Half of companies do not have adequate cybersecurity provision to allow for 100% remote working. And whilst 58% of tech hiring managers list info-security as their most required skillset right now – only 10% of tech professionals in the UK possess the right skills to help plug the gap. The findings come from a new […]
Simple Secure Finance (SSF), the specialist commercial finance advisory firm, has appointed Kurt Morgan to the role of business development manager. Kurt will be responsible for building a direct channel to market promoting the benefits that working with a financial advisor can deliver to UK businesses. The move comes as SSF continues to focus on […]
UK credit card provider Vanquis Bank, a subsidiary of Provident Financial plc, has today announced the launch of NatWest’s new open banking payment solution, Payit, within its mobile app, allowing Vanquis customers to make instant payments to their account without the use of a debit card. Using Payit, Vanquis Bank customers can quickly and simply […]
In a joint basic research project with the Bosch research team “Economy of Things”, Daimler Mobility and technology partner 51nodes, Boerse Stuttgart Group has developed a flexible method for financing industrial capital goods on a blockchain basis. In addition to technical feasibility, the project, which has been running since May 2019, also covered legal and […]
Graydon, Europe’s leading provider of business data and insight, has announced the launch of Graydon Business Risk, a new risk management solution developed in partnership with TruNarrative, the financial crime RegTech experts and Cifas, the UK’s leading fraud prevention service. Joint research undertaken by the partners in late 2019 showed organisations of all shapes and […]
Following a rebrand from Promise Solutions to Promise Money, the specialist lending distributor has launched a brand-new website and processing system for brokers. Promise Money’s new consumer and broker facing website has been 10 months in the making and the packaging/advice process is underpinned by One Mortgage System (OMS). Both the website and the packaging […]
Backbase today announces that Mauritius Commercial Bank (MCB) has gone live with a brand new mobile app for SMEs built from the ground up on the Backbase Digital-first Banking Platform. This milestone marks the completion of the first phase of MCB and Backbase collaboration. Together with Backbase, the bank is accelerating the path towards digital […]
Paysend, the global fintech corporation based in UK, announces a technology collaboration with Alipay to provide Paysend’s users with cross-border money transfer that brings more convenient and inclusive services to consumers globally. Paysend said the agreement is a significant step forward towards creating a more inclusive and accessible global money transfer market. Alipay, China’s largest […]
Clear Books and Metro Bank are launching a new partnership, offering easy accounting software with free bank feeds and exclusive discounts to Metro Bank small business customers. The integration provides Metro Bank’s customers with access to Clear Books’ easy to understand financial management tools via online and mobile banking. Here’s how it work Metro Bank […]
Over 75% of Malaysian businesses have embraced at least one fintech product or service over the past 12 months, according to findings from a new regional survey of business fintech usage by global professional accounting organisation CPA Australia. Mobile payments and digital wallets were the most widely adopted fintech in Malaysia in the past 12 […]
