HPS Completes the Acquisition of ICPS
- 4 years 9 months ago
- Payments, M&A Deals
HPS Group today announces the completion of the acquisition of ICPS in Mauritius, which was first announced on February 9th, 2021. Following the lifting of the last suspensive conditions related to administrative authorizations as dictated by the regulations in force, HPS and ICPS proceeded on April 7th 2021 to sign the reiterative deed of sale related to 80% of the shares of the company ICPS.
SteelEye Raises Additional Capital as it Eyes Expansion into North America
- 4 years 9 months ago
- Security and Compliance, Data
SteelEye, the UK-based compliance technology and data analytics firm, today announces its plans to bolster its footprint by expanding into North America. SteelEye, which has seen rapid growth in Europe since launching in 2017, delivers a comprehensive SaaS-based regulatory technology (regtech) platform that allows banks, brokers, and asset managers to simplify their compliance processes across various EU, UK and now U.S., market regulations.
Starling Bank Joins Funding Options’ Lending Panel to Support SME Recovery
- 4 years 9 months ago
- Banking
Funding Options has joined forces with digital bank Starling Bank to deliver business critical access to finance as SMEs across the UK rebuild following a turbulent year.
Logi Analytics has been acquired by insightsoftware.
- 4 years 9 months ago
- M&A Deals
insightsoftware, a global provider of enterprise software solutions for the Office of the CFO, today announced it has acquired Logi Analytics, the leading provider of embedded analytics solutions for software providers. Addressing an emerging trend, the deal positions insightsoftware as a leader in integrating financial and operational reporting and expands the company’s market opportunity through embedded analytics for commercial software...
Glenhawk to Partner with Twenty7Tec as it Eyes Further Loan Book Growth
- 4 years 9 months ago
- Lending
Glenhawk, the fast-growing UK challenger lender, has partnered with mortgage platform provider Twenty7Tec. Glenhawk’s regulated products will be available on Twenty7Tec’s proprietary SOURCE platform, which has seen a significant increase in users during the pandemic, as a result of the resilient homeowner market and continued retrenchment of the high street banks.
The Digital Token Identifier Committee at Etrading Software is looking for new members.
- 4 years 9 months ago
- Digital Identity
Etrading Software (ETS), global provider of technology-led solutions designed for financial institutions and industry initiatives, acting as an exclusive Registration Authority, (RA), for the new International Organization for Standardization’s, (ISO), standard for Digital Token Identifiers (DTIs) is today calling for new members for its Product Advisory Committee (PAC) with an application closing date of 17th May 2021.
equensWorldline Enables First Co-Badged Wearable in Europe for Customers of KBC
- 4 years 9 months ago
- Payments
equensWorldline, a subsidiary of Worldline [Euronext: WLN], European leader in the payments and transactional services industry, processes contactless payments that clients of the Belgian bank-insurer KBC[1] can now execute via the first co-badged wearable in the worl
Trulioo Expands Executive Team with Key New Hire
- 4 years 9 months ago
- Security, Cybersecurity, Data Protection, Fraud Detection
Trulioo, the leading global identity verification company, announced the addition of Garient Evans in a key position of SVP of Identity Solutions.
Ludlow Trust Company Launches with Acquisition of NatWest Group and Coutts Trust Business
- 4 years 9 months ago
- M&A Deals
Ludlow Trust company (Ludlow Trust) today announced that it has concluded the acquisition of the NatWest Group and Coutts UK trust business, which will now be relaunched under the Ludlow Trust banner. Ludlow Trust is an independent trust company, backed by the Wickers and Sarikhani families, with three former senior Barclays executives on the board.
ITRS Group: How Could a Greater Focus on Operational Resilience Have Reduced The High Number of Outages Across Financial Services in 2020?
- 4 years 9 months ago
- Financial
Over the past few years, operational resilience has been rising up the priority list for financial institutions and regulators alike, with the pandemic only accelerating this process further. Despite significant strides being made, the market volatility that has defined the past year has shone a light on how much work firms still have to do to become operationally resilient.
CFPB Proposes Delay of Effective Date for Recent Debt Collection Rules
- 4 years 9 months ago
- Data, Financial
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau today proposed extending the effective date of two recent debt collection rules to give affected parties more time to comply due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Avant Acquires Zero Financial, Inc. and its Neobank, Level
- 4 years 9 months ago
- M&A Deals
Avant, a leading financial technology company that gives underserved consumers access to the credit they deserve, announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Zero Financial, Inc. and Level, the company's neobank and design-forward banking app assets. After passing the 1.5 million customer milestone in 2020, the acquisition of Level will allow Avant to expand its reach by offering best-in-class digital banking experiences to American...
Almost Half of UK Employers Provide no Financial Support or Advice to Their Employees Beyond Paying Them
- 4 years 9 months ago
- Data
A new consumer report, Money on our Minds, has today revealed the findings of a study* into the current state of financial health and wellness amongst UK employees.
Why Crypto Digital Assets are Royalty Finance
- 4 years 9 months ago
- Payments, Cryptocurrencies
On March 30 2021, Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs released guidance specifically describing how crypto digital asset staking should be treated for taxation purposes. It has been assumed previously that staking comes under the umbrella of mining, thus the same guidance has applied.
London to Host First In-Person Fintech Event of 2021
- 4 years 9 months ago
- Payments, Banking, Cloud, Security
Fintech Week London is back, bigger and better than ever before, with a brand-new team and event format. This July, senior decision-makers representing the most innovative companies in financial services will gather in the UK capital to discuss the position of London as a Fintech hub post-Brexit. Fintech Week London at a glance:
