a next-generation data platform, are collaborating to reveal actionable insights from massive datasets. Initial use cases include more effective management of pre-trade

Over 20 new offerings announced including cloud OS upgrade and cloud-native database 

Alibaba Cloud, the digital technology and intelligence backbone of Alibaba Group, today unveiled a new one-stop e-commerce livestreaming solution to help global merchants of all sizes launch live, interactive channels to offer personalised online shopping experience. Livestreaming e-commerce solutions are quickly evolving as a response to the increasing demand during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Yapily, the leading Open Banking infrastructure provider, has today announced the launch of its new Open Banking bulk payments service, with Comma, the SME payments platform, already live and benefiting from the service in the UK. 

 Reach, the global payment localisation provider, has appointed Tyler Barry as Chief Technical Officer to support the business’ continued success throughout 2021 and beyond.

Finastra today announced that Arkéa Banking Services, a subsidiary of Crédit Mutuel Arkéa and a major player in the provision of banking and insurance services in France, has selected Finastra’s Fusion Risk solution to help streamline operational processes and reduce operational costs for local banks.