July 9, 2024 @ 9:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ethos, a financial services company dedicated to ethically minded consumers in the UK, has partnered with Thought Machine, the cloud-native banking technology company, to launch a Shariah-compliant digital service. Ethos will deploy Thought Machine’s core banking platform, Vault Core, to offer seamless and real-time Shariah-compliant… Read More

 Tagged ethos, financial services, thought machine, uk

July 9, 2024 @ 9:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

NatWest is supporting bank-verified digital identity by integrating OneID in Adobe® Acrobat Sign. NatWest claims that it has “become the first UK bank to use bank-verified digital identity to enable people from different countries to prove their identity in the fastest and easiest way.” The… Read More

 Tagged banking, digital identity, natwest, uk

July 9, 2024 @ 4:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Payments Canada is pleased to announce the election of Matthew Parker-Jones and Kevan Cowan to its Board of Directors. Payments Canada confirmed that Matthew will serve as a Member Director and Kevan as an Independent Director on the board. Payments Canada further noted that Matthew… Read More

 Tagged canada, new appointments, payments, payments canada

July 9, 2024 @ 4:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Alpaca is pleased to announce the launch of Alpaca Elite, which is described as a solution designed specifically for sophisticated traders like you. Alpaca Elite reportedly provides “a cost-effective, advanced algo trading experience with white-glove account support.” Whether you’re an individual trader exploring advanced algorithmic trading… Read More

 Tagged alpaca, investment platform, traders, trading

July 9, 2024 @ 2:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fairlo, a consumer credit Fintech, recently announced that it has received B Corp certification, joining a global movement of businesses dedicated to fostering “an inclusive, transparent, and sustainable economy.” Jimmy Hanna, CEO and founder of Fairlo, said: “The entire process has taken almost a year… Read More

 Tagged certified b, fairlo, online lending, sweden

July 9, 2024 @ 2:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CME Group, the derivatives marketplace, announced the appointment of Mike Dennis as Global Head, Fixed Income. In this position, Dennis will oversee “the company’s largest, most actively traded global benchmark futures and options contracts on SOFR and U.S. Treasuries, including the 30-year bond, 10-, 5-… Read More

 Tagged cme group, derivatives, fixed income, mike dennis

July 9, 2024 @ 12:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Volante Technologies, the global enabler of payments as a service, announced that Azqore, a business and technology partner for wealth managers, has selected Volante’s Payments as a Service (PaaS) to deliver SEPA instant payments and ISO 20022 messaging services to its customer base. Azqore and… Read More

 Tagged azqore, payments, volante technologies, wealth management

July 9, 2024 @ 8:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

PensionBee, a London-based online pension provider, has chosen to base its US business headquarters on the east coast of the United States, in New York City. The London Stock Exchange-listed FTSE stock, UK financial technology firm, which has over £5 billion ($6.3 billion) assets under… Read More

 Tagged london, new york, pensionbee, pensions, uk, united kingdom

July 9, 2024 @ 8:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The KPMG and REC, UK Report on Jobs survey, compiled by S&P Global, signalled a further decline in permanent placements in June as general election uncertainty and reduced demand for workers weighed on hiring activity. Companies instead looked to temporary solutions “for their staffing needs,… Read More

 Tagged kpmg, recruitment, research, uk, united kingdom

July 9, 2024 @ 5:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fraud detection and prevention are critical to many businesses; however, they are of growing importance in the banking and finance sector, including card issuers, banks, credit unions, and lenders, according to a report from Juniper Research. There are many anti-fraud measures that have evolved over time,… Read More

 Tagged banking, finance, fraud, research