TransUnion Research Quantifies How Social Distancing is Changing Shopping Patterns
- 6 years 3 months ago
- E-Commerce, Payments
TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) today released new research that quantifies the spike in digital commerce since social distancing became widespread globally. The company found a 23% increase in global e-commerce transactions in the week following the World Health Organization declaring the novel coronavirus outbreak a pandemic on March 11th compared to the average weekly volume in 2020.
W2 looking to support all industries during challenging times ahead
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Transaction Banking, Compliance
W2, the leading provider of real-time digital solutions for global regulatory compliance, has announced today its help to regulated industries faced with challenges during the continue Coronavirus outbreak. W2 CEO, Warren Russell, today confirmed that: “While I am trying to avoid the use of the word ‘unprecedented’ as it is being thrown around a lot at the moment, it is true to say that we are in a world of unknown at present and not a single...
Tassat Appoints Senior Financial Services Operating Executive Krishna Prasad as CEO
- 6 years 3 months ago
- People Moves
Tassat, a global provider of financial technologies and products for digital payments and digital exchange, has appointed institutional veteran, entrepreneur, and investor Krishna Prasad to be its new CEO.
Revolut launches its Financial Super App in the United States
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Banking
Revolut, the fast growing fintech with more than 10 million customers in the UK and Europe, has today launched its Financial Super App and debit card in the United States. Since hinting at a launch last year, Revolut has already attracted tens of thousands of U.S. customers.
How will lenders treat the financial symptoms of Covid19?
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Financial
COULD the coronavirus pandemic spark a financial crisis similar to that which was seen in 2008? Tim Kirby, Group Commercial Director of the global fintech Monevo, a personal lending marketplace and platform, discusses how Covid-19 could play out for lenders. The 2008 financial crisis, explains Kirby, was about credit over-exposure. While strains are apparent in the money markets today, it is not 2008, when risky mortgage investments in the US...
Bank of China teams up with Refinitiv to launch new foreign exchange price prediction app DeepFX
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Artificial Intelligence, Foreign Exchange
Bank of China has launched DeepFX, an artificial intelligence-based foreign exchange trading signal prediction application through Eikon, the first released third-party Eikon app from a China based financial institution.
InvestCloud appoints Balthazar to lead Singapore expansion
- 6 years 3 months ago
- People Moves
Global digital wealth management solutions provider, InvestCloud, has announced Taryn Balthazar as EVP, Head of Distribution Asia Pacific and Australia as the firm looks to scale up its presence and delivery capabilities in APAC.
TransferGo appoints Francesco Fulcoli as Chief Compliance Officer
- 6 years 3 months ago
- People Moves
TransferGo, one of the world’s fastest growing money transfer companies, has announced the hire of Francesco Fulcoli as its new chief compliance officer. Based in London, Francesco will primarily be responsible for leading the delivery of cutting-edge experience on KYC, as well as AML and Counter-Terrorism Financing (CFT) prevention processes, while promoting a strong compliance culture internally and good relationships with customers,...
OpenPayd appoints Fidor Bank founder, Matthias Kröner as Senior Advisor
- 6 years 3 months ago
- People Moves
OpenPayd, an API-led Banking-as-Service provider, has appointed Matthias Kröner as a Senior Advisor. The appointment follows a period of significant growth for the company in the past year providing enterprise businesses access to cross-border banking and payment solutions.
Personetics partners with the Avaloq.one Ecosystem
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Artificial Intelligence
Avaloq and Personetics are entering into a strategic partnership to connect Avaloq’s global banking clients with Personetic’s AI-powered personalized engagement solutions. Personetics, the leading global provider of data-driven and personalized engagement solutions powered by artificial intelligence (AI) for bank customers, is joining the Avaloq.one Ecosystem, Avaloq’s open banking marketplace bringing together financial institutions and...
Wirecard expands presence in Mexico
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Payments
Wirecard, the global innovation leader for digital financial technology, and Banca Afirme, a Mexican financial institution with a nationwide presence, are collaborating to equip television station Canal 22 with employee payout products for e-commerce payments, Point-of-Sales (POS) spend, and ATM cash withdrawals.
TSB unveils support for SME suppliers and customers during Coronavirus outbreak and beyond
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Retail Banking
TSB announced it will ensure that all of its smallest suppliers will be paid within just 10 days of invoicing the bank. The move will apply to all companies that supply goods and services to the bank, even if the contract allows it to pay over a longer period.
Barclaycard to enable UK retailers to accept new £45 Contactless Limit
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Payments
Barclaycard, which sees nearly half of the nation’s credit and debit card transactions, will be rolling out the deployment of the new £45 contactless limit across UK retailers from 1 April 2020. The payments provider, which provides the technology to power over 150,000 terminals across the UK retail sector, is supporting the increased threshold to help prevent the spread of Coronavirus. Adjusting the contactless limit from £30 to £45 will allow...
Roger Chandler joined to Eventus Systems as Senior Sales Engineer, Europe
- 6 years 3 months ago
- People Moves
Eventus Systems, Inc., a multi-award winning global trade surveillance and market risk software platform provider, announced today that Roger Chandler has joined the firm in London as Senior Sales Engineer, Europe. The move builds on the company’s already successful position helping firms address UK and European exchange rules and regulatory requirements.
Planixs Announces Its Global Solution Provider Partner Programme
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Cash management, Liquidity
Planixs, the leading provider of real-time, intraday cash, collateral and liquidity management solutions, today announced that it has launched its global solution provider partner programme and invites financial services software providers to join.
