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Dollar Mostly Lower, Loonie, Pound Outperform, Asian, EMFX Fall

Bond Yields Climb; Worries Grow on Covid-19 Delta Variant Spread

Monday, July 12, 2021 - 08:14
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Innovation, But at What Cost? Why Today’s CFO Must Build a Business Case for Cloud

For many organisations, technology and the rapid adoption of cloud-based infrastructures has proven make or break over the last year – enabling companies to stay afloat and continue to serve even in the roughest of climates. Rather than a choice, technology became fundamental to overall business strategy during the pandemic. But now, as we settle into a new sense of normality, many organisations will be facing the dreaded ‘bill shock’, as pandemic-driven IT investments become an imminent reality.

Friday, July 9, 2021 - 17:52
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Ekstasy launches Starling Bankʼs latest integrated campaign - ʻHello Starling Bankʼ

With more than 2 million customers, Starling is growing fast. The campaign showcases Starlingʼs award-winning app to the UKʼs 2 million online banking users and 3.2 million self-employed workers.

Starling is the leading digital bank, aiming to make banking easier, fairer and more human than banks of the past. Ekstasy wanted to shine a light on the customer centric humanity that is at the core of it all. In the ad, they have focused on Starling's application process. Showing it off in all itʼs speedy do-it-just-aboutanywhere glory.

Friday, July 9, 2021 - 17:48
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Is ESG in Need of Tech Innovation?

Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) has become an increasingly vital factor for investors in making their decisions and it is becoming increasingly mainstream. The days of small dedicated funds or bundling ESG in with impact finance are long gone and the data supports this. One study found that ESG funds captured $51.1 billion of new money in 2020 – more than double the previous year. 

Friday, July 9, 2021 - 17:28
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Inflation Worries and a Possible Resurgence of COVID Don't Look Big Enough Just Yet to Spook Markets

David Jones, Chief Market Strategist at European investment trading platform Capital.com, said: "As Wednesday saw the England football team entering territory uncharted for the past 55 years, the US stock market was doing the same thing, although on a somewhat less spectacular scale. Wednesday was the ninth day on the trot that the broader S&P 500, an index of the stocks of 500 leading companies in the US economy, hit fresh all-time highs. 

Friday, July 9, 2021 - 17:07
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Financial IT
Codestone, the Award-Winning SAP and Microsoft Services Business, Set for Growth with Financial Backing from FPE Capital and Now Shawbrook Bank

Multi-award winning provider of business applications and cloud services, Codestone, poised for growth with funding from specialist lender Shawbrook.

Headquartered in Poole, Dorset, with offices in London and Cheshire, the technology implementation and services business was founded in 1997 by Jeremy Bucknell, CEO, and Dan Hobson, CCO.

Friday, July 9, 2021 - 16:54
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EasyEuro launches its digital wallet 'OuiTrust,' targeting European SMEs and Freelancers

EasyEuro announced today the launch of its digital Wallet, called OuiTrust. OuiTrust aims to serve millions of European SMEs, traders and freelancers bringing them new levels of payment efficiency to global trade.

The EU is one of the world's largest trading block, and SMEs are the backbone of the trade-driven EU economy, accounting for 99.8% of numbers of enterprises.

Friday, July 9, 2021 - 11:53
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Microsoft Recognizes Softline with four Partner of the Year 2021 Awards

Softline, the global leading digital transformation and cybersecurity solutions and services provider, announces today that it´s been recognized in four countries with the Microsoft 2021 Partner of the Year Award.

Friday, July 9, 2021 - 10:58
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Mauritius Commercial Bank (MCB) to adopt MITECH's TRAC Collateral Management System in the Cloud

 The Mauritius Commercial Bank Ltd (MCB) (www.MCB.mu) is adopting MITECH's system TRAC (Trade Risk Active Control) to support a continuous and significant growth in its Commodity Trade Finance (CTF) business. TRAC is a Trade Risk and Collateral Management system supporting Structured Trade Commodity Finance.

Friday, July 9, 2021 - 10:45
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Financial IT
Hudson Fintech and Oracle Partner, 1066NOW, Collaborate to Enhance Product Coverage and Extend Distribution

Hudson Fintech, the London-based Capital Markets technology firm, has partnered with 1066NOW, an Oracle Partner, to make the Hudson Edge platform available to financial institutions using Oracle’s suite of products.

Friday, July 9, 2021 - 10:22
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