Accounting Software Specialist Bright Launches Automated Proposal Product

• 1 year 5 months ago
• Accounting

Multi-award-winning software provider, Bright, has announced the launch of BrightPropose, a streamlined, digital solution to producing tailored, branded proposals for accounting professionals in the UK and Ireland.

Icon Solutions Expands Scope In North America: Icon Payments Framework Is FedNow-Ready

• 1 year 5 months ago
• Payments

ila Bank Launches ‘ila Rewards’ – a Customizable Credit Card Rewards Program with Strategic Alliances with Gulf Air and Turkish Airlines

• 1 year 5 months ago
• Digital banking

ila Bank, the digital mobile-only bank powered by Bank ABC, has unveiled a new credit card rewards program, ‘ila Rewards,’ powered by Mastercard’s PwR platform. The customizable rewards program enables customers to redeem rewards in a seamless and instant way through the ila Bank application. ila Bank is the first bank in Bahrain to utilize Mastercard’s PwR service and the first issuer in MENA to proceed with full in-app integration to offer...

Financial Worry Taking a Heavy Toll on Mental Health of Young People, New Research Finds

• 1 year 5 months ago
• Personal Finance

The burden of financial worry is having a significant impact on the mental wellbeing of millions across the UK, particularly young adults, new research from responsible lender, Creditspring, has found.

PIMFA Wealth Tech and Morningstar Announce Results of Tech Sprint Ahead of New Programme of Industry Tech Challenges

• 1 year 5 months ago
• Wealth Management

PIMFA WealthTech, the FinTech platform and digital market network created to drive innovation and enhance collaboration between FinTechs and the Wealth Management sector, in association with Morningstar, have announced the results of their first collaboration. Morningstar and PIMFA’s tech sprint – ‘the Duty of Care Tech Challenge’ - was designed to challenge FinTechs to develop solutions to help Wealth Management Firms and Advisers navigate the...

Flutterwave Launches Swap, a Digital FX Solution in Partnership with Kadavra BDC and Wema Bank for Nigerians

• 1 year 5 months ago
• Payments

Flutterwave, Africa's leading payments technology company has announced the launch of Swap, powered by Flutterwave, in partnership with Wema Bank and Kadavra BDC. Swap is a cutting-edge solution that is backed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to serve as a secure & reliable digital platform for Nigerians to have immediate access to foreign currency at competitive exchange rates.

Online Trading Pioneer Directa Joins Spectrum Markets as Newest Member

• 1 year 5 months ago
• Trading Systems

Spectrum Markets (“Spectrum”), the pan-European trading venue for securitised derivatives, today welcomes independent retail broker Directa SIM (“Directa”) as its newest member. Directa is a pioneer in online trading in Italy, servicing over 61,000 active accounts representing combined customer assets of around €3.5bn. It has been listed on Borsa Italiana since December 2021. It will be a direct trading member of Spectrum, using proprietary...

Lenders Can Help Brits Improve Financial Resilience with Data Amidst COL Crisis

• 1 year 5 months ago
• Lending

As the cost-of-living crisis pushes record numbers of people to the financial edge, with many relying on loans, overdrafts or credit, Moneyhub Decisioning warns that many Brits may be at risk of falling into a spiral of missed payments and loan defaults. Of those who have experienced difficulties, a tenth (10%) said they believe the product they were on was not the most suitable for their circumstances. 

finova Enhances Broker CRM with Sail Wills Will Writing Facility

• 1 year 5 months ago
• Personal Finance

finova, the UK’s largest cloud-based mortgage and savings software provider, has partnered with Sail Wills, the digital will-writing service, to incorporate its self-service will templates into finova’s Broker CRM.

PayPoint Launches Payment Initiation Services Provider (PISP) Solution – Pay By Bank

• 1 year 5 months ago
• Payments

Digital payments expert, PayPoint, has become the first Open Banking provider to offer bank to bank transfers as a Payment Initiation Service Provider (PISP) to Pay-As-You-Go energy customers with its new Pay By Bank service. PISP credit transfers operate on the existing interbank infrastructure, but provide customers with an easier payment journey, as a PISP payment requires fewer steps and less data entry than other methods while delivering...

Streamlining CCSS Certification: Liminal Partners with Confide to Introduce Comprehensive E-Book - 'Implementation Guide for a Full System'

• 1 year 5 months ago
• E-Wallets

In an era of rapid technological advancement, security, and compliance remain paramount concerns for businesses in the digital asset age. Addressing this problem, wallet infrastructure and custody solutions platform ‘Liminal’ has joined hands with Confide, a leading CryptoCurrency Security Standard Auditor (CCSSA) organization to launch a comprehensive e-book that provides guidance for exchanges and custody providers in implementing CCSS...

The Financial Investment Expo

• 1 year 5 months ago
• Investment

2023 The Financial Investment Expo is a major event for the fintech and financial investment industry around the world. It is a comprehensive platform designed for global forex companies and investment and financial institutions to display their corporate image, expand brand influence, promote financial products and expand market share. At the same time, it also builds a new financial investment service platform for global and Southeast Asia...

Alba Bank Appoints Industry Leaders to Key Roles

• 1 year 5 months ago
• People Moves

Alba Bank - the UK’s newest challenger bank dedicated to supporting SMEs – has appointed banking industry leaders Robert Sharpe and Andrew Lewis to the key roles of Chair of the Board and Chief Risk Officer as it gears up for launch. Moving into his new role as Chair, Robert Sharpe brings with him over 45 years’ experience in retail banking. Robert is also currently chair at Metro Bank plc, Hampshire Trust Bank plc and Pollen Street plc. 

XS.com’s Mohamad Ibrahim CEO Awarded as Top Inspirational Leader

• 1 year 5 months ago
• Financial

XS.com, the multinational global FinTech and financial services provider has today announced that its visionary Group Chief Executive Officer, Mohamad Ibrahim, has been awarded as the “Top Inspirational Leader” during the White Page Leadership Conclave 2023 which was organised by the White Page International (WPI).

Saudi Information Technology Company “SITE” is Host Partner of IDC CIO Summit Saudi Arabia 2023

• 1 year 5 months ago
• Infrastructure

IDC is pleased to announce the sponsorship of Saudi Information Technology Company (SITE) for the 13th edition of the annual Saudi Arabia CIO Summit in Saudi Arabia, set for 13-14 September at the Fairmont Hotel in Riyadh.