Trulioo, the leading global identity verification company, announced the addition of Garient Evans in a key position of SVP of Identity Solutions.

Ludlow Trust company (Ludlow Trust) today announced that it has concluded the acquisition of the NatWest Group and Coutts UK trust business, which will now be relaunched under the Ludlow Trust banner. Ludlow Trust is an independent trust company, backed by the Wickers and Sarikhani families, with three former senior Barclays executives on the board.

Over the past few years, operational resilience has been rising up the priority list for financial institutions and regulators alike, with the pandemic only accelerating this process further. Despite significant strides being made, the market volatility that has defined the past year has shone a light on how much work firms still have to do to become operationally resilient.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau today proposed extending the effective date of two recent debt collection rules to give affected parties more time to comply due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Avant, a leading financial technology company that gives underserved consumers access to the credit they deserve, announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Zero Financial, Inc. and Level, the company's neobank and design-forward banking app assets. After passing the 1.5 million customer milestone in 2020, the acquisition of Level will allow Avant to expand its reach by offering best-in-class digital banking experiences to American consumers.

A new consumer report, Money on our Minds, has today revealed the findings of a study* into the current state of financial health and wellness amongst UK employees.

On March 30 2021, Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs released guidance specifically describing how crypto digital asset staking should be treated for taxation purposes. It has been assumed previously that staking comes under the umbrella of mining, thus the same guidance has applied.

Fintech is a market that is in many ways defined by specialism. The first fintech disrupters took aim at specific services – such as international money transfer, loans or credit - and through technology reduced costs, improved the experience and boosted accessibility. 

The application of NFC Verification has taken the world by storm, making day-to-day business operations more cost-efficient, secure, and convenient.

Fintech Week London is back, bigger and better than ever before, with a brand-new team and event format. This July, senior decision-makers representing the most innovative companies in financial services will gather in the UK capital to discuss the position of London as a Fintech hub post-Brexit.

Fintech Week London at a glance: