WISE Direct Listing a Test for London as a Fintech Hub
- 4 years 7 months ago
- Management, Wealth Management
Susannah Streeter, senior investment and markets analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown ‘’The WISE listing will be another test for London as a Fintech hub, as the UK grapples with its post-Brexit status in an era when it has struggled to attract fast growing companies looking to launch an IPO.
Consulting Sector Expands 4.5% as Industry Supports Clients to Recover and Build Back From the Pandemic and Exports Double Reveals MCA
- 4 years 7 months ago
- Management, Consultancy
- Management consultancy growth rate for 2020 was 4.5% following an increase in client work in both the private and public sector following COVID-19, according to the latest MCA Annual Industry Report - Exports have doubled, with significant growth outside Europe, as UK cements its position as a leading global consulting hub and delivers more services remotely
SER Group Founds New Subsidiary in Dubai
- 4 years 7 months ago
- Management
SERgroup Holding International GmbH (SER Group), a leading global vendor of ECM software for intelligent information management, has taken the next step in its international growth strategy and, effective July 1, 2021, has founded SER Solutions Middle East Ltd., based out of Dubai.
Majority of Firms in Breach of Transaction Reporting Requirements
- 4 years 7 months ago
- Transaction Banking, Compliance
Data from a Freedom of Information Request to the FCA has revealed that firms are either transaction reporting incorrectly or not adhering to the MiFIR requirement to monitor their reporting using submission data made available to them by the FCA.
Taulia Appoints Ali Ansari to Oversee Expansion of Global Supply Chain and Payables Solutions
- 4 years 7 months ago
- Management, People Moves
Taulia, the leading fintech provider of working capital solutions, has today announced the appointment of Ali Ansari as Director for Global Supply Chain and Payables Solutions. Ansari will be responsible for managing and expanding Taulia’s world-class supply chain and payables solutions globally, with immediate effect. In this newly created role, Ansari will be based in London and report to Kathleen Nugent, Global Head of Product.
GoldenSource Brings in ex-ION Director to Bolster Managed Service Offering
- 4 years 7 months ago
- Management, Data Management
GoldenSource, the leading independent provider of Enterprise Data Management (EDM) and Master Data Management (MDM), has announced the appointment of Xavier Gerardin as Global Head of its OnDemand solution.
Teller Assist Technology Remains a Cornerstone in Banks’ Cash Management Strategies
- 4 years 7 months ago
- Transaction Banking, Management, Banking
USA home to a third of the world’s teller cash recyclers RBR’s Branch Transformation 2021 reveals that the migration of cash away from the teller, declining footfall in branches, and a wider shift towards cashless payments led to a slight fall in teller assist units (TAUs) in 2020. However, the number of teller cash recyclers (TCRs), which account for the majority of TAUs, increased, and it is recycling technology which will drive growth over... more
Northern Trust Launches Alternative Asset Servicing Digitization Initiative
- 4 years 7 months ago
- Management, Wealth Management
Northern Trust has launched a machine learning-powered document capture capability as the foundation of a multi-year investment to digitize alternative asset servicing and enhance the experience for asset owner clients that invest in complex private market and unlisted assets.
KX Enhances KX Flow FX Trading Platform for Enhanced Pricing and Better Risk Management
- 4 years 7 months ago
- Management, Risk Management
KX, a worldwide leader in real-time streaming analytics, has today announced enhancements to KX Flow, its white-label foreign exchange trading platform. The enhancements help financial institutions better manage market risk, with a new automated capability to optimise position and hedging strategies. Additional pricing and connectivity improvements further optimize pricing streams and enhance flexibility.
Statement from Davidson Kempner Regarding Qiagen
- 4 years 7 months ago
- Management, Asset Management
Qiagen's Supervisory Board suffers from a lack of trust and confidence due to its history of ineffectiveness and governance concerns. This has created a credibility issue that is currently reflected in Qiagen's steep valuation discount to peers and its own historic multiples, and negatively impacts the business.
Ghana International Bank Partners with Backbase toAaccelerate Digital Innovation
- 4 years 7 months ago
- Transaction Banking, Banking
UK-based international bank leverages Backbase’s Engagement Banking Platform to provide best-in-class customer experience Ghana International Bank (GHIB), a UK-headquartered pan-African bank, announces today that it has partnered with Engagement Banking technology provider Backbase. The partnership will underpin the bank’s digital transformation, accelerate innovation and, by allowing GHIB to create tailor-made solutions, provide an enhanced,... more
Medius Delivers Seamless Cross-border Payments with TransferMate
- 4 years 7 months ago
- Management, Payments
Medius, a leading provider of spend management solutions, is announcing its partnership with TransferMate, the leader in payments infrastructure as a service, to offer Medius customers an integrated and seamless way to make international payments without leaving their existing spend management platform.
Trackwise Designs (TWD): Strategic Progress in Challenging Environment
- 4 years 7 months ago
- Covid-19, Management, Consultancy
Trackwise Designs' FY20 results show a resilient response to the pandemic while management expanded IHT capacity to meet the requirements of a multi-million order from an undisclosed UK electric vehicle (EV) OEM. This OEM has recently extended its supply and manufacture agreement with Trackwise from three years to four, increasing the total value by £16m to up to £54m. We note that the volume ramp-up under this agreement has been delayed by a... more
Fintech firm LiquidShare Selects BTP’s Sextant for Daml Platform to Deliver Leading-edge Blockchain-based Post-trade Offering
- 4 years 7 months ago
- Blockchain, Management, Asset Management, FinTech StartUps
LiquidShare, a leading European fintech startup, has selected Sextant for Daml, the blockchain and smart contract management and operations platform provided by Blockchain Technology Partners (BTP), to deliver its cutting-edge post-trade offering.
Commercial Bank of Kuwait Selects TCS BaNCS to Transform Treasury Operations and Drive Future Growth
- 4 years 7 months ago
- Transaction Banking, Banking, IT Innovations
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), leading global IT services, consulting, and business solutions organization, announced that Commercial Bank of Kuwait (CBK), one of the largest financial institutions in Kuwait, has selected TCS BaNCS™ for Treasury to manage risk better, enhance asset class coverage, and drive future growth.
