RegTech Africa is set to enhance Africa’s digital future through improved collaboration to unlock greater potential for technology innovation.

Eventus, a leading global provider of multi-asset class trade surveillance and market risk solutions, last night won the Markets Media Markets Choice Award for Best in RegTech for the third consecutive year. The award honors the firm that most helped capital markets firms comply with regulation.

The 10th annual Markets Choice Awards recognize excellence in important sectors of institutional trading and technology across the market ecosystem.

“Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) spending habits will soon be reflected in your credit score following Klarna’s announcement that it will start sharing data with credit agencies from 1st June. The impact of this is currently unclear. Even if users have a good repayment history, some providers could still judge this as a risk factor given the potential BNPL has to mitigate financial stress. 

The collaboration agreement between Confcommercio Milano, Lodi, Monza e Brianza (General Federation of Italian Commerce and Tourism for the provinces of Milan, Lodi, Monza and Brianza), and Nexi for the digitalization of local and neighborhood stores has been signed.

IRIS Software Group (IRIS) is today announcing it has acquired Paycheck Plus. Founded in 2005, the Drogheda based business has grown consistently into Ireland’s premier payroll services provider, with clients in Ireland, the UK, across Europe, and in the USA.
 
Paycheck Plus provides an extensive range of payroll outsourcing services and has a relentless focus on accuracy, timeliness and compliance. This closely aligns with IRIS’ mission to take the pain out of processes and ensure professionals get it right first time, every time.
 

Having been issued a compulsory strike off means that your company has ceased to exist. However, before that happens you will be given ample opportunity to respond to allegations that you failed to comply with rules and regulations as set forth in UK laws. According to the Companies Act of 2006, you can be found non-compliant, which is grounds for dissolving your company if proven. In other words, you would cease to exist, and all assets would be liquidated. Can you stop it? The process is complicated and even a small omission on your part could hinder your efforts to save your company.

Against an ongoing backdrop of economic flux, what can FinTechs do to remain ahead of the game? Enter the transformative tool that is Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP). When incorporated into a FinTech’s strategic business architecture, an ERP solution can both streamline operations through automation, while improving their use and delivery to customers. 

One of the world’s leading online trading platforms, CMC Markets, has announced a major investment into Manchester, as it plans to launch a technology hub in the city. Due to open this summer, its formation marks the FTSE250 company’s UK expansion beyond its London headquarters.

myTU, from UAB Travel Union, has chosen European payments leader Nets to provide issuer processing and digital services, including cards and mobile payment capabilities, including Apple Pay and Google Pay, for its customers.