New data published today reveals the regional distribution of loans under the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) and the Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS). The data, published by the British Business Bank, shows that the proportion of overall loans in each of the nine English regions and three Devolved Nations matches closely their respective share of the UK business population.

Alchemy, the world’s leading blockchain developer platform, has today introduced Alchemy Supernode, the industry leading Ethereum API with supercharged reliability, data correctness, and scalability for running world-class applications on the blockchain.

Accounting automation software leader BlackLine, Inc. (Nasdaq: BL) today announced that the board of directors has elected Marc Huffman as chief executive officer, effective January 1^st, 2021.  Mr. Huffman currently serves as president and chief operating officer. Therese Tucker, who has served as CEO since founding BlackLine in 2001, will continue to serve on the company’s board as executive chair. 

CoinDCX, India’s largest and safest cryptocurrency exchange, has announced the launch of ‘Stake by CoinDCX’ which went/goes live on August 7^th. The platform will now help investors earn passive income on their crypto holdings in the form of staking rewards supported by partner Proof of Stake (POS) blockchains. 

India’s largest agent banking platform, PayNearby is happy to formally announce its partnership with Sub-K Impact Solutions Ltd (Sub-K), a leading player facilitating loans, savings and payments to underbanked households and micro-enterprises. The partnership will work towards enhancing shared goals of the two organizations, who are committed to enabling financial inclusiveness and economic wellbeing of the country’s masses.

Following the recent announcement that Yolt is heading into a substantial beta phase for a new alliteration of the app, it’s today been announced that the smart thinking money app, has been awarded the title of ‘Best Personal Finance App’ at the Wealth & Finance FinTech Awards 2020.

Smartr365, the end-to-end software platform provider for mortgage businesses, has today announced the appointment of Jens Wikholm as Design and Experience Director.

OpenLegacy, a pioneer in digital-driven integration for core legacy systems, was recently selected by Shimane Bank to enhance its digital platforms.This milestone marks OpenLegacy's official entry into Japan, after a strategic investment of US $20M from SBI Holdings earlier this year. A team of local go-to-market experts, delivery consultants and partners have been employed to serve the market.

New research published by SnapLogic, provider of the #1 Intelligent Integration Platform, reveals that 83% of organizations are not fully satisfied with the performance and output of their data management and data warehousing initiatives.

BlueSnap, the All-in-One Payment Platform listed in the Inc. 5000, today announced the expansion of its management team, appointing Jason Green to lead the company’s global sales organisation.