QuickNode, a leading provider of blockchain infrastructure, announces that it now supports the XRP Ledger (XRPL). This integration makes the XRPL, a Layer 1 open-source, energy-efficient, and decentralized blockchain, available to the global developer community on the QuickNode platform. Adding the XRPL to QuickNode will help developers on the XRPL build their business and move web3 closer toward mass adoption with reliable blockchain solutions. 

Insurtech Qover partners with the UK’s largest digital bank, Monzo, to provide a simple, tailored travel insurance solution that can be accessed by Monzo Premium account holders in the UK through the Monzo app. The program is orchestrated by Qover, utilising their embedded insurance orchestration platform, and underwritten by Zurich Insurance Company Ltd UK (Zurich), a leading multi-line insurer. 

Rimes is the category winner for Enterprise Data Management in the Chartis BuySide50 Rankings. The Chartis’ RiskTech Buyside50 2023 ranking and the report examines the current buy-side landscape, highlighting the overarching dynamics and key trends and recognizing the top 50 vendors in the space. The report focuses on the entire front-to-back investment lifecycle incorporated into asset/securities investing.

E-commerce is now the driving force for both retailers and shoppers worldwide. The pandemic accelerated the growth of e-commerce, and we’re now seeing unprecedented figures when it comes to online shopping. In 2021, over 2.14 billion people worldwide purchased goods and services online.

Unit21, the risk and compliance infrastructure company, is excited to share its $45 million Series C funding led by Tiger Global and South Park Commons in 2022.

Eventus, a leading global provider of multi-asset class trade surveillance, market risk and algo monitoring solutions, has won the WatersTechnology Asia Award for Best Market Surveillance Platform for the third consecutive year.

In the ever-evolving landscape of financial technology (FinTech), business owners are navigating a sea of innovation, opportunity, and challenge. On one hand, the advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and other technologies promise vast opportunities for growth and efficiency. On the other hand, these same technologies bring about a set of complex challenges, which, if not tackled effectively, may hinder the FinTech industry’s development. 

With the Government’s consultation on a UK central bank digital currency (CBDC) or digital pound closing today, new research released today by Trezor, the original bitcoin and crypto hardware wallet company, reveals widespread alarm among the UK public about its potential for abuse: