Coutts and Natwest Launch Accelerator for Gaming and Social Media Entrepreneurs
- 3 years 8 months ago
- Wealth Management, Banking
Coutts and NatWest have launched a programme to help entrepreneurs in the Interactive Entertainment (IE) space build and develop their businesses. Starting in June 2022, the six-month accelerator is aimed at ambitious e-sports, gaming, social media and streaming entrepreneurs across the UK who have recently started a business or are thinking about forming a company.
Reassured Hires new Head of Digital Product from Klarna
- 3 years 8 months ago
- Insurance
Reassured, the UK’s largest life insurance broker, today announces that it has appointed Simon Towndrow as its new Head of Digital Product in a move to continue the development of their digital platforms.
Phos Appoints Chris Haincock as its new Chief Operating Officer to help Accelerate Growth
- 3 years 8 months ago
- People Moves
Phos, the fintech behind the leading software-only Point of Sale system, has appointed programme management leader Chris Haincock as its new Chief Operating Officer.
Government-targeted DDoS Attacks Surge by Over 1,800% in 2021
- 3 years 8 months ago
- Security, Cybersecurity, Data Protection
Nowadays, governments worldwide face the challenge of protecting their cyberspace in addition to their physical borders. Online presence creates an additional attack surface that can be used in coordinated attacks, such as Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. According to the data presented by the Atlas VPN team, the volume of DDoS attacks per customer aimed at the government sector soared by a whopping 1,881% in 2021 compared to 2020’...
UK Workers Scramble to Get to Grips With Their Finances as New National Insurance Rise Takes Effect
- 3 years 8 months ago
- Insurance
Storyline: 6th APRIL DUBBED THE ‘EYE’ OF THE UK’S COST OF LIVING CRISIS AS ENERGY BILLS SPIKE AND NEW TAX INCREASES PUT ENORMOUS STRAIN ON HOUSEHOLDS
WALLIX Reports 2021 Earnings Showing Sharp International Growth
- 3 years 8 months ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Alongside more customer wins and reduced operational costs, WALLIX appoints a new executive hire to drive its continued acceleration WALLIX, a European cybersecurity software developer and expert in privileged access management (PAM), has reported its 2021 full-year earnings. Alongside the results, the company has announced the appointment of Frédéric Sarrat as Deputy Managing Director, to continue to drive and execute the company's growth plans.
Alpian Obtains FINMA Banking License and Secures CHF19 Million Series B+ Financing
- 3 years 8 months ago
- Digital banking, Banking, IT Innovations
Alpian SA, an innovative digital private bank, today announced the granting by FINMA of a banking license and a successful CHF19 million Series B+ closing, enabling Alpian to shortly launch to the public in Q3 2022, becoming Switzerland's first digital private bank.
Newly Launched TPP Verification by Salt Edge Consolidates Security, Exactly as PSD2 Requires
- 3 years 8 months ago
- APIs, Open Banking
Salt Edge announces the launch of a new open banking solution on the European market – TPP Verification. The solution simplifies ASPSPs’ efforts in checking the third-party providers trying to access users’ account data.
Utimaco and Nokia Expand Partnership to Secure a 5G Future
- 3 years 8 months ago
- Security, IT Innovations
Global telecoms giant and cybersecurity innovators combine to create future-proof, secure implementations of fifth generation mobile networks
HSBC Counterparty Credit Risk and Valuation Adjustments on Google Cloud Case Study
- 3 years 8 months ago
- Cloud, Credit Risk
HSBC: Driving breakthrough compute capacity and speed with Dataflow running on Google Cloud HSBC delivers new counterparty credit risk (CCR) and derivative valuation adjustment (XVA) engine with in-house built analytics library NOLA 2.0, powered by Google Cloud. The cloud-native risk management solution boosts calculation speed 10x by combining Graph Theory from Mathematics and Dataflow Elastic compute from Google Cloud. Future-proofing risk...
DeFi, DAOs and CBDCs: 8 Crypto Innovators on What's Next
- 3 years 8 months ago
- Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies, IT Innovations
In 2011, Brazilian software developer Lucas Schoch spent more than 1,100 bitcoin inside World of Warcraft, the popular online fantasy game. Cryptocurrency had yet to explode in value, but he quickly realized what a mistake he’d made.
LSEG to Expand Its Global Range of Digital Identity Solutions Through Acquisition of Global Data Consortium Inc
- 3 years 8 months ago
- AML and KYC
London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) today announces it has agreed to acquire Global Data Consortium Inc (GDC), a global provider of high-quality identity verification data to support clients with Know Your Customer (KYC) requirements (the Transaction).
Twenty7Tec Monthly Mortgage Report March 2022
- 3 years 8 months ago
- Lending
Twenty7Tec has released its monthly report into the state of the UK’s mortgage market.
Taulia Appoints Chief Growth Officer
- 3 years 8 months ago
- People Moves
Taulia, a leading provider of working capital management solutions, has announced the promotion of Bob Glotfelty to Chief Growth Officer. Bob, who previously served as Taulia’s VP of Growth, will now be responsible for overseeing Taulia’s ambitious growth plans since being acquired by SAP. Following Taulia’s expansion in Asia last year. Bob will be in charge of growing Taulia’s full suite of services in China to help build its presence in the...
Stocard Joins Klarna and Gets “Smoooth” with All-new Brand Identity
- 3 years 8 months ago
- Payments, Banking, Retail Banking
Following its successful acquisition by Klarna, leading mobile wallet provider Stocard introduces its new look and feel to over 47 million active consumers in 45 markets, adopting Klarna’s award-winning “Smoooth” brand identity across all touchpoints. The rebranding sets the stage for new product synergies between Klarna and Stocard and introduces Klarna’s brand to 1.7 million new consumers in the UK.
