Surecomp® today announced the appointment of Tal Weiser as Chief Revenue Officer to accelerate digital trade finance adoption and support the company’s growth objectives. Helping fulfill its mission to enable seamless, sustainable trade for everyone by removing barriers and fostering collaboration, Mr Weiser will focus on reinforcing Surecomp’s market expansion within the financial institution and corporate domains.

The National Trust and Starling Bank have launched a three-year partnership aimed at ensuring more people have access to nature, both now and in the future. 

Through the partnership, it is estimated that over 1 million people will be able to benefit from improved access to nature through the family-focused Summer of Play programme, nature workshops for school children, and Starling Banks’s refer a friend scheme.

ING has appointed Amin Mansour (60) as Vice Chairman, Wholesale Banking, with immediate effect. 

In this newly created role, Amin will be responsible for building and enhancing engagement with clients at senior executive levels and further leveraging the network across functions, regions and products. 

Hoxton Capital Management, a borderless financial advisory firm, teamed up with Salt Edge to offer internationally mobile people and expatriates a more comprehensive and detailed view of their finances, helping them make the most informed financial decisions, including investment. 

The Payments Association, which celebrates innovation and collaboration across the payments industry, has released a new whitepaper examining the current arrangements for sharing data to prevent economic crime in the UK, citing collaboration between regulated entities and between public and private sector is key to progress on data sharing to prevent economic crime.

Themis announces today a new partnership with 

The European Investment Bank (the “EIB”) and illimity Bank S.p.A.  (“illimity” or the “Bank”) have finalized an agreement worth 200 million euro aimed at supporting the working capital and liquidity needs of SMEs, with specific emphasis being given to sustainable investments and businesses operating in the Cohesion Regions.  

Launching today, Puulse is a new financial services platform for freelancers - providing free, advance payments for gig workers experiencing a productivity lull.

WealthKernel, a leading provider of digital investment infrastructure, today announces the appointment of capital markets veteran Brian Schwieger as its new Chair of the Board. 

Generative AI and, more specifically AI-based chatbots such as ChatGPT, have continued to dominate headlines and amaze consumers this year. With their rise in popularity and usage, there are a lot of interesting – and important – conversations to be had around AI. Unfortunately, one of those is their potential role in how to fuel fraud.

ChatGPT, Meet Social Engineering