42% plan to use the extension to improve roll out plans, but poll reveals uncertainty still surrounds SCA regulation UK banks have welcomed the six-month extension to implement Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) for e-commerce transactions, with 42% planning to use the extra time to improve and enhance the sophistication of their SCA roll out plans, […]
Risk leaders of global financial institutions must start managing risk in a far more active way to tackle their £multi-billion commitments to digital transformation warns Simon Wills, author of ‘Right time, right place’ a new in-depth report from ORX, the world’s largest operational risk association. The report, which was created with senior risk leaders of ORX member […]
Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking will be utilising Mastercard’s Open Banking Merchant Payment Solution to launch PayFrom Bank. The solution enables individuals to make online payments directly from their bank accounts, giving consumers more choice over how they pay and providing merchants with instant settlement of funds United Response, a charity supporting vulnerable people, is the […]
TISAtech, a global digital market network connecting established financial services firms with fintechs, today announced the formation of the TISAtech Advisory Board, a collegiate body whose joint vision is to facilitate the accelerated partnering and adoption of transformational digital solutions across the financial services industry. The first TISAtech Advisory Board meeting took place on Thursday, […]
Following closely on from the launch of the Funding Xchange Technologies platform, the Quarter 3 2021 Funding Xchange Lending Monitor indicates that there is now good evidence that the business recovery is underway. However, a less conventional approach, driven by technology, will be required to ensure surviving and growth businesses attract the funds that they […]
Consumers worldwide are increasingly receptive to the launch of digital currencies by Central Banks and governments, new research from leading European deep tech company Guardtime shows. The study across 10 countries including major European and Asian economies plus the US and United Arab Emirates found 64% of adults would be likely to use a digital […]
365.bank today announces that it has selected Engagement Banking technology provider Backbase in conjunction with Mambu, the SaaS banking platform, to power its digital transformation. The collaboration will see 365.bank leveraging Backbase and Mambu’s combined technology offering to strategically transform from “mobile first” to full service and omnichannel bank. As the most preferred digital bank […]
SKOOT, a new mobility app which enables drivers and businesses to automatically offset and reduce carbon from their car journeys has announced it aims to raise a minimum of £300k through a new crowd-funding campaign. The funds will support SKOOT’s ongoing growth, global expansion and its commitment to plant one million trees to offset motorists’ […]
Interos, the supply chain risk management and operational resilience technology company, today announced Series C financing of $100m led by NightDragon. Current investors, including Kleiner Perkins and Venrock, are also participating. This financing brings Interos’ valuation to over $1bn, and establishes the company as a unicorn. Female-led unicorns are extremely rare Interos, led by CEO […]
CashtoCode, the instant cash payment service for online merchants, and MiFinity, the secure iGaming ewallet, today announced a new global payments partnership. MiFinity users can now top up their iGaming accounts at more than 150,000 physical locations worldwide using the CashtoCode cash deposit network, as well as using CashtoCode’s new online evoucher product. This is […]
