McDermott Continues to Expand Private Equity Capabilities in Chicago
McDermott Will & Emery today announced the arrival of Michael McStay as a partner in the Firm’s Chicago office. Mr. McStay joins t..
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Intuit Inc. Enters into New Bank Feed Agreement with Lloyds Bank to Eliminate Work and Drive Insights for Customers
Agreement with one of UK’s largest banks will help small businesses and accountants save time by automatically transferring financial ..
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Econocom announces Jade Solutions as latest addition to Group
Econocom UK, a leading provider of digital transformation solutions, has announced a deal that sees Jade Solutions, a UK-based enterpr..
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Ex-UBS Group CIO Oliver Bussmann Joins Ambrosus as Strategic Advisor
Swiss Government-backed Ambrosusraises over $35 million USD in pre-sale to bring transparency to supply chains Ambrosus, the blockch..
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Over a third of UK firms looking to globalise IT to access tech talent outside the UK
Businesses to invest in global infrastructure to combat skills shortage With nearly six in 10 (59%) organisations committed to pursuin..
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HCL Announces Strategic Partnership with Banking Solutions Provider Alpha Insight
HCL Technologies (HCL), a leading global IT services company,today announced a new strategic partnership with Alpha Insight, an intell..
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Previous Chief Scientist of RSA Releases Smart Contract Connectivity Whitepaper, Facebook Director of Engineering & LLVM Creator Joins ChainLink Advisory Board
Announces whitelist to meet demand for ChainLink sale Ari Juels, leading cryptography academic and former RSA Chief Scientist, has co-..
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AbloyUk At Atm& Cyber Security Conference 2017
Security expert Abloy UK is showcasing its range of compliant locking solutions at ATM & Cyber SecurityConference 2017, that help ..
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Albion Capital launches £38m VCT fundraising
Albion Capital, the leading independent investment manager, is seeking to raise up to £38 million through top up offers for its six ve..
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Dataiku Raises $28M Series B to Help Democratize Data Science and Analytics across Organizations
Led by Battery Ventures and supported again by FirstMark, Serena Capital and Alven Capital, the company will continue to empower analy..
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Metapraxis launches accountancy training course ‘Accounting Intuition’ in partnership with CIMA
Metapraxis, the business performance management and financial analytics firm, today announces the launch of Accounting Intuition, a ne..
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MyFirmsApp to Take on Irish Market with Help from Industry ‘Sage’
Former CEO, Sage Ireland, is appointed to help largest global App platform for accountants break into Irish market Liam Mu..
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Montenegro Implements the IMF’s Enhanced General Data Dissemination System
A mission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s Statistics Department visited Podgorica during June 28–July 4, 2017 to assist the..
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INNIS & GUNN Growth Plans Attract Investment Offer
The World’s leading consumer goods private equity firm has made an offer to buy a stake in the craft brewer following outstanding busi..
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Baillie Gifford champions value for money in active management
Baillie Gifford, the Edinburgh based investment management partnership, has reduced investment management fees across its range of UK ..
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Board changes
Walker Crips Group plc, the listed financial services group, with activities including stockbroking, investment and wealth management,..
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IMF Executive Board Concludes the Ex-Post Evaluation of the Second Precautionary and Liquidity Line Arrangement for Morocco
On August 1, 2017, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Ex Post Evaluation (EPE) of exceptional ..
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Sicap Enters The World Of Artificial Intelligence To Reduce Telecom Churn
Mobile operators lose millions of euro every year, due to customer churn. Global telecom solution provider, Sicap is pioneering AI Eng..
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Redwood Bank launches four months after securing its initial banking licence
Offices open in Letchworth and Warrington Warrington Borough Council is a major shareholder New products launched include SME mortgag..
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Cryptocurrency Heavyweights Jehan Chu and David Drake Join Ambrosus Advisory Board
The advisors join as Harvard-alum Esther Amstad takes on the role of Lead Scientist Ambrosus, the world’s first trusted blockchain-bas..
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Dash &BlockCypher Partner to Launch Grant Program For Companies Exploring Blockchain Technology
Program provides funding for software, services and support for blockchain projects Dash, the leading payments-focused digital currenc..
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Synechron Partners with R3 in One of the Largest Distributed Ledger Consortium Projects of the Year
12 global banks sign on to create the foundation for corporate self-sovereign identity in financial services Synechron, Inc, the globa..
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IMF Executive Board Concludes 2017 Article IV Consultation with the Kingdom of Bahrain
On June 5, 2017, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with the Kingdom o..
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SmartContract.com, Used by SWIFT, Announces Technical Leaders as Advisors, Launches ChainLink to Connect Smart Contracts to Off-chain Data & Payments
Announces first fully decentralized Oracle network, created by industry leaders SmartContract.com, the secure blockchain middleware pr..
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MyFirmsApp Shortlisted for Top Accountancy Practice Product of the Year
UK software company is leading global mobile transformation in the accountancy profession by giving accountancy practices their own br..
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Lasernet grows UK based partner network
As part of aggressive expansion plans, customer communication management specialist, Formpipe Lasernet, has added UK-based IT reseller..
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Sompo International Deploys Guidewire System For London Market Policy Management
GuidewirePolicyCenter® implemented by global specialty carrier to enhance operational efficiency and client service Guidewire Software..
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IMF, AMF, AFESD and Government of Morocco To Host Regional Conference: “Opportunity for All—Promoting Growth, Jobs, and Inclusiveness in the Arab World”
The International Monetary Fund (IMF), Arab Monetary Fund (AMF), Arab Fund for Social and Economic Development (AFESD) and Government ..
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Asia records $10bn economic loss as severe flooding continues in July, according to Aon catastrophe report
Japan suffers $1bn flood loss amid series of devastating global flood events during month Impact Forecasting, Aon Benfield’s cat..
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Leading global trade finance specialist becomes adviser to GFG Alliance firm, Wyelands Capital
The relentless international growth of Sanjeev Gupta’s GFG Alliance has received a further boost with the appointment of leading globa..
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Former Barclaycard CEO joins award winning payment start-up APEXX
Valerie Soranno Keating bolsters senior team of UK start-up aiming to transform global payments market Valerie Soranno Keating, CEO of..
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Aon announces agreement to acquire UnirobeMeeùsGroep
Aon Groep Nederland today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire UnirobeMeeùsGroep (UMG) from Aegon for EUR 295 million..
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New Report Reveals New ‘Resetting’ Social Trend As People Take Control Of Their Lives
One third of ‘Resetters’ set up their own business The rise of Hobbypreneurs A new report launched today by Britain Thinks and Inves..
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Fidor Invests Invests Close To S$800,000 (€500,000) To Develop First-Of-Its-Kind Student Academy Programme For Polytechnics In Singapore
More than 500 polytechnic students and lecturers to be trained on developing FinTech applications using Fidor’s API sandbox and fidorO..
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ID Finance and Da Vinci Capital launch $200m fintech fund
FinTech Credit Fund to provide affordable debt financing for scaling fintechs Financing available within four weeks following approval..
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Financial crime professionals believe that increased personal liability has been good for the UK financial services industry, according to research from LexisNexis® Risk Solutions
The Senior Managers Regime (SMR) has already had a positive impact on the financial services sector, despite making the day-to-day job..
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Ion Pacific strengthens global leadership team as it launches new European headquarters in London
Ion Pacific chooses London to become its fully regulated European headquarters, led by Claire Hoey, former Lehman Brothers and Rothsc..
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