Kofax^®, a leading provider of software to simplify and transform the First Mile™ of business, today announced the availability of ReadSoft Online^TM R9, a cloud-based capture and invoice processing solution.

A lot has been said about how challenger banks such as Monzo, Atom, Tandem, Zopa and Starling bank are wowing consumers and investors, and giving established banks a run for their money. However, whilst these challenger banks are building cult-like followerships once attributed to brands like Apple; it’s important to highlight some of the key challenges ahead:

I try to generally avoid making political commentary on the blog as it’s not appropriate. This is a blog about technology and finance, not the economy and politics.  Every now and again the two come together such as with Brexit and Donald Trump.  Equally sometimes they cannot be avoided as the politics impacts the financial world on regular occasion.  Just look at the regulatory changes since 2008 to see that change.

Senior executives from BBVA got the chance to meet with some of the USA’s most innovative and forward thinking financial technology businesses this week at the first tech summit hosted by BBVA-backed venture capital firm Propel Venture Partners.

Duff & Phelps, the premier global valuation and corporate finance advisor with a specialist risk consultancy practice, today announced that two new members have joined its UK Compliance and Regulatory Consulting (CRC). Derek Taylor and Fergus Allan have both been appointed as Managing Directors in Duff & Phelps’ London consulting team.

Derek Taylor - Managing Director (London)

Kyriba Corp., the global leader in cloud-based treasury, cash, risk and payment management solutions, today announced exceptional growth in Switzerland. To strengthen its position as a world leader in the space, Kyriba bolstered its presence in many countries in 2016, including Switzerland. This growth strategy translated into exceptional development of new logos, an increase of +40% from 2015 to 2016. 

Today Trov, the advanced technology company revolutionizing insurance for the tech-empowered consumer, reported that it has closed $45 million in Series D funding led by Munich Re / HSB Ventures, bringing its total funding to just over $85 million. 

There’s no denying avoiding the recent boom in mergers and acquisitions, with various ‘megamerger’ deals being discussed in business news headlines the world over. But no matter the size or scale of the deal, they all come about through a desire from organisations to increase the scale of their operations and increase overall efficiency, all while bringing in more revenue.

With contributions from Zerado, FinTech Network have produced a whitepaper that looks at smart contracts and how they could improve efficiencies within the banking sector. The whitepaper highlights: