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US Dollar Loses Favour Among Retail Investors Preferring Tighter Monetary Policy

·        Retail investors bullish on AUD, CAD and GBP against USD

·        Diverging central bank policy looks to be key sentiment driver for currency pairs

·        Record 106.3 million securitised derivatives were traded on Spectrum Markets last month

Friday, December 10, 2021 - 11:50
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Raiffeisenbank has Introduced Smart Engine Technology into its Mobile Applications for QR Code Scanning

The QR-code scanning technology developed by Smart Engines has been introduced into Raiffeisen Online Russia. The implemented solution improved the quality of QR codes and barcode scanning for payment operations in a mobile application. High scanning precision is ensured even for damaged or non-standard QR codes.

Friday, December 10, 2021 - 11:40
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Financial IT
Beechbrook Capital Achieves a First Close on its Third UK SME Credit Fund

Beechbrook Capital has achieved a first close on its third UK SME focused fund, raising £120m, including the fund and separately managed account commitments.

This fund has attracted repeat and new institutional investors, including British Business Investments, the Greater London Authority Strategic Reserve and the Greater Manchester Pension Fund.

Friday, December 10, 2021 - 11:29
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Financial IT
Profile is a Gold Sponsor at the “Digital Economy Forum 2021”

Profile Software, an international financial solutions provider, announced today its participation as a Gold Sponsor at the hybrid event labelled “digital economy forum: digitalisation no longer a choice but a necessity”, taking place on 20th December 2021, at the Hilton Athens Hotel, and in live streaming.

Friday, December 10, 2021 - 11:10
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FreshBooks and Sensibill Partner to Help Small Business Owners Improve Expense Management

Sensibill technology allows FreshBooks customers to seamlessly manage business expenses

Friday, December 10, 2021 - 10:54
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Financial IT
Biz2Credit Small Business Lending Index™ for November Finds Loan Approval Rates Continue to Rise at Banks and at Non-Bank Lenders

Approval percentages at Big Banks, Small Banks, Institutional Lenders, Alternative Lenders rise; Credit Unions flat in November

Friday, December 10, 2021 - 10:39
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Financial IT
73% of Phishing Sites Impersonate Microsoft Products-related Login Pages
By exploiting found vulnerabilities or using people’s unawareness of good cybersecurity practices, threat actors launch different cyberattacks, which would affect a large audience and bring the most benefits.
 
Friday, December 10, 2021 - 10:23
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Financial IT
Financial Organisations Increasingly Turn to Robotics as Part of Their Data-driven Dreams

Rise in adoption coincides with uptake of Intelligent Automation solutions

61% of organisations now either use Robotic Process Automation (RPA)/robotisation or are developing ideas on how to incorporate the technology into their business. This represents an increase of 15% compared to 2020 figures (46%), as found by the latest Year-on-Year analysis of data accumulated by Visma | Onguard in its annual 2021 Fintech Barometer.

Friday, December 10, 2021 - 10:17
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Financial IT
Ideal Partners with Broadway to Deliver FICC Trading Analytics

Ideal’s trading performance analytics now available as a turnkey solution within Broadway’s secure environment

Friday, December 10, 2021 - 10:08
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Financial IT
Hummingbird Raises $30M in Series B Funding to Become the CRM for Risk and Compliance Professionals

As financial institutions struggle with antiquated risk and compliance systems, Hummingbird provides a platform that meets the complex demands of a modern financial system.

Friday, December 10, 2021 - 10:00
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