Greater Use of Contactless Payments Increases Consumers’ Exposure to Financial Crime
- 4 years 10 months ago
- Payments
Value of credit and debit card transactions in the UK falls 17.5% over the last month1 Alex Robinson, Payment and Banking Expert at Featurespace, says: “This latest data shows the pandemic has accelerated consumers’ use of contactless payments to make purchases.
Sage Paves The Way to The New Normal With Launch of Empowering Event Series
- 4 years 10 months ago
- Management, Cloud
Sage, the market leader in cloud business management solutions launches a brand-new series, Inspire Me, a compelling event centred around living, working and adapting to a changing world.
FICO Survey: 1 in 10 UK Consumers Think Their Identity Was Stolen, 1 in 25 Know It Was
- 4 years 10 months ago
- Data
FICO’s identity proofing and digital banking survey shows identity theft is a tangible threat for people in the UK – 4 percent said they know their identity has been stolen and used by a fraudster to open an account, while a further 10 percent believe it is likely to have happened. Along with a whole-hearted preference to open and manage financial accounts online, according to the FICO research there is also a widespread eagerness to comply...
IGM Credit Launches Verified Bond Data on IOWArocks Data Marketplace
- 4 years 10 months ago
- Banking, Data, Financial
Traders, Banks and Funds Gain Secure, Direct Access to Near Real-Time Database Spanning Decades. Informa Global Markets (IGM) has launched its syndicated corporate bond data on the IOWArocks data marketplace, offering firms secure, direct access that automates business operations while driving new growth through a trusted source.
Bitex Becomes First Exchange to Provide Mandatory Cryptocurrency Investment Disclosure
- 4 years 10 months ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Global Cryptocurrency Exchange Bitex announced that it has commenced providing Investment Declaration Report for all its retail and institutional investors, becoming the first Exchange in India to comply with the recent amendments made to the Companies Act 2013 by Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
Bling Cuts Onboarding Time Down to 2 Minutes and Strengthens Platform Security With Sumsub’s KYC Solution
- 4 years 10 months ago
- Risk Management
Bling, a modern cash advance service that helps users get money fast and trouble-free, has announced its partnership with KYC provider Sumsub. Sumsub is set to verify Bling’s users within minutes while providing bulletproof, platform-wide fraud defense.
Mastercard Selects Aion Bank, Powered By The Vodeno Cloud Platform, as Strategic Partner for its Fintech Express Programme
- 4 years 10 months ago
- Transaction Banking, Payments, Banking
Mastercard and Aion Bank, supported by technology partner, Vodeno, have signed a strategic partnership, whereby the digital bank has become a welcomed, certified member of Mastercard’s Fintech Express programme. Through the partnership, fintechs will be able to leverage Aion Bank’s Vodeno Cloud Platform (VCP) technology, one of the most comprehensive banking platforms operating entirely in the cloud.
Tink Comment: Chancellor's UK FinTech Week Keynote Speech
- 4 years 10 months ago
- Financial, Technical
Commenting on Rishi Sunak’s plans revealed at UK FinTech Week, Rafa Plantier, Head of UK & Ireland at Tink, said: On planned reforms to the visa system “This reform is crucial to ensure that businesses have access to the best talent from around the globe — specifically people who have spent time with ambitious, rapid growth businesses and who can bring this experience to bear on the UK fintech sector.”
FintechOS Raises USD60 Million in Draper Esprit-led Series B Funding Round to Fuel Global Expansion
- 4 years 10 months ago
- Financial, Technical
FintechOS the global technology provider for banks, insurers and other financial services companies, today announced it has raised USD60 million (EUR51 million) in Series B funding. The round was led by Draper Esprit, a leading venture capital firm whose investments include Form3, ICEYE, Revolut, Thought Machine, UiPath.
Finastra Announces Winner of its Hackathon to Tackle Bias nn Financial Services
- 4 years 10 months ago
- IT Innovations, Financial
Finastra has announced the winner of its recent hackathon - Hack to the Future 3. Launched to help build an unbiased fintech future, the event saw over 600 participants from more than 50 countries, including Antarctica.
Curve Chooses Credit Kudos as Open Banking Partner for Curve Credit
- 4 years 10 months ago
- Open Banking, Payments, Credit Cards
Credit Kudos, the challenger credit reference agency and Open Banking provider, today announced they have been selected as the Open Banking provider for Curve, the fintech that brings your cards into one smart card and app, for its forthcoming Curve Credit product.
W2 Bolsters Global KYB Offering Through Strategic Partnership with kompany
- 4 years 10 months ago
- RegTech, Data
W2, a Cardiff based technology provider, today announced its strategic partnership with kompany, a RegTech platform for Know Your Company (KYC) and Know Your Business (KYB). The partnership will allow W2’s client base to access the RegTech’s latest KYB offering, including its global Ultimate Beneficial Owner (UBO) data, via its award-winning compliance platform.
ekko Launches with Mastercard Making it Effortless For Consumers to Take Action on Climate Change
- 4 years 10 months ago
- Payments, Credit Cards
ekko, an innovative new app, debit card and ecosystem that turns the tide on climate change, has today launched in the UK with a strategic partnership with Mastercard. The launch comes as new research from Mastercard shows two in five Brits (43%) see reducing their carbon footprint more important now than pre-pandemic.
Mollie Appoints New Chair and Board Member
- 4 years 10 months ago
- Payments, People Moves
Mollie, one of the fastest-growing payment service providers in Europe, has appointed Eli Leenaars, Vice-Chairman of Global Wealth Management at UBS as its new chairman and Muz Ashraf, Principal at TCV as a new member of its supervisory board. Leenaars will step down from his UBS role on 31 May 2021.
Arrow Electronics Expands ArrowSphere with Bitdefender MSP Cybersecurity Portfolio
- 4 years 10 months ago
- Cybersecurity, People Moves
Arrow Electronics has extended its relationship with Bitdefender in EMEA by adding its comprehensive portfolio of Managed Service Provider (MSP) security and threat intelligence solutions to ArrowSphere, Arrow’s award-winning cloud management platform.
