Moneyhub Partners With Samsung for World-first Open Banking Self-service Payments
Moneyhub, the award-winning Open Data and payments platform, is partnering with leading global electronics manufacturer Samsung to facilitate the world’s first Open Banking payments on a retail self-service point-of-sale (POS) Kiosk.
Simpl Fortifies its Data Science Team; Appoints Robin as Principal Data Scientist
- 3 years 9 months ago
- Data, People Moves
Simpl, the market leader in 1-tap checkout, today announced the appointment of Robin as Principal Data Scientist. Robin has served as a Lead Scientist - Analytics Science in his previous role at FICO USA. His new role at Simpl includes creating high-impact Data Science and anti-fraud projects in close coordination with other stakeholders. He will be working as a technical consultant to product managers from different departments.
Atlan Raises $50M Series B led by Salesforce Ventures, Sequoia and Insight to Build a Collaboration Hub for Data Teams
- 3 years 9 months ago
- Data
After growing 10x in 2021, Atlan plans to leverage this financing to accelerate product development and invest in go-to-market. Atlan announced that it has closed its $50M Series B round led by Insight Partners, Salesforce Ventures, and Sequoia Capital India. Several founders in the data space participated in the round including Fivetran founder Taylor Brown and ThoughtSpot founder Ajeet Singh.
Funding Options Launches digital-first Platform for Accountants to Bridge Funding Gap for SMEs at Speed
- 3 years 9 months ago
- Data
Funding Cloud: Connect enables accountants and advisors to manage and track finance offers for SME clients via a real-time fully integrated lending platform
Charities Report 123 Data Security Incidents to the Information Commissioner’s Office
- 3 years 9 months ago
- Data
With over 185,000 registered charities in the UK, millions of payment card and bank account details are at risk with weak systems in place to secure the sensitive data. According to the latest update from the regulator, Charities reported 123 data security incidents to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) in the first quarter of 2019-20. There has also been some high profile, expensive penalties issued as the British and Foreign Bible... more
Qumulo Recognized by Leading Technology Research Firm DCIG as Top 5 Rising Storage Vendor for Healthcare
- 3 years 9 months ago
- Data
Qumulo Chosen as a DCIG “Top 5” Rising Storage Vendor in Healthcare Report
04/03 – Weekly Fintech Recap
- 3 years 9 months ago
- Artificial Intelligence, Digital banking, Open Banking, RegTech, Payments, Banking, Data, FinTech StartUps, IT Innovations, M&A Deals, People Moves
Partnerships LendingUSA introduces FastScreen customer prescreen toll for the funeral home industry in partnership with TransUnion
LexisNexis Risk Solutions, Insurance to Expand Data Enrichment Solutions to Support Insurance Claims
- 3 years 9 months ago
- Data
Kajal Vakas Appointed in Newly Created Role of Senior Manager of Claims LexisNexis® Risk Solutions, the data, analytics and technology provider to the U.K. insurance market has underlined its commitment to deliver highly granular data to claims management businesses and teams with the appointment of Kajal Vakas to the newly created role of senior manager of claims.
Substantive Research Survey Reveals 60% of Asset Managers Will Not Change Investment Research Processes
- 3 years 9 months ago
- Asset Management, Data
The MiFID II unbundling exemptions in place for SMEs from 1 March 2022 are “unworkable”, according to many asset managers Substantive Research, the research discovery and research spend analytics provider for the buy-side, today published findings of its latest survey on what the FCA’s changes to MiFID II’s unbundling rules, that came into force 1 March March 2022, mean for asset managers and their research providers.
“instead of Transacting at the Speed of Technology, Fintech Organizations Should Aim for Transacting at the Speed of Thought”: Anubrata Biswas, Ceo, Airtel Payments Bank at Fintech Festival India
Three day FinTech Festival India is being held between March 1-3; organized by Constellar and supported by Niti Aayog and six central ministries Discussions to revolve around CBDCs, De-Fi, Data Analytics, RegTech, Lending
BKwai Raises £2.2m in Seed Funding Led by Octopus Ventures to Drive Data-driven Infrastructure and Construction
- 3 years 9 months ago
- Data, Infrastructure
BKwai, a construction data company that helps engineers develop smarter, more sustainable built infrastructure, has today announced it has received £2.2m in Seed funding.
New Hazelcast Release Aims to Eliminate Waiting, Improve Accuracy of Insights on Real-Time Data
- 3 years 9 months ago
- Data
Latest release features tiered storage, advanced streaming capabilities and expanded SQL support for enterprises to build real-time applications
Insufficient Investment, Skills and Data Causing Significant Challenge to Global Banks and Insurers' Efforts to Quantify Cyber Risk Says ORX
- 3 years 9 months ago
- Investment, Banking, Data
Cyber is one of the top risks facing the financial services industry, but organisations are still working out the best way to quantify it, according to a report by ORX, the world’s largest association of operational risk professionals. 30 major global banks and insurers took part in the latest ORX Cyber study: ‘Cyber risk management: The journey to cyber risk quantification’, which provides insights into current practice, challenges and the... more
Achilles Therapeutics Reports Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2021 Financial Results and Recent Business Highlights
- Patient data from higher dose cNeT as monotherapy and cNeT in combination with checkpoint inhibitor expected in 2H 2022 - - Strong cash position of $266 million supports clinical development and manufacturing expansion into 2H 2024 - Achilles Therapeutics plc (NASDAQ: ACHL), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing precision T cell therapies to treat solid tumors, today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and... more
