Alba Bank, the UK’s newest challenger bank dedicated to supporting SMEs, has partnered with ClearBank, the enabler of real-time clearing and embedded banking, to manage payments for its customers. Alba Bank will be leveraging ClearBank and Mambu’s partnership to offer near real-time payments to its customer base and will be accessing these services via a […]
Hexaware Mobiquity, a digital transformation enabler, has published the findings of its Sustainability: Challenger vs. Traditional Banks Report 2023. Based on a survey of 150 UK banking executives conducted by Censuswide, the research shows that UK challenger banks have a more mature approach to sustainability than their more traditional rivals, having cemented the issue as […]
Investec has successfully bolstered its commitment to outstanding customer service with the implementation of financial services automation specialist valantic FSA’s sophisticated investigations application, FinCase. The bank offers financial products and services to a select client base, predominantly in South Africa and the UK. Investec strives to cater to the changing needs of its clients, who […]
Around one in four local manufacturers expect to adopt artificial intelligence (AI) in the next 12 months to improve business operations and productivity. At the same time, there is strong support across the sector to achieve net zero, with many actively pursuing measures to reduce their environmental impact. These headlines were revealed at the latest […]
SunTec Business Solutions, the world’s #1 relationship-based pricing and billing software company, today announced the release of the latest version of SunTec Account Analysis Offering, which marks a significant leap forward in the realm of corporate fee billing. This advanced offering enables holistic customer life cycle management. It offers a host of innovative features and […]
Provenir, a global leader in AI-powered risk decisioning software, today announced that Figopara, an online marketplace for invoice financing, has selected the Provenir AI-powered risk decisioning platform to automate decisioning and accelerate its global expansion. Figopara stands at the intersection of cutting-edge fintech innovation and deep domain expertise in supply chain financing and SME lending. […]
FinTech Connect Europe, the only dedicated fintech event for the entire ecosystem, today released its 2023 Industry Benchmark Report, showing that AI is dominating the fintech landscape, with 86% of respondents investing in it to gain new competitive strengths. With survey respondents spanning the fintech, financial institution and technology vendor ecosystems across the UK, Benelux, […]
A mortgage and protection brokerage in Liverpool has mandated the completion of vulnerability assessments for all customers, as the FCA warns financial services of “weak identification” of vulnerable clients. In line with the requirements of Consumer Duty, Forbes Securities recently implemented MARS, the MorganAsh Resilience System, to assess and manage customer vulnerability. Instead of being […]
Lloyds Bank has accelerated its strategic partnership with FreedomPay, a leading consumer-centric commerce platform, as part of its continued growth strategy to offer clients access to a suite of fast, efficient, and secure payments solutions. The partnership gives merchants using Lloyds Bank Cardnet access to FreedomPay’s advanced payment processing capabilities. The fully integrated, patented technology […]
Following the launch of its new generative AI-enabled Working Capital Copilot solution at Sibos 2023, Trade Ledger is now accepting applications from banks to join its beta program which is being deployed by Accenture. Copilot, which is built on top of Trade Ledger’s data platform, “is the last component of the tech stack required to […]
