Upflow Raises $15m Series A to Revolutionize how B2B Businesses Get Paid
- 3 years 3 months ago
- Non-Financials
Upflow has raised $15m to revolutionize how B2B companies get paid. The company provides a SaaS solution that enables companies to radically modernize their entire cash-cycle, and effortlessly collect customer payments. Upflow now processes more than $200m worth of invoices a month, for over 1.5m transacting companies.
AIG and Amaiz Back Guinness World Record Attempt to Raise Money for Motor Neurone Disease
Insurance company AIG and banking services app Amaiz, are set to sponsor a Guinness World Record attempt to travel from Lechlade to Teddington Lock in a pedalo non-stop to raise money for Motor Neurone Disease.
BSO Opens New Jersey Office to Support Accelerated Growth in North America
- 3 years 3 months ago
- Non-Financials
BSO, the global pioneering infrastructure and connectivity provider, announced today that it has opened a new office in New Jersey with 20 staff members.
Arkéa Banking Services Selects Finastra’s Fusion Risk to Support Operational Transformation of Financial Institutions in France
Finastra today announced that Arkéa Banking Services, a subsidiary of Crédit Mutuel Arkéa and a major player in the provision of banking and insurance services in France, has selected Finastra’s Fusion Risk solution to help streamline operational processes and reduce operational costs for local banks.
PlanetWatchers Raises $3.5m Funding to Drive Expansion Plans
PlanetWatchers (‘the Company’), a revolutionary crop monitoring company that can provide detailed insurance claims assessment in just one hour, has closed a Pre-A series funding round, raising $3.5m to support the Company’s growth plans.
Superscript and CyberSmart Partner to Provide Embedded Cybersecurity Insurance
- 3 years 3 months ago
- Security, Cybersecurity, Insurance
Superscript, the SME insurance provider, today announces a partnership with CyberSmart, the SME cybersecurity specialists. The partnership provides free cybersecurity insurance for small businesses in just a few clicks, in a leading example of the industry
Albany Group Appoints new Board Member to Support Business Transformation
- 3 years 3 months ago
- Compliance, Risk Management, Insurance
London-based automated risk, compliance and regulation software specialists, Albany Group, has announced the appointment of a new board member as the company looks to continue its upward growth trajectory.
NFU Mutual Selects Invest|Pro from Financial Risk Solutions to Support Investment Administration of its Life Insurance Business
- 3 years 3 months ago
- Investment, Financial, Technical, Insurance
Financial Risk Solutions (FRS), a leading provider of investment administration software to life and pensions companies worldwide, today announced NFU Mutual has selected Invest|ProTM to support the investment administration of its GBP 6 billion unitised life insurance business.
More Than Half of Financial Services Professionals Claim Competitors Are ‘greenwashing’ to Mislead Customers About Their Environmental Practices
- 3 years 4 months ago
- Non-Financials
More than half (52%) of financial services professionals believe ‘greenwashing’ is rife within the industry, with competitors deliberately misleading customers about their sustainable practices. That’s according to a global poll of 550 decision-makers at financial institutions including banks, hedge funds, insurance and pensions firms, conducted by the data-driven thought leadership agency, iResearch Services.
PayNearby Ties Up with Centrum Microcredit to Facilitate Unsecured Business Loans to Retailers
- 3 years 4 months ago
- Payments, Banking, Financial, Non-Financials
As part of its Shop Owners Benefit Program, PayNearby, India’s leading branchless banking and digital payments network, has tied up with Centrum Microcredit Limited, the micro finance arm of the Centrum Group, to facilitate unsecured business loans to its retail partners. As part of the tie-up, loan requirements will be sourced through PayNearby’s vast network of retailers and will be disbursed by Centrum Microcredit Limited.
Serviceware Comment: Investing in a Hybrid Approach to Retail
- 3 years 4 months ago
- Non-Financials
Attributable to Ronnie Wilson, Group Executive Vice President, Serviceware:
The Customer Experience in Insurance has “Stood Still” for Five Years
FintechOS, the global technology provider for banks, insurance and financial services companies, today revealed new research that shows 73% of UK consumers believe the customer experience (CX) in insurance has “stood still” for five years. After better financial terms, consumers will switch insurers in pursuit of a better customer experience, especially Gen Z (18-24 years old) and Millennial (25-39 years old) generations. The data comes from a... more
Spice Money Brings in ATM Services for the First Time to India’s last village, Chitkul, Himachal Pradesh
Spice Money, India’s leading rural fintech, extends financial services in Chitkul, India’s last inhabited village in Himachal Pradesh with no ATM facility till date, by introducing Spice Money Mini-ATM services. The company has converted one of the only two Kirana Stores in the village into a Spice Money ‘Digital Dukaan’ to offer cash-in cash-out services to the residents and tourists.
EFA Approved as a Signatory of the Principles for Responsible Investment
- 3 years 4 months ago
- Investment, Insurance
EFA, a leading Assets Servicing company in Luxembourg, is proud to announce that it has signed the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment.
Tech R&D Firm Consult Red Pioneers Employee-Ownership
- 3 years 4 months ago
- Corporate, Non-Financials
Consult Red, the technology R&D firm, has today announced it is becoming an employee-owned company. Consult Red works with the likes of Liberty Global, Comcast and AT&T to develop cutting-edge in-home entertainment technology and other connected secure IoT products.
