HPS Strengthens Its Processing Activities in Africa with the Acquisition of ICPS in Mauritius
- 3 years 2 months ago
- M&A Deals
HPS and The MCB Group Ltd. signed, on February 08, 2021, a definitive acquisition agreement whereby HPS will acquire all outstanding shares from MCB.
Plenitude Launches RegSight, Financial Crime Compliance Obligations Management Solution
- 3 years 2 months ago
- Compliance
Plenitude, the Financial Crime, Risk and Compliance specialists offering advisory, transformation services and innovative RegTech subscription products, today launched Plenitude RegSight, a cloud-based Financial Crime Compliance (FCC) obligations management solution.
Digital-only Banks in Consideration by over Half of US Consumers, Juniper Research Finds
- 3 years 2 months ago
- Banking
A new survey conducted by Juniper Research has found that more than 50% of US consumers wanting to change banks would consider a digital-only bank, with the same finding reflected in a similar UK survey.
Temenos MarketPlace Welcomes Open Banking Platform Tink
- 3 years 2 months ago
- Open Banking
Temenos (SIX: TEMN), the banking software company, today announced that Tink, one of Europe’s leading open banking platform providers, has joined Temenos MarketPlace.
Appsian Announces PeopleSoft Innovation Summit featuring Oracle as Keynote Presenter
- 3 years 2 months ago
- Security, IT Innovations
Appsian, the global leader in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) security and compliance solutions, has announced their second PeopleSoft Innovation Summit. A free, virtual event that will take place on February 17-18, 2021.
Trade Ledger Raises £13.5 Million in Series A Funding
- 3 years 2 months ago
- Fundraising News
Trade Ledger, the global technology provider to the commercial banking and financial services industry, has raised a total of £13.5 million to complete its Series A funding round. The equity round was led by Point72 Ventures, with strong participation from Foundation Capital, who led the debt tranche closed previously, Court Lorenzini, founder of DocuSign, Hambro Perks, and other existing investors.
Nearly Two-Thirds of Financial Services Firms Struggle to Integrate Data and Analytics
- 3 years 2 months ago
- Data
Nearly two-thirds (63%) of data scientists in financial services firms say their organisation is not currently able to combine data and analytics in a single environment. This was among the key findings of new research in the UK, US, and Asia, for Alveo, leading solutions provider of managed data services for data mastering and analytics.
Coinsquare Launches ‘Quick Trade’ Mobile App
- 3 years 2 months ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Coinsquare, Canada’s leading digital asset trading platform, has announced the launch of its new Quick Trade mobile app. The simple to use app makes buying and selling digital assets quick and convenient, with customers able to easily manage their portfolio of digital assets.
Climate First Bank Selects Finastra Software to Deliver Values-Based Banking
- 3 years 2 months ago
- Banking
Finastra today announced that Climate First Bank (In Organization), the nation’s first climate-focused bank, has selected a complete suite of banking software from Finastra.
Sage Celebrates the Nation’s Small Business with the First B2B Ad Campaign on TikTok
- 3 years 2 months ago
- Cloud
Sage, the market leader for cloud business management solutions, has teamed up with TikTok to launch the #BOSSIT2021 Challenge. This new UK-wide campaign invites small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) owners and entrepreneurs within the TikTok community to creatively express how they are thriving this year, despite testing times.
MyFin Digital Wallet Launched With the Support of Fibank and Mastercard
- 3 years 2 months ago
- Payments, Banking
Fibank and Mastercard have presented MyFin digital wallet, a platform for fast money transfers and online payments.
B-North Appoints Cabinet Office Executive as Independent Non-Executive Director
- 3 years 2 months ago
- People Moves
B-North, the Manchester-based firm building an SME lending bank for the UK, has appointed Nimisha Patel to the board as an Independent Non-Executive Director (NED).
Refinitiv and Freedom Seal Global to Help Stamp Out Modern-Day Slavery From Supply Chains
- 3 years 2 months ago
- Security
Refinitiv and Freedom Seal Global are forming an innovative partnership that will harness risk intelligence data on human trafficking as part of a concerted effort to stamp out modern-day slavery from corporate supply chains around the world.
Assisted Self-Service Terminals Provide Bridge Between Physical and Digital Banking
- 3 years 2 months ago
- Banking
The number of assisted self-service banking terminals installed around the world has been increasing significantly over recent years, allowing banks to migrate transactions away from the teller’s desk and redeploy staff to focus on sales and advisory activities A compelling alternative to the teller line
New Pay As You Grow Facility Will Enable More Flexible Repayments on Bounce Back Loans for UK Smaller Businesses
- 3 years 2 months ago
- Lending
The British Business Bank, the UK’s economic development bank, today announces further details of Pay As You Grow, which helps UK smaller businesses that have taken out a Covid-19 emergency Bounce Back Loan to manage their cashflow and have a better chance of getting back to growth. Originally announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in September 2020, Pay As You Grow (PAYG) will enable businesses who have started repaying their Bounce Back...
