Today the British Business Bank has announced that it has approved Conister for accreditation to the Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS), and Bank of Ireland (UK) for accreditation under the Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CLBILS).

Conister will join the other 26 BBLS lenders who have been accredited since the scheme opened.

Trustly, the global leader in Online Banking Payments, is pleased to announce that it is expanding its offering to Australia and Canada.

Expansion into Australia marks Trustly’s first step into the Asia-Pacific region, while Canada bolsters its North American market coverage. Together, these two countries represent a momentous move in Trustly’s plan to develop a global Online Banking Payments network, adding to Trustly’s existing coverage in Europe and the US.

Singapore Exchange (SGX), the world's largest and fastest-growing Asian foreign exchange (FX) futures marketplace, and Cassini Systems, the leading provider of pre- and post-trade margin and collateral analytics for derivatives markets, have partnered to provide a free service for SGX market participants, to help them prepare to meet the Uncleared Margin Rules (UMR) requirements.

Button, the leading mobile commerce technology company, announced its partnership with Plum, the money management AI assistant.

Leading LendTech company, DivideBuy, has revealed the results of its partnership with Grass Warehouse, the UK’s leading retailer of artificial grass and the online-only subsidiary of the Walton Flooring Centre.

Payments company EBANX is ready to provide debit card payment processing in Brazil to all global merchants. By integrating once with the EBANX debit card solution for the country, merchants will be able to offer Brazilian consumers the option to pay using a variety of debit cards, from both local and global schemes, including the virtual debit card recently launched by the Brazilian Caixa Econômica Federal. 

Following the signing of a five-year contract, Equifinance has successfully migrated its existing secured loan portfolio onto the Phoebus account servicing product. Migration took place over the weekend of the 8th August and the implementation project was delivered on time and on budget.

One of the world’s leading online marketplace platforms, Marketplacer, and international digital commerce consultancy, Tryzens, have partnered to enable online retailers to drive sales, gain rapid access to sellers, and manage products via a simplified dropship system.

It has been made abundantly clear that only the most innovative, fast-moving and customer centric carriers will survive. As the spotlight shines on our industry more than ever, now is the time to move digitalization and tech investment to the top of your agenda. With more options – and competition – than ever for the latest technologies, the real challenge for carriers is not only knowing what works but getting to market before others.

Recent digitisation is a big opportunity for the planning industry to reach a wider audience and do things differently. According to the Office of National Statistics, 93% of UK households had access to the internet and nine out of ten adults used the internet at least once a week in 2019. This means that there is now a real democratic reason to drag heels.