Digital transformation in insurance - what the industry should learn from remote response to Covid-19
- 5 years 8 months ago
- Covid-19, Insurtech
he digital tools that allowed the UK to switch to remote working in response to Covid-19 were already part of our everyday lives, writes Tim Hardcastle, CEO and co-founder of INSTANDA. The insurance industry should take note. “The famous proverb “necessity is the mother of invention” – often incorrectly attributed to Plato – doesn’t hold true during this unprecedented period of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Mastercard & vcita launch the “Business Unusual” platform to enable small businesses to operate in a more digital first environment
- 5 years 8 months ago
- CRM
CRM start up, vcita, has partnered with Mastercard in Europe to launch “Business Unusual”, a complete learning and management solution specifically designed for micro and small businesses, helping them run more digitally. The “Business Unusual” platform will help companies better manage and run their businesses by giving them a suite of tools that includes:
Exactpro supports DEX with institutional grade infrastructure
- 5 years 8 months ago
- Infrastructure
DEX and Exactpro Systems (Exactpro) are collaborating to ensure DEX’s digital asset platform is on par with the regulated capital market clients that Exactpro serves on a global scale. DEX has secured an in-principle approval from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of ADGM as a Multilateral Trading Facility and Custodian based in the Abu Dhabi Global Market, the International Financial Centre in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Länsförsäkringar Bank Wins Award for Core Transformation Powered by TCS BaNCS
- 5 years 8 months ago
- Consultancy
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) (BSE: 532540, NSE: TCS), a leading global IT services, consulting and business solutions organization, announced that its customer and one of Sweden's largest banks, Länsförsäkringar Bank has won the 2020 Celent Model Bank Award for Core Technology Replatforming, for its successful core transformation powered by the TCS BaNCS™ Global Banking Platform.
Applied blockchain raises £2m to enable companies to do more together while sharing less data
- 5 years 8 months ago
- Fund Management
Leading distributed solutions specialist Applied Blockchain has completed a £2 million funding round lead by Hong Kong based venture capital firm QBN Capital. The newly-injected funds will be invested in developing a platform using privacy enhancing technologies to help companies to collaborate and generate meaningful outcomes together, without having to share any of their data.
DivideBuy launches soft search credit check for interest-free purchases
- 5 years 8 months ago
- Lending, Payments
Leading LendTech company, DivideBuy, has launched a unique soft search credit check functionality that lets customers know whether they will be approved for interest-free credit purchases without affecting their credit score. DivideBuy is one of the only companies that can offer this functionality thanks to its unusual position as both the technology developer and money lender.
TradAir announces go-live of its TA1 solution to provide bespoke foreign exchange liquidity and trading
- 5 years 8 months ago
- Trading Systems
TradAir, a trading technology company which empowers the financial community with trading, analysis, decision-making and workflow solutions announced today that it is live with a new service, TA1, to facilitate trading and liquidity in foreign exchange.
Elena Bittante joins Axyon AI board
- 5 years 8 months ago
- People Moves
Axyon AI, the leading AI provider for the asset management industry, has appointed Elena Bittante as independent board member. Axyon AI provides deep learning solutions that help asset managers deliver more efficient and innovative investment products. The company, which includes UniCredit S.p.A. and ING Bank N.V. among its investors, operates in close partnership with the renowned AI and computer sciences faculty at the University of Modena...
Promentor Finans Taps LeanDev's Banking Platform
- 5 years 8 months ago
- Banking
The fast-growing credit market company Promentor Finans expands its business and offers private individuals and companies savings accounts with a state deposit guarantee.
Objectway offers Licence-Free Period for WealthTech Suite to help the digital transformation during the Covid-19 crisis
- 5 years 8 months ago
- Covid-19
Objectway, a leading software provider of wealth management digital solutions with customers distributed across four continents, announced the offer of a licence-free period to any new subscription to its digital offering committed to in 2020. The initiative aims at helping Objectway’s customers mobilise their investment, address the digital gap and deliver best service to their own customers during this challenging period originated by the...
Wirecard and Visa partner on Visa Fintech Fast Track Program in the Middle East
- 5 years 8 months ago
- Payments
Wirecard, the global innovation leader for digital financial technology, today announced they have signed an agreement to be the preferred payment processor for Visa to bolster the Visa Fintech Fast Track Program in the Middle East region.
Low-code technology boosts the growth of specialist bank
- 5 years 8 months ago
- Banking, Infrastructure
Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) is a digitally-focussed specialist bank staffed by experts that enable UK businesses to realise their ambitions. Primary operations include development finance, specialist mortgages and specialist business finance (including wholesale, block-discounting, structured asset finance and classic cars). HTB also provides award-winning savings accounts to individuals and businesses. With an ambitious growth target in mind,...
TransferGo teams with IFX Payments to support donations to Lithuania’s COVID-19 relief fund
- 5 years 8 months ago
- Payments
TransferGo, one of the world’s fastest growing money transfer services, has today announced that it has partnered with IFX Payments, the UK-based foreign exchange and payments leader, to facilitate donations in up to 39 different currencies to Lithuania’s COVID-19 relief fund.
Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme to Open on Monday
- 5 years 8 months ago
- Covid-19, Lending, Banking
The Chancellor of the Exchequer today announced details of the Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CLBILS). Delivered by lenders accredited by the British Business Bank, the new scheme provides finance to mid-sized and larger UK businesses with turnover above £45m (the upper limit for the existing smaller-business focused CBILS).
ICA Announces New Partnership with Navigate Compliance in South Africa
- 5 years 8 months ago
- Security and Compliance
The International Compliance Association (ICA), the leading professional body for the global regulatory and financial crime compliance community, is pleased to announce it has partnered with Navigate Compliance to bring ICA education to the region. Established in 2016, Navigate Compliance is a 100% women and youth-owned SMME specialising in regulatory compliance training and consultancy, working alongside professional bodies, corporates and...
