The leading global market research company Forrester has included Vilja, as the only Nordic digital banking platform vendor, in their newly published report: Now Tech: Digital Banking Processing Platforms (Retail Banking), Q1 2022, authored by Forrester vice president and principal analyst Jost Hoppermann.

The overview is based on market presence and functionality. Vilja’s core banking platform is identified in the New School vendor functionality segment. Vendors in this segment offer “state-of-the-art technology.”

NATWEST LAUNCHES CARBON TRACKER PILOT TO HELP SMES GO AND GROW GREENER

●        New research from NatWest reveals 87% of UK SMEs are unaware of their businesses carbon emissions

●        Almost half (45%) say it’s important to lower carbon emissions in the next five years 

●      Climate tech company Lune has announced a funding round led by Crane, with participation from 15 angel investors

●      Lune’s API and low/no code tools enable companies to integrate emissions calculations and carbon removal into their existing products and services

●      By making climate impact a part of the customer experience, it fundamentally shifts the narrative from ‘climate impact as a cost centre’ to ‘climate impact as a growth driver’

• The new solution makes it easier for businesses to manage cash flow, expands payment options and helps suppliers get paid on time
• Nearly two-thirds of suppliers experienced increased payment times from large businesses during the pandemic, and 50,000 small businesses go under each year due to late payments
• Mastercard Track™ is a suite of products and services that are already benefiting businesses around the world, with HSBC the first issuer to bring the Card to Account Transfer solution to the UK

AUD Jumps, EUR Lifts; Stocks Rally, US Bond Yields Rise

TrueLayer, Europe’s leading open banking platform, today announces that former Amazon executive David Exposito has joined the firm in the newly created role of VP of EU Sales, where he will manage commercial operations and development, including the company’s European Country Managers.

Better Payments. Faster Restoration.

Bybit, the fastest growing cryptocurrency exchange, won the Best Crypto Exchange Award at Crypto Expo Dubai (CED) 2022 on Thursday. Now the third most visited exchange in terms of web traffic, Bybit has more than doubled its user base since it last participated in CED six months ago.