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..
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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..
FINANCE
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 ..
INSURANCE
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..
TECHNOLOGY
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..
NEWS
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..
NEWS
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 ..
INSURANCE
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..
INSURANCE
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 ..
FINANCE
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..
FINANCE
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 ..
INVESTING
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..
BUSINESS
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..
BUSINESS
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..
BANKING
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..
BANKING
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..
BANKING
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..
NEWS
Over 50% of businesses increased their cyber security budget last year amid attacks
53% of businesses surveyed by EY say their cyber security budget has increased over the last year Two-thirds of businesses cite ‘cu..
NEWS
NFC, QR Codes, In-app and beyond…
‘Mobile payments’ is a broad term. As the ecosystem has developed, various new technologies have emerged to change the way we act and ..
TECHNOLOGY
Voice assistants set to revolutionize commerce and become a dominant mode of consumer interaction in the next three years
User spending via voice assistants is expected to grow as much as 6x in three years Capgemini’s Digital Transformation Institute has ..
TECHNOLOGY
The Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange Announces Public Token Sale Event To Create World Leading Licensing and Regulation Standards In The Industry
Launch follows successful pre-sale which raised over $21 million USD The Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange (GBX), which aims to be a world..
NEWS
£12m funding record sets ThinCats up for growth in 2018
ThinCats, the alternative finance specialist, is set to achieve new levels of growth over the next 12 months after celebrating a stell..
NEWS
RedCrow Announces Partnership To Connect Healthcare Startups with Equity Crowdfunding
Combining The Innovation Institute Inc.’s 200k social network pool with investors RedCrow Inc., an equity investing platform with a un..
NEWS
Grm Pioneers New Actionable Analytics Tool
GRM’s innovative next-level analytics tool is transforming businesses GRM Information Management, a leader in data management, has int..
NEWS
Cardano launches ADA futures on BitMEX
ADA tokens now tradeable on BitMEX, a leading cryptocurrency trading platform Cardano Foundation, IOHK and Emurgo, the three partners ..
NEWS
Regional Thai property markets look set to excite investors as 2018 gets underway
Thailand tourism sector to grow by 6.7% per annum for next decade (World Travel and Tourism Council) Condominium prices leading overa..
LIFESTYLE
Tungsten Network Finance accelerates growth
Tungsten Corporation plc, the global e-invoicing, purchase order services, analytics and financing company, today provides the followi..
FINANCE
Model Risk and Model Governance in the Age of the Fintech
By Francesco Scarnera To many, RegTech can be an odd choice of phrase – after all, technology and regulation are all too often at logg..
FINANCE
Running a small finance business ‘detrimental to physical health’
More than a quarter of financial SME owners have had a health scare since starting their business More than a quarter (27%) of small f..
BUSINESS
GDPR litigation risks for financial institutions
With the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Data Protection Bill at the forefront of data protection regulatory changes in ..
FINANCE
Investors will need ‘risk assets’ to beat inflation in 2018
Investors now have little alternative but to support risk assets if they want to beat inflation, affirms one of the world’s largest in..
INVESTING
Innovation in digital payments sees Turkey set to become cashless
Mr. H. Bader Arslan – Secretary General, Turkish Exporters Assembly With an environment well suited for innovation and entrepreneurshi..
TECHNOLOGY
AI, Cloud Control and Data Stewardship – Key Factors in Making the Most of Your Organisations’ Data in 2018
By Alex McMullan, EMEA CTO, Pure Storage In the same way that a CFO sets out the strategy and framework for investment and cash flow, ..
TECHNOLOGY
The Business Benefits Of A Compliant ICO
By Gordon Harrison, ICO Specialist& Business Development Manager, EMEA, Jumio The cryptocurrency sphere has recently been transfo..
BUSINESS
ABLOY UK enhances expertise with new appointments
Security expert Abloy UK has appointed three new members to its team, Duncan Rigby as Technical Sales and Specification Manager, Geoff..
NEWS
Datawallet Partners with Indorse and Steemit, Allows Users to Earn Profit for Sharing Data
Leading blockchain social networks to be added as data sources in new Datwallet app Datawallet, a leading C2B blockchain-based data ex..
NEWS
Convergence is key for the future of mobile payments
By Shane Leahy, CEO of Tola Mobile From the payments sector to the world of marketing, many industries have been investing both time a..
TECHNOLOGY