Triple Point launches rapid turnaround investment initiative for start-ups
- 5 years 1 week ago
- Investment Management
Triple Point today announces a rapid turnaround investment initiative to help new start-ups launch, in recognition of the role innovation and technology will play in accelerating the UK’s economic recovery.
First Turkish-German trade finance transaction on Marco Polo blockchain network with İşbank and Commerzbank
- 5 years 1 week ago
- Blockchain, Transaction Banking, Trade Finance
İşbank and Commerzbank have jointly run an international trade finance transaction based on distributed ledger technology (DLT). Payments were secured by digitally processing the related data transfer via Corda blockchain technology on the Marco Polo trade finance network. İşbank is the first bank in Turkey to perform a trade finance transaction using blockchain technology. The transaction took place on 27 May 2020 between İşbank, Şişecam,...
Saxo Bank announces white label partnerships with five Danish banks
- 5 years 1 week ago
- Data, IT Innovations
Saxo Bank and five Danish SDC member banks (Sparekassen Vendsyssel, Sparekassen Thy, Middelfart Sparekasse, Frøs Sparekasse and Jutlander Bank) have entered a partnership agreement, which will give the banks’ combined 500,000 clients access to Saxo Bank’s user-friendly and innovative trading and investment solutions.
Finastra appoints Chief Customer Officer to Executive Leadership Team
- 5 years 1 week ago
- People Moves
Finastra has appointed Neil Blagden as Chief Customer Officer. He ultimately takes responsibility for customer success – overseeing everything Finastra does to design, deliver and enable excellent experiences for its customers.
IBM and CaixaBank team up to accelerate cloud transformation and innovation in the financial services industry
- 5 years 1 week ago
- Cloud
CaixaBank, a leading financial institution in Spain and Portugal, serving more than 15.5 million customers, has announced an agreement with IBM Services (NYSE: IBM) to help accelerate its hybrid cloud journey and continue their work to increase the bank's capability to develop innovative, digital-first solutions to enhance client experiences.
Taiwan’s First Neobank Selects Temenos Digital Banking Platform to Launch in Record Time
- 5 years 1 week ago
- Banking, Cloud
Temenos (SIX: TEMN), the banking software company, today announced that Next Commercial Bank (Next Bank), has selected Temenos Transact to power its launch as one of Taiwan’s first neobanks and deliver digital banking experiences that challenge the status quo. Cloud-native, cloud-agnostic Temenos Transact will deliver rich, pre-configured banking functionality and compliance to support Next Bank’s rapid launch to market in 2020.
Enfuce approved as an authorized payment institution
- 5 years 1 week ago
- Payments
Finland's biggest fintech start-up Enfuce has been accredited as an authorised payment institution by the Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority (FIN-FSA)*. Customers pursuing new opportunities introduced through the second Payment Services Directive (PSD2), can now perform account information and payment initiation services together with Enfuce.
Featurespace Named as Representative Vendor in Gartner's May 2020 Market Guide for Online Fraud Detection
- 5 years 1 week ago
- Fraud Detection
Featurespace™, the leading provider of Enterprise Financial Crime prevention software, has been recognised as a Representative Vendor in Gartner's 2020 Market Guide for Online Fraud Detection1. The report states, "online fraud detection is expanding beyond traditional use cases, and market overlap with identity proofing and authentication is growing. SRM leaders focused on fraud should select vendors based on desired business outcomes and...
Finantix appoints Christine Ciriani as CEO, Ralf Emmerich becomes Executive Chairman
- 5 years 1 week ago
- People Moves
Finantix, a Motive Partners company and the leading global provider of trusted technology to the wealth management, insurance and banking industries, today appointed Christine Ciriani as Chief Executive Officer (CEO). She will assume the role and responsibilities of CEO alongside that of her existing position as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), to which she was appointed in October 2019.
Business finance is yet to shift to reflect widespread remote working, research reveals
- 5 years 1 week ago
- IT Innovations
The global sweep of COVID-19 has meant a fundamental shift for businesses; travel restrictions and mandated social distancing have meant, in a short space of time, huge swathes of the UK economy have restructured to a remote working setup. New YouGov research commissioned by the SAP Concur team reveals that whilst a healthy 68% of businesses found this transition easy, a significant third of businesses (32%) found it difficult or very difficult.
Shop’s Open: Search site for reopening stores launches
- 5 years 1 week ago
- Online Trading
Mastercard (MA) today introduces www.ShopOpenings.com, a new online search tool that confirms which shops and businesses are open for customers to visit as the nation gradually reopens over the coming weeks, in line with Government guidance. Built in partnership with Sixth Sense, this new search site is free to use and offers people a latest record of which shops and businesses are open for trading.
BNP Paribas Fortis has chosen Worldline to set up and operate its omni-channel Contact Service Center
- 5 years 1 week ago
- SaaS
Worldline [Euronext: WLN], the European leader in the payments and transactional services industry, has sealed a multi-year contract with BNP Paribas Fortis, a leading financial institution in Belgium and across Europe. Under this agreement, Worldline will set up and operate BNP Paribas Fortis’ omni-channel Contact Service Center (CSC) using WL Contact. Operating in SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) mode, this proven contact center solution will...
11:FS and Plaid joint report examines how open finance will shape the next generation of digital financial services
- 5 years 2 weeks ago
- Open Banking
11:FS, the challenger firm defining and building truly digital financial services, and Plaid, the technology company powering digital apps and services millions of people rely on to manage their finances, have released a joint report on the transition from open banking toward open finance. The report, “Open finance: shaping the future of financial services” considers the transformative impact of the UK's Open Finance framework across a customer...
IDnow launches free regulatory information service "KYC Insider”
- 5 years 2 weeks ago
- Digital Identity, Regulatory Standards, AML and KYC
IDnow a leading provider of Identity Verification-as-a-Service solutions and regulatory expert presents
British Business Investments commits up to £40m to Columbia Lake Partners UK LLP’s second fund
- 5 years 2 weeks ago
- Fund Management, Investment Management
British Business Investments Ltd announces a commitment of up to £40m to Columbia Lake Partners Fund II - CLP Growth II GBP SCSp - at its first close.
