Colt Technology Services has announced that it provides connectivity to Oracle Cloud in Tokyo and Osaka for Fullenergy Limited, a Cloud Integrator that owns a group of engineers specialized for Oracle Cloud.

Author: Maxim Bederov, a venture capitalist and serial entrepreneur

The tide has turned. Analysts at investment banks now put Bitcoin not only on a par with every other asset class but actually suggest that cryptoassets have superseded gold, equities and treasuries.

Nordea takes an important step to further strengthen its work to track and measure its climate change risks and impacts by joining the industry-led Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF). This will support Nordea’s commitment to aligning its lending and investment portfolio to the climate goals of the Paris Agreement.

Form3, the leading cloud-native payment technology provider has secured a partnership with and investment from global payment technology leader Mastercard. Together, Form3 and Mastercard will help banks and financial institutions around the world connect with domestic and international payment platforms more seamlessly, reliably and securely.

The additional funding follows $33m raised in August this year from new investors; Lloyds Banking Group, Nationwide Building Society and venture capital firm 83North.

Feel-good fundraising platform TapSimple has raised £900,000 in an investment round as it continues to develop its technology to support charitable fundraising activity in an increasingly cashless world, taking its total fundraising to date to the £2m mark.

EY releases Global Banking Outlook 2021: 'Can banks turn today's disruption into tomorrow's transformation?' which discusses the once-in-a-generation opportunity caused by the pandemic for banks to accelerate transformation in order to grow, cut costs, connect with customers and drive a more sustainable future.

Some key highlights from the report include:

In a year marked by an unprecedented pandemic and many economic uncertainties, e-commerce in Latin America is expected to grow 8.49% and reach USD 200 billion in market value, becoming one of the fastest-growing markets in the world, according to the study Beyond Borders 2020/2021, released today by the fintech company EBANX.

The European Women Payments Network (EWPN) has launched a new online community portal to enhance the communications for and between its members with messaging, forums and interest groups. Supporting collaboration between members, the new portal also features an events calendar, access to EWPN programmes and learning opportunities, and will include posts for job listings in the near future.