Coutts and Natwest Launch Accelerator for Gaming and Social Media Entrepreneurs
- 2 years 10 months ago
- Wealth Management, Banking
Coutts and NatWest have launched a programme to help entrepreneurs in the Interactive Entertainment (IE) space build and develop their businesses. Starting in June 2022, the six-month accelerator is aimed at ambitious e-sports, gaming, social media and streaming entrepreneurs across the UK who have recently started a business or are thinking about forming a company.
Alpian Obtains FINMA Banking License and Secures CHF19 Million Series B+ Financing
- 2 years 10 months ago
- Digital banking, Banking, IT Innovations
Alpian SA, an innovative digital private bank, today announced the granting by FINMA of a banking license and a successful CHF19 million Series B+ closing, enabling Alpian to shortly launch to the public in Q3 2022, becoming Switzerland's first digital private bank.
Stocard Joins Klarna and Gets “Smoooth” with All-new Brand Identity
- 2 years 10 months ago
- Payments, Banking, Retail Banking
Following its successful acquisition by Klarna, leading mobile wallet provider Stocard introduces its new look and feel to over 47 million active consumers in 45 markets, adopting Klarna’s award-winning “Smoooth” brand identity across all touchpoints. The rebranding sets the stage for new product synergies between Klarna and Stocard and introduces Klarna’s brand to 1.7 million new consumers in the UK.
Rabobank Counters Growing Ransomware Crisis with Cloudian Object Storage
- 2 years 10 months ago
- Banking, Data Protection
Cloudian® has announced that Rabobank, a multinational banking and financial services company, has deployed Cloudian object storage as part of its multi-layered protection solution against ransomware attacks.
The Prop-tech Platform to Make Life Easier For Real Estate Buyers and Sellers
- 2 years 10 months ago
- Banking
WITH QUIMMO THE ILLIMITY GROUP INTENDS TO BRING THE POWERFUL INNOVATION IT HAS ALREADY BROUGHT TO THE FINANCIAL SERVICES INDUSTRY TO THE REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE SECTOR THE REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE SECTOR HAS GROWN IMMENSELY – THERE ARE CURRENTLY OVER 120 BILLION EURO OF DEALS A YEAR
Pinnacle Bank Makes Mortgage Lending More Efficient and Profitable With SimpleNexus
Community bank leverages Nexus Vision mortgage BI software to inform mortgage process optimization
The Bank of London Appoints Geoff Russell to the United Kingdom Board
- 2 years 10 months ago
- Banking, People Moves
The Bank of London, the next-generation technology company and the world’s first purpose-built global clearing, agency, and transaction bank, today announced the appointment of Geoff Russell as a Non-Executive Director (NED) and Chair of the UK Bank Board Audit Committee (BAC), effective immediately.
Danske Bank Continues Its Efforts to Ensure Compliance With the General Data Protection Rules on Erasure of Customer Data Following the Decision of the Danish Data Protection Agency
- 2 years 10 months ago
- Banking
In 2020, Danske Bank informed the Danish Data Protection Agency (the DPA) that identified instances of personal data were stored for a longer period than necessary.
British Business Investments Commits Additional £15m to Compass Business Finance
- 2 years 10 months ago
- Investment, Banking
British Business Investments, a commercial subsidiary of the British Business Bank, today announces an additional £15m commitment to Compass Business Finance, taking our total commitment to £30m. This additional investment will further increase the flow of funding for asset finance products into UK-based smaller businesses operating in the print, packaging and manufacturing sectors.
56% of European Retailers Plan to Launch New Embedded Finance Offerings in 2022
A new independent survey of 753 senior decision-makers from European retail and eCommerce businesses reveal their appetite for embedded finance products. It found:
novobanco Goes Live with Objectway to Lead the Way in Investment Services
- 2 years 10 months ago
- Asset Management, Wealth Management, Banking
Objectway, a global top 100 wealth, banking & asset management software provider, have partnered with novobanco enabling the leading Portuguese bank to provide an advanced financial advisory experience through a digital advisory platform, including goal-based investment planning, advice execution and risk optimised model portfolio creation.
Temenos Named a Leader in Digital Wealth Management Platforms by Independent Research Firm
Temenos positioned the furthest for its wealth management product strategy and strength of its offering Temenos, the cloud banking platform, has been named a leader in The Forrester Wave™: Digital Wealth Management Platforms (DWMP) for Q1 2022.
Citi Announces Agreement to Sell Its Consumer Businesses in India to Axis Bank Limited
- 2 years 11 months ago
- Banking
Citi today announced that it has reached an agreement with Axis Bank Limited (Axis) for the sale of Citi’s consumer businesses in India. Axis was selected by Citi following an extensive and competitive auction process.
Al Rajhi Bank Jordan Opts for ICS BANKS Business Suite from ICS Financial Systems
- 2 years 11 months ago
- Banking, Islamic Finance
Amman, Jordan:
Zopa Bank Has Hit Profitability, Just 21 Months After Acquiring Its Banking Licence
- 2 years 11 months ago
- Banking
This is the first time Zopa bank turns a profit, making it one of the fastest digital banks to achieve profitability ever. We expect to remain profitable from this point onwards, continuing our accelerated growth. The news will be announced later today from the Innovate Finance Global Summit by Zopa’s CEO Jaidev Janardana. More context and some figures:
