Finclude, an Ireland-based start-up that provides credit scoring and affordability profiles using machine learning technology, today announced it has joined IBM’s (NYSE: IBM) growing ecosystem of more than 100 Global Systems Integrators (GSIs), Independent Software Vendors (ISVs), SaaS providers, and FinTechs supporting the IBM Cloud for Financial Services.

Medius, a leading provider of spend management solutions, is announcing its partnership with TransferMate, the leader in payments infrastructure as a service, to offer Medius customers an integrated and seamless way to make international payments without leaving their existing spend management platform.

The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) and the Gibraltar Funds and Investments Association (GFIA) are delighted to announce a collaboration aimed at strengthening the culture, integrity and professionalism of financial services markets and practitioners.

The confirmation will mean that reciprocal arrangements will be in place for members of both organisations to access mutual qualifications, membership and continuing professional development (CPD) content.

Pauline van Brakel, Chief Product Officer at money app Yolt, comments: “The changes to the furlough

As part of its ongoing commitment to the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) advancement, MDOTM, the European leader in developing AI-Driven investment strategies, announces that it has become a signatory of the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). Among the 4000 signatories representing more than $70 Trillion in assets, MDOTM is the first AI-Driven Advisor to join the leading international network of institutional investors committed to including ESG criteria in their investment process 

Objectway, a leader in the Digital Wealth & Asset Management software, achieved its eighth consecutive awards recognition – the third time in a row for its WealthTech Suite – by Goodacre, the UK leading specialist consultancy for the securities industry.

PayNearby, India’s leading branchless banking and digital payments network, announced that it will onboard 10,000 Women BC Sakhis from Self Help Groups to offer banking services to various Gram Panchayats in Uttar Pradesh. The company thus aims to digitize transactions worth ₹1000 crores through the Self Help Group (SHG) ecosystem across Uttar Pradesh, while enabling BC Sakhis to earn additional revenue. The company has entered into a partnership with YES Bank to onboard BC Sakhis across 9 districts in the state. 

Only 13% of European P2P lending platforms provide diversification opportunities outside Europe, according to the latest research by the investment platform Robo.cash. As stated by the analysts, it is the European segment that is likely to take the leading position worldwide in the future.

Klarna, a leading global retail bank, payments, and shopping service, today announces that the company is joining The Climate Pledge and the Race to Zero campaign. Klarna is to implement decarbonization strategies in line with the Paris Agreement in order to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in all scopes by 2040 at the latest.

• tomato pay is a new QR-code based app that offers an easy and affordable non-cash payment solution for small businesses
• More than half of cash-only businesses have lost customers because they don’t offer alternative payment options while most shoppers are using less cash than ever because of hygiene fears