Two thirds (68%) of business leaders used automation to respond to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new research from Deloitte on robotic and intelligent automation.

Deloitte’s survey of 441 executives from 29 countries highlights that the pandemic forced organisations to rethink how work is done. Around three in four (73%) of organisations worldwide are now using automation technologies - such as robotics, machine learning and natural language processing -  up from 48% in 2019.

Ebury, the global transaction platform, has signed a new partnership with TrustBills, a rapidly growing German fintech that helps companies finance their international trade.

The two innovators in international trade have agreed to supplement each other’s portfolios, integrate their payment systems, and support their respective sales activities.

Wealthify, the multi-award-winning digital investment service, today announces the appointment of Ben Luckett as Chairman. Ben is a former Strategy Director for Aviva’s UK General Insurance business and has served on Wealthify’s board since 2019.

CoinDCX, India’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, today released a report which highlighted that 60% of the respondents earning below Rs. 5 lakh p.a. found it extremely challenging to invest in crypto owing to lack of easy and seamless options available. On the other side 68% of the respondents earning above Rs. 10 lakh p.a. cited legal and regulatory clarity as a major concern for considering investments in crypto. 

Denmark-based Lunar has selected a cloud-based treasury and risk management solution from financial technology leader FIS^® (NYSE: FIS) to enable the mobile-only digital bank to optimize liquidity and manage risk as it continues its rapid expansion.

Research from IRIS Software Group (IRIS), one of the UK’s largest software companies, has found the UK’s small businesses are struggling to manage payroll for their staff during the pandemic, and it is impacting business performance.  
 
The YouGov Study revealed how nearly a third (29%) of businesses owners think managing payroll requires too much of their time. Despite a quarter (25%) agreeing that the amount of time spent managing payroll affects how their business performs.  
 

Refinitiv has entered into an agreement with Quod Financial to provide a joint multi-asset trading solution for brokers, banks and market makers. This new sell-side OMS solution powered by Quod Financial is available now in Asia, Europe and the US, powered by Refinitiv’s data feed solutions and leveraging Refinitiv’s connections to the sell-side and buy-side community.

Nutanix (NASDAQ: NTNX), a leader in enterprise cloud computing, announced today that Total, one of the largest energy producers in the world, has implemented Nutanix solutions, including Nutanix’s hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) software, AHV, Files, Flow, Prism and Frame to develop a unified IT environment supporting the majority of its global operations.

Finastra today announced that Paper City Savings is live on the Fusion Phoenix core, Fusion Digital Banking