Blackfinch Asset Management Reaches Crucial Three-year Milestone Following Success Of Mps Range

• 4 years 9 months ago
• Asset Management

Blackfinch Asset Management is pleased to announce that its Managed Portfolio Service (MPS) is celebrating its three-year anniversary since launch. During this time, the team has expanded five times, has welcomed over 50 partner firms, and assets under management have increased threefold.  

Intec Systems acquires e-commerce solutions provider Orion Consulting

• 4 years 9 months ago
• M&A Deals

Intec Systems Limited (Intec) has acquired e-commerce solutions provider Orion Consulting Limited (Orion) in a move to accelerate its expansion in the Digital Transformation market. Orion Consulting has an established E-Commerce and EDI Solution range (PathFinder) as well as offering a comprehensive range of consulting and managed services. By being able to provide both a cloud based and on-premise solution, PathFinder provides complete...

Capital.com Enables Commission-free stock Dealing in the UK, Europe, to Meet Growing Retail Demand for Equity Investments

• 4 years 9 months ago
• Trading Systems, Investment

Capital.com, the high-growth trading and investing platform empowering everyone to trade responsibly, has launched a dedicated stock dealing account for clients in the UK and Europe. The new account, labeled Capital.com Invest, enables customers to easily and securely invest in global stocks without paying any commission.

ZEDRA sees record new client inflows and revenue growth in the UK

• 4 years 9 months ago
• Asset Management, Wealth Management

 ZEDRA, the fastest growing global specialist in Active Wealth, Corporate, Global Expansion and Fund Services, expects to see triple digit revenue growth in 2021, having expanded its client base by 20% between October 2020 and June 2021. ZEDRA’s headcount has also tripled in the same period with an additional 139 employees, and the firm expects to capitalise on the UK’s growing levels of wealth.

Ukheshe Takes Another Step Closer to Unicorn Status as it Comes Second in Prestigious KPMG Global Tech Innovator Launch

• 4 years 9 months ago
• IT Innovations

The KPMG Private Enterprise Global Tech Innovator Africa competition came to an exciting close this week and saw Africa’s future unicorn, Ukheshe, take second place among 75 other worthy entrants across Africa.

Return to Spender: 3.9 Million are Currently Spending More Than They Can Afford to ‘Make Up for Lost Time’ Following Lockdown

• 4 years 9 months ago
• Platform Technology, Money Transfers

New research2 from Yolt, the award-winning smart money app reveals today that over 3 million UK adults have been spending more than they can afford since lockdown restrictions recently began to ease. A further 18% anticipate that the national return to socialising will have a negative impact on their ability to manage their money well.

The World Federation of Exchanges Seeks Risk-based Calibration of EU Bank Capital for National Equity Markets

• 4 years 9 months ago
• Banking

The World Federation of Exchanges (“The WFE”), the global industry group for exchanges and CCPs, today published its response to the European Banking Authority (EBA) concerning recognition of developed equity markets.  In responding to the EBA, the WFE is seeking to promote market-based finance globally, by advocating for proportionate and predictable capital treatment for equity-market risk. 

mmob Secures FCA Authorisation for UK’s First Open Finance Partnership Platform

• 4 years 9 months ago
• Open Banking, Payments, Authentication Technology

FCA authorisation ensures mmob can help banks and large established fintechs to unlock the benefits of open and embedded finance at pace and scale. By unifying customer data mmob can help its commercial partners to drive retention and growth through the optimisation of third party service selection and provision. Consent driven user data to propel frictionless native experiences, leveraging data to provide relevant financial products and...

Cities & Villages Development Bank Selects ICS BANKS Universal Banking Solution from ICSFS

• 4 years 9 months ago
• Banking

Is Koda Cryptocurrency The Brand-New Kid On The Crypto Block?

• 4 years 9 months ago
• Cryptocurrencies

Koda Cryptocurrency is the brand-new crypto token on the market. It is an exciting and fresh approach to cryptocurrency that is based on the morals of trust, education and ease of use. Not something you would always associate with cryptocurrency; but Koda are on a mission to change that. But is Koda Currency as ‘brand-new’ as you might think?

Commenting on a Rangebound Dollar and Treasury Yields Down Following Nonfarm Payrolls Data

• 4 years 9 months ago
• Data, Treasury

Commenting on a rangebound dollar and Treasury yields down following Nonfarm Payrolls data, Ali Jaffari, Head of North American Capital Markets for Validus Risk Management, said: “A salient US data point this morning as US Nonfarm Payrolls for the month of June surprised to the upside with an increase of 850K vs a consensus of 720K. However, with FX markets largely pricing this in, we are not seeing significant moves as a result, and the dollar...

Banking Industry Must Encourage and Support Innovation That Preserves Customers' Access to Cash

• 4 years 9 months ago
• Banking

Commenting on the news that The Treasury has opened a consultation, with a view to legislating to protect the access to cash services for the public within "a reasonable distance" of their home or business premises, Matt Phillips, VP, Head of Financial Services at Diebold Nixdorf UK&I, says:  

Start-ups and Scale-Ups Urged to Enter Tech for Good Competition

• 4 years 9 months ago
• FinTech StartUps

21Shares Continues Its Listing Strategy With The Launch of Solana (SOL) ETP

• 4 years 9 months ago
• Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies

21Shares AG, the pioneering issuer of crypto Exchange Traded Products (ETPs) is launching the world’s first Solana (SOL) ETP (ticker: ASOL) on the regulated market of the Swiss stock exchange (SIX Exchange) on Wednesday, June 30th 2021 further boosting 21Shares as the leading issuer of crypto ETPs. The ETP will offer additional yield through staking rewards by validating transactions on the Solana blockchain which is dedicated to fostering...

Zopa Marks Successful First Year as a Bank, Fueling Future IPO Plans

• 4 years 9 months ago
• Banking

Zopa’s next generation bank is on course to reach profitability before the end of the year, making it among the fastest  challenger banks to reach this milestone  Success is due to Zopa’s focus on providing lending products which address the unmet needs of UK consumers The first year of the bank has seen increased demand vs. expectation and generated higher than expected growth across a number of metrics, including revenue Zopa is on track for...