Salesforce, the global leader in CRM, released its Trends in Financial Services report which shows how financial services institutions struggle to keep up with the pace of change driven by the global pandemic. An analysis of two waves of survey data fielded in 2019 and 2020 shows that the customer experience suffered in response, leading organizations to reshuffle their priorities and drive competitive advantage with new technologies. 

Investment is the lifeblood of FinTechs of all stages, from start-up to scale-ups - but what role will the Angel community play as start-ups face the Covid-19 challenge?

Europe’s FinTech sector is still growing despite the current Covid-19 crisis - VCs and angel investors still have the appetite for investing in these start-ups.

Forter, the leader in e-commerce fraud prevention, announced it has raised $125 million in Series E funding. Led by Bessemer Venture Partners, Felix Capital and Itai Tsiddon, with participation from Sequoia Capital, NewView Capital, Scale Venture Partners, March Capital Partners and Commerce Ventures, the round propels Forter’s valuation to over $1.3 billion.

Juni,  banking tailor made for the marketing and e-commerce ecosystem, has just secured €2M in seed round filled almost in its entirety by Cherry, an early stage venture fund that champions founders in Europe. As a partner, Cherry will bring years of expertise in evolving e-commerce and fintech startups like Zalando and spotify.

Satispay, the leading Italian fintech startup revolutionizing mobile payments, is pleased to announce a €93 million Series C round.

EIS, a core and digital platform provider for insurers, today announced the findings of its first-ever Customer Compass Report. The report found that, despite the insurance sector investing nearly $28 billion on customer experience, less than half of global respondents (49%) feel their insurance provider will be responsive to their basic needs.

EastMed Ltd, announced the 3rd Annual E-Payments and Online Banking summit will be held under the patronage of Central Bank of Bahrain on 2-3 December 2020, virtually.

E-Pay Summit which has been held annually since 2018 is the chosen meeting point for senior influencers from the e-commerce, retail, banking, fintech & telecommunications ecosystem to share their latest strategies, challenges and new applications which are set to impact the digital banking landscape.

Stocard, the leading European mobile wallet, today launches its payment feature Stocard Pay in four European countries: Italy, France, Germany and the Netherlands having launched in the UK in June this year. This latest announcement from Fintech company Stocard is the first of a series of features as it sets its sights on becoming the leading on-the-go financial services provider. 

At a special virtual awards ceremony last night, bringing to a close the 2020 Finance Magnates Virtual Summit, Cappitech won "Best Regtech Reporting Solution" in the 2020 

Reliance on email as a fundamental function of business communication has been in place for some time. But as remote working has become a key factor for the majority of business during 2020, it’s arguably more important than ever as a communication tool.