Sales enablement has become an increasingly important part of business strategy throughout the course of the last twenty years, enabling companies to maximise the potential of every customer contact while enhancing productivity and efficiency. However, as technology develops to provide ever more sophisticated sales enablement, it is integral that businesses consider the ethics behind their strategies and ensure that any actions they take are for the good of the customer as well as the business.

Fnality and HQLA^X announce the successful completion of the first proof of concept (PoC) delivery versus payment (DvP) repo settlement across the Fnality Payment System (FnPS) and HQLA^X’s Digital Collateral Registry, bridging the distributed ledger technologies (DLT) of Enterprise Ethereum and R3 Corda, respectively.  

HashKey Digital Asset Group (“HashKey” or “HashKey Group”) and SEBA Bank AG (“SEBA Bank”) have today announced a new strategic partnership that will see both financial services groups leverage their digital asset service offerings as well as custody and asset management products to accelerate the institutional adoption of digital assets in Hong Kong and in Switzerland. 

Global analytics software company FICO has revealed the findings from its latest fraud survey with consumers showing that strong fraud protection can be a competitive differentiator. When asked to rank their considerations in selecting a financial account provider, the top factor for 30 per cent was good fraud prevention. This came above value for money at 26 per cent.

Biometric authentication offers an innovative way for a user to authenticate themselves. A user’s face, iris, fingerprint or even voice can be used to authenticate a payment. This provides a seamless user experience without compromising on security. However, a successful project requires careful strategic planning and execution to navigate the necessary security and regulatory challenges.

Allica Bank, the leading fintech SME challenger bank, has announced a £100 million Series C funding round led by global growth technology investor, TCV, with participation from existing investors Warwick Capital Partners and Atalaya Capital Management.

AREX Markets, the data-driven FinTech company that drives financing costs down for SMEs and enables them to get paid quicker, has announced the sale of its Finland operations to Swedish payment and financing institution Svea Bank.

‘Decade-long adoption of cryptocurrency has propelled the growth of crypto ATM installation across various developing as well as developed nations. How these economies are reacting to the growing cryptocurrency adoption is something to look out for.’

• Nearly 1 billion people are expected to use cryptocurrencies worldwide by 2022 end- Crypto.com

Vested Finance, a US investment platform and a FINRA-registered US broker-dealer (via its affiliate VF Securities), today launched two additional pre-built Vests to enable retail investors to invest in globally diversified ETFs and futuristic technology stocks in partnership with Xumit Capital and Ethical Advisors. With this announcement, Vested Finance has partnerships with five industry experts to offer third-party portfolios.