The nature of work in the financial industry is changing rapidly, according to new research from specialist recruiter Robert Half and global labour market trends experts Burning Glass. Businesses are simultaneously embracing remote working for financial and accounting staff, with a 186% increase in the number of remote working job postings in the last year, and expanding the skill sets expected of candidates, including:

Leading Open Banking Ecosystem Fabrick and Crédit du Nord, a leading French retail banking group comprising nine regional banks, launched Identity Check Mobile (IDCM) to make biometric authentication available to cardholders for remote transactions.

 Online Payment Platform, the Netherlands payment service provider, has selected payments expert and licensed bank, Banking Circle, to enhance its marketplace offering.

Clim8 Invest (Clim8), the investment platform to help consumers invest in companies that are focused on tackling climate change, has today announced the launch of its mobile app. 

Eventus Systems, Inc., a leading global provider of multi-asset class trade surveillance and market risk solutions, announced that its Validus platform has won the award for Best Sell-Side Market Surveillance Product in WatersTechnology’s 2021 Sell-Side Technology Awards.

Almost every small business across every sector took a severe hit in 2020. But now a year later, embracing e-commerce and online payment methods have played a major role in keeping small businesses afloat. Digital payment transactions are up by 76% in Jan-Feb-March(JFM) of 2021, as compared to JFM, 2020.

E-wallet provider STICPAY is signing a partnership agreement with online broker M4Markets, which provides trading services on Forex, commodities and indices

Fintech firm Monva has more than doubled its latest fundraising target, attracting over 600 investors and raising £451,905 via Crowdcube. This latest funding round comes one year after smashing its initial crowdfunding target in 2020 and comes ahead of a larger institutional round expected to take place towards the end of 2021.

Direct carrier billing (DCB) is the safest and most suitable payment technology for the new mobile economy; The two companies announced the launch of DCB Index to measure industry maturity in different regions.

European technology companies Evina and Telecoming (www.Telecoming.com) have signed a global alliance to work hand in hand in promoting DCB as the safest and most appropriate payment method in the new mobile economy and, in particular, for the fight against fraud.