New TransUnion Study Finds Smooth Digital Transactions “Essential to Business Survival” During and After Pandemic
- 3 years 6 months ago
- Covid-19, Transaction Banking, Security
A new global and UK study by the Economist Intelligence Unit for information and insights provider TransUnion has overwhelmingly found the key to whether or not companies go out of business hinges on providing consumers friction-right digital transactions. More than eight out of 10 executives, both in the UK and globally said they believe smooth transactions are “essential to business survival” rather than merely a competitive edge.
India Embraces Digital P2P Money Transfers During Pandemic, Fuelling 1M New Users on Paysend
- 3 years 6 months ago
- Covid-19, Money Transfers
Following coronavirus outbreak, Paysend facilitated more than double the volume and value of payments to Indian bank accounts.
TNS Launches Secure SD-WAN to Help Retailers Embrace Digital Transformation and Cloud Adoption
- 3 years 6 months ago
- Payments, Security
Transaction Network Services (TNS), a leader in fintech payment services, announces the launch of TNS Secure SD-WAN which leverages Fortinet’s leading Secure SD-WAN solution. In partnership with Fortinet, TNS Secure SD-WAN combines proven managed payment services with next generation network security.
Finastra and CloudMargin Team Up to Deliver Collateral Management as a Service
- 3 years 6 months ago
- Trading Systems, Management, SaaS
Finastra, one of the world’s largest fintechs, and CloudMargin, creator of the world’s first and only collateral and margin management solution native to the cloud, today announced a global partnership to deliver an integrated collateral and margin management solution to market participants of all sizes through a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) model.
Franklin Templeton and Illuminate Financial Invest in Curv’s Keyless Digital Asset Security Infrastructure
- 3 years 6 months ago
- Investment, Cryptocurrencies, Infrastructure
Curv, the leader in digital asset security, today announced that global investment firm Franklin Templeton and fintech VC Illuminate Financial Management joined existing investors as part of its Series A funding. In July 2020, Curv’s Series A round included a cohort of investors spanning CommerzVentures, Coinbase, Digital Currency Group, Team8 and Digital Garage.
Mazuma to Partner with Software Giant FreshBooks
- 3 years 6 months ago
- Accounting
The UK’s leading online accountancy firm for small and micro businesses Mazuma has been chosen to join forces with the FreshBooks, the number 2 small business invoicing and accounting software in America, with paying customers in 100+ countries. Mazuma has a proven track record of being tech-focused and working with cutting-edge companies to provide unparalleled service to micro businesses.
Banking Circle Lending and Cardstream Payment Gateway Named Most Innovative FinTech Solution
- 3 years 6 months ago
- Lending, Payments
A panel of industry experts has selected Banking Circle’s SME lending initiative, delivered by Cardstream, as winner of the 2020 Tech Ascension FinTech Award for Most Innovative FinTech Solution.
SIA and Hex Trust to Deliver Digital Financial Services in Europe
- 3 years 6 months ago
- Blockchain, Investment, Cryptocurrencies
SIA, a leading European hi-tech company in the payment services and infrastructures sector, controlled by CDP Equity, has signed a partnership agreement with Hex Trust, the leading fintech company in digital asset custody infrastructure for the banking sector, to provide digital asset services to European financial institutions enabling their customers to access new investments opportunities based on blockchain technology.
Home Credit Group Will Expand Credit in Eastern Europe and Asia with FICO AI-Powered Optimization
- 3 years 6 months ago
- Artificial Intelligence, Lending
Home Credit Group, which lends to underserved customers with little or no credit history, has chosen FICO® Decision Optimizer to further improve its lending offers in multiple markets.
App Annie Releases New Gen Z Report with Insights on Winning Over the Mobile Generation
- 3 years 6 months ago
- Data
App Annie, the leading mobile data and analytics company, recently released a report on Generation Z, How to Build a Winning Gen Z Strategy on Mobile, that reveals the mobile habits of this generation to help businesses understand and cater to this group.
Bolero to Provide Electronic Bill of Lading as-a-Service to R3 Corda Based Trade Platforms in Latin America and Australia
- 3 years 6 months ago
- Trade Finance
Leading trade digitisation technology provider Bolero International has announced significant new partnerships with CommChain and Envoy to embed electronic bill of lading into their blockchain based digital trade platforms built on R3’s Corda.
Medius (Wax Digital) Positioned as a Visionary in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Procure-to-Pay Suites
- 3 years 6 months ago
- Personal Finance
Medius (Wax Digital), a leading provider of spend management solutions, has been positioned by Gartner in the Visionaries quadrant of the Gartner October 2020 Magic Quadrant for Procure-to-Pay (P2P) Suites.1 The spend management specialists believe this significant achievement is down to their strong integration capabilities, best-in-class customer service, but also, because of the modern technology powering Medius solutions.
TransferWise Waives Fees on $20 Million of Donations and Launches Covid-19 Vaccine Donation Platform
- 3 years 6 months ago
- Covid-19
Covid-19 remains one of the biggest global health issues we’ve seen in our lifetimes, and finding a vaccine is a cause that people all over the world want to support. But, when it comes to donations to international organisations, most banks and payment providers don’t exchange money using the mid-market rate (the rate you find on Reuters, and Google).
Bottomline Enables StepChange Debt Charity in the Launch of New Coronavirus Payment Plan
- 3 years 6 months ago
- Covid-19, Payments
Bottomline (NASDAQ: EPAY), a leading provider of financial technology that makes complex business payments simple, smart and secure, today commented on the launch of the Coronavirus Payment Plan, a debt management program offered by StepChange Debt Charity, and created in consultation with the UK Government.
The First Cloud-Native Card Payments Platform Silverflow Secures €2.6M
- 3 years 6 months ago
- Payments, Cloud
Silverflow, a global payment technology company, is announcing a €2.6m seed funding round, led by UK-based seed-stage investor Crane Venture Partners with participation from INKEF Capital and notable angel investors and industry leaders from Pay.On, First Data, Bo
