Global

January 30, 2024 @ 7:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Prince’s Trust NatWest Youth Index 2024, released recently, finds half (49 per cent) of 16–25-year-olds in the UK think the cost of living crisis has had a worse impact on their life than the pandemic. As noted by the Natwest Group, it shows young… Read More

January 30, 2024 @ 7:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

bunq, which claims to be the second largest neobank in Europe, reports a net profit of €53.1 million in 2023. A “testament” to bunq’s sustainable business model proven to yield record profits throughout 2023, the challenger will “direct its net profit to propel its global… Read More

January 30, 2024 @ 7:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitpanda is announcing the launch of Bitpanda Wealth, which is described as the specialized service tailored specifically to meet the unique needs of High-Net-Worth Individuals (HNWIs), Family Offices, External Asset Managers and Corporate Treasuries. Responding to the demands of investors in our current markets in… Read More

January 29, 2024 @ 10:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CaixaBank extended the coverage of its financial services network in 2022 and 2023 to a total of 484 new towns in rural areas where the bank previously had no presence. These service points have been “incorporated through the arrival of new mobile branches and the… Read More

January 29, 2024 @ 10:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Bank of England and HM Treasury have published their response to the consultation on a digital pound that was launched in February 2023. No final decision has been made “to pursue a digital pound – also called a central bank digital currency (CBDC).” Work… Read More

January 29, 2024 @ 8:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Construction activity and a strong job market have helped South Australia ascend to the top of the economic performance leaderboard, according to CommSec’s quarterly State of the States report. This is the first time South Australia has reportedly “ranked No.1 in the report’s 15-year history.”… Read More

January 29, 2024 @ 3:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Corpay, a FLEETCOR brand and global firm focused on business payments, announced the launch of Corpay Complete, a spend management platform for corporate payments and spending. The first-of-its-kind payment solution is now “available to new customers in the United States and Canada and to eligible… Read More

January 29, 2024 @ 3:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

NatWest is planning to close 30 more bank branches in 2024, according to a report by GBNews. This most recent revelation of branch closures just adds to the dozens of closures that have taken place in recent months. The report lists the locations of the… Read More

January 29, 2024 @ 12:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Despite it being more than 60 years old, it is thought that around 70% of large corporations – including those in the government, banking, finance, insurance, and automotive industries – still rely on the programming language COBOL for much of their mission critical work. Anne… Read More

January 29, 2024 @ 11:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The global cybersecurity landscape is evolving at an unprecedented pace, presenting new challenges and opportunities for defenders and threat actors alike, especially with the rapid evolution of AI. In its latest industry findings global survey, EC-Council, inventor of the Certified Ethical Hacker (C|EH) and a… Read More

January 29, 2024 @ 10:56 am By JD Alois  |  

Two open banking providers have announced a strategic partnership. Clowd9 and Ozone API will now work together globally. Open API, as it names alludes to, provides open banking services to its clients. Clowd9 is a payments platform that will now be incorporated into the Ozone… Read More

January 29, 2024 @ 9:14 am By JD Alois  |  

Birchal, the largest investment crowdfunding platform in Australia has distributed a report updating on the activity of issuers pursuing online capital formation in the country. “Crowd-sourced funding,” as online securities offerings are labeled in Australia, are said to have remained “stable” generating A$71 million during… Read More

January 29, 2024 @ 8:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mid-market private equity investment activity in the UK declined by 10% in 2023, as challenging macroeconomic conditions presented few glimmers of hope for recovery, according to KPMG UK’s Mid-Market Private Equity report. The firm’s most recent M&A study “has revealed that 675 mid-market transactions were… Read More

January 29, 2024 @ 8:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bank of Ireland credit and debit card data for the first two weeks of January reveals that ‘New Year, New You’ spending in gyms and sports clubs shot upwards “compared to last January.” As noted in the update shared by the Bank of Ireland, many… Read More

January 29, 2024 @ 7:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The number of enforcement actions issued to global financial institutions in 2023 “reached staggering levels that have rarely been seen in the US,” according to SteelEye’s Annual Fine Tracker. SteelEye analyzed financial penalties issued “by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures… Read More

January 28, 2024 @ 9:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Account-to-account (A2A) payment infrastructure provider, Token.io, has announced it has become an official participant in the SEPA Payment Account Access (SPAA) scheme: a commercial API initiative that will enable greater innovation and unlock wider adoption of A2A payments in Europe. Through leveraging open banking and… Read More

January 28, 2024 @ 9:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PAX Global Technology, the payment terminal solutions provider, is pleased to announce that Fiserv Polska, the owner of the PolCard brand, has introduced the PAX A920Pro SmartPOS device into its offering in Poland. The cooperation marks another milestone “between Fiserv and NOVELPAY – FinTech Software… Read More

January 28, 2024 @ 7:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Elwood Technologies LLP, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform that provides institutional-grade access to digital asset exchanges and liquidity venues, announced it has been authorized as a service company by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). This authorization applies to Elwood’s execution management system (EMS) in “relation… Read More

January 28, 2024 @ 6:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fund Recs, a provider of cloud-based reconciliation software for the global Funds Industry, is pleased to announce that Three Rock Capital Management (TRCM) is using their cloud solution to automate its EMIR Oversight workflow. TRCM are a UCITS Management Company and Alternative Investment Fund Manager,… Read More

January 28, 2024 @ 6:56 pm By Michael Wong  |  

UAE’s Sharjah Islamic Bank (SIB) has announced a strategic partnership with Noqodi, a Fintech company and payment gateway owned by Emaratech Group, to enhance digital payment services. In a statement, the bank said the collaboration is set to substantially enhance the digital and electronic payment… Read More