• New report suggests the cyber risk to organisations is heightened because of the pandemic
• Data shows fewer businesses are taking recommended cyber security measures
• Government urges organisations to follow expert guidance to boost their online resilience

Specialist RegTech provider Shield today proudly announces it has won the 'Most innovative unstructured data management project’ category in the A-Team Innovation Awards 2021, which were announced at an online launch event on Wednesday 24^th March.

Today the British Business Bank publishes Future Fund data that gives a detailed picture of the 1,236 companies that have been approved for £1.20bn (£1,203.7m) worth of Convertible Loan Agreements since the scheme was launched on 20 May. There have been 1,846 applications in total since the scheme was launched and the scheme closed to new applications on 31 January 2021.

Today the government published new statistics that show businesses across the UK have to date benefitted from 1,630,155 government-guaranteed loans worth £75.1bn to support their cashflow during the crisis through schemes delivered by the British Business Bank.

Kneip, a global leader in fund data management is today announcing that it is being named as a TISA’s Universal Reporting Network (TURN) solution partner. The introduction of solution partners, including Kneip, will now provide value-add services, investor disclosure, publication as well as fund distribution solutions for asset managers and distribution businesses using TURN.

 Iliad Solutions, a global leader in payments testing, has expanded its leadership group and today announces that Alexi Karalis has joined its executive team as Chief Technology Officer.

Nutanix (NASDAQ: NTNX), a leader in private cloud, hybrid and multicloud computing, today announced that it has been named by Gartner, Inc. as a 2021 Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice for Distributed File Systems and Object Storage.

Equifax UK, the business and consumer insights expert, has signed an exclusive agreement with UK consumer fintech and payment card app Curve to deliver comprehensive verification and ID solutions to its new personal finance product, Curve Credit. Powered by Open Banking, Curve Credit allows consumers to ‘Go Back in Time’ and pay later via instalments on transactions made with their Curve card.

Finastra today announced the integration of its Fusion Trade Innovation and Enigio’s trace:original to create a solution for managing and handling digital original documents using distributed ledger technology. The resulting app removes the need for a central registry or document repository.

 GeoComply Solutions Inc, a geolocation security company that helps detect and prevent fraud, has appointed Tim White as General Manager of its fintech and OTT streaming business. With a proven track record in scaling high-growth businesses, Tim will drive the worldwide expansion of GeoComply’s award-winning suite of geolocation and fraud prevention solutions. Tim will also manage the roll-out of the company’s international partner program to support growth in its targeted markets.