iiDENTIFii wins best Enterprise Solution at the 2021 MTN App of the Year awards
- 4 years 11 months ago
- IT Innovations, Technical
In its 10th year, the MTN Business App of the Year Awards 2021, awarded South African technology company, iiDENTIFii, the Best Enterprise Solution for its biometric digital authentication and automated onboarding solution. Speaking after receiving the prestigious award, co-founder and chief strategy officer, Lance Fanaroff, said that iiDENTIFii felt honoured to win after entering the awards for the very first time.
The “Gender Confidence Gap” is affecting UK Savers’ Ability to Invest or Save, According to TISA and EY Research
- 4 years 11 months ago
- Financial
A sizeable proportion of UK consumers (46%) have low confidence in making investment decisions. Women are significantly more likely to feel “overwhelmed by the range of financial options available” (62% of females agreeing with this statement vs 47% of males). Compared to men, women said they are significantly more likely to “struggle to know where to start” when it comes to making investment decisions (24% for females vs 16% for males).
Technology Helps Three in Four Small Businesses to Become More Efficient
- 4 years 11 months ago
- Financial
New research from Hitachi Capital Business Finance reveals that more than three quarters of small businesses across the UK (76%) have used technology in the last year to improve their business operations and become more efficient. This rises to 84% of small businesses that have expected modest growth – and 91% for those enterprises that predict significant expansion.
Worldline Unveils New Brand Identity
- 4 years 11 months ago
- Digital Identity, Payments, IT Innovations
A clear focus on trust and sustainability for the future of payments Worldline today unveils its new brand identity. With its global footprint and dedication to reliability, innovation and sustainability, Worldline is focused on accelerating the development of a trusted payments industry and further shaping the way we pay, live and do business.
Thunes Announces Strategic Hires in Preparations for Further Expansion of Business
Thunes, the Singapore-based fintech company, and a leader in global cross-border payments, today announced it has appointed Irina Chuchkina as Chief Marketing Officer and Babul Balakrishnan as Head of Customer Care. Both executive hires will be based in Singapore and support Thunes’ global growth strategy.
Cambridge & Counties Bank Invests in Fighting Financial Crime as UK Businesses Report Record-breaking Levels of Fraud and Corruption
· PwC’s Global Economic Crime Survey 2020 reports more than half (56%) of UK businesses suffered some form of financial crime in the past two years · Cambridge & Counties Bank and ieDigital have developed a robust solution to mitigate risk around financial crime and protect its small and medium business clients by keeping their data fully secure
Finovate Unveils the Winners of the 2021 Finovate Awards
- 4 years 11 months ago
- IT Innovations
Finovate is pleased to announce the winners of the
EFA Selects NeoXam for Regulatory Reporting
- 4 years 11 months ago
- Investment, Fund Management, Financial
The regulatory environment around funds has drastically increased in recent years and this trend is expected to continue. As a leading provider of the fund industry in Luxembourg, EFA is committed to providing its clients with the best service and the most up-to-date tools to respond to their existing and future regulatory requirements. To this end, the EFA wanted to adopt a dedicated platform to industrialise the operations of its teams... more
MobiCash Shortlisted for Best Mobile Payments Solution at the Payments Awards
- 4 years 11 months ago
- Payments, IT Innovations
Compass Plus’ innovative universal mobile payments service, MobiCash, has been shortlisted for Best Mobile Payments Solution at the Payments Awards. The award recognises the most innovative mobile payments solutions across the globe and their contribution to the payments industry.
Nucleus Commercial Finance Hits £2 Billion Lending Milestone
Nucleus Commercial Finance, the fintech revolutionising how UK SMEs access finance, has today announced that it has reached £2 billion in lending to SMEs.
DTCC's Project Ion Platform Moves to Development Phase Following Successful Pilot with Industry
- 4 years 11 months ago
- Alternative Finance, Financial, Infrastructure
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, today announced that its Project Ion initiative, an alternative settlement platform that leverages distributed ledger technology (DLT), will move into a development phase following a successful prototype pilot with leading market participant firms.
Six out of 10 Leading Banks in Oman Go Live with SunTec’s GCC VAT Solution for Comprehensive and Continuous Compliance with VAT Regulations
- 4 years 11 months ago
- Compliance, Regulatory Standards, IT Innovations
India-based SunTec Business Solutions, the world’s #1 relationship-based pricing and billing company, today announced a major milestone in Oman, with six of the 10 local banks in the country going live with SunTec’s GCC VAT Compliance Solution. Oman implemented a nationwide VAT regime on April 16, 2021, in line with the transition to VAT across all GCC countries.
Less Than Half Of UK Financial Services IT Leaders Would Trust Predictive Analytics To Manage Their Kids’ Pocket Money
- 4 years 11 months ago
- Data, IT Innovations, Financial
Regulatory Obstacles, Lack Of Trust and Data Pipeline Limitations Slow Down Adoption Of Predictive Analytics, Finds New Research From Qlik
Huawei Collaborates with Industry Partners to Launch Innovation Lab for Digital Finance and Security
- 4 years 11 months ago
- Security, IT Innovations
Initiative to nurture tech solutions to common challenges in personal finance
