• Sure Valley plans to expand its London and Cambridge presence with a new office in Manchester to invest in disruptive software innovation across the UK.
• Lord Gerry Grimstone, Minister for Investment at the Department for International Trade and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, endorses Sure Valley Ventures’ plans to increase investment into the Regions

Soldo physical and virtual cards now supports Google Pay in the UK and Italy 

Soldo, the leading European pay and spend automation platform, today launched Google Pay for customers in the UK and Italy.  

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) is an important topic for compliance professionals. ESG is not just something that publicly traded companies need to address, but also supply chains and all sorts of businesses. Many more stakeholders than shareholders are involved, for example employees, customers, patients, board members and others. Because of this, ESG is no longer just confined to being a public relations issue.

The MiFID II unbundling exemptions in place for SMEs from 1 March 2022 are “unworkable”, according to many asset managers

Substantive Research, the research discovery and research spend analytics provider for the buy-side, today published findings of its latest survey on what the FCA’s changes to MiFID II’s unbundling rules, that came into force 1 March March 2022, mean for asset managers and their research providers.

 Napier, provider of leading anti-financial crime compliance solutions, has announced that former NatWest Group Head of Financial Crime Quality and Standards, William Monk, will become its new Chief Product Officer (CPO), while current CPO, Nick Portalski, moves to the role of Chief Solutions Officer (CSO). 

Three day FinTech Festival India is being held between March 1-3; organized by Constellar and supported by Niti Aayog and six central ministries

Discussions to revolve around CBDCs, De-Fi, Data Analytics, RegTech, Lending

PPRO launches report to help American businesses maximize their chances of success as they enter new markets.

PPRO, the leading infrastructure provider for local payment methods, released its latest report which takes a look at the global e-commerce market in 2022 and how American businesses can maximize their efforts as they enter new global markets.

Tuum, the next-generation core banking platform, today announces that it has been selected by LHV UK, the fintech-focused bank and payment services provider, to provide the core infrastructure for the entirety of LHV UK’s banking operations.

• Precisionpay Go virtual Visa cards enable employees to make face-to-face and online payments with Apple Pay
• The Precisionpay Go app for iPhone and iPad is now available for use outside the United Kingdom, allowing employees to pay in Pound Sterling, Euro, and US Dollar
• The virtual card solution brings convenience, flexibility and speed to hybrid workforces, and will give businesses increased control and visibility of employee spending