Alternative data specialist QuantCube Technology today announced that its real-time macro-economic data will be integrated into the new MSCI Economic Regime Allocator Index being launched by MSCI Inc., a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community.

Despite a persistent interest in crypto assets, a majority of investors don’t prioritize the metrics experienced crypto traders tout when assessing the viability and attractiveness of crypto assets, according to a new Digital Disclosure Survey from global Fintech leader, Broadridge Financial Solutions.

ZEDRA, the fast-growing global specialist in Fund Solutions as well as Corporate, Global Expansion, Active Wealth, Pensions and Incentives services, today announces the appointment of Mark McKeary as Commercial Director to support its global Fund Solutions team. He will be reporting to Wim Ritz, Global Head of Funds.

GoCardless, the bank payment company, has appointed Franck Cohen as the Chair of its Board of Directors to accelerate its path to profitability. 

Quantitative Brokers (QB), a global leader in advanced execution algorithms and data-driven analytics for futures, options and OTC fixed-income markets, and Genesis Global, the low-code application development platform for financial markets organizations, today announced a strategic partnership.  The collaboration will advance algo transparency, enhance trader productivity, and deliver a customized algorithm performance monitoring platform tailore

 Frollo has launched a campaign for the mutual bank sector on Building the Bank of the Future with Open Data.

Customer-owned banks are ideally placed to benefit from the consumer data right (CDR). Frollo has created a content series to show a path forward for mutuals that want to either understand how to get started or how they can best utilise the Open Data opportunities to further improve their customer outcomes and future-proof their businesses.

According to the Australian Banking Association, of the 2.6 million businesses in Australia, the majority (98%) are small and medium enterprises (SMEs). As the sector accelerates in 2023, it also suffers from an increase in the cost of goods and services, leading to rising inflation and unemployment rates. In this scenario, entrepreneurs are eager for help.

Engage, the community banking platform has partnered with 10 credit unions to deliver its Faster Payments service which in turn provides quicker payments for nearly 100,000 members. The bulk faster payments process empowers credit unions to send money to their members in near real-time, instead of traditional BACS or CHAPS payments which typically take around three days to complete.

African mobility startup, Moove, renowned for providing revenue-based vehicle financing to mobility entrepreneurs and democratising vehicle ownership across Africa, has procured funding of $8m from Absa Corporate and Investment Banking.

This move is a stride towards expanding its vehicle fleet in Ghana, according to a report from Tekedia.

In the not-too-distant future, we’ll all be spending more time in an immersive, virtual world known as the metaverse. It feels that we’re on the cusp of a revolution in how we shop, socialise, attend meetings, travel, relax, and watch movies. The possibilities are near endless.