VoxSmart receives £5.5m funding from NatWest to accelerate growth
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Financial
VoxSmart, the global leader in communications surveillance technology for Financial Markets, today announces a strategic funding round of £5.5m ($7.2m) from NatWest.
How will lenders treat the financial symptoms of Covid19?
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Financial
COULD the coronavirus pandemic spark a financial crisis similar to that which was seen in 2008? Tim Kirby, Group Commercial Director of the global fintech Monevo, a personal lending marketplace and platform, discusses how Covid-19 could play out for lenders. The 2008 financial crisis, explains Kirby, was about credit over-exposure. While strains are apparent in the money markets today, it is not 2008, when risky mortgage investments in the US... more
Businesses can now apply for a Monzo Business Account
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Banking, IT Innovations
Monzo has announced today that it is launching free and premium business accounts. From today, businesses can apply for a Monzo Business Account for £5 per month or a Business Lite account with no monthly fee. Both Monzo accounts are full UK current accounts and it's regulated by all the same rules as high street banks. Furthermore, eligible deposits in Monzo are FSCS protected up to £85,000.
Philippines student team wins Finastra’s global hackathon
- 6 years 4 months ago
- Financial
Finastra has crowned Team ‘WonderTech’ the grand prize winner of its largest ever global fintech hackathon on its open development platform, FusionFabric.cloud. The Manila-based team was selected for the top honor for its ‘Agree Farm App’ from among five category winners at Finastra Universe New York.
NatWest outlines £5bn of Working Capital Support for SMEs during Coronavirus outbreak
- 6 years 4 months ago
- Financial
As the impact of the Coronavirus outbreak begins to directly impact more businesses, NatWest has outlined the initial support it will provide to SMEs across the UK, including a £5bn Working Capital Support extension to its successful Growth Funding Package, ongoing support and practical advice for businesses.
ICSFS Wins Oracle ISV Partner of the Year
- 6 years 4 months ago
- Financial
ICS Financial Systems (ICSFS), the global software and services provider for banks and financial institutions, and a Gold level member of the OraclePartnerNetwork (OPN), has received ISV Partner of the Year at Oracle Partner Executive Forum - Levant & Egypt.
Women geared up to shape future of technology
- 6 years 4 months ago
- Financial
The completion of an initiative to break the barrier of gender bias preventing women from becoming leaders in technology has been announced. With 32% of women still believing a gender gap exists, placing a major hurdle between them and their future careers, Compass Plus introduced an educational programme specifically for women.
Fintech firms AccessFintech and Cappitech announce expansion of partnership
- 6 years 4 months ago
- Financial
AccessFintech, which delivers collaboration, transparency and control to the financial services industry, and Cappitech, a leading provider of regulatory reporting, best execution analysis and business intelligence solutions for the financial services industry, today announced they will collaborate to deliver greater governance and risk controls for market participants by providing their combined solution to clients across the financial... more
Masthaven launches digital Women in Leadership programme to support gender diversity in financial services
- 6 years 4 months ago
- Financial
Masthaven Bank has launched a digital development programme for its female leaders which aims to hone their leadership skills, develop as professionals and help them build stronger peer support communities at work. The announcement follows research from the bank which suggests brokers feel that gender diversity - while still an issue for the financial services sector – has improved over the past five years.
Bitfinex & Tether CTO to reveal "The Story of Tether” during an industry-first keynote at the CryptoCompare Digital Asset Summi
- 6 years 4 months ago
- Cryptocurrencies, FinTech StartUps, IT Innovations, Infrastructure
Tether has fuelled the growth of digital assets since it was founded in 2014 and today accounts for over 75% of all Bitcoin trading volume. At London’s CryptoCompare Digital Asset Summit on the 10th of March, Paolo Ardoino, CTO of Bitfinex & Tether, will tell the story of Tether’s inception and success during an exclusive keynote dubbed "The Story of Tether".
BBVA and Cisco strengthen their partnership with the deployment of new tools that improve productivity and sustainability
- 6 years 4 months ago
- Financial
BBVA has agreed to deploy new set of Cisco collaboration solutions to solve some of its digital communications and sustainability challenges.
BBVA’s Turkish franchise announced its decision to turn to renewables to power its corporate buildings, subsidiaries and branches
- 6 years 4 months ago
- Financial
Garanti BBVA has signed the 100 percent Renewable Energy Agreement, according to which, in 2020, it will source the 90 million kWh it requires to power a total of 813 branches and 45 corporate buildings from renewable sources. This figure is equivalent to the consumption of 30,000 households.
Eventus Systems Raises $10.5 Million in Series A Funding Round
- 6 years 4 months ago
- Financial
Austin-based Eventus Systems, Inc., a multi-award winning global trade surveillance and market risk software platform provider, announced that the firm has just raised $10.5 million of growth capital in a Series A investment round.
Riverbed EMEA Report: Is digital transformation doomed to fail?
- 6 years 4 months ago
- Financial
Riverbed® today announced the results of a survey which found that over 70% of C-Suite decision makers believe business innovation and staff retention are driven by improved visibility into network and application performance.
DivideBuy receives Feefo Platinum Trusted Service Award 2020
- 6 years 5 months ago
- Financial
DivideBuy, a leading LendTech company, has won the Feefo Platinum Trusted Service award, an independent seal of excellence that recognises businesses for delivering exceptional experiences, as rated by real customers.
