Ecospend, the UK’s leading Open Banking technology provider recently acquired by Trustly, today announces the appointment of Lord Chris Holmes of Richmond MBE, as an adviser to support the company as it grows in the UK and overseas.

Research from big four company EY, and Innovate Finance, has highlighted “barriers” in the FinTech sector with female leaders being overlooked for senior positions within the industry. 

The report, formed from the 120 finalists on the Women in Fintech Powerlist, highlighted that over one in four female leaders believed that unclear progression opportunities for promotions and a lack of recognition were holding back progress for the sector.  

Appital, the equity markets technology solution, today announced the integration of Virtu Financial’s Triton Execution Management System (EMS) with Appital’s bookbuilding platform - Appital Turquoise BookBuilder™. 

London, United Kingdom – 23 March 2023

NayaOne selected by FCA to build and operate Digital Sandbox, a ground breaking platform for responsible innovation in financial services.

London-based company NayaOne has been awarded the highly sought-after Digital Sandbox tender by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The Digital Sandbox is an initiative that enables innovative companies to develop and test their products in a safe and secure environment, with support from the FCA. 

Finastra today announced that Plaid, the leading open finance provider, is now integrated within Finastra’s Fusion Digital Banking platform.

Parliament Chiefs are investigating how the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill can add £4.7 billion to the UK economy over the next 10 years, detailing modern laws for a data-driven era.

SmartSearch has further strengthened the market-leading reliability of its digital anti-money laundering solution by adding global information and insights company, TransUnion, to its identity-check partners.

SmartSearch now offers a “triple-bureau” electronic verification and digital compliance platform using global data partners Experian, Equifax, and now TransUnion, to give regulated firms the industry’s most reliable match and pass rate.

The Derivatives Service Bureau (DSB), the global golden source of reference data for Over the Counter (OTC) derivatives, today announces the launch of its Unique Product Identifier (UPI) Service User Acceptance Test (UAT) environment and associated Client Onboarding Support Platform (COSP).

Financial IT speaks with Kai Phillips, Head of PreSales EMEA at Facephi at FinovateEurope