Things are looking up on the Retail Sales front, but for how long?

It is likely we will see a sharp pullback in the current month. Which of course is only natural given the volatility of all economic data series in attempting to map out what is fast happening in our real world.

What we do know is that things are most definitely returning to a moderately changed new normal. With the large caveat of the current Omicron setback. The impact of which is growing though by no means devastating the economy as yet.

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By collaborating with Visa, Detected and Visa are filling a critical gap in KYB compliance

Detected, the critical infrastructure component for next-generation KYB compliance, today announced that it has joined Visa Fintech Partner Connect Program in their Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa Region. 

Today, BSO, a global pioneering infrastructure and connectivity provider, has announced the appointment of Laurence Saunier as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Virginia Petrou as Global Marketing Director.

ECI makes five promotions within its Investment, Commercial and Origination teams

ECI Partners, the leading growth-focused mid-market private equity firm, today announces five promotions across its Investment, Origination and Commercial Teams. This news comes following a strong 2021 performance, delivering multiple successful exits throughout the year.

 LPA Group (LPA), the capital market technology and advisory firm, announced the hire of Alexander Ehmann, who is responsible for LPA’s asset management business across the UK, Ireland and the Nordics. In his role, Alexander oversees sales and business development, especially for the newly rebranded Capmatix Regulations, previously known as acarda, LPA’s platform for cross-border fund regulatory reporting solutions. 

• Dee Janssens, previously at Netflix and Uber, joins Juni as Vice President of People 

• The news comes as Juni was listed as Europe’s fastest-growing fintech startup in 2021, with a 644% team growth and employees spread across over 30+ countries

• Turkey’s largest fintech Papara partners with BlindLook, the organisation developing freedom technologies for the blind, to make all financial services audio-enabled and fully accessible for the visually impaired 
• The co-operation enables the blind to independently manage their finances, making it a key milestone in driving Papara’s mission of financial inclusion and freedom for all

Nucleus Commercial Finance, the fintech revolutionising how UK SMEs access finance, today announces the appointment of Gurinder Mandir as Business Development Manager for the Midlands as it looks to extend its support to businesses across the UK.

• Built in partnership with SBM Bank India and Visa, the LazyCard boasts the largest pre-approval base    of 62 million consumers

• LazyCard will enable thin-file borrowers to build their credit worthiness with its ‘booster’ feature

• -Strategically designed reward structure of LazyCard drives value for money with every transaction