American Express Research Reveals the Multiple Benefits That Personal Travel Offers Small Business Leaders
- 3 years 6 months ago
- Payments
New research from American Express reveals that small business leaders are dreaming of rediscovering the joys - and ongoing benefits - of travel, with approaching two-thirds (65%) planning to take multiple trips in 2022, and almost seven in 10 (68%) stating that personal travel boosts their ability to run their business well.
Connected Capital Closes €154 Million Second Fund Targeting European B2B SaaS Scale-Ups as Global Demand for Cloud Software Grows
- 3 years 6 months ago
- Cloud, SaaS
Amsterdam-based Private Equity Firm's Second Fund is 3x Size of Previous Fund and Brings Total Assets to over €200 Million; New Fund Makes Connected Capital The Largest Pure-Play B2B SaaS Investor in Europe
Bank of England Announces Further Hike to 0.50%
- 3 years 6 months ago
- Banking
The Bank of England has raised rates for a second time since December 2021 to 0.50%. The committee voted 5-4 in favour of a hike to 0.50%, with those in the minority favouring a rise to 0.75%. CPI is expected to peak at 7.25% in April 2022, a full 2% higher than was expected in November 2021. Initial market reaction sees the UK 10 year government bond rise above pre-pandemic levels. Jonathan Moyes, Head of Investment Research, Wealth Club
Outseer Expands Industry-Leading Fraud Protection into Emerging Payments Categories
- 3 years 6 months ago
- Payments
Outseer Emerging Payments™ builds on decades of fraud prevention and machine learning innovation with new solution for Buy Now, Pay Later installments
8 Out of 10 Card Payments Now Contactless in the Nordics
- 3 years 6 months ago
- Payments
Denmark leads the pack with a staggering 90 per cent of card payments now contactless. Norway is close behind at 87 per cent. Sweden and Finland have now both surpassed 70 per cent.
Chile’s Data-driven Lender Mento Launches on Mambu to Improve Financial Inclusion
- 3 years 6 months ago
- Payments, Credit Cards
Mento’s migration to the leading cloud banking platform will bolster Chile’s efforts to improve financial inclusion by providing microlending and other credit options to the unbanked and underbanked
UTP Shield to Provide Increased Fraud Protection to Merchants
- 3 years 6 months ago
- e-Payments, Fraud Detection
Following the success of its award-winning Faster Processing solution, UTP Merchant Services, one of the UK’s largest providers of physical and online payment solutions, is launching a free service to help protect its customers from potential fraud and chargebacks.
iwoca SME Expert Index: Small Businesses Invest in Growth as Demand for Larger Loans Rises
- 3 years 6 months ago
- Lending
Growth continues to be the top reason for SMEs accessing finance, with even more brokers (43%) citing this as the most common SME loan purpose. Q4 sees a shift in the amount of money wanted by SMEs, with loans over £100,000 becoming most popular, compared to loans under £25,000 which took the top spot in Q3. Demand for the Recovery Loan Scheme remains stable following the extension of the programme’s application deadline.
Melanion Capital’s Bitcoin Thematic ETF becomes first European Bitcoin thematic fund to launch the Nasdaq symbol on the Nasdaq Fund Network
- 3 years 6 months ago
- Fund Management, Data Management
KNEIP, a leader in fund data management and reporting solutions for the asset management industry, today announces that it launched the first European-domiciled Bitcoin thematic fund on the Nasdaq Fund Network, to trade under the symbol MBTCX.
New Digital First Bank - Monument - Launches Market Leading Savings Account Rate
- 3 years 6 months ago
- Digital banking
5 year Fixed-Term Deposit at 2.20 percent (fixed) annual interest rate, with a minimum balance of £25,000 for new clients Accessible via its iOS and Android app, Monument has launched a new 5 year Fixed-Term Deposit savings product which offers an annual fixed interest rate of 2.20 percent Gross/AER, believed to be the highest available in this category at the time of launch. Monument first released its app and entered into the savings...
Round-up Reveals the Future of House Buying from Leading Experts
- 3 years 6 months ago
- Cloud
In its second annual round-up, titled ‘The Future Demands Anthology’, leading mortgage technology provider, Twenty7Tec, reveals the insights, future predictions, and pandemic-spurred challenges from a diverse range of experts in the house buying sector, and highlights how top players in the sector plan to adapt to the major challenges ahead for our industry and society: post-covid life, net zero and with the increased use of technology.
Spectrum Markets Trading Hit €1.35Bn Turnover in Record Year
- 3 years 6 months ago
- Trading Systems
Trading volume nearly doubled in 2021 Strong momentum on turnover, with two record quarters in a row, Q3 and Q4. Year of milestones laying the foundation for future growth Spectrum Markets, the pan-European trading venue for securitised derivatives, has released its Full Year 2021 Business Update revealing continued record growth.
Moody’s Analytics to Provide Income Research + Management with Pension Analytics Support
- 3 years 6 months ago
- Management
Moody’s Analytics announced today that Income Research + Management (IR+M) has licensed the PFaroe™ DB, a pension risk modeling software.
SquaredFinancial’s Ambitious Expansion Continues with New American Crypto Office
- 3 years 6 months ago
- Asset Management, Financial
The move follows successful expansion in 2021 into Africa, Latin America and Asia New Digital Asset Chief Executive Officer appointed in the US Square Financial, the fintech brokerage headquartered in Europe, is launching a US Digital Asset Operation to increase its offering to American clients in line with its global growth plan.
Slovakia’s Largest Mutual Funds Manager Selects Temenos Multifonds
- 3 years 6 months ago
- Banking
Tatra banka will implement Temenos Multifonds to administer €3.8 billion AUM and enhance investor servicing across its mutual and pension businesses
