UK Challenger ikigai partners with RegTech Platform TruNarrative
- 5 years 8 months ago
- RegTech
Innovator TruNarrative, a leading RegTech platform in the financial crime and compliance sector, today announced a partnership with one of the UK’s latest banking and wealth management apps, ikigai.
Iress integrates with Knowledge Bank to help mortgage brokers focus on client advice
- 5 years 8 months ago
- Banking
Iress today announces that it has integrated its Xplan Mortgage software with criteria search system Knowledge Bank. This integration allows mortgage brokers using Xplan Mortgage to use Knowledge Bank to quickly and easily check the criteria of lenders across the market, making it far easier to source the right mortgage for non-traditional customers. The time saved in checking criteria can then be used to provide value-added services and advice...
MYbank served over 20 million SMEs as of 2019, further spurring the growth of China’s small and micro businesses
- 5 years 8 months ago
- Banking
MYbank, a leading online private commercial bank under Ant Financial Services Group, stated in its annual report released today that it has served 20.87 million small and micro businesses in China as of the end of 2019. As part of the Star Plan launched in June 2018, MYbank has worked with over 400 financial partners to provide business loans to Chinese SMEs as of 2019. 80% of MYbank loan users had previously never received business loans from...
Scorable launches second product release to enhance risk monitoring of corporate bonds amidst severe market volatility
- 5 years 8 months ago
- Artificial Intelligence, Covid-19, Credit Risk
Scorable has launched its second product release to further enhance the scope and accuracy of its credit risk analysis, helping fixed-income managers make better investment decisions. The company's innovative artificial intelligence (AI) solution enables asset managers to monitor corporate bonds and credit spreads and to anticipate rating changes before they occur or markets price them in.
SmartSearch rises to 15th in the Sunday Times Profit Track List
- 5 years 8 months ago
- Financial
Anti-money-laundering pioneers SmartSearch this Sunday achieved 15th position in the Sunday Times Profit Track list. The list recognises the British companies with the fastest-growing profits over the last three years. SmartSearch’s success comes on the back of an increase of more than 80% in profits over the past year, and a sixfold rise over the three-year period looked at by the Sunday Times.
Four in Hand: PXP Financial Bolsters Senior Team
- 5 years 8 months ago
- People Moves
PXP Financial, the global expert in acquiring and payment processing, today announces four major new hires. Following a successful expansion into the US earlier in 2020, PXP Financial welcomes Arne Matthias as Chief Operating Officer, and Anschana Caravaca as Head of Gaming to the team. Additionally, Dave Janse joins as Head of Business Development, and Armin Pichler as Head of HR.
CLS appoints Keith Tippell as Head of Product
- 5 years 8 months ago
- People Moves
CLS, a market infrastructure group delivering settlement, processing and data solutions, announced today that Keith Tippell has been appointed as the new Head of Product. He will be responsible for overseeing CLS’s existing product suite and all new product development in the Settlement and Processing business lines.
Northern Trust Names New EMEA Chief Technology Officer
- 5 years 8 months ago
- People Moves
Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS) has named Alison Pain as chief technology officer (CTO) for the Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA) region.
TLcom invests $1mn Pre-Seed Funding into Okra, Africa’s first API fintech “super-connector”
- 5 years 8 months ago
- FinTech StartUps, IT Innovations
Nigerian fintech platform Okra has secured a $1mn pre-seed fundraise from TLcom Ca
Open Banking UK (OBIE) Commercial Executives join competitor Konsentus
- 5 years 8 months ago
- Open Banking, People Moves
Konsentus today announced that two senior members of the commercial team at the Open Banking Implementation Entity (OBIE), have joined Konsentus as VP, Business Development, to scale up operations as Open Banking takes off across the UK and Europe. Paul Hughes, most recently, Head of Business Development at the OBIE, also held senior positions at Vocalink, U.S. Bankcorp (Elavon), RBS and Barclays. He is joined by Peter Mortlock, a senior Sales...
British Business Bank Announces Four New Lenders Under The Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme
- 5 years 8 months ago
- Covid-19, Lending, Banking
Today the British Business Bank has announced that it has approved four new lenders for accreditation under the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS), which provides financial support to smaller businesses (SMEs) across the UK that are losing revenue and seeing their cashflow disrupted, as a result of the Covid-19 outbreak. The new CBILS lenders are Allied Irish Bank (GB)/AIB (NI), ThinCats, Paragon Bank and IGF (Independent...
Wolters Kluwer Poised for Round Two of Paycheck Protection Program Funding
- 5 years 8 months ago
- Payments, Banking
Wolters Kluwer Compliance Solutions today revealed that its Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Supported by TSoftPlus™ solution, designed to help banks, credit unions, and other lenders support small businesses with payroll funding during the COVID-19 crisis, has so far assisted in PPP loan approvals supp
Instarem Launches Cash Payout Option In The Philippines
- 5 years 8 months ago
- Payments
InstaReM, the consumer and SME arm of global financial technology platform Nium, announced today the launch of cash payout options for recipients in Philippines.
Western Union Expands Global Real-Time Payments Network
- 5 years 8 months ago
- Payments
Western Union (NYSE: WU), a leader in cross-border, cross-currency money movement and payments, announced continued expansion of its Global Network for real-time money-movement and payments, benefiting the Company’s consumers an
Chip sees record crowdfund and strong growth despite current economic crisis
- 5 years 8 months ago
- Crowdfunding
Chip, the clever app that automatically saves up money for you, shares its growth opportunity with its investor community as 4,240 people invest £2,575,096 to fuel the firm's progress. Working with Crowdcube, the private round exceeded its £1 million target within hours, making it the largest equity crowdfund to be completed in the UK since the lockdown started.
