2020 posed numerous challenges for brokers, banks and fintechs around the globe. Staff working remotely, trader volumes increasing, volatility at an all-time high and the emergence of new tradable products were just a few. Brokers scrambled to reassemble their remote team and handle associated security and tech concerns. In direct response to the needs of brokers, AIRSOFT Technology LTD announced a major rebrand.

Surecomp®, the leading provider of global trade finance solutions for banks and corporates, today announced that DZ BANK, as part of its journey towards digitized trade finance operations, chose DOKA-NG™ to be its next generation digital trade finance platform.

Cirrus, a provider of cloud-based document management software, announced a capital investment from Portland and Milwaukee-based branding agency Manifesto, that will also coincide with a corporate branding campaign that Manifesto is leading.

Hamburg-based Fintech company Deposit Solutions has signed a partnership with Crédit Agricole Consumer Finance, Europe’s market leader for consumer loans. The French bank will use the Deposit Solutions platform to offer savings products in Germany, starting with fixed-term deposits offered through the ZINSPILOT portal. The partnership will also enable Crédit Agricole Consumer Finance to leverage the Fintech’s broad network of distribution partners, which have a cumulated reach of 30 million German savers.

Microexcel is extending their Intelligent Services to automate B2B collaboration with CloudTrade. CloudTrade provides electronic document capture with its own unique, patented e-invoicing, e-ordering and e-trading solution that enables paperless trading improving operational efficiency and quality.

Twilio (NYSE: TWLO), the leading cloud communications platform, today released its second annual State of Customer Engagement Report, which delves into businesses' spend and behaviour when it comes to digital communications and customer engagement.

Covid-19 has had a detrimental impact on the finances of many households – a situation that will be exacerbated when the furlough scheme ends. Some estimates suggest that almost 700,000 additional people faced poverty during the Winter of 2020 as a result of the pandemic¹.

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Kaleida International, a leading B2B marketplace for tenders, has partnered with detected and added the company’s functionality to its platform connecting Procurement Buyers to B2B Suppliers. Kaleida makes the private and public sector tender process focused, faster and more effective for everyone, and a core part of this is ensuring both parties mutually trust each other.

Nordea has decided to exit its Nordic sub-custody business and has entered into a strategic referral agreement with Citi. Nordea recommends that its sub-custody clients appoint Citi as their new provider. Nordea is committed to ensuring that clients who do not migrate to Citi will be assisted through an orderly transition of services to a provider of their choice.