Uber Eats partners with Mastercard to commit an additional 40,000 meals for NHS staff
From today, an additional 40,000 free meals will be available to NHS heroes on Uber Eats. Together, Uber Eats and Mastercard hope this will help reduce the pressure on the heroes on the frontline of the coronavirus crisis. NHS staff will receive a £10 voucher, donated by Mastercard, that they can use on the Uber Eats app to buy a meal from thousands of restaurants and convenience stores in more than 150 towns and cities across the UK. Toussaint... more
Judopay joins the #KeepBritainMoving initiative to help support small businesses through COVID-19
- 4 years 7 months ago
- Covid-19
Judopay, a leading mobile-first payment provider, today announced it has joined the #KeepBritainMoving initiative in response to the current COVID-19 pandemic to help small businesses.
Genesys helps organisations manage increased customer service demands and establish remote workforces during COVID-19 pandemic
- 4 years 7 months ago
- Covid-19
As the world adapts to the COVID-19 pandemic, organisations of all sizes are struggling to manage increased demand while working to keep employees safe.
The EPA announces ‘Weathering the Storm’ consultation on the impact of COVID-19
The Emerging Payments Association (EPA), which encourages collaboration and innovation within new and existing finance companies, today announces the outcomes of its first COVID-19 consultation.
The impact of COVID-19 on the personal loan market
As a global fintech that operates in the UK, US, Australia and Poland, we're witnessing first-hand the effects that the global shutdown is having on personal lending around the world. The COVID-19 crisis is having a severe impact on the consumer credit market in almost all of the territories in which we operate. In the UK and the US particularly, we're seeing two key themes play out since the outbreak of the virus; a significant reduction in the... more
The Prince’s Trust and NatWest launch £5million grant fund for young entrepreneurs affected by coronavirus
- 4 years 7 months ago
- Covid-19
The Prince’s Trust and NatWest have today announced the launch of a £5million fund to help young entrepreneurs across the UK to keep their businesses afloat during the coronavirus crisis.
Silicon Valley Bank Announces COVID-19 Response & Community Support
- 4 years 7 months ago
- Covid-19
Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), the bank of the world’s most innovative companies and their investors, announced COVID-19 Response & Community Support initiatives that stem from SVB’s mission to increase its clients’ probability of success, champion the innovation economy and support the global communities in which the company operates.
Mastercard enables higher contactless payments across Canada
Mastercard announced it is enabling the increase of contactless payment limits across Canada, as people look for safer ways to pay in the wake of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic.
FICO Solution Helps Firms Manage Deluge of Payment Holiday Requests due to COVID-19
- 4 years 7 months ago
- Covid-19
Responding to the sharp increase in consumer requests for payment holidays related to the COVID-19 pandemic, global analytics software firm FICO has created a set of digital scenarios that can help lenders, telecommunications providers and other firms meet this urgent need in an automated way.
Wolters Kluwer Launches Publicly Available COVID-19 Related Regulatory Compliance Resource
- 4 years 7 months ago
- Covid-19
Wolters Kluwer’s Compliance Program Management (CPM) business has today launched COVID-19 Noteworthy Developments Bulletins, a free and publicly available resource that aggregates COVID-19 related global regulatory changes, orders, notices and other informational updates for the financial services industry.
New Research Illustrates Impact of Covid-19 on Fintech Industry
- 4 years 7 months ago
- Covid-19
Finch Capital's detailed analytical report titled ‘FinTech: The Future Post CV-19’ discusses the challenges and opportunities that the sector will face both during, and after, the crisis.
Nordea Bank Abp’s Board of Directors proposes postponement of decision on dividend payment
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic and the related recommendation adopted by the European Central Bank (“ECB”) on 27 March 2020, the Board of Directors of Nordea has decided to propose postponement of the decision on dividend payment for the financial year 2019 and therefore to change its proposal for dividend payment to the Annual General Meeting planned to be held on 14 May 2020.
COVID-19 Crisis Highlights Need for Real-Time and New Digital Payments Services Around the World, New ACI Worldwide Research Reveals
More than half a trillion real-time payments transactions will be processed over the next five years, according to Prime Time for Real-Time, a new global report from ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW) and
Wirecard launches “Innovation for Now” initiative together with other leading companies and strengthens its offerings for affected businesses
- 4 years 7 months ago
- Covid-19
Wirecard, the global innovation leader for digital financial technology, is launching an initiative to support businesses of all sizes and industries: Together with Futur/io, Wirecard is launching the “Innovation for Now” platform where merchants can find assistance packages from leading companies like SAP and Wirecard. The aim of the initiative is to bundle the offerings of all major tech companies in Germany and make them more easily... more
RSA Security Finds Thousands of Domains Containing Words “Coronavirus” and “COVID-19” Were Registered in January 2020
RSA Security’s Fraud & Risk Intelligence (FRI) Unit has today released details of recently-uncovered scams and cybercriminal activity, providing a snapshot of the cyber-fraud environment from behind enemy lines. The team have identified tens of thousands of newly-registered domains that contained the words “coronavirus” and/or “COVID-19” as far back as January 2020, demonstrating that fraudsters have been well-prepared to profit from the... more
