Tagged: london

July 6, 2023 @ 12:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is to play a pivotal role in tackling sanctions risks in global shipping following a partnership between LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) and Windward AI (LSE: WNWD) announced recently. Windward’s maritime AI-powered technology will “augment existing shipping analytic capabilities available on the… Read More

June 23, 2023 @ 12:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Provenir, which claims to be a global leader in data and AI-powered risk decisioning software, announced the appointment of Carol Hamilton as its Chief Product Officer. Based in Provenir’s London office, Hamilton will be “responsible for shaping the company’s global product strategy, overseeing product development… Read More

June 15, 2023 @ 10:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Capita plc  announces it has been awarded a contract by the City of London Police to deliver customer contact and victim engagement services for the force’s new fraud reporting service. The contract will reportedly “run from 2024 and is worth approximately £50m over five years,… Read More

June 12, 2023 @ 8:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) announced that it will open its first international office in London and that it is planning the next Crypto Startup School accelerator program “to take place in the UK in Spring 2024.” a16z’s U.K. office will allow it “to work closely with… Read More

June 4, 2023 @ 9:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Sway, a company that aims to turn your phone into a payment terminal & accept in-person payments without transaction fees, has reportedly raised 111% (£627,157) of its £560,000 target from 335 investors (at the time of writing) through its crowdfunding campaign, carried out via Seedrs…. Read More

May 22, 2023 @ 8:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Starling Bank customers can now organize their salary payments across their account. The new feature, called ‘Split payment’, allows customers “to decide how much of an inbound payment, such as their salary, to put away and where, including their saving Spaces, joint accounts, additional accounts… Read More

May 21, 2023 @ 10:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

AltTab Capital, the cryptocurrency and digital assets hedge fund company, announces the launch of an office in London, UK, which will allow it to expand its network of international Professional Investors and other partners. AltTab Capital was “founded as an investment company in North America… Read More

May 20, 2023 @ 7:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Delta Capita, the Financial Services division of Prytek, a global Capital Markets consulting, managed services and technology provider has welcomed Julian Chesser as its new Regional Head of APAC who will be based in Singapore. In this role, Julian will be “responsible for leading all… Read More

May 17, 2023 @ 4:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

corfinancial, a provider of specialist software and services to the financial services sector, announces the implementation of its Central Securities Depositories Regulation (CSDR) software, SureVu, at Man Group, a global active investment management firm with $144.7 billion of AUM (as of 31st March 2023). SureVu… Read More

May 17, 2023 @ 8:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Smart, the London-headquartered fintech transforming the global retirement savings market, today announces it has closed its $95m Series E funding in a round led by Aquiline Capital Partners LLC, a private investment firm based in New York and London. Existing investors participating in the investment… Read More

May 13, 2023 @ 2:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

LendInvest PLC (AIM: LINV) has revealed that BNP Paribas SA joined its £300 million financing syndicate with HSBC Holdings PLC and Barclays PLC in order to support the ongoing growth of its short-term mortgages. LendInvest is a London-headquartered  non-bank mortgage lender, and BNP Paribas is… Read More

May 12, 2023 @ 10:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mia-Platform, an end-to-end platform builder that empowers businesses to smoothly create cloud-native applications, has extended its partnership with London-based RegTech startup, docStribute, in order “to launch a new application for financial services businesses to offer faster, more secure lending.” The service will be “available through… Read More

May 11, 2023 @ 7:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has selected OpenFin‘s technology for its flagship LSEG Workspace platform. The partnership will “leverage OpenFin’s secure zero-install delivery model and container technology to simplify distribution of LSEG‘s next-generation data and analytics to customer desktops.” LSEG Workspace reportedly “provides wealth advisors,… Read More

May 8, 2023 @ 10:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Asda customers can now get £20 added to their Asda Rewards cash pot if they open a new Asda Money Credit Card or Asda Money Select Credit Card account, “provided by digital lender Jaja Finance, on or before 4 July 2023.” Asda Rewards is Asda’s… Read More

May 8, 2023 @ 11:03 am By Omar Faridi  |  

LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) and Barclay’s have signed a new multi-year strategic partnership. Building on their longstanding relationship, the agreement “includes a wide range of capabilities to support Barclays across the full ecosystem of businesses to enhance delivery for customers and clients and prepare… Read More

May 8, 2023 @ 8:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Money is the number one cause of quarrels for three out of 10 couples in the UK, according to a survey by Starling Bank. Couples aged 45-54 reportedly “have the most disagreements (39%), along with parents (37%).” The research, which “questioned 4,000 over 16s in… Read More

May 7, 2023 @ 3:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SCRYPT, the Swiss-licensed crypto trading firm offering digital asset solutions for institutions, announced a strategic partnership with London-based Fiat-as-a-Service platform Fiat Republic in order “to supercharge SCRYPT’s fiat on/off ramp capabilities, as well as improve automation of customer settlements to its institutional trading platform.” This… Read More

April 16, 2023 @ 11:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

LondonLink, which claims to be an established Crypto brokerage focused on curating risk-adjusted returns for “smart-money,” has so far raised 92% (£324,390) of its £350,000 target from 96 investors, with 25 days left in the firm’s crowdfunding campaign, carried out via Seedrs. Located in London,… Read More

April 4, 2023 @ 8:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Acre, the “one-click” mortgage intermediaries platform, has announced it has secured £6.5 million investment to grow its tech platform and enhance the process of buying a home. The McPike Global Family Office (MGFO), “joins returning investors Aviva and Founders Factory, to provide new funds to… Read More

March 29, 2023 @ 8:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Inpay’s Annual Report for 2022, released at the company’s AGM in Copenhagen, Denmark, announced solid results “for the international payments firm and outlined plans for significant future growth within their UK office (London) and internationally across Asia, the Middle East and Europe.” As noted in… Read More