Erik Nordahl has been announced as partner and CTO at United Fintech which launched last month to transform banks and fintechs in capital markets.

United Fintech plans to acquire and scale a range of pioneering small to medium sized engineering-led fintech companies, all with a proven capital markets product; and to partner with banks to help them to access and onboard these innovative fintechs.

Tourmaline Partners, LLC, one of the world's leading outsourced trading solutions firms, today announced two senior hires to meet growing demand for its outsourced and supplemental trading services: Keir Collins, based in Dallas, and Yuki Shimada, based in Sydney.

Exterro Inc., the preferred provider of Legal GRC software and the Association of Corporate Counsel’s exclusive Alliance Partner for E-Discovery, Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Compliance, announced today it has acquired AccessData, the industry’s leading provider of digital forensic investigation technology.

The Bank of England has appointed self-service cloud-native delivery platform Appvia to support the creation of a new cloud environment.

The announcement follows a public procurement process which commenced in January 2020. The Bank of England will work with Appvia on design, construction and assurance of a modern, fit for purpose cloud environment.

What will happen in payments in 2021? Sirpa Nordlund, SVP Industry Engagement at Nets, shares her views on three big trends to expect next year.

1. In 2021, we'll see the war of platforms continue.

In anticipation of the recently announced U.S.

Many might joke they want a refund for 2020. Jokes aside, it’s been a testing year for many businesses, consumers, and governments alike. Yet, these tests have spurred innovation and accelerated the pace of change, advancing digital transformation by at least five years in the space of six months.

Working in venture capital offers insights into the problems, challenges, and new markets today’s entrepreneurs are addressing at the very earliest opportunity, a window on disruption and innovation. Business models are being redefined at an ever-quickening pace, and this is particularly visible in fintech. We recently sat down with the founders of all of our fintech investments with the following key learnings and insights.

1. Fintech everywhere