•                 Ethical considerations are important amongst younger UK consumers

•                 Price and loyalty discounts remain key decision factors

•                 Consumers are more comfortable to make purchases when two-factor authentication is available on the store’s website

•                 British consumers plan to shop more online and less in-store

 Funding will expedite the onboarding of thousands of additional retailers to provide responsible financing to millions of shoppers worldwide - anywhere they shop

● Victor joins Ebury after co-founding a payment technology startup and has spent most  of his career at multi-national banks 

● He will manage operations across Romania and Bulgaria, further establishing Ebury’s  market-leading platform in the region 

● Central & Eastern Europe is an important geography in Ebury’s global growth strategy 

Hawk AI, Germany’s leading software provider of anti-money laundering surveillance technology for banks, payment firms, and fintechs, today announced a new partnership with Weavr, the technology company that makes it simple for any business to embed financial services into their digital applications. 

Susan Callan appointed digital marketing manager in Ireland and Preyatham Adepu joins FRS to manage

Invest|Pro™ implementations for Australian client’s

FSS Technologies, a leading global provider of integrated payment products and a payments processor, today, announced a multi-country engagement with QNB, the largest financial institution in the Middle East and Africa, to boost efficiency of its reconciliation operations. FSS Smart Recon and Dispute Management has been implemented QNB Qatar and QNB Oman and the FSS Dispute Management module will soon be deployed by QNB Sudan to address customer disputes.

• 12-month, 2 year and 5 year Fixed-Term deposits at 1.80%, 2.05% and 2.40% AER respectively, with a minimum balance of £25,000

Accessible via its app, Monument has launched new 12-month, 2 year and 5 year Fixed-Term Deposit savings products which will offer an AER of 1.80%, 2.05% and 2.40% respectively, the highest interest rates in these categories at present. This launch follows the release of its app and entry into the savings market in December 2021.

Oil and Gas sites have become prime targets for hackers who are looking to disrupt critical infrastructure. “Unlike traditional IT networks that can be cataloged and protected, Gas and Oil OT networks are often made up of layered technologies,” said Ilan Barda, CEO of Radiflow.

Arthur Caplin, solicitor in BLM’s corporate and commercial advisory team, discusses the ever-changing metaverse space and the legal issues that need to be addressed as business opportunities in the virtual world continue to accelerate at such a rapid pace.

If, as Daniel Bell (1980) wrote “Technology, like art is a soaring exercise of the human imagination”, then the metaverse is the next masterpiece being created. 

1. What does the product do?

Customers today expect access to their financial services 24/7, be it setting up a new direct debit from their bank account, to checking the balance of their mortgage loan. They want a service that is seamless, quick, and easy, with digital capability driving this functionality, across smartphone apps and interactive, online services.