Accounting firm chooses new payslip platform to deliver real-time pay information alongside innovative, new data services for its clients

Kirk Rice has selected PayDashboard as their payslip delivery solution for their UK payroll service. The deal will see the accountancy firm rollout PayDashboard to their payroll clients in 2022, as part of a review of the firm’s payroll technology service.

New funding follows record revenue, customer usage, and platform growth; funds will accelerate international expansion and product innovation

The company aims to expand beyond real estate and agriculture and tokenize a $1tn worth of assets

Smartlands, a leading international asset tokenization platform,   

announced today that it is changing its name to Definder at the holding company level to better reflect the company’s move into ever more different spheres of business and new geographical areas.

APImetrics has partnered with leading financial technology intelligence source Finextra Research to provide the first open access dashboard monitoring the real-world performance of Open Banking, PSD2 payments, fintech and crypto APIs.

Credit union is approving more loans to members and streamlining lending processes

Darwinex seeds and supports strategies seeking 3rd party capital. Investors access liquid strategies based on major Futures, US Equities and global ETFs on a one-stop-shop, regulated marketplace

• The agreement opens the door to a vast and growing market with excellent potential.
• The agreement will cover commercial products, consumer and corporate cards, as well as mobile payment systems.

Summary: The Dollar Index (USD/DXY) dipped 0.23% to 96.05 (96.25 Friday) despite a higher US inflation report compared with the previous month. On an annual basis the US November Headline CPI rose to 6.8% from 6.2%. It was this largest annual gain in 39 years. While the key inflation gauge was higher than the previous month, it was in line economist’s median expectations at 6.8%. Markets settled in Friday afternoon New York trade ahead of key central bank policy meetings this week.

Inflation in the USA is at 6.8%. Gosh, that is a disaster that is already here.

It is the case that we warned inflation was not transitory and would become a major problem, in June. When absolutely every investment bank and economists was sure it was transitory. Part of the justification was because the Fed said so. That is the only reason the RBA said it too. Why do we pay for a research department at the RBA?

• Covid contortions
• Price pressures
• China’s property woes
• Russia-Ukraine tensions
• Post-Brexit relations

Susannah Streeter senior investment and markets analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown:

Covid contortions