FTSE 100 Slips and Metro Bank Slides While House Builders Stride Confidently Higher
- 3 years 7 months ago
- Trading Systems, Banking
Falling oil and copper prices have seen miners and energy giants slip in trading on the FTSE 100 pushing the index into the red but it’s a signal that some of the supply pressures and higher costs weighing on companies are set to ease. Oil prices have dipped to their lowest level in almost six weeks after US stockpiles increased, with forecasts that American producers are ramping up production.
Partnerships Between Schemes, Networks and Banks Are Boosting Card Acceptance Worldwide
Regulations, COVID-19, and an increasing number of partnerships are driving card acceptance across all regions. Further growth in traditional card acceptance is forecast but will be tempered by the rising popularity of alternative options COVID-19 leads many outlets to start accepting card payments for the first time
Coutts Bank added to SOURCE
- 3 years 7 months ago
- Banking
Leading mortgage technology provider Twenty7Tec today announces that Coutts, the wealth manager and private bank, has added its mortgage product range including fixed rate and tracker products, to the Twenty7Tec SOURCE module. By adding their products to SOURCE, Coutts is now able to provide information on its product range and criteria to the more than 15,000 daily adviser users of CloudTwenty7, the Twenty7Tec platform.
Chase to Offer Customers 3% Cashback on Amazon Purchases this Festive Season
- 3 years 7 months ago
- Banking
Digital bank Chase today announced it is offering 3% cashback on Amazon.co.uk spend until the end of 2021, to help customers make more of their Amazon purchases this festive season.
Fintech Connect Unveils 2021 Speakers from Barclays, Starling Bank, Uber and Ziglu
- 3 years 7 months ago
- Banking, FinTech StartUps
Fintech Connect, the UK’s largest fintech show, today revealed the agenda for its 2021 programme. This year’s line-up for the Leaders Summit includes CEOs from major European challenger banks such as Starling and Ziglu. The virtual event will feature speakers from major banks, challenger banks, fintechs, big techs and brands such as Facebook, Uber, and Barclays. Speaker highlights include: Leaders Summit
Consumers are Dissatisfied with Financial Rewards and Seek Finance Services from Alternative Sources, According to New Research from Railsbank
- 3 years 7 months ago
- Banking
Only 35% of Brits are satisfied with the loyalty rewards they get from their bank; while 37% of credit card holders don’t know what interest rate they are getting 56% of young people (18-24 year olds) are interested in a credit card from their favourite high street brand and 55% are willing to take a credit card from their favourite band or artist
Twilio Reveals that 52% of Consumers Expect Better Brand Engagement, Despite Improved Response Times From Bank, Telco and Retail Brands
- 3 years 7 months ago
- Banking
New research reveals speed of response is most important factor for 23% of consumers; highlights perception gap between consumer expectations and brand performance
Abillio Partners with Aiia to Scale its Operations and Save Time on Routine Tasks
Abillio is a payments gateway for the growing gig economy that lets freelancers and gig workers use its 'Company-as-a-service' solution to invoice their cross-border customers and get fast payouts for their services, while Abillio takes care of running the company, accounting, taxes and paperwork.
Nebulon Launches smartIaaS For Cloud Service Providers, Partners with Inca Cloud to Build New Multi-Cloud Service
UK-Based Service Provider Inca Cloud is First to Build a New Multi-Cloud Service Alternative to the Public Cloud on Nebulon smartInfrastructure
Comviva and Strands Partner to Provide Personal Finance Management Solution to Banks, Digital Wallet and Payment Service Providers
Comviva, one of the global leaders in providing digital financial solutions today announced a strategic partnership with Strands to provide an integrated suite of intelligent digital banking, wallet and payment solutions.
Metro Bank Partners With Futurist to Predict What the High St and Community of Tomorrow Could Look Like -
- 3 years 8 months ago
- Banking
A micro-hospital nestled next to an AI-powered grocers, a tiny factory making local goods next door to a drone-delivering neighbourhood florist, a cinema showing films made round the block rather than Hollywood blockbusters and shops where everybody knows your name: according to a leading futurist, these are just some of the features of the ideal high street and community of tomorrow – and 90% of Britons can’t wait to see them become a reality.
FSS and BRAC Bank Partner to Drive Digital Commerce Growth in Bangladesh
FSS (Financial Software and Systems), a globally leading provider of integrated payment products and a payments processor, today announced its collaboration with BRAC Bank, the leading bank in Bangladesh, to catalyze the growth of digital commerce in the country. This partnership will enable FSS to provide its Omni-channel Acquiring Platform to BRAC Bank to onboard merchants and enable digital payment acceptance across multiple touchpoints - in... more
nCino Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire SimpleNexus
Combines leading cloud-based, mobile-first homeownership platform with the nCino Bank Operating System® Expands nCino’s point-of-sale and mobile capabilities
HSBC Appoints Greg Hingston as Global CEO, HSBC Life
- 3 years 8 months ago
- Wealth Management, Banking, People Moves
Greg Hingston is appointed Global CEO, HSBC Life and Insurance Partnerships with effect 1 January 2022. He succeeds Bryce Johns, who has decided to pursue an opportunity outside of HSBC. Nuno Matos, Chief Executive, Wealth and Personal Banking (WPB), said: “We are extremely pleased to have Greg lead our insurance business globally, a key growth engine for WPB and a critical part of our strategy to become the leading wealth manager in Asia...
FDATA partners with Open Banking Expo to help foster a global Open Banking and Open Finance community
- 3 years 8 months ago
- Open Banking, Banking
Financial Data and Technology Association (FDATA), a leading fintech industry lobbying organisation, has partnered with Open Banking Expo, the largest global community of Open Banking and Open Finance executives driving one of the biggest digital transformations across the financial services sector. The two global organisations have joined forces to help support, promote and foster a global Open Banking and Open Finance community.
