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GECKO Governance announces Jeffrey P. Parker, former Thompson Financial Chairman and First Call Founder, as new Advisor

GECKO Governance announces Jeffrey P. Parker, former Thompson Financial Chairman and First Call Founder, as new Advisor

GECKO Governance is the regulatory compliance platform for ICOs and Token Sales GECKO Governance, the world’s first RegTech regulatory..

NEWS

Apr 26, 2018 · 3 min read

ID Finance R&D joins Eastern European tech elite at Belarus’ Hi-Tech Park

ID Finance R&D joins Eastern European tech elite at Belarus’ Hi-Tech Park

ID Finance, the emerging markets fintech company, has been accepted into the Belarus Hi-Tech Park (HTP) in Minsk as it seeks to streng..

NEWS

Apr 26, 2018 · 3 min read

Pay with the touch of a finger

Pay with the touch of a finger

Nets begins finger vein payments pilot at Copenhagen Business School Nets, the digital payments specialist, has launched testing of fi..

TECHNOLOGY

Apr 25, 2018 · 3 min read

NetSuite Industry Innovations Help Businesses Accelerate Growth

NetSuite Industry Innovations Help Businesses Accelerate Growth

New industry-specific solutions, finance, HR, supply chain and data analytics transform and improve business operations Oracle NetSuit..

NEWS

Apr 25, 2018 · 5 min read

NetSuite Unveils World’s First Intelligent Cloud Suite

NetSuite Unveils World’s First Intelligent Cloud Suite

Artificial intelligence and machine learning deliver insights, automation and intelligent interactions Providing customers with the to..

NEWS

Apr 25, 2018 · 4 min read

FinTechs – A Threat to Banks or the Perfect Partner?

FinTechs – A Threat to Banks or the Perfect Partner?

By Christer Holloman, CEO and Co-Founder of Divido It’s no industry secret that FinTechs have had a profound impact on the Financial S..

FINANCE

Apr 25, 2018 · 4 min read

As golf sector stabilisation begins in Spain, Taylor Wimpey España showcases homes for discerning golfers

As golf sector stabilisation begins in Spain, Taylor Wimpey España showcases homes for discerning golfers

Spanish Open inspires renewed interest in golf properties (Taylor Wimpey España) Spanish golf market began stabilising in 2017 (KPMG)..

LIFESTYLE

Apr 25, 2018 · 3 min read

Mercia awarded £27m North East Venture Fund

Mercia awarded £27m North East Venture Fund

Mercia Fund Managers is pleased to announce that it has been awarded the £27.0million Venture Fund to support businesses across the No..

NEWS

Apr 24, 2018 · 3 min read

Yolt becomes first money app to complete the integration of all new users via an Open Banking API

Yolt becomes first money app to complete the integration of all new users via an Open Banking API

Yolt, the smart thinking money app owned by ING, has become the first app to successfully complete the Open Banking integration with o..

NEWS

Apr 24, 2018 · 2 min read

Banking and Start-up Expert AnnaHejka named DasCoin’s chair of the board

Banking and Start-up Expert AnnaHejka named DasCoin’s chair of the board

Investment and Commercial Banking, Private Equity and Venture Capital, and Dragon’s Den Veteran joins InnovativeCryptocurrency  DasCoi..

NEWS

Apr 24, 2018 · 2 min read

JDX Consulting announces the consolidation of businesses to form JDX.

JDX Consulting announces the consolidation of businesses to form JDX.

Appoints Greg Hannah as Group CEO.  JDX Consulting, the global financial services firm, has today announced the consolidation of its s..

NEWS

Apr 24, 2018 · 3 min read

FTSE 100 hiring more international leaders

FTSE 100 hiring more international leaders

Last three years sees strong trend to hire globally – 47% of external appointments were from outside the UK Eight new FTSE 100 ..

NEWS

Apr 24, 2018 · 4 min read

Glaston’s Interim Report 1 January – 31 March 2018: Orders received grew 23%, comparable operating profit at previous year’s level

Glaston’s Interim Report 1 January – 31 March 2018: Orders received grew 23%, comparable operating profit at previous year’s level

This release is a summary of Glaston Corporation’s Interim Report for January-March 2018. The complete report is attached to thi..

