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Top 10 financial services roles set for highest salary increases in 2018

Top 10 financial services roles set for highest salary increases in 2018

High- performing financial professionals remain in high demand as the skills deficit grows in the financial sector The Robert Half 201..

New Squirro solution uses power of AI to bring deep customer insight to financial services firms

New Squirro solution uses power of AI to bring deep customer insight to financial services firms

Squirro for Corporate Financial Services uses AI to maximise the potential of unstructured data, unearthing new deals and improving th..

Coindirect makes digital currency trading simple, now live in UK, South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya

Coindirect makes digital currency trading simple, now live in UK, South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya

Coindirect.com, the easiest and fastest way to buy and sell cryptocurrencies online, is pleased to announce the initial launch of its ..

Collinson Group strengthens its European team with appointment of Mike Caidan

Collinson Group strengthens its European team with appointment of Mike Caidan

Caidan joins as European Sales Director after four years leading global client relationships with Allianz Global leader in influencing..

Bank of Baroda’s new digital Supply Chain Finance solution from iGTB to open up raft of working capital opportunities for clients of all sizes

Bank of Baroda’s new digital Supply Chain Finance solution from iGTB to open up raft of working capital opportunities for clients of all sizes

India’s International Bank now offers its extensive client base a host of automated supply chain finance products via iGTB’s platform,..

Broadridge Enhances Focus on Global Growth, Creates Broadridge International to Accelerate Next Wave of Growth in EMEA and Asia Pacific

Broadridge Enhances Focus on Global Growth, Creates Broadridge International to Accelerate Next Wave of Growth in EMEA and Asia Pacific

Tom Carey to Head International Efforts and Join Executive Committee Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR) today announced th..

PatSnap enhances access to patent insights with Smart Search

PatSnap enhances access to patent insights with Smart Search

PatSnap, the world’s leading provider of research and development (R&D) analytics, has today announced the launch of Smart Search,..

Canada’s Volaris Group acquires Sicap

Canada’s Volaris Group acquires Sicap

The Canadian Volaris Group Inc. has acquired Sicap Schweiz AG, including of all its subsidiaries. Sicap will become a Volaris Business..

Workday expands security toolset with Duo partnership

Workday expands security toolset with Duo partnership

Integration of Duo’s multi-factor authentication strengthens customer security to help ensure the right people access Workday Workday,..

Houlihan Lokey Acquires Quayle Munro Limited And Establishes A New Global Data & Analytics Group

Houlihan Lokey Acquires Quayle Munro Limited And Establishes A New Global Data & Analytics Group

Acquisition substantially expands service offering to assist clients in dynamic, growing sector Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE:HLI), the g..

First national lettings business to help ‘Generation Rent’ get on the housing ladder

First national lettings business to help ‘Generation Rent’ get on the housing ladder

No Agent partners with Experian, reporting rental payment history to enhance tenants’ credit histories Calum Brannan..

5 tips for raising investment as a start-up

5 tips for raising investment as a start-up

Sebastian Lewis, CEO at Mettrr Technologies There are myriad challenges to building and running a successful start-up. From drawing up..

Solgari announces new investment in Product Enhancement and Sales Channel Acceleration

Solgari announces new investment in Product Enhancement and Sales Channel Acceleration

Accelerating market demand for cloud solutions that provide all digital communications & address key regulatory requirements  Sol..

UK job vacancies fall to post-pandemic levels, REC says

UK job vacancies fall to post-pandemic levels, REC says

By Iya Datikashvili, Director, Brickendon The UK is becoming an automated economy and we believe 2018 will be the year that automation..

Eight in 10 Bankers See Open Banking as an Opportunity

Eight in 10 Bankers See Open Banking as an Opportunity

Banks are re-thinking their business models and embracing fintech, in search for profitability, Temenos-Accenture reportt finds Eight ..

Bitcoin Traders Can Now Trade on Lows AND Highs!

Bitcoin Traders Can Now Trade on Lows AND Highs!

Traders shorting Bitcoin with CFDs now have an investment option for when they anticipate the value of the currency going down (AxiTr..

Giving the Control of the Payment Process Back to Consumers

Giving the Control of the Payment Process Back to Consumers

By Shane Leahy, CEO of Tola Mobile Handing control of the mobile payment process back to consumers will help revolutionise the fintech..

Teleopti leads Cloud WFM space with strengthened Microsoft collaboration and Azure usage

Teleopti leads Cloud WFM space with strengthened Microsoft collaboration and Azure usage

Teleopti, an industry leader for agent-engaging Workforce Management (WFM) solutions, is strengthening its already leading presence in..

IT team ‘in the dark’: The impact on banking

IT team ‘in the dark’: The impact on banking

Carl Helling, Regional Director, Financial Services, UK & Ireland at Riverbed Technology Over the last decade, banks have focused ..

