Colt launches multi-cloud connectivity underpinned by its award-winning SD WAN offering
- 5 years 3 weeks ago
- Cloud
Colt Technology Services has today announced the launch of multi-cloud access on its award-winning SD WAN platform. Colt’s SD WAN multi-cloud offering sees enterprises now being able to benefit from a single connection to multiple Cloud Service Providers (CSPs), including cloud-to-cloud connections, over SD WAN which ensures enhanced security, agility and latency compared with connecting via the public internet.
Koine adds cryptocurrency treasury management services from independent service provider Panxora to its digital post-trade ecosystem
- 5 years 3 weeks ago
- Cryptocurrencies, Treasury
Today Koine, the post-trade custody and settlement platform for institutions, and Panxora, the crypto treasury management service, are working together to provide mutual clients with services dedicated to reducing risks associated with holding cryptocurrencies for the growing numbers of institutions investing in the digital asset class.
Equity investment in smaller UK tech businesses increased 27% to £4.0bn last year
- 5 years 3 weeks ago
- Investment
Equity investment in the UK’s tech businesses increased by 27% in 2019 to £4.0bn, the highest amount since the series began in 2011, reveals the British Business Bank’s annual Small Business Equity Tracker report, published today. The UK’s thriving tech sector remains highly attractive to equity investors, accounting for 47% of total equity investment in UK SMEs through 691 deals in 2019.
SYKES for FinTech Survey Reveals Consumer Behavior Shifts in the Era of COVID-19
- 5 years 3 weeks ago
- Covid-19, Payments, Banking
A new SYKES for FinTech survey finds many U.S. adults are new users of financial technologies, specifically in response to the COVID-19 global pandemic.
Quant Insight launches Quant Analytics Platform on OpenFin
- 5 years 3 weeks ago
- Data
Quant Insight (Qi), the macro data analytics firm that applies innovative quantitative techniques to financial markets, today announced the firm has launched their desktop application on OpenFin, the operating system of finance. Qi provides quantitative macro analytics across multiple asset classes to a wide array of investors from discretionary to systematic, from equity long/short to absolute return. Qi brings a single, comprehensive and...
Connect Ventures announces $80M seed fund to continue backing product-led founders
- 5 years 3 weeks ago
- Investment
Connect Ventures, the London-based venture capital firm focused on seed-stage technology investments, today announces a new $80M (£65M) fund to support product-led founders across Europe. This third fund was raised from a combination of existing and new LPs including Top Tier Capital Partners, Isomer Capital, British Patient Capital, De Agostini, Big Society Capital, Draper Esprit and Korelya Capital.
KfW coronavirus aid programme: Kapilendo and Varengold Bank create first digital access to instant loans
- 5 years 3 weeks ago
- Covid-19, Lending
In cooperation with Hamburg-based Varengold Bank, Berlin fintech Kapilendo is now offering small and medium-sized enterprises the first fully digital application process for instant loans (GER: Schnellkredite) offered by KfW, a German state-owned development bank based in Frankfurt. German companies with more than ten employees can apply via www.kapilen.do/kfw-schnellkredit. The loans will be 100% guaranteed by the German Federal Government.
Smartway2 expands its ‘COVID-safe workplace’ solution with new capabilities to help protect workers when they return to the office
- 5 years 3 weeks ago
- Covid-19
Smartway2, a next-generation technology company specialising in workplace scheduling solutions, announced the expansion of its COVID-Safe Workplace capabilities to include the automation of approvals and certification processes for those who want to come back to the office, as well as employee surveys to gauge how people feel about their return to work. These new capabilities reflect the rising demand for technology that can adapt to fast-...
Ezra launches to help power global aid through social and financial inclusion
- 5 years 3 weeks ago
- Transaction Banking
An initiative created by chairman and founding member Allan Green, Ezra has a powerful vision: to partner with mobile operators, NGOs, foundations and organizations to enable a positive impact on the lives of vulnerable communities through digital and financial inclusion.
Orka Technology Group introduce new pay advance platform
- 5 years 3 weeks ago
- Payments
Manchester based staff tech group, Orka has announced the launch of their next innovative product, Orka Pay. Orka Pay allows hourly paid workers to withdraw a percentage of their wages as soon as they’ve worked a shift, so there’s no more waiting until payday or taking out high-interest loans. The platform is app based, allowing workers to choose how much they want to withdraw from their available balance, facilitated by full integration with...
Nutanix announces remote IT solutions for cloud infrastructure management
- 5 years 3 weeks ago
- Cloud
Nutanix (NASDAQ: NTNX), a leader in enterprise cloud computing, today announced new solutions that will allow IT teams to deploy, upgrade and troubleshoot their cloud infrastructure while working from anywhere — whether at home or from a central office location.
Proprietary fraud tools set to be ‘obsolete’ by 2023
- 5 years 3 weeks ago
- Fraud Detection
Banks set to move to open source to combat rising tide of fraud, predicts Instaclustr
AxeTrading and Mosaic Smart Data Collaborate to Unlock Bond Market Insights
- 5 years 3 weeks ago
- Trading Systems, Data
AxeTrading, the fixed income trading software provider, and Mosaic Smart Data, the real-time capital markets data analytics company, today announced the integration of the AxeTrader EMS for the sell-side, buy-side and agency brokers with the Mosaic Smart Data’s MSX platform.
Trustonic forms a global partnership with Samsung to provide class leading device security for mobile operators
- 5 years 3 weeks ago
- Security
Today, UK-based Trustonic announces a strategic partnership with the world’s leading smartphone manufacturer Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. to better serve their mutual partners and customers.
Bankers Almanac Celebrates 175th Anniversary
- 5 years 3 weeks ago
- Security and Compliance, Security
Accuity, the leading global provider of financial crime screening, payments and know your customer (KYC) solutions, has marked the 175th anniversary of Bankers Almanac, one of the most authoritative and comprehensive sources of financial intelligence that informs the decisions of virtually every bank around the world.
