SmartSearch Urges Agents to ‘Ditch Documents’ to be Compliant

• 2 years 11 months ago
• Digital Identity, Platform Technology, Risk Management

Leading anti-money laundering specialist SmartSearch has warned property agents are in serious danger of non-compliance with new regulations, unless they ditch documents and embrace a digital solution. As the June 10 deadline approaches for estate and lettings agents to register with HMRC to ensure compliance, there are concerns that some agents are not yet prepared for the extra regulatory responsibility, and that relying on outdated methods of... more

CleverCards to Acquire ExpendiaSmart®, a Provider of Spend Management Solutions and Smart Corporate Cards

• 2 years 11 months ago
• Platform Technology, Payments

CleverCards, a leading global payments platform, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the business of ExpendiaSmart® including the related Italian Licensed Electronic Money Institution, subject to regulatory approval.

Fitch Learning Examines The Growth of Data Science in Financial Services Apprenticeships

• 2 years 11 months ago
• Platform Technology, Financial

Recent research has shown that the UK has a chronic shortage of data talent, which is costing organisations more than £2 billion a year. The demand for data scientists has also tripled over the past five years, rising 231%.

SmartSearch Enters Non-regulated Market as Business Grows

• 2 years 11 months ago
• Platform Technology, AML and KYC

Leading anti-money laundering solution provider SmartSearch has entered the non-regulated market with a new product launch as part of its ongoing business growth. The RegTech specialist, based in Ilkley, West Yorkshire, had its most successful year to date in 2020 and has recently opened offices in the United States and the Netherlands as part of its international growth plans.

Kompli-Global Launches Unique Database For Corporate Fraud Detection And Prevention By Completely Rebuilding And Risk Assessing Companies House Registries

• 2 years 11 months ago
• RegTech, Platform Technology

Fraudsters are involved in an elaborate game of hide and seek to bypass payments companies’ fraud prevention systems to carry out their crimes. They are smart and know that Companies House does not have the remit or resources to check the accuracy of information that is submitted and merely records the required information provided.

Twenty7Tec to Roll out APPLY Integration with Accord

• 2 years 11 months ago
• Platform Technology, Cloud, IT Innovations

Leading mortgage technology provider Twenty7Tec today announces that it has completed an APPLY integration with Accord, enabling users of CloudTwenty7 to seamlessly submit applications to Accord without the need for re-keying.

Raynault VFX Chooses Qumulo to Create Ultra-Fast Cloud Render Farm with AWS

• 2 years 11 months ago
• Platform Technology, Data

Tide Empowers Small Businesses to Tackle Late Payments with Invoice Assistant

• 2 years 11 months ago
• Platform Technology, Financial

Tide, the UK’s leading business financial platform[1], has announced it will launch a new Invoice Assistant in mid-May to give small businesses the tools they need to get paid, and get paid on time.

Twenty7Tec Rolls out APPLY Integration with Halifax Intermediaries to All Users

• 2 years 11 months ago
• Platform Technology

Leading mortgage technology provider Twenty7Tec today announces that Halifax Intermediaries has been added to its APPLY module, and following a successful trial, is now available to all users of the CloudTwenty7 platform to enable them to submit decision in principle applications to Halifax without the need for re-keying.

Bitcoin.com Exchange Taps Sumsub’s KYC Solution For Smooth User Verification

• 2 years 11 months ago
• Platform Technology, Bitcoins

Bitcoin.com Exchange, the trading platform of the Bitcoin.com Brand, announces its partnership with Sumsub, an identity verification platform that provides an all-in-one technical and legal toolkit for KYC/KYB/AML needs. Through this partnership, Bitcoin.com Exchange has found a way to convert more clients quickly while ensuring compliance with international regulations.

PEXA Partners with ThoughtWorks to Take its Digital Property Exchange Platform Global

• 3 years 3 days ago
• Platform Technology

 PEXA  the world-first Australian digital property exchange platform that has transacted more than $1 trillion in property to date, will partner with global software consultancy, ThoughtWorks, to drive the global expansion of its digital property settlement solution.   

Okra Secures in $3.5M Seed Round Led by Susa Ventures

• 3 years 4 days ago
• APIs, Platform Technology

Nigerian fintech platform and Open Finance (API Economy) pioneers, Okra, have secured a $3.5m Seed raise.

Cloud9 Technologies and Glue42 Partner to Bring the Future of Voice Trading to Remote Users

• 3 years 5 days ago
• Platform Technology, Cloud

 Glue42, the company that delivers integrated desktop experiences to financial institutions globally, and Cloud9 Technologies (“Cloud9”), a leader in cloud-based communications, have partnered to deliver a full suite of voice trading capabilities to the institutional marketplace, providing users remote access to all trading floor connectivity and servi

Tide Selected for Tech Nation Future Fifty Following Strongest Year of Growth

• 3 years 1 week ago
• Platform Technology, Online Banking, Financial

Tide, the UK’s leading business financial platform, has become one of the latest to be selected to join Tech Nation’s Future Fifty programme, designed to bring together, empower and accelerate the growth of the most successful tech companies in the UK.  

B-North Partners with Testhouse to Ensure Banking Platform is Ready for Launch

• 3 years 1 week ago
• Platform Technology, Banking, IT Innovations

 B-North the Manchester-based firm building an SME lending bank for the UK has partnered with Testhouse, a leading technology quality and reliability consultancy.    The partnership allows B-North to benefit from Testhouse’s 20 years of experience in the IT industry, in which they serve organisations small to large with DevOps focused consultancy services to help technology work more seamlessly within businesses.