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BeZero Carbon Raises $50 Million to Accelerate the Net Zero Transition Through Carbon Ratings

3 years 8 months ago
Fundraising News

Carbon rating agency BeZero Carbon has today announced a $50 million Series B funding round. The funds will be used to drive innovation in environmental markets through the development of ratings, risk and analytics tools.

Genesis Global Launches Partner Program to Accelerate Software Innovation in Financial Services

3 years 8 months ago
Infrastructure

Genesis Global, the low-code application development platform purpose-built for financial markets organizations, today announced partnerships with Chenoa Information Systems, Flylance, Future Workforce, Luxoft, a DXC Technology Company,

Arion Bank and Lucinity Join Forces in the Fight Against Money Laundering

3 years 8 months ago
AML and KYC

Arion Bank has announced it will implement Lucinity's technology to help strengthen its defences against money laundering and contribute to a safer financial system. Lucinity's software solution uses the latest artificial intelligence technology to detect money laundering and make it easier for financial companies to spot and resolve such issues more efficiently.

Klarna Launches Price Comparison Tool to Help Consumers Shop Smarter

3 years 8 months ago
E-Commerce

Klarna's push to create an all-pupose shopping app has been boosted further with the inclusion of a price comparison tool for the cost-conscious consumer. The new tool compares prices across thousands of retailers and enables customers to filter their search by including colour, size, features, customer ratings, store availability and shipping options.

Divido Continues to Bolster C-suite with Appointment of Gaz Lloyd-Owen as CPO

3 years 8 months ago
People Moves

Gareth “Gaz” Lloyd-Owen has been appointed Chief Product Officer at UK-based checkout finance platform provider Divido. · Gaz to be tasked with the development of Divido’s highly-configurable, secure and scalable whitelabel platform · Seeks to differentiate Divido platform from others in “Buy Now, Pay Later” vertical

Open Finance Advisors Launches in Australia to Support Access to Open Banking

3 years 8 months ago
Open Banking

Today, Brenton Charnley, ex-CEO of TrueLayer Australia & New Zealand, launches Open Finance Advisors, a specialist consultancy to help Australian and global businesses access open banking and make open finance a reality through the Consumer Data Right (CDR).

With More Households Managing Month to Month, Paying by Subscription Helps Consumers Hack the Cost of Living Crisis

3 years 8 months ago
e-Payments

While more consumers than ever switch to subscriptions to manage their spending, the problem of frictionless recurring payments persists, and is something banks should resolve, according to new fintech research. In a flight to flexibility, 1 in 3 customers (37%) will switch banks to achieve a better recurring payment experience.

Bibby Financial Services Pledges £1B to Help SMEs

3 years 8 months ago
e-Invoicing

International SME financier, Bibby Financial Services (BFS), has renewed its UK securitisation arrangement for a further three years to boost its support for businesses during a period of ongoing economic turbulence. The refinance deal led by Lloyds Bank alongside HSBC, Barclays Bank PLC, BayernLB and with participation from funds under the management of Insight Investment, sees BFS’s total funding capacity increase to more than £1bn.

Facctum Expands Team with Two New Hires

3 years 8 months ago
Risk Management

Facctum, a risktech company specialising in cloud-delivered enterprise risk decisioning technology, today announces the expansion of its team with the appointment of Jörg Herzhoff as Director of Business Development, Europe and Grant Marshall as a Senior Consultant.

Over a Quarter of Consumers Want a More Affordable Approach to Debt Repayment from Banks and Credit Lenders

3 years 8 months ago
Lending

Sopra Steria, the purpose-led digital transformation expert, today released findings from its report: How creditors can deliver an unrivalled customer experience (CX) to consumers in vulnerable situations, highlighting that consumers are demanding increased flexibility when it comes to loan repayments amidst the UK’s turbulent economic landscape.

Finastra Gears Up to Support UK Banks with New Payments Architecture Readiness

3 years 8 months ago
Payments

As the industry awaits an update on the UK’s New Payments Architecture (NPA), Finastra is committed to the timely development and roll-out of the functionality required to support readiness for its customers. Finastra’s cloud-based payments technology and collaboration with new and established bank and technology partners, such as Microsoft, will support banks’ full compliance with the infrastructure changes ahead of the 2024 deadline.

Broadridge Wins Two Awards at This Year’s Asset Servicing Times Industry Excellence Awards

3 years 8 months ago
Asset Management

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc., a global Fintech leader, has won the Best Corporate Actions Technology and Best Asset Servicing Technology Product awards at this year’s Asset Servicing Times Industry Excellence Awards, an industry-renowned ceremony recognising the most influential names and businesses in the financial services market. These awards recognise Broadridge’s commitment to transforming proxy voting and the entire asset servicing...

Cybersecurity Experts Give 10 Tips for Safe Shopping Online

3 years 8 months ago
Cybersecurity

The busiest time of year for shopping is fast approaching and there are many deals to be had. However, it’s important to keep ourselves safe from hackers and scammers that target online shoppers. Online safety expert Chris Bluvshtein at VPNOverview.com gives his top ten tips for keeping yourself safe while shopping online during the holidays.

UK LendTech Leader DivideBuy Partners with Acquired.com to Revolutionise Checkout Process

3 years 8 months ago
Lending

DivideBuy, the leading UK Point of Sale (POS) finance pioneer, has today announced a partnership with Acquired.com, a UK payments specialist and payment initiation service provider, through which DivideBuy’s merchants will be able to leverage smart automated tools designed to eliminate the rate of failed transactions, boost approval rates and offer vastly smoother payment experiences for customers.