Descartes’ Annual Ecommerce Study Shows Younger Consumers Driving Online Buying Growth - but 79% Have Experienced Delivery Problems
- 8 months 17 hours ago
- Personal Finance
Descartes Systems Group , the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, released findings from How Smarter Home Delivery Wins Younger Consumers as Online Buying Slows, its fourth annual consumer sentiment study of ecommerce home delivery.
FCA Must Prioritise Faster, More Secure Payments, Say High-Risk Finance Businesses as PSR Is Wound Down
- 8 months 21 hours ago
- Payments
As the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) prepares to take over full responsibility for regulating UK payments, new research from Equals Money reveals that combating fraud and tackling widespread delays are top priorities for higher-risk players in the industry.
Broadridge Announces New Patent on Large Language Model Orchestration of Machine Learning Agents
- 8 months 21 hours ago
- Machine Learning
Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc. (NYSE:BR) has been awarded a new U.S. patent on its large language model (LLM) orchestration of machine learning agents. These patented methods and systems are behind BondGPT, Broadridge’s award-winning GenAI application first demonstrated in the market in the LTX e-trading platform, a Broadridge subsidiary.
New Global Digital Economy Trust Index Published
- 8 months 21 hours ago
- Infrastructure
Today Checkout.com, a leading global digital payments company, launches the inaugural Digital Economy Trust Index, which measures consumer confidence in digital platforms and ranks 16 countries based on security, transparency and user experience in the digital economy.
Arion Bank Strengthens Compliance with Volante Technologies’ Payments as a Service
- 8 months 21 hours ago
- Payments, Cloud
Volante Technologies, the global leader in
Ebury Becomes Certified Xero App Partner to Drive Further Automation for Businesses
- 8 months 22 hours ago
- IT Innovations, Financial
Ebury, the global financial services firm, is delighted to announce it has officially become a Certified App Partner of Xero, the international accounting software platform.
Global Startups, Investors, and Ecosystem Hubs from 80 Countries Converge in Berlin to Propel Europe’s €2.95 Trillion Tech Ecosystem
- 8 months 22 hours ago
- FinTech StartUps
Following rallying calls for global tech, research and innovation ecosystems to ‘Choose Europe’ and the groundbreaking launch of the EU Startup & Scaleup Strategy, Europe’s tech sector embarks on a revitalised era of exponential growth and development, fuelled by a renewed focus on research, tech talent and increasing later-stage investments across the continent.
Plumery Appoints Jelena Kuse as Head of Delivery
- 8 months 22 hours ago
- People Moves
Plumery, a digital banking experience platform for customer-centric banking, has appointed Jelena Kuse as its new Head of Delivery. Kuse will lead the end-to-end execution of customer engagements and play a central role in bridging product, engineering, and client stakeholders.
BofA to Open 150 Financial Centers by 2027, Investing Over $5 Billion in Its Network Since 2016
- 8 months 22 hours ago
- Infrastructure
Bank of America will open more than 150 new financial centers across 60 markets by the end of 2027, including 40 this year and an additional 70 in 2026. Since 2016, Bank of America has invested over $5 billion in its financial centers network, opening new locations and renovating existing centers.
TSB Helps Boost Personal Safety of Abuse Survivors with Hollie Guard Extra Support
- 8 months 23 hours ago
- Infrastructure
From today, TSB will offer customers who are fleeing or experiencing abuse, free access to Hollie Guard Extra for a year1 – simply by downloading the app and using a unique activation code. Those wishing to claim can discuss their situation in branch, over the phone or via video banking.
Tuum Selected by Bondora to Power Lending Transformation and Explore Path Toward a Pan-European Digital Bank
- 8 months 23 hours ago
- Digital banking
Tuum, the next-generation core banking platform, has been selected by Bondora, a leading European consumer finance provider, to support its ambition to become a fully licensed digital bank and modernize its lending operations across multiple EU markets.
Billie Is the First B2B Pay Later Solution to Become Generally Available on Stripe
- 8 months 23 hours ago
- Lending
Billie, the new standard for B2B payments and a leading provider of payment solutions for business customers, is expanding its availability on Stripe. After launching just last summer, Billie is now the first B2B Pay Later provider to reach general availability status on Stripe’s financial infrastructure. With this, any online shop or marketplace in more than ten countries can now offer Billie to their business customers easily.
Digital Bank Zopa Raises £80 Million in AT1 Capital with First LSE Bond Listing
- 8 months 23 hours ago
- Fundraising News
Digital bank Zopa has raised £80 million in Additional Tier 1 (AT1) capital from existing and new investors ahead of a period of accelerated growth. It follows a successful EUR 80 million equity fundraise executed 6 months ago, in November 2024.
Prodigy Finance Flags Currency Volatility as Rising Concern for Study Abroad Aspirants
- 8 months 23 hours ago
- Personal Finance
Currency volatility is becoming one of the biggest challenges for students planning to study abroad. When exchange rates fluctuate, the cost of tuition, housing, and everyday expenses can shift dramatically, often without warning. For students from countries where the local currency is weakening against the US dollar, pound, or euro, this can lead to serious financial strain, forcing them to either stretch their budgets or reconsider their plans.
Gnosis Completes $15M Acquisition of Headquarters (HQ.xyz) to Accelerate Onchain Business Banking, Marking Expansion to Asia
- 8 months 23 hours ago
- Infrastructure
Gnosis has acquired Headquarters (HQ.xyz), the leading onchain business account platform, in a strategic move to accelerate its Gnosis 3.0 roadmap. The deal includes an initial investment of up to USD 8.95 million from the GnosisDAO treasury, approved through a DAO vote in January. In parallel, Gnosis Ltd.
