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92% of Brokers Feel Positive about Their Prospects Over the Next Year
  • This was an increase from 87% at the end of 2020, according to Masthaven’s latest Broker Beat research
  • 88% are ‘confident’ or ‘very confident’ about the prospects for the market as a whole
  • Over three quarters (77%) of brokers expect their sales and revenue to increase this year
Monday, July 19, 2021 - 11:50
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Alibaba Provides Cloud Pin at the Olympic Games for Media Professionals at Tokyo 2020

Digital cloud-based pin to provide added safe social interactive features at the IBC and MPC

Monday, July 19, 2021 - 11:38
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Financial IT
MFS Africa Brings Mobile Money Remittances to Sierra Leone with Afrimoney Partnership

Pan-African fintech partners with Afrimoney, Africell’s mobile money service, to provide users with smooth and affordable international transfers 

MFS Africa today announces that it has made its entry into Sierra Leone, partnering with Afrimoney, pan-African telecommunications leader Africell’s mobile money service, to enable mobile money users in the country to receive payments from abroad smoothly and affordably.  

Monday, July 19, 2021 - 11:24
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Financial IT
Edison Group Makes Two Senior Appointments to Drive Technology and ESG Expansion

New CTO Paul Miller and Head of ESG Client Services, Kelly Perry bring wealth of experience to the firm as it continues to grow

Edison Group, the leading international research and investor relations consultancy, today announces the appointment of Paul Miller as CTO and Kelly Perry as Head of ESG Client Services, as the company continues its expansion following a successful year. 

Monday, July 19, 2021 - 11:08
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Financial IT
North-south Divide Exacerbated by Covid-19
  • 56% of SME leaders believe UK regions are unequal 

  • 44% say economic inequality has worsened as a result of Covid-19

  • Nearly a third (32%) believe the location of their business has negatively impacted their ability to access financial support during Covid-19

Monday, July 19, 2021 - 11:00
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Financial IT
Global Cryptocurrency Transaction Volumes Rise 32% in Q2

Q2 2021 Highlights 

• UK daily transaction volumes rise 30% q-o-q to £468m (from £325m in Q1) 

• Global daily transaction volumes increased by 32%, with Asia leading the way (44%  increase in volumes) 

• Continued interest in Ethereum, with average daily traded volume up 53% q-o-q 

Monday, July 19, 2021 - 10:37
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Financial IT
Razorpay Acquires Lending Startup, TERA Finlabs; Strengthens Its B2B Credit Infrastructure

The country’s leading full stack financial solutions company, Razorpay, today announced its acquisition of TERA Finlabs, an AI-based risk tech SaaS Platform, for an undisclosed amount. TERA Finlabs is a Bengaluru-based startup that provides technology, risk and capital solutions to enable innovative embedded financing solutions for businesses.

Monday, July 19, 2021 - 10:16
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Financial IT
The Future of iPaaS

It has been over a decade since Marc Andreessen said that software is eating the world; since then, we have seen many practical examples that this is indeed true. In order to gain a competitive edge, all businesses must eventually digitise themselves. Companies such as Uber and Airbnb have revolutionised their respective markets in unexpected ways. Online banking is now the norm and an essential part of our day-to-day life.

Monday, July 19, 2021 - 10:11
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Financial IT
Path Solutions Wins Best Islamic Fintech Company 2021 Award

We are thrilled to announce that Path Solutions has emerged as a winner in the category ‘Best Islamic Fintech Company’ of the World Economic Magazine Awards 2021.

Monday, July 19, 2021 - 10:01
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Financial IT
Cornerstone FS plc Trading Update

Cornerstone FS plc (AIM: CSFS), the cloud-based provider of international payment, currency risk management and electronic account services to SMEs, provides an update on trading for the six months ended 30 June 2021 ahead of announcing its unaudited interim results in September 2021. The Company was admitted to trading on AIM on 6 April 2021. 

Results

Monday, July 19, 2021 - 09:48
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