Dollar Mostly Higher, US 2-Year Bond Yields Hit 18-month Peak

• Today, Creditspring launches ‘Step’, a new credit builder product which helps people improve their credit score, restore their financial health and to access affordable forms of credit.
• This comes as new Creditspring research finds that 28% of 18–34-year-olds are unaware of how to improve their credit score.

The outbreak of COVID-19 has seen the world face extraordinary challenges to public health and the global economy. The pandemic has also driven unprecedented levels of cyber and financial crime.

Having already swept through numerous industries around the world, the sustainability revolution is now taking the banking sector by storm. Each day brings new announcements from banks, fintechs and solution providers.

The sustainability trend presents the banking industry with unique opportunities to deepen customer relationships and, at the same time, is challenging players to innovate through the development of new products and services that address specific environmental goals.

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The Bids Wanted in Competition (BWIC) process completes on the WIC trading platform

Etrading Software, the independent, global provider of technology-led solutions designed for financial institutions and industry initiatives, in partnership with Artis Holdings Limited, a technology provider of electronic platforms and tools for the Loan market, today announces it has completed its opening BWIC (Bids Wanted in Competition) process via the live WIC trading platform for the first onboarded clients.

Intuit QuickBooks Will Integrate Envestnet | Yodlee’s Data Aggregation Capabilities Into Its Accounting Software, Enabling Customers to View All Their Finances in One Place

Service providers can now deploy gateway security services for the entire home in weeks, not months.

Cyber security provider F-Secure, KAON Broadband, a source of integrated solutions featuring home network devices and associated revenue-generating services, and Incognito, a leading global provider of broadband service orchestration software solutions, have announced a new combined offering that delivers a fully integrated end-to-end connected home security offering with endless expansion capabilities. 

FSS (Financial Software and Systems), a leading global provider of integrated payment products and a payments processor has partnered with Equicom Savings Bank (EqB) - one of the leading banks in the Philippines to address online fraud and to boost e-commerce growth.

• Company raises further funding round to bring its integrated finger sensing and haptic touch solution to market
• Largest fundraise to date follows appointment of Nedko Ivanov as CEO
• Investment led by KBC Focus Fund and FORWARD.One with support from current investors

Next-gen core banking provider Yobota has announced its move into the Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) market through a new partnership with Chetwood Financial.