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Ukrainian Founded Preply Raises $50 million USD Series C

Ukrainian Founded Preply Raises $50 million USD Series C

  Ukrainian founders build thriving global online learning marketplace  LONDON, 13 JULY 2022  Ukrainian-founded Preply reached a ..

95% of buy-side financial services firms across UK, US and Asia looking to improve ESG data management

95% of buy-side financial services firms across UK, US and Asia looking to improve ESG data management

  Tidal wave of investment to overcome data availability, comparability, usability and workflow integration, with DaaS models pre..

Customers demand more from banks as cost-of-living crisis bites

Customers demand more from banks as cost-of-living crisis bites

  New study of 5,000 banking customers reveals they feel their bank hasn’t been proactive enough in supporting them through the ..

European Leveraged Finance Association: Investors unclear on practical  implementation of FCA’s changes to MiFID II research rules 

European Leveraged Finance Association: Investors unclear on practical  implementation of FCA’s changes to MiFID II research rules 

  Lack of clarity, coupled with minimal buyside engagement with brokers, has hindered investment firms’ understanding of the ne..

AXA Investment Managers obtains global EDGE Move certification

AXA Investment Managers obtains global EDGE Move certification

  The organization has obtained its second certification by progressing to EDGE Move level [30.06.22] AXA Investment Managers – t..

RTE COMPLETES MAJOR INVESTMENT INTO THE VALARI, A FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND GAMING PILLOW 

RTE COMPLETES MAJOR INVESTMENT INTO THE VALARI, A FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND GAMING PILLOW 

  RTE advises investment into gaming lifestyle brand The Valari  Strategic investment planning will allow RTE to pursue a wider ..

  Pure Harvest Smart Farms secures USD $180.5 million from global investors to fund expansion

  Pure Harvest Smart Farms secures USD $180.5 million from global investors to fund expansion

  Funding takes total capital raised to-date to $387.1 million, fortifying the company’s position among the best-funded startups in t..

Bargaining over wages can be more effective if done at a sector-level

Bargaining over wages can be more effective if done at a sector-level

Wage bargaining can be much more effective for management and employees and therefore can have a positive impact on the performance if..

finova Payment and Mortgage Services adds Hope Capital to lender panel

finova Payment and Mortgage Services adds Hope Capital to lender panel

  finova Payment and Mortgage Services today announces its partnership with specialist bridging loan provider, Hope Capital, furt..

Tech in Finance is back! Ebury welcomes European fintech leaders back to second edition of the event in September

Tech in Finance is back! Ebury welcomes European fintech leaders back to second edition of the event in September

  Second edition of Tech in Finance to be held on 19 September in Malaga, Spain Ebury to welcome over 200 specialists and lead..

Banks delayed handling of losses worsen financial crises

Banks delayed handling of losses worsen financial crises

  Delayed handling of losses can destabilize financial systems, according to new research by Vienna University of Economics and B..

Banking deregulation creates shareholder value, new study reveals

Banking deregulation creates shareholder value, new study reveals

  Reduced regulation around banking activities creates shareholder value and positive stock returns, new research from Nyenrode B..

U.K. and U.S. governments collaborate on prize challenges to accelerate development and adoption of privacy-enhancing technologies 

U.K. and U.S. governments collaborate on prize challenges to accelerate development and adoption of privacy-enhancing technologies 

  Prize challenges aim to generate technology innovation to help tackle the global challenge of financial crime Innovators will ..

Gibraltar remains a top jurisdiction for Crypto Hedge Funds

Gibraltar remains a top jurisdiction for Crypto Hedge Funds

Report by PwC and Elwood confirms Gibraltar as a jurisdiction of choice for hedge funds, backed up by leading fintech law..

FAILING TO MEET ESG GOALS EXPOSES COMPANIES TO INCREASED OPERATIONAL AND FINANCIAL RISKS, STUDY FINDS

FAILING TO MEET ESG GOALS EXPOSES COMPANIES TO INCREASED OPERATIONAL AND FINANCIAL RISKS, STUDY FINDS

  Despite challenges collecting and analysing ESG data, companies across North America and the United Kingdom see significant ben..

New Early Pay Product to Help Businesses Improve Relations and Manage Cashflow

New Early Pay Product to Help Businesses Improve Relations and Manage Cashflow

  (June, 2022) A new digital based solution, Early Pay, designed to incentivise larger organisations and local authorities to pay..

Pay and benefits demand surges among three-quarters of SMEs

Pay and benefits demand surges among three-quarters of SMEs

    –    Three-quarters (73%) of SMEs are experiencing higher demand in regard to pay and benefits  – Just under..

Irish domiciled assets reach €4 trillion – an all-time high

Irish domiciled assets reach €4 trillion – an all-time high

  Assets in Irish domiciled funds surpassed the €4 trillion mark for the first time in 2021, a year-on-year growth of 22.5 per cent..

EUROPE’S FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS EMBRACE OPEN BANKING PAYMENTS, