TORA Continues to Grow Sales Team with New Hong Kong Director
- 5 years 2 weeks ago
- Investment, Cloud, People Moves
TORA, provider of the industry’s most advanced cloud-based order and execution management system (OEMS) and portfolio management system (PMS), has announced the appointment of Sales Director, Mike Langton.
Payhawk Announces Integration with Accounting Software Provider DATEV
- 5 years 2 weeks ago
- Non-Financials
Payhawk, the growing platform that combines expense, payment and invoice management in one solution, today announced that it now integrates directly with global accounting software provider DATEV. This will enable users to save time, minimise errors, and benefit from added security, in order to fully comply with German National accounting regulations and GoBD compliance.
Money20/20 Predicts Central Bank Digital Currencies Spark New Era for Fintech
- 5 years 2 weeks ago
- Payments, Banking
In a newly released Fintech 2.0 whitepaper, Money20/20, the place where the global fintech community does business, lays out its vision for the next era of fintech, as we enter the recovery phases of COVID-19. The paper predicts seismic shifts for the industry - most notably that digital currencies will become widely adopted in the banking sector in the next three to five years.
Firmenich Joins United Nations Global Compact CFO Taskforce to Drive Corporate Finance Strategies with Real-World ESG Impacts
- 5 years 2 weeks ago
- Investment
Firmenich, the world's largest privately-owned fragrance and taste company, has joined the UN Global Compact CFO (Chief Financial Officer) Taskforce, the first-ever global initiative promoting sustainable corporate finance and scalable investments in pursuit of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). By signing the first UN-backed principles for integrated SDG finance and investment, Firmenich is driving corporate finance strategies with...
Broctagon Targets APAC for Growth with New Head of FX Sales
- 5 years 2 weeks ago
- Asset Management, Technical
Broctagon Fintech Group, the multi-asset liquidity and brokerage technology provider, today announces the appointment of Michael Lee as Head of FX Sales to support its move towards establishing a greater presence in the APAC region.
Franchise Association Grows Rapidly Despite COVID-19 Pandemic
- 5 years 2 weeks ago
- Trading Systems
The Quality Franchise Association ( QFA ), a not for profit trade association that supports the franchising community has reported significant growth despite the COVID-19 pandemic. The association which was only formed in November 2018 has had half it's history to date in the pandemic supporting franchise businesses through the crisis.
Baillie Gifford Extends Partnership with Linedata
- 5 years 2 weeks ago
- Asset Management, Data
Linedata, a global provider of asset management and credit technology, data and services, today announced Baillie Gifford, the global independent investment firm, has extended its partnership with a new five-year agreement to deploy Linedata Icon, Linedata’s flagship fund ac
Commenting on Ominous UK Inflation Data
- 5 years 2 weeks ago
- Data
Commenting on UK CPI beating expectations, Mike Owens, Global Sales Trader at Saxo Markets, said: “A strong reading from UK CPI, +2.1% CPI YoY and the first time in almost two years the number has beaten the Bank of England’s 2% target. On its own, the CPU pickup reflects higher prices as the economy emerges from lockdown and therefore supports the central bank’s current view that the inflation surge will be temporary.
State Street Survey Identifies Actions Alternative Asset Managers Plan to Take To Meet Growing Investor Demands
- 5 years 2 weeks ago
- Asset Management, Investment Management, Data
State Street Corporation today announced new research,[1] which reveals that with increasing pressures and demands on returns and reporting, alternative asset managers have work to do to meet the growing needs of institutional investors.
Switzerland’s PostFinance Selects FICO Falcon Platform to Protect Nearly 3 Million Debit Cards with AI
- 5 years 2 weeks ago
- Artificial Intelligence, Payments
Analytics software firm FICO today announced that Switzerland’s PostFinance will protect nearly 3 million debit cards with the FICO® Falcon® Platform, the world’s leading AI-powered payments card protection system. PostFinance, the financial institution of Swiss Post and a systemically important bank, will use the Falcon Platform to manage suspicious behavior on customers’ accounts, including activity that may be the result of scams, which are...
Tech Nation Launches new Diversity & Inclusion Toolkit to Create Equal Opportunity and Increase Representation in UK Tech
- 5 years 2 weeks ago
- IT Innovations, Technical
The Diversity & Inclusion Toolkit is a guide for tech founders and their employees to help them build more diverse and inclusive businesses, and provide equal opportunities for everyone aspiring to work in UK tech. Created from interviews conducted with UK tech leaders, each section of the toolkit contains checklists, links to tools and resources, and case studies highlighting examples of companies who have enacted positive change.
Worldline Demonstrates its long-term Commitment to CSR with the Launch of TRUST 2025, its new Transformation Programme
- 5 years 2 weeks ago
- Payments, Money Transfers
Worldline, European market leader and number four worldwide in payment and transactional services, is unveiling TRUST 2025, its new five-year CSR roadmap, building on the success of TRUST 2020, its previous programme. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), a key driver of transformation and a catalyst for sustainable change, lies at the heart of the Group’s strategy. A commitment to excellence in CSR reaffirmed via its TRUST 2025 programme
6 Ways of Saving Income Tax
- 5 years 2 weeks ago
- Corporate
It’s already 2021 and the right time to start planning for your income tax payments. At this time, it crucial to implement a positive strategy that will be lucrative in aiding in the payment of the taxed amount. Even if you haven’t thought about the payment of your income tax this year yet, it’s time you start planning. The earlier you start working so hard about saving income tax, the better you won’t end up panicking when the time comes for...
Diginex Limited & EQUOS rebrand as EQONEX
- 5 years 2 weeks ago
- Asset Management, Cryptocurrencies, Financial
Diginex Limited, the digital asset financial services company, is pleased to announce that it is unifying its businesses under the brand, EQONEX. The rebrand brings together under the EQONEX Group brand, its cryptocurrency exchange, custody platform, multi-venue trading business, over-the-counter (OTC) offering, its asset management solution, securitization business and the upcoming investment products and borrowing and lending businesses.
Comment: UK Inflation Rises to 2.1%
- 5 years 2 weeks ago
- Management, Data
Commenting on UK CPI rising to 2.1% Ian Warwick, Managing Partner at Deepbridge Capital, said: “Today’s inflation data serves as further evidence that that the UK economy is moving in the right direction at a significant pace. For many early-stage businesses however, the significant rise in inflation may trigger fears of a subsequent rise in interest rates, directly impacting how much they are able to borrow at a crucial time, when many expected...
