Andrew Samu

The new platform provides HSBC’s large corporate clients with a single portal to load invoices, sell receivables and monitor the performance of the portfolio, enabling them to take advantage of a wide range of receivables financing structures.

Press Release

Industry-Leading Fintech and Payments Executive Ron Totaro Named CEO of Tassat

March 9, 2021

Blockchain-based applications are continuing to gain momentum, and TassatPay® has already delivered substantial success in growing customers and deposits for banks.

Press Release

Creditinfo Group announces new majority shareholder

March 9, 2021

Well-respected industry veteran, Paul Randall – who joined Creditinfo in 2007 - will lead the company through its next phase of growth as the newly appointed Group CEO, working closely with Reynir Grétarsson and LLCP.

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A view on markets and the UK Budget from Kingswood

March 9, 2021

We continue to believe UK equities could build further on their recent outperformance. But this is much more about their cheapness and the rotation into value rather than hopes of any glorious post-Brexit future for the economy.

Press Release

BNP Paribas Partners with Token to launch “Instanea” an instant payment initiative for its merchant customers Across Europe

March 9, 2021

Token’s open payments platform is driving the shift from traditional payment methods to A2A payments. It provides pan-European connectivity to banks, and rich functionality to enable existing Payment Service Providers (PSPs) to benefit from open banking capabilities.

Press Release

Quva – the fintech firm digitally transforming the investment sector

March 8, 2021

Quva is a powerful software product built by investment professionals for investment professionals.

Press Release

Marcin Pioro, CEO of Conotoxia Holding, lists for auction his first tweet

March 8, 2021

Jack Dorsey, the co-founder of Twitter, has listed his first tweet at auction.

Gold

Is Gold the Safe-Haven it once was?

March 8, 2021

What’s interesting is that gold prices have continued to struggle even as the US Dollar falls back, with risk appetite continuing to surge as the demand for safe-haven assets and secure stores of wealth declines.

Press Release

AgriDex selects L3COS for $9 trillion global food and agriculture marketplace

March 8, 2021

Through the companies’ $85 million partnership, L3COS will deliver the full blockchain-based marketplace, tokenised payments and exchange platform for AgriDex, whose users’ supply chains are valued at approximately $2.25 trillion annually.

Press Release

Tide to launch Tide Payment Acceptance in platform expansion

March 8, 2021

“Payment acceptance has long been a complex and costly process for micro and small businesses. I am extremely excited by the prospect of bringing the service into the Tide platform and leveraging the full range of Tide products and platform capabilities.

Press Release Regulator

IOSCO Reviews Implementation of Liquidity Risk Management Recommendations and Market Participants´ Responses to COVID-19 Induced Market Stresses

March 5, 2021

Alongside the Thematic Review, IOSCO and the Financial Stability Board (FSB) are currently conducting a joint analysis of the availability, use and impact of liquidity risk management tools for open-ended funds (OEFs).

Press Release

Open Banking Europe and the European Third Party Providers Association Sign a Mutual Cooperation Agreement

March 5, 2021

Today Open Banking Europe (OBE) and the European Third Party Providers Association (ETPPA) announced a Mutual Cooperation agreement had been signed to foster collaboration, enhance industry understanding and establish a framework for sharing information between the two organisations.

Press Release

Leading FinTech Sync. responds to the UK Budget

March 4, 2021

“The contactless limit increasing to £100 per transaction will be a useful tool for many people as it is more convenient, speeds up queues, and limits touchpoints to help stop the spread of Covid-19." Ricky Lee - sync.

Asia Banking

APAC banks race to revitalize innovation initiatives as the pandemic reveals digital gaps – Backbase

March 4, 2021

The latest edition of the Fintech and Digital Banking 2025 (APAC) report found that 60% of banks in Asia Pacific will leverage artificial intelligence (AI) or machine learning (ML) technologies for data-driven decisions, compared to 48% from the previous year.

Fintech

The long awaited UK Budget is revealed, the FinTech market responds

March 4, 2021

Many critics have said that the budget may be politicised as the Conservative party are looking to strengthen their hold on the government. FinTechs have a very unique position in all of this, and today we wanted to look at how good the Budget is for FinTechs.

Press Release

Milestone reached in maturing structured financial products

March 3, 2021

“Structured products and autocalls continue to be off the radar for many IFAs and even financial journalists. But this is ridiculous as they’re a tried and proven investment vehicle that is regularly delivering strong returns for investors.

Andrew Samu

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