Lord Alan Sugar named UK’s ‘Most searched for’ Director for second year running

Lord Alan Sugar named UK’s ‘Most searched for’ Director for second year running

As other high-profile names fall to the bottom  Business mogul, Lord Alan Sugar has been revealed as the UK’s ‘most searched for’ comp..

iGTB signals US growth ambitions with transformation strategist and business development hire

iGTB signals US growth ambitions with transformation strategist and business development hire

Ravi Pandit joins corporate banking technology specialist iGTB from Backbase, where he oversaw a significant increase in their US cove..

Open Banking Levels the Playing Field for SMEs and Brings Hope of a Better Future for financial services

Open Banking Levels the Playing Field for SMEs and Brings Hope of a Better Future for financial services

By Felicia Meyerowitz Singh, Co-founder & CEO, Akoni Hub It’s been a long time coming but we are entering an era of greater access..

Driverless cars are an opportunity which the insurance industry needs to embrace.

Driverless cars are an opportunity which the insurance industry needs to embrace.

The UK government has been vocal about its desire to be ‘at the forefront’ of self-driving cars and is spending unprecedented amounts ..

Fingerprints collaborates on biometric payment card market trial in the USA

Fingerprints collaborates on biometric payment card market trial in the USA

World leading biometrics company Fingerprint Cards (Fingerprints™) is proud to collaborate with Visa on the first market trial of dual..

MyFirmsApp Makes It Simpler And More Affordable For Accountants To Have A Custom App In 2018 

MyFirmsApp Makes It Simpler And More Affordable For Accountants To Have A Custom App In 2018 

The OneApp platform goes above and beyond to deliver the next generation of future proofed custom Apps for accountants  MyFirmsApp, op..

The Sky Is No Limit for Vaisala: Vaisala’s Pressure and Humidity Sensors Are Soon Again on Their Way to Space

The Sky Is No Limit for Vaisala: Vaisala’s Pressure and Humidity Sensors Are Soon Again on Their Way to Space

NASA is preparing for the next mission to Mars timed for a launch in 2020. Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) is among the partner..

Embattled Insurance Industry Faces Extreme Challenge According To Extensive Global Report On Ifrs 17 Readiness

Embattled Insurance Industry Faces Extreme Challenge According To Extensive Global Report On Ifrs 17 Readiness

Data from 240 insurance companies reveal 92% of insurers have yet to put their IFRS 17 solutions in place and 88% recognise they need ..

How can insurers help protect their customers online?

How can insurers help protect their customers online?

By Karen Wheeler, Country Manager and Vice-President, Affinion UK A week barely goes by when we don’t hear news of another cyber attac..

RegTech – MiFID II and beyond

RegTech – MiFID II and beyond

Tom Harwood, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer at Aeriandi The Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) comes into ..

The GDPR countdown – The importance of a data protection lead

The GDPR countdown – The importance of a data protection lead

Sion Lewis, CEO of IRIS Accountancy Solutions 25th May 2018. With less than five months before GDPR compliance is law, it’s vital acco..

What are the best ‘Investment Solutions for Insurers’ in a changing economic landscape?

What are the best ‘Investment Solutions for Insurers’ in a changing economic landscape?

New white paper from CAMRADATA – A leading provider of data and analysis for institutional investors has published its latest ..

Why Social Media Should be Your Business’ Top Priority in 2018.

Why Social Media Should be Your Business’ Top Priority in 2018.

Only 57.6% of small businesses use social media A mere 42% of British businesses had a blog last year 3 in 10 users find supporti..

Private equity funds approach Italy’s Serie A to explore media rights deal -sources

Private equity funds approach Italy’s Serie A to explore media rights deal -sources

By Ravi Krishnamoorthi, Sr. Vice President & Head of Business and Application Services at Fujitsu in EMEIA  Ravi Krishnamoorthi, S..

The Gateway into the Middle East – CREALOGIX acquires Innofis

The Gateway into the Middle East – CREALOGIX acquires Innofis

CREALOGIX, the Leader in Digital Banking Solutions will acquire 100% of the Barcelona-based Innofis – a well-established digital..

Challenger Banks – Embrace Technology To Seize Open Banking Opportunities

Challenger Banks – Embrace Technology To Seize Open Banking Opportunities

Technology is set to be the key differentiator for UK banks in 2018  With Open Banking set to shake-up retail banking in early 2018, c..

US banks rely on Fintech firms to overcome legacy systems

US banks rely on Fintech firms to overcome legacy systems

Legacy systems are preventing nearly two thirds (64%) of US commercial banks from developing Fintech applications, research commission..

FIME supports acquirers globally to achieve UnionPay certification  

FIME supports acquirers globally to achieve UnionPay certification  

Qualified test tools and services enable acquirers to meet growing UnionPay adoption outside of China  FIME has achieved UnionPay Inte..