Rasmus Bagger-Petersen Joins NetDania Management Team from Saxo
- 3 years 7 months ago
- Management, Banking, People Moves
Rasmus Bagger-Petersen has been appointed Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) of NetDania and will be a member of the Danish fintech firm’s management team.
Dwolla Adds Former Deloitte Partner to Board of Directors
- 3 years 7 months ago
- Banking, People Moves
Dwolla, a fintech providing sophisticated account to account payment solutions for innovative businesses, announces the addition of Emily Rollins to the company’s board of directors. Rollins brings more than 30 years of experience from the finance industry to Dwolla’s board, alongside expertise in driving high-level growth and expansion.
Sovcombank Reduces Stake in SPB Exchange to 10%
- 3 years 7 months ago
- Banking
Sovcombank has reduced its ownership stake in SPB Exchange from 12.9% to 9.99% by selling part of its stockholding. The Bank’s stake was purchased by shareholders, some of the Bank’s key partners, as well as the management company Sovcombank Asset Management. Each buyer purchased an insignificant share. Sovcombank decided to reduce its equity stake in SPB Exchange in order to bring its share below 10% so as to treat this holding as an immaterial... more
Amaiz Appoints Boura Kym Tomlinson Cann as their First Non-Executive Director
Amaiz, the banking app, has appointed Boura Kym Tomlinson Cann as their first Non-Executive Director. Boura has spent the last fourteen years as Global Chief Compliance and Legal Officer at Polar Capital and previously spent over seven years at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), supervising wholesale and derivatives firms. Most recently she was an enforcement manager bringing disciplinary cases against investment firms.
Tinkoff Launches International Transfers via Phone Number
Tinkoff has launched a new service enabling clients of foreign banks to make transfers using their phone number. At the moment, Tinkoff customers can make transfers to 10 banks in Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan, namely: Dushanbe City, Alif Bank, CB Kyrgyzstan, Universal Bank, the National Bank of Uzbekistan, ANORBANK, Kompanion Bank, Commerce Bank of Tajikistan, the International Bank of Tajikistan, and Imon International.
Banking Competition Remedies Ltd (BCR) Publishes Progress Updates
- 3 years 7 months ago
- Banking
Pool E Capability and Innovation Fund recipients provide quarterly updates on Public Commitments Incentivised Switching Scheme residual funds recipients provide first progress updates on Public Commitments The Board of Banking Competition Remedies Ltd (BCR) today publishes progress updates for Pool E recipients, providing a summary of performance against their public commitments to the period 31st August 2021.
Global Tax Laws Allow coal mining Giant Glencore to Avoid Tax Payments Around the World, According to New CICTAR Report
- 3 years 7 months ago
- Banking
On the eve of the G20 Leaders’ Summit, where global tax reform will be a hot topic, new research reveals that a multi-billion-dollar extractives giant may be avoiding hundreds of millions in tax payments.
FV Bank Becomes Principal Member of Visa. Set to Launch Cryptocurrency Linked Visa Card Programs
- 3 years 7 months ago
- Cryptocurrencies, Banking
FV Bank redefines banking with first vertically integrated banking, digital asset custody, and debit and credit card offerings
The Future of the British High Street Lies 400 Years in the Past
- 3 years 7 months ago
- Banking
Metro Bank publishes new independent report which predicts what the successful high street of tomorrow could look like, and it’s not what you may think Metro Bank has teamed up with Will Higham, Britain’s leading Consumer Futurist, to predict the future of the high street The ‘Back to the Future’ report explores what thriving high streets and local communities will look like in 20 years’ time – they’ll be just like those of 1640, but with a... more
Natwest Launches Tax Calculator for Businesses Following Budget
- 3 years 7 months ago
- Banking
New tool will allow UK businesses to identify and calculate additional tax incentives following Chancellor’s extension of £1m Annual Investment Allowance until March 2023 NatWest reports more than 15,000 hits on grant finder service for businesses since launch in February 2021 NatWest has today launched a new online tax calculator, which will allow UK businesses to identify and calculate additional tax incentives that may be available via... more
LHV UK & Tuum Launch Strategic Partnership to Provide Banking and Payment Services
LHV UK (‘LHV’ or the ’Company’), the financial and payment services provider for fintech companies, is pleased to announce a new partnership with Tuum, the leading modular core banking platform offering back-end systems which support transactional retail and business banking. This partnership enables Tuum to offer a single API-based payments platform, which gives fintechs and financial institutions 24/7 access to instant payments, in both GBP... more
Marqeta Joins Temenos MarketPlace Giving Banks Instant Access to its Modern Card-issuing Platform
Collaboration provides banks with a pre-integrated fintech solution used by some of the worlds’ most innovative payment companies including Klarna, Uber and Square Temenos (SIX: TEMN), the banking software company, today announced that modern card issuing and payment processing platform Marqeta has joined the Temenos MarketPlace, a renowned ecosystem of fintech solutions for banks running on the world’s #1 digital and core banking platform.
BOCI goes live with Horizon for Structured Products RFQ Solution
- 3 years 7 months ago
- Banking
Horizon Software, a leading provider of electronic trading solutions and algorithmic technology, today announces that the Bank of China International (BOCI) has chosen to go-live with Horizon Software’s Structured Products RFQ Solution to maximise efficiency and deliver top automated solutions to their clients.
Why Banks Need Powerful, Agile Data Preparation Solutions for Accurate and Timely Regulatory Reporting
- 3 years 7 months ago
- Banking
Where there is data, there is regulation. Most financial institutions including banks and insurance companies deal with a complex web of external, local and global regulations, all requiring them to submit regular reports about their business to comply with KYC, AML, CFT, and other regulations.. However, due to obsolete IT infrastructure, data silos, and lack of data taxonomies, and manual processes, meeting these regulations proves to be a far... more
Spending Review and Autumn Budget 2021: British Business Bank Response
- 3 years 8 months ago
- Banking
At today’s Spending Review, the government has announced its plans for spending over the next three years, from 2022/23. This includes a number of measures to support smaller businesses, to be delivered by the British Business Bank.
