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What Reddit Rebels Can Teach Fintechs About the Power of Social Alliance

For fintech players striving to stand out in an ever-more crowded space, the Gamestop stock battle offers a valuable lesson. As well as underscoring the huge power of social media, this tale of Reddit rebellion highlights the potential for fintechs to boost their online attention by gaining social clout and, in particular, by partnering with the rising crop of finance influencers.

Thursday, March 25, 2021 - 16:36
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Ledgermatic Plans to Break Virtual Payment Cartel

Corporate treasury specialist Ledgermatic today launches its White Paper, offering a first look at use cases, solutions and technologies it intends to deploy ahead of its product release later this year. It will aid organizations to future-proof their corporate treasury services, allowing them to hold and transact digital assets like Bitcoin in a compliant way.

Thursday, March 25, 2021 - 16:14
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Businesses Urged to Act as Two in Five UK Firms Experience Cyber Attacks In The Last Year
  • New report suggests the cyber risk to organisations is heightened because of the pandemic
  • Data shows fewer businesses are taking recommended cyber security measures
  • Government urges organisations to follow expert guidance to boost their online resilience
Thursday, March 25, 2021 - 15:52
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Shield Awarded A-Team Innovation Awards 2021 for 'Most Innovative Unstructured Data Management Project’ Category

Specialist RegTech provider Shield today proudly announces it has won the 'Most innovative unstructured data management project’ category in the A-Team Innovation Awards 2021, which were announced at an online launch event on Wednesday 24th March.

Thursday, March 25, 2021 - 15:19
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Future Fund Approves £1.2 Billion of Convertible Loan Agreements

Today the British Business Bank publishes Future Fund data that gives a detailed picture of the 1,236 companies that have been approved for £1.20bn (£1,203.7m) worth of Convertible Loan Agreements since the scheme was launched on 20 May. There have been 1,846 applications in total since the scheme was launched and the scheme closed to new applications on 31 January 2021.

Thursday, March 25, 2021 - 14:50
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British Business Bank Support Schemes Delivers Over £75Bn of Loans to 1.6M Smaller Businesses

Today the government published new statistics that show businesses across the UK have to date benefitted from 1,630,155 government-guaranteed loans worth £75.1bn to support their cashflow during the crisis through schemes delivered by the British Business Bank.

Thursday, March 25, 2021 - 14:43
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Kneip Named as TISA Universal Reporting Network (TURN) Solution Partner

Kneip, a global leader in fund data management is today announcing that it is being named as a TISA’s Universal Reporting Network (TURN) solution partner. The introduction of solution partners, including Kneip, will now provide value-add services, investor disclosure, publication as well as fund distribution solutions for asset managers and distribution businesses using TURN.

Thursday, March 25, 2021 - 14:23
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Iliad Solutions Appoints New CTO

 Iliad Solutions, a global leader in payments testing, has expanded its leadership group and today announces that Alexi Karalis has joined its executive team as Chief Technology Officer.

Thursday, March 25, 2021 - 13:43
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Nutanix Recognised as a Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice Vendor for Distributed File Systems and Object Storage

Nutanix (NASDAQ: NTNX), a leader in private cloud, hybrid and multicloud computing, today announced that it has been named by Gartner, Inc. as a 2021 Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice for Distributed File Systems and Object Storage.

Thursday, March 25, 2021 - 13:41
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Curve and Equifax UK partner to deliver consumer credit solution to Curve Credit

Equifax UK, the business and consumer insights expert, has signed an exclusive agreement with UK consumer fintech and payment card app Curve to deliver comprehensive verification and ID solutions to its new personal finance product, Curve Credit. Powered by Open Banking, Curve Credit allows consumers to ‘Go Back in Time’ and pay later via instalments on transactions made with their Curve card.

Thursday, March 25, 2021 - 13:34
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