The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) Board have appointed Christopher Clark Chartered MCSI and Sushil Saluja as new members of the Board.

The CISI Board is comprised of representatives who are typically drawn from the financial services sector and meets five times a year.

Cross-border payments destined for Europe can now reach beneficiaries in seconds through seamless connection to instant domestic payment systems, with full transparency and end-to-end tracking powered by Swift.

Plum, the smart money app, has announced today a strategic partnership with Eurobank, one of the leading Greek financial institutions, aimed at offering customers in the region a fully digital wallet focused on digital savings and investments. 

Plinqit, the first platform that brings together automated savings, data-driven financial wellness content and virtual account management, has recently experienced significant growth as more financial institutions look to technology to help customers save and grow. The company has partnered with Praxent, a financial services digital consulting and development firm, to help power this ongoing momentum.

For the second consecutive year, global markets technology platform provider Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT) captured the award for Derivatives Trading System of the Year for its TT platform at the 2023 FOW International Awards. The awards were presented at a dinner ceremony last night, following the Trading London Conference.

PayGround, a healthcare fintech payments platform, today announced closing a $19.7M oversubscribed Series A financing led by SixThirty with participation from Rally Ventures, IA Capital Group, FCA Venture Partners and Plug and Play Ventures.

NomuPay, a modern end-to-end payment platform purpose-built for expansion into regions of high cross-border and e-commerce growth, has acquired merchant services and bespoke payment processing solution provider, Total Processing. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed. NomuPay has confirmed the deal is a mixture of stock and cash.

Thales today released the latest iteration of the 2023 Thales Data Threat Report – Financial Services edition. This year’s report finds much higher levels of credential-based attacks in this sector than the average enterprise (56% versus 42%), with greater concerns around ransomware, quantum computing and even human error leading to breaches.

In the world of auditing, professionals are no strangers to an array of difficult challenges that can sometimes significantly impact their efficiency and accuracy.

Starling Bank is working with GFT, the global digital transformation pioneer, as an implementation partner for its Software-as-a-Service business, Engine by Starling.