Vestd Simplifies SEIS/EIS Advance Assurance after Budget Extension
- 2 years 4 months ago
- Management
Equity management platform Vestd has announced its latest offering to provide founders with the easiest way to apply for advance assurance from HMRC for the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) and Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS). In the September mini-budget, the Chancellor announced the extension of EIS beyond 2025 and major changes to the SEIS from April 2023.
Xpence - the Financial Management Platform Empowering MENAP SMEs- Launches its Expense Management Solution in the UAE
- 2 years 4 months ago
- Management
Xpence - the MENAP regions first financial management platform with embedded business banking solutions for SMEs - announces the launch of its expense management solution in the UAE – the second of five strategic markets it plans to launch in over the next 18 months.
Surecomp Pioneers Automated ESG Scoring on RIVO to Help Drive Sustainable Global Trade
- 2 years 4 months ago
- Trade Finance
Surecomp® today announced that it has successfully completed a pilot of automated ESG scoring and tracking in its flagship trade finance solution RIVO™. Based on an unrivalled dataset of more than one thousand transactions, covering more than seven hundred corporates, hundreds of goods and trade routes, ESG scoring can now be applied at a single trade finance transaction level.
Phundex Delivers Additional Platform Functionality, Enhanced Pathways and More Comprehensive Helpdesk Content
- 2 years 4 months ago
- Management
Phundex is pleased to announce a significant release, in line with the product roadmap of regular enhancements planned for 2022. We focus on client-driven design and functionality. Regular feedback and requests from clients have shaped the enhancements delivered in this latest release.
Finastra Connects to Contour, Offering an Enhanced Digital Trade Finance Network
- 2 years 4 months ago
- Trade Finance
Today at Sibos 2022 in Amsterdam, Finastra announced a strategic collaboration to integrate its Fusion Trade Innovation software with Contour, the global digital trade finance network, providing banks and corporates with a streamlined end-to-end back-office workflow. Users may access their data through either platform, providing banks with increased efficiency and faster turnaround times when processing Letter of Credit transactions.
HSBC Launches Digital Platform that Revolutionises Trade Finance
- 2 years 4 months ago
- Trade Finance
HSBC has launched HSBC Trade Solutions (HTS) to customers in its two largest markets - the UK and Hong Kong. Whilst making trade simpler, faster, and safer for customers through integrated digital journeys, HTS will power commerce that is rapidly evolving across different platforms and ecosystems.
CoreCard Corporation Announces New Board Member
- 2 years 4 months ago
- Management
CoreCard Corporation announced the addition of a new board member, Kathryn Petralia, to serve as an independent Director of the Company. Ms. Petralia is the Co-Founder of Keep Financial, a fintech compensation platform that helps employers and employees stay together longer and happier. Prior to starting Keep, Kathryn Co-Founded Kabbage, financial services, technology and data platform for small businesses that was acquired by American Express... more
NORD/LB Partners with Trade Ledger to Bring Fast Finance to Corporates
- 2 years 4 months ago
- Trade Finance
NORD/LB, one of Germany’s largest commercial banks, is accelerating access to finance for its large corporate customers, in a partnership with Trade Ledger, the global data-driven lending technology provider.
Itaú Selects Genesis Global for New Trade Automation and Client Portal System
- 2 years 4 months ago
- Trade Finance
Genesis Global, the low-code application development platform purpose-built for financial markets organizations, today announced that the Genesis platform will provide new trade automation and client portal system for Itaú Securities.
Drip Capital Partners with Onfido for Faster Verification, Streamlining Trade Finance Process for its Customers
- 2 years 4 months ago
- Trade Finance
Drip Capital, Inc., a leading cross-border digital trade finance platform, announced a partnership with Onfido, a global digital identity verification and authentication provider, to streamline the onboarding process for new customers.
eToro and OpenPayd Partner to Launch Embedded Finance Proposition Across Europe
- 2 years 4 months ago
- Trade Finance
eToro, the world’s leading social investment platform, today announced a major partnership with Banking-as-a-Service infrastructure provider OpenPayd to power eToro Money accounts throughout Europe. The partnership offers eToro’s customers a simplified, near-instantaneous payments experience.
Outlook of the Financial Market in Africa
- 2 years 4 months ago
- Trade Finance
Over the last two decades, Africa's monetary systems have advanced. However, most Africans still lack access to credit and other forms of credit-based financial services despite liberalization, privatization, and stability. Most African financial institutions have enough capital and liquid assets. Although deeper, wider, and cheaper financial resources have been made available, they have yet to bear fruit. Over the last 20 years, Africa has made... more
iFX EXPO Asia 2022 Brought Fintech Industry to the Heart of Bangkok for 2 Days of Unmatched Networking and Business Collaboration
- 2 years 4 months ago
- Trade Finance
iFX EXPO, excellently run by Ultimate Fintech, is gaining more and more popularity attracting retail & institutional brokers, technology & liquidity providers, payment service providers, banks, affiliates & IBs, regulators & compliance, as well as crypto and blockchain brands. Since 2012, it has been the largest financial B2B exhibition and a hot spot in financial hubs across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.
Goldman Sachs Expands Transaction Banking to the European Union
- 2 years 4 months ago
- Transaction Banking
Goldman Sachs today announced it is expanding Transaction Banking (TxB) to the European Union. Originally launched in the US in 2020 and expanded to the UK in 2021, this growth will deepen Goldman Sachs’ relationships with existing clients who have banking needs in the EU and allow us to serve new clients across the Continent.
Reach Helps Tuber Group in a Major Acquisition
- 2 years 5 months ago
- Management
Reach Commercial Finance has secured three different funding solutions worth £4.8 million for Tuber Group to help accelerate business growth, the latest of which is support for the acquisition of fresh produce business - MyFresh.
