Real-time payments, pioneered more than 40 years ago, are now a global phenomenon, present in more than 50 countries. The United States has lagged behind, though. Of the 15 largest countries (ranked by GDP) that are embracing real-time payments, the US is the only one without significant volumes of real-time payments. 

Broker dealers and wealth advisors can now intelligently target more clients and prospects through Vestorly’s artificial intelligence solution alongside Refinitiv Workspace for Wealth Advisors.

Refinitiv, an LSEG Business, today announced a new strategic agreement with Vestorly, an AI-driven content curation and marketing platform, to provide wealth management firms and advisors with personalized content and marketing tools designed to foster a more-impactful digital customer engagement experience.

Salt Edge, a pioneer in open banking, today announced its partnership with Paysafe, a leading specialised payments platform, to implement instant validation of bank account ownership and streamline the onboarding process for the company’s customers in the UK and the EU.

• A report by Fasthosts has revealed that the pandemic has left UK businesses vulnerable to fraud and cyber-attacks.
• Data from the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau show that businesses have had over £2.4 billion losses due to cybercrime in the past year!
• Since January 2021 there were 445.357 reported cases of cybercrimes in the UK.

●      The ProcureTech company has announced a funding round led by Octopus Ventures 

●      Cloud-based platform helps companies procure more strategically, and better manage supply chain risk and compliance

●      The funding will be used to develop a suite of SaaS applications and to enable international expansion

●      Contingent’s global customer base has been growing at 10x p.a. and includes companies such as Monzo, Seagate, Huel, Barratt Developments plc and HM Government

The three new offerings are Bitcoin Vest, Third-party Vests, and DIY Vests  

New Chief Legal Officer set to accelerate the open banking fintech’s global ambitions

Yapily, the leading open banking infrastructure provider, today announces it has appointed Selene Brett as its Chief Legal Officer, where she will play a key role in expediting Yapily’s strategic growth plans.

Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT), a global provider of high-performance professional trading software, infrastructure and data solutions, announced today that the firm has acquired RCM-X, a technology provider of algorithmic execution strategies and quantitative trading products. TT made the announcement at a session with leaders of many of the largest global financial institutions on the first day of the 2022 International Futures Industry Conference in Boca Raton, Florida. Both firms are based in Chicago.

Talent.com, the fast-growing global player in next-generation job search platforms, today announced a $120 million US Series B funding round led by Inovia Capital, with the participation of existing investor Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), and new investors Investissement Québec, Climb Ventures, BDC Capital, Fondaction, and HarbourVest Partners.