Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit will launch in May Bybit Cloud Mining, a mining-as-a-service (MaaS) product that gives users instant access to ether (ETH) mining from as little as $100.

Democratizing and de-risking crypto mining

The surge to move online in 2020, in turn, has driven demand for high-performance, cost-effective customer identity access management solutions. Since 2021 has kicked off, customer identity and access management (CIAM) have become essential for any business to really understand their customers which is why CMOs should actively engage with and care about their CIAM system.  I say this because within the various stages of a customer’s buying journey, such as awareness, consideratio

Over the years, QR code payments have witnessed impressive but fragmented global growth, with significant transaction value differences between the regions. Their ability to combine payments and loyalty makes them ideal for retailers seeking to leverage valuable transactional data, while their low-cost nature is expected to drive growth in the years to come.

KX continues to add senior talent to its sales team with four recent hires focusing on its FX Solutions business as part of a broader global expansion of its sales force under the leadership of new Chief Revenue Officer, Alan Coad.

According to a recent report in News 24, a former OR Tambo District Municipality project accountant who defrauded the municipality out of R9.8 million was recently sentenced to 15 years in jail. She was the authorised officer responsible for processing claims from service providers and effecting payments to their bank accounts. Money was transferred to companies belonging to her former boyfriend and sister even though no services were rendered by said businesses.

Alveo, a leading financial data management solutions provider, announces new environmental, social and governance (ESG) data management functionality. The new functionality includes an extension of Alveo’s standard industry data model and UI functionality that helps clients understand data quality, data lineage and divergence between third party ratings.

 Mphasis, an Information Technology (IT) solutions provider specializing in cloud and cognitive services, is expanding its footprint in the UK with a special focus on Customer led Digital Transformation initiatives in banking & insurance, by establishing a nearshore center, outside of London.

B-North, the Manchester-based firm building an SME lending bank for the UK, has so far raised more than £560,000, exceeding the £500,000 target set in an extension of its latest funding round.

B-North will use the investment to further extend their cash runway as the business continues to make strong progress with the Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) licensing process and closes in on completing a £20m 'Series A' funding round.

Nordea Life & Pension is now imposing a new requirement on asset managers to have committed to a net zero target in line with a 1.5-degree scenario in 2024 at the latest in order to manage assets on behalf of Nordea Life & Pension. This has been announced today by Nordea Life & Pension in its climate targets for 2025, which also include the target to reduce the carbon intensity of its portfolios by at least 25 per cent by the end of 2024.