NEWS

Apr 24, 2018 · 7 min read

Opus Trust Marketing publishes a report to offer insight into the changing face of customer communications

Opus Trust Marketing publishes a report to offer insight into the changing face of customer communications

Outsourced communications specialist Opus Trust Marketing has published a report outlining the findings of a roundtable discussion it ..

BUSINESS

Apr 21, 2018 · 4 min read

Brits Saving Less Than Ever: Only 50 % Add To Savings Each Month

Brits Saving Less Than Ever: Only 50 % Add To Savings Each Month

We all know we need to save for the future but reining in spending can feel like an impossible task. Investment specialists, Legal &am..

FINANCE

Apr 21, 2018 · 2 min read

SISCOOP Collaborates with Fiserv to Become First in Mexico to Enable Digital and Mobile Banking for Credit Union Members

SISCOOP Collaborates with Fiserv to Become First in Mexico to Enable Digital and Mobile Banking for Credit Union Members

Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a leading global provider of financial services technology solutions, today announced SISCOOP, a cooperat..

NEWS

Apr 21, 2018 · 3 min read

TransUnion Announces Agreement to Acquire Callcredit

TransUnion Announces Agreement to Acquire Callcredit

U.K. acquisition expands TransUnion’s international position  TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) announced today its agreement to purchase Callcre..

NEWS

Apr 21, 2018 · 2 min read

PatSnap provides “foundation block” for clean-tech R&D research

PatSnap provides “foundation block” for clean-tech R&D research

PatSnap, the world’s leading provider of research and development (R&D) analytics, has today announced Climeon, a clean-tech equip..

NEWS

Apr 21, 2018 · 3 min read

The promise and pitfalls of making payments in Africa

The promise and pitfalls of making payments in Africa

Nat Davison, Partner, Frontierpay Most conversations about doing business in Africa will include words such as “challenges,” “instabil..

BUSINESS

Apr 21, 2018 · 5 min read

London reclaims place as preeminent global financial centre for the first time since 2013, according to Global Regulatory Outlook report from Duff & Phelps

London reclaims place as preeminent global financial centre for the first time since 2013, according to Global Regulatory Outlook report from Duff & Phelps

53% of senior professionals in financial services view London as the world’s main centre for finance However, New York predicted to o..

NEWS

Apr 21, 2018 · 3 min read

SIMalliance Members Report Shipments of 4.9 Billion SIMs in 2017, while Estimated Total Available SIM Market in 2017 Increases 2.75% to 5.6 Billion Units   

SIMalliance Members Report Shipments of 4.9 Billion SIMs in 2017, while Estimated Total Available SIM Market in 2017 Increases 2.75% to 5.6 Billion Units   

 Expansion in the Americas and Asia, driven by demand for high-end SIM products; Adverse impact of ID verification regulation offset ..

NEWS

Apr 20, 2018 · 5 min read

EMVCo Reports Over Half of Cards Issued Globally are EMV®-Enabled  

EMVCo Reports Over Half of Cards Issued Globally are EMV®-Enabled  

Both EMV chip card issuance and EMV chip-based transactions now exceed 50% worldwide Aggregated data published by EMVCo shows that by ..

NEWS

Apr 20, 2018 · 2 min read

£3m co-investment into Impression Technologies

£3m co-investment into Impression Technologies

National investment group Mercia Technologies PLC is pleased to announce that it has completed a further £1.5million follow-on investm..

TECHNOLOGY

Apr 19, 2018 · 2 min read

73% of employees in the banking and financial services industries are looking for better physical and mental wellbeing support in the workplace

73% of employees in the banking and financial services industries are looking for better physical and mental wellbeing support in the workplace

Three quarters believe that some of the National Insurance payments should be redirected towards improving wellbeing  70% do not bel..

LIFESTYLE

Apr 19, 2018 · 4 min read

CLOUD SERVICES CENTRAL TO SMALL FINANCIAL SERVICES BUSINESSES IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, YET DATA PROTECTION CONCERNS STILL A BARRIER TO ADOPTION

CLOUD SERVICES CENTRAL TO SMALL FINANCIAL SERVICES BUSINESSES IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, YET DATA PROTECTION CONCERNS STILL A BARRIER TO ADOPTION

By Sascha Ragtschaa, CEO and co-founder, Chainium Smoke and mirrors Initial Coin Offerings (ICO) – when a start-up offers early invest..

