Mollie, one of the fastest-growing payment service providers in Europe, has appointed Eli Leenaars, Vice-Chairman of Global Wealth Management at UBS as its new chairman and Muz Ashraf, Principal at TCV as a new member of its supervisory board. Leenaars will step down from his UBS role on 31 May 2021.

Arrow Electronics has extended its relationship with Bitdefender in EMEA by adding its comprehensive portfolio of Managed Service Provider (MSP) security and threat intelligence solutions to ArrowSphere, Arrow’s award-winning cloud management platform.

Payhawk, the platform for payments and expense management, has raised $20 million. The Series A round is led by the US-based fund QED Investors, which has a strong track record of investing in 18 fintech unicorns, including Klarna and Nubank. Existing investor Earlybird Digital East, who led the $3.6 million seed round in March 2020, is also contributing fresh capital. Yusuf Ozdalga will join the Payhawk board alongside existing investors Mehmet Atici from Earlybird Digital East and Vassil Terziev from Eleven Ventures.

Digital innovation is key in ensuring that your business remains relevant and stays ahead of the competition. Using business software solutions, cloud-based tools and various online platforms, you can ensure your business operates more efficiently moving forward. Streamlining your processes through digitisation will allow you to increase productivity and generate higher profits for your company. 

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today issued an interim final rule in support of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s eviction moratorium. The CFPB’s rule requires debt collectors to provide written notice to tenants of their rights under the eviction moratorium and prohibits debt collectors from misrepresenting tenants’ eligibility for protection from eviction under the moratorium. The CDC has established the eviction moratorium to protect the public health and reduce the spread of the virus.

Already named as the UK’s number one automotive franchise and sixth best opportunity overall for 2021, Snap-on Tools now adds another award to its already impressive collection. The ‘HSBC Elite Franchise Exceptional Performance Award 2021’ was presented at a virtual ceremony in March.

All 100 franchise brands that made the now prominent ‘EF100’ list were eligible for the award. But demonstrating over a century of success, dedication to its franchise network and continued commitment to innovation, Snap-on stood out to the judges.

The leading FinTech-powered commodities trade enabler TradeFlow Capital Management (TradeFlow) have incorporated the eBL solution from Bolero’s newest technology platform, Galileo, into its suite of digital trade solutions, future-proofing their digital trade services.  

Daniel Carpenter, Head of regulation at Meritsoft, a Cognizant company:

Legal professionals say the estates administration process is ‘slow and inefficient’ and is causing stress and frustration for them and their clients and they want to find a solution – that is according to the latest research from digital probate platform Exizent.

The West Midlands has today (Monday 19 April 2021) cemented its place as a strategically significant hub for levelling up FinTech in the UK with its appointment to the FinTech National Network – the UK’s first network connecting FinTech hubs and supporting nationwide financial innovation.