A Look Ahead to 2022: Challengers Making Moves, one-click Digital Payments and the Eera of Digital Gold
- 4 years 7 months ago
- Payments
Scott Johnson, VP, Product Development, Western Union Business Solutions When we made predictions for 2021 we anticipated a year of post-pandemic economic recovery. Instead, we saw more turbulence, highs and lows and another challenging year for individuals, businesses and industries. This has been another record year for digital transformation and advances in the financial services sector, but we have also fallen short in some areas including...
Biz2X Wins IBS intelligence (IBSi) Global FinTech Innovation Award
- 4 years 7 months ago
- Artificial Intelligence, FinTech StartUps
Biz2X today announced that its platform has been honored by IBS intelligence (IBSi) for Best Digital Lending Implementation: Best Adoption of Tools & Governance at the IBSi Global FinTech Innovation Awards 2021. The awards celebrate the “coolest innovations” in FinTech, according to IBSi.
Standard Life Home Finance selects finova to power move into the Equity Release market
- 4 years 7 months ago
- Lending, Cloud
finova chosen to provide the software that will underpin the offering Entire implementation and go-live completed in 8 months and ahead of schedule finova has been selected to provide the software that will power Standard Life Home Finance’s move into the UK Equity Release market, following a competitive tender process.
Korify Capital Launches $100M Venture Fund for Breakthrough Investments in the Biotech Sector
- 4 years 7 months ago
- Investment, Fund Management
Korify Capital, with its core mission of contributing to advancing the rollout of paradigm-shifting biotech companies, has announced the launch of its first venture fund, Korify Capital Fund ONE. It aims to raise up to $100m for breakthrough investments in biotech platform companies with a focus on longevity and mental health. Investing in breakthrough technologies
Interest for P2P Loans to Ggain Traction in Europe
- 4 years 7 months ago
- P2P Lending
The number of Google requests for P2P lending in Europe has been growing steadily in 2021. An analysis of the investment platform Robo.cash showed that Europeans are increasingly interested in P2P loans, with developed countries leading the way. Spain has one of the highest numbers of Google queries for the period, and every month the amount is growing by an average of 2.1%. At the same time, the concentration of P2P platforms for the business...
Investae Has Been Included in the World Finance 100 List by the British Magazine 'world Finance'
- 4 years 7 months ago
- Financial
Investae received the World Finance 100 Award in 2021 and has been praised for both its accomplishments and outstanding innovation by the British financial magazine 'World Finance'. Investae is a fintech, which prides itself on serving clients in over 30 countries. The company provides solutions for investment firms, bond issuers, wealth managers, private bankers, as well as alternative investment fund managers, and is designed to simplify the...
Swiss Crypto Bank Collaborates with MT4 to Introduce Optimal Trading Environment
- 4 years 7 months ago
- Cryptocurrencies, Banking
As new opportunities in the financial markets emerge on a daily basis, global online trading brand Swiss Crypto Bank has officially announced an interesting collaboration with veteran and trusted trading platform MetaTrader 4.
Broker Insights Raises £6M in Series-A funding Round
- 4 years 7 months ago
- Fundraising News, Insurance
Broker Insights – the high-growth company whose digital platform is transforming the commercial insurance market – has raised more than £6m in a Series A funding round led by Mercia Asset Management.
Bloc Ventures: Two Tech Exits and New Funds Being Raised
- 4 years 7 months ago
- Consultancy
Since we initiated in September, Bloc has exited two portfolio companies at a premium to holding value, Marmalade (a games developer, sold to LDC for a 4.8x cash return) and EVRYTHNG (an internet of things, IoT, data and real-time insights platform), acquired for an undisclosed price. Bloc has also made a new investment, Shield-IoT (large-scale IoT network security), taking its portfolio to 10 companies.
Plum Launches Lite - Health Benefits Membership for Early Stage Startups, SMEs and Gig Workers
- 4 years 7 months ago
- Insurance
Offers instant activation for teams as small as two; for a monthly subscription as low as Rs 85/ month
Azentio wins 5 Key Awards at IBS Intelligence Global FinTech Innovation Awards 2021
- 4 years 7 months ago
- Banking
Implementations at Tata Mutual Fund, Murabaha Marena, Alkhaleej Bank, Quara Finance, and Emkan Finance, honoured for excellence in innovative technologies
FICO Predictions: Pressure Mounts on Banks to Exceed Customer Demand in Evolving Industry
- 4 years 7 months ago
- Investment, Infrastructure
Darryl Knopp, Senior Director of Global Marketing at analytics company FICO is looking ahead at how customer expectations of financial services are likely to change in 2022 and what this means for banks. 1 – Creating a Unified Experience: Mapping out the Entire Customer Journey
50% of UK Advertising Companies Unprepared for Third-party Cookie Ban
- 4 years 7 months ago
- Artificial Intelligence, Data
Complacency widespread as 60% admit they rely on doomed third-party cookie technology that Google plans to axe in 2023, shutting off access to consumer personalisation data
Why Consumer Demand for Better Data Privacy is Escalating
- 4 years 7 months ago
- Covid-19, Security, Cybersecurity
Written by Steph Charbonneau, Senior Director of Data Security at HelpSystems
Ascendus Selects Scienaptic’s Platform For AI-Powered Credit Underwriting To Strengthen SMB Lending
- 4 years 7 months ago
- Artificial Intelligence
Leading global AI-powered credit decision platform provider, Scienaptic AI announced today that Ascendus has chosen its AI-based underwriting platform to augment its lending process and make advanced loan decisions for small and medium sized businesses.
