M.Video-Eldorado Group, Russia’s largest electronics and household appliances retailer, and state-run Sber, the country’s largest bank, agreed to jointly develop goods.ru, a marketplace that brings together Russia’s leading online stores.

AccessFintech, a leading fintech company evolving the financial operating model through data and workflow collaboration, announces the appointment of Paynter Higgins as Executive Vice President for Global Enterprise Sales and Sarah Lloyd Parry as Executive Vice President for Marketing.

LAB577, an established software firm at the nexus of emerging technology and financial services, has today announced that 

Acronis, a global leader in cyber protection, today issued a warning that, based on their research of recent cyberattack trends and existing business practices, organisations around the world currently face a global threat to data privacy and security. The company announced its findings on European Data Protection Day to alert organisations that immediate action is needed to avoid costly attacks.

Chip, the award-winning savings app, recorded a 222% increase in the total amount put aside by savers in January 2021 compared to January 2020. Along with increased deposits, Chip also noted a sharp rise in the average user age - 41 in January 2021 compared to the average age of 32 as recorded in October last year. In fact, the oldest user to join Chip this January was 93 years old. 

Bittrex Global (Bermuda) Ltd. announced that it has listed  tokenized stocks for GameStop and AMC Entertainment as well as Nokia, BlackBerry, and iShares Silver Trust. Bittrex Global will continue to list additional stocks as other firms announce a delisting from their platforms.

Vacuumlabs, a trusted global software development partner with a proven track record in successfully delivering full-stack fintech solutions, joins forces with Manifesto Growth Architects to host a

DIGISEQ, has appointed internationally renowned author, advisor and commentator on digital financial services, David Birch, and Fintech and strategic communications expert, Angela Yore, as non-executive directors to its board.

The Global Supply Chain Finance Forum (GSCFF) – comprising BAFT (Bankers Association for Finance and Trade), FCI (previously known as Factors Chain International), the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the International Trade & Forfaiting Association (ITFA) and the Euro Banking Association (EBA) – announced plans to update its Standard Definitions for Techniques of Supply Chain Finance (Standard Definitions) to provide further clarity on the distinctions between the individual techniques.

Today, at its bi-annual Grande Finale Day, the Global Startup Awards announced Pleo as Startup of the Year 2020. 

As the largest independent awards for the startup ecosystem, the decision was made after the winners of the regional startup awards were placed against each other to determine who, out of the thousands of nominations and tens of thousands of votes, was to be recognised as global Startup of the Year.