CONNECTED AFRICA 2022 to Lay Down the Foundation for Connectivity in the Digital Era
- 2 years 11 months ago
- Infrastructure
The International Center for Strategic Alliances (ICSA), organizers of Connected Africa 2022- Africa’s Leading Telecom and Digitization Summit. is all set to go live with the 2nd Edition of the Summit, which is themed around Championing Connectivity in the Digital Era.
FICO and Network International Build on Partnership to Help Middle East and Africa Lenders Expand Digital Economy
- 2 years 11 months ago
- Lending
Global analytics software provider FICO and Network International, the leading enabler of digital commerce across the Middle East and Africa (MEA), announced today that they have expanded their partnership to bring lenders the most powerful fraud protection and credit management solutions. These solutions, available in hosted mode from Network International, will help financial services providers expand the digital economy across the region.
IDnow Increases Focus on Offering for Financial Services Sector in the UK
- 2 years 11 months ago
- Digital Identity
IDnow group, a leading European provider of identity proofing and digital identities, has appointed Mike Kiely as its Sales Director for Financial Services. Based in IDnow’s Manchester office, Kiely brings with him decades of experience in data and biometrics, most recently heading up Identity and Biometric sales at GBG, and will drive the firm’s substantial growth ambitions in the financial sector in the UK.
Adyen Supports Etsy in Reaching Ten Million Buyer Donations Through Donation Feature Giving
- 2 years 11 months ago
- Payments
Adyen, the global financial technology platform of choice for leading businesses, and Etsy, which operates two-sided online marketplaces that connect millions of passionate and creative buyers and sellers around the world, announced today that Adyen has enabled ten million Etsy buyer donations to the Uplift Fund, administered by the Brooklyn Community Foundation.
FXCM Appoints New Chief Marketing Officer
- 2 years 11 months ago
- People Moves
FXCM Group, LLC (‘FXCM Group’ or ‘FXCM’), a leading international provider of online foreign exchange and CFD trading services has today announced the appointment of Paul Gyles as Chief Marketing Officer.
Dufrain Secures Investment from Phoenix Equity Partners
- 2 years 11 months ago
- Fundraising News
Dufrain, the market-leading data management services and data analytics consultancy, today announces that it has secured investment from Phoenix Equity Partners (“Phoenix”), a UK growth-focused private equity firm, to fuel the next stage of its growth as part of a management buyout.
iDenfy Enhances its Identity Verification Platform with the New Face Authentication Feature
- 2 years 11 months ago
- Digital Identity
The global digital identity verification and fraud prevention company, iDenfy, introduced a new feature to its automated ID verification toolkit, Face Authentication. The newly launched service will help authenticate existing customers by eliminating account takeover threats.
Worldline and Morrisons Extend Strategic Partnership to Improve Payment Experience for UK Customers
- 2 years 11 months ago
- Payments
Worldline, a global leader in payment services, announces it has renewed and strengthened its partnership with retailer Morrisons, through a new PIN Pad offering - Lane/3000.
FCA Highlights Financial Crime Concerns to Challenger Banks
- 2 years 11 months ago
- Banking
A review by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), conducted over 2021, has raised concerns over the financial crime controls of challenger banks, finding a rise in the number of Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs). The review included an in-depth focus on six challenger retail banks, primarily consisting of digital banks covering over 8 million customers.
Fintech Innovator Zimpler Enters Norway as Part of Their Ongoing International Expansion
- 2 years 11 months ago
- Payments
Zimpler, a leading fintech company born in Sweden, announced today that it has gone live in Norway. Following Sweden, Finland, Germany, Estonia, The Netherlands, Latvia and Lithuania, Norway has become the eighth market to offer Zimpler’s account-to-account payments solutions.
TrustQuay Signs Technology Agreement with Equity Trustees
- 2 years 11 months ago
- Security
TrustQuay, the leading technology provider to the corporate services, trust and fund administration markets, has today announced it has signed a technology agreement with Equity Trustees, Australia’s leading specialist independent trustee company.
18/07 – Weekly Investment & Fundraising News
- 2 years 11 months ago
- Fundraising News
5ire Raises USD 100 Million in Series A Funding at Valuation USD 1.5 Billion, Turns Unicorn
18/07 – Weekly Fintech Recap
- 2 years 11 months ago
- Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, Security and Compliance, Payments, Banking, M&A Deals, People Moves
Partnerships Blockpass and BlockOn Capital Partner over India Blockchain Week
MEXC Global Lists $MYST by Mysterium Network, a Cryptocurrency to Fight Growing Internet Censorship Worldwide
- 2 years 11 months ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Major cryptocurrency exchange MEXC Global has listed $MYST token by Mysterium Network, the Swiss-based Web 3.0 company challenging the $30 billion VPN industry with its next-generation anonymity network. Trading of the MYST-USDT pairs opens at 12:00 p.m. UTC on Thursday, July 14, 2022.
Operational Resilience is Only Half the Picture Amid a Challenging Landscape for Financial Services Firms
- 2 years 11 months ago
- Infrastructure
Understanding of the importance of operational resilience has been on the rise in the last few years – particularly following the implementation of the FCA’s new operational resilience laws. But according to leading software provider ITRS Group, if firms employ effective operational risk measures, then the need for operational resilience will be largely diminished.
