Avalara, Inc., a leading provider of cloud-based tax compliance automation for businesses of all sizes, today unveiled Avalara E-Invoicing and Live Reporting, a new compliance API designed for multinational businesses to streamline their compliance with e-invoicing mandates around the world.

 JCB International Co., Ltd., the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd., today announced its partnership with global financial technology company SumUp, to enable acceptance of JCB Cards across SumUp’s European merchant network. With the return of international travel, the collaboration will provide new opportunities of growth for merchants by welcoming JCB’s valuable cardmembers.

4Trans, a fintech specialising in financial products for supply chain and logistics companies, has partnered with Allianz Trade to offer SMEs in the EU access to secure funding solutions and protection against potential revenue loss.

Provenir, a global leader in data and AI-powered risk decisioning software, today announced the appointment of Basil Macklai as the Director of Sales in the Middle East. In his new role, Macklai will play a pivotal role in helping to drive the company’s sales strategy for the region, leading and expanding Provenir’s footprint across the Middle East.

More than half of the surveyed investors pay attention to ESG policies when choosing a P2P platform. Almost one in four invest in “green” platforms.

Robo.cash conducted a survey among European P2P investors about the importance of ESG in investing. The idea was to find out how their opinion on the topic has changed since last year.

Fimatix, a leading provider of digital transformation s

Azentio Software (“Azentio”), a Singapore-headquartered technology firm owned by funds advised by Apax Partners, today announced that the latest version of its Islamic banking solution - iMAL, has gone live at Rammis Bank, a newly launched financial institution in Ethiopia specializing in Sharia-compliant products and services.

Plenitude, the Financial Crime, Risk and Compliance specialists, has expanded its leadership team by appointing Mark Humphries as its non-Executive Chairman.

Barclays has today announced that it is further developing its working capital offering by investing in and implementing Trade Ledger’s next-generation working capital orchestration platform. This new platform will provide industry leading end-to-end credit management automation for Barclays Corporate clients in the UK and around the world.