Tagged: uk

December 19, 2024 @ 7:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has announced the launch of Historical Analytics available through Snowflake. The Historical Analytics offering combines LSEG’s Pricing Services with Yield Book Analytics to provide pricing information for more than 2.9 million bonds with more than 20 years lookback. LSEG customers… Read More

December 18, 2024 @ 10:03 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has published a report on Authorized Push Payment (APP) scams and how to avoid them. In brief, a fraudster pilfers money illicitly when it tricks targets into sending money to its account. The trick is presenting what looks like… Read More

December 18, 2024 @ 8:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

KPMG UK has commented on the recently released UK GDP data. Yael Selfin, Chief Economist at KPMG UK, noted: “GDP growth stalls amid growing uncertainty. GDP growth remained disappointing, showing no progress for five consecutive months, due to weaker activity across a broad swathe of the… Read More

December 18, 2024 @ 8:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Raisin, a platform for savings and investments, has partnered with open banking Fintech Salt Edge to strengthen its compliance with UK regulations, ensuring secure financial solutions for clients. Raisin operates across the European Union, UK, and US, offering customers access to “competitive” interest rates and… Read More

December 17, 2024 @ 11:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) has decided to partner with Wise (LSE:WISE) to improve international transfers. Wise is a UK-based Fintech or neobank that started as a low-cost provider of payments and transfers and now offers additional banking features. Morgan Stanley is a prominent investment bank and… Read More

December 17, 2024 @ 7:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-headquartered virtual payments services provider Modulr has reportedly entered a contract with HMRC for the provision of Confirmation of Payee (CoP) services, which has been secured under the latest Open Banking Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS). As per the latest agreement, Modulr will aim to offer… Read More

December 15, 2024 @ 9:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Salad Money says that its Salad Technologies, part of the Salad group, has been approved by the UK’s FCA as an official Account Information Services Provider (AISP). The accreditation means Salad can access applicants’ Open Banking data directly rather then through a licensed third party…. Read More

December 13, 2024 @ 8:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSEG) announces that it has completed the divestment of its 4.92% stake in Euroclear’s share capital to TCorp, for a “total consideration of €455 million.” TCorp is the financial services partner of the New South Wales government. J.P. Morgan and… Read More

December 11, 2024 @ 10:38 am By JD Alois  |  

The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) has published a report on central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), more specifically, wholesale central bank Digital Currencies (wCBDCs), which may limit these digital assets to institutional use. While CBDCs continue to be debated and some jurisdictions are actively experimenting… Read More

December 11, 2024 @ 9:52 am By JD Alois  |  

Blink Payment says it is targeting late payments for construction contractors by partnering with Business Pilot. The company points to data that indicates that 74% of construction contractors are affected by late payments. The Fintech said it is integrating with the fitting industry enterprise resource… Read More

December 10, 2024 @ 12:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

The UKCFA (UK Crowdfunding Association) recently sent a letter to Tulip Siddiq, the Economic Secretary to the Treasury and City Minister, slamming the government for excessive regulations which are crippling the securities crowdfunding industry. It has been widely reported that Bruce Davis, Chair of the UKCFA,… Read More

December 10, 2024 @ 11:27 am By JD Alois  |  

SyndicateRoom, an online investment platform that aims to generate solid returns by investing in private securities, has announced its Carbon13 SEIS Fund VII. Now available, the targeted fund seeks to  invest in pre-seed companies that businesses that focus on “Earth’s vital life support systems.” Each… Read More

December 10, 2024 @ 8:57 am By JD Alois  |  

SumUp says it now offers a cash advance product for several European markets, including Germany, France, Ireland, and the Netherlands. The product was first introduced in the UK in 2020. The service allows merchants to tap into funding of up to £20,000. Typically, the funds… Read More

December 10, 2024 @ 8:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK’s PensionBee noted that pension funds could be headed for another year of strong returns in 2025, according to predictions from investment banks, including JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, and Bank of America. PensionBee explained in a blog post that the bull run in US stocks is expected to continue while other… Read More

December 10, 2024 @ 8:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

GFO-X announces ABN AMRO Clearing, IMC, Standard Chartered Bank and Virtu Financial as partners ahead of launch in Q1 2025. GFO-X is the UK’s regulated and centrally cleared trading venue dedicated to digital asset derivatives. GFO-X has been working with these partners to deliver the… Read More

December 9, 2024 @ 11:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Third Financial, part of the Nucleus group, has launched a mobile app for iOS and Android devices. It will enable access to all the client’s investments in one place, providing real time valuations across the range of investment wrappers, along with  investment analysis and the… Read More

December 9, 2024 @ 9:32 am By JD Alois  |  

The change in the US administration is expected to usher in a new era of digital asset innovation. During the Biden Administration, there was open hostility toward crypto that went beyond the pursuit of fraud and scams. Many firms sought to be regulated but were… Read More

December 9, 2024 @ 8:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Brighty, a digital finance platform that enables crypto-card payments in the real world, announces a $10 million round from Futurecraft Ventures. The funds will be used to expand its presence in Europe and the UK. Brighty is a personal finance app that combines traditional digital… Read More

December 9, 2024 @ 5:41 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

The British Business Bank increased its ENABLE Funding commitment to Simply Asset Finance, a UK independent asset finance provider. It allows Simply Asset Finance to provide more than £175 million of finance to smaller businesses across the UK. A portion of the funding has been… Read More

December 8, 2024 @ 11:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Revolut UK is focused on building out its Board with two senior appointments. The update from the digital bank comes as Revolut is working through the mobilization period for its UK Bank. According to the announcement from Revolut, Fiona Fry and Sir Peter Estlin join… Read More