FINANCE

Apr 19, 2018 · 4 min read

Almost a third of consumers see default as the responsibility of lenders – not the borrower

Almost a third of consumers see default as the responsibility of lenders – not the borrower

According to research by Callcredit Information Group, 30% of consumers see defaulting on a loan payment as being the fault of the len..

NEWS

Apr 19, 2018 · 3 min read

New Chief Financial Officer joins Timico at pivotal time and one year on from £50m investment

New Chief Financial Officer joins Timico at pivotal time and one year on from £50m investment

Fast growing Managed Service Provider, Timico continues to strengthen its senior management team with the appointment of Matthew Farro..

NEWS

Apr 19, 2018 · 2 min read

Squirro research reveals banks believe artificial intelligence can have a significant and positive impact on their business

Squirro research reveals banks believe artificial intelligence can have a significant and positive impact on their business

But 83% are unaware of how to deploy artificial intelligence & machine learning to address specific business problems, so much ben..

NEWS

Apr 19, 2018 · 3 min read

Aventus Protocol Availability Promises Strong Ticketing Blockchain Standard

Aventus Protocol Availability Promises Strong Ticketing Blockchain Standard

The Aventus Foundation, which successfully sold 6,000,000 Aventus tokens (AVT) for 60,000 Ether (ETH), roughly $30M, in a token-sale i..

NEWS

Apr 19, 2018 · 3 min read

A unified voice is needed for progress on digital trade

A unified voice is needed for progress on digital trade

As the UN’s E-Commerce Week Geneva and the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2018 commence, the International Chamber of Commer..

TECHNOLOGY

Apr 18, 2018 · 3 min read

Exotix Draws Sberbank’s US Chief Executive in Triple Hire to Extend Global Capabilities

Exotix Draws Sberbank’s US Chief Executive in Triple Hire to Extend Global Capabilities

Exotix Capital, the leading developing markets investment bank, announces the appointment of Peter Urbanczyk, the former CEO of Sberba..

NEWS

Apr 18, 2018 · 3 min read

Consent under GDPR Call to Action

Consent under GDPR Call to Action

Vincent Rejany, principal product manager at SAS   How many of us have already failed to unsubscribe to newsletters or other email sol..

BUSINESS

Apr 18, 2018 · 3 min read

Spotcap Opens Applications for Fintech Fellowship to Address Skills Gap

Spotcap Opens Applications for Fintech Fellowship to Address Skills Gap

Industry considers attracting qualified talent as one of their top three challenges Online lender Spotcap today opened the Fintech Fel..

NEWS

Apr 18, 2018 · 3 min read

BBVA invests $50 million in Kai-Fu Lee’s Al investment fund Sinovation Fund IV

BBVA invests $50 million in Kai-Fu Lee’s Al investment fund Sinovation Fund IV

BBVA to invest $50 million into Sinovation Fund IV, a Chinese venture capital fund run by Sinovation Ventures and led by Dr. Kai-Fu Le..

NEWS

Apr 18, 2018 · 3 min read

ArchOver launches R&D funding bridge for UK innovators

ArchOver launches R&D funding bridge for UK innovators

ArchOver Research & Development Advance provides funds while businesses wait for HMRC rebate ArchOver, the P2P business lending pl..

NEWS

Apr 18, 2018 · 3 min read

Turkey courts the world’s golfers, as tourism numbers rise significantly

Turkey courts the world’s golfers, as tourism numbers rise significantly

Visitor numbers increased to 38.6 million in 2017 (Turkish Statistical Institute) Golf tourists spend 120% more than general tourists..

LIFESTYLE

Apr 16, 2018 · 3 min read

Why UK Buy-to-Let remains very much alive

Why UK Buy-to-Let remains very much alive

Property investment specialist SurrendenInvest‘s Business Development Director, John Parker shares his views on the UK buy-to-le..

LIFESTYLE

Apr 16, 2018 · 5 min read