Colt brings enterprise sites even closer to the Cloud, covering almost all major public cloud PoPs in Europe and Asia

Colt Technology Services, a leading provider of agile, high bandwidth connectivity solutions, has today announced that it is now interconnected at over 200 public Cloud on-ramp locations globally, covering the vast majority of the major public Cloud Points of Presence (PoPs) market in Europe and Asia.

New global receivables finance report shows impact of Covid-19 on fraud across Europe and US

EQ Riskfactor, the risk management specialist and part of EQ (Equiniti plc), today launches volume 2 of its global outlook report series – “Technology – the route to resilience”.

The report surveyed senior decision makers from the receivables finance industry across the UK, US, Germany, France and the Netherlands on the impact of Covid-19, and how technology is helping tackle the challenges of fraud. 

Lloyds Bank has become the first bank in Europe to partner with Visa to offer Straight Through Processing (STP) technology to customers using its commercial charge cards.

Straight-Through Processing (STP) enables a more efficient way to pay invoices while providing the traditional benefits of commercial card payments to both the buyer and the supplier.

The latest version of NAKIVO Backup & Replication provides additional security with Immutable Repository and Two-Factor Authentication to help customers protect their backup data against ransomware.

• Bank introduces female entrepreneur focussed specialists based in communities, in partnership with BEIS and LEP Network
• 28 Local Enterprise managers around the UK have committed support to Local Enterprise Partnerships

Avast Global Risk Report shows businesses in the United Kingdom have a monthly risk ratio of 11% of getting attacked by any type of PC malware

·       41% of Brits’ key motivation for investing in crypto is long-term investment and stable return

·       51% would be very interested in taking out a loan by using crypto holdings as a guarantee

·       39% were very likely to use crypto to send money abroad or receive money from outside UK from friends and family

New research commissioned by Coinbase, the global cryptocurrency exchange platform, has found that many Brits are increasingly identifying cryptocurrency as a viable and reliable alternative to traditional financial systems.

Powered by leading UK credit provider NewDay, Newpay is the latest product to join Deko’s multi-lender and multi-product platform

 Newpay seamlessly integrates into the merchant checkout experience, offering access to a range of finance options.

Next-gen core banking platform Yobota has announced the appointment of Freddi Rose as its new Head of Marketing and Communications.

Freddi will coordinate and execute Yobota’s marketing strategies. She will play a key role in driving commercial growth, shaping the company’s narrative and voice, and supporting overall brand development.

According to a new report, social responsibility and ethical practices among top priorities for next generation of Islamic banking customers but a lack of digital services is holding the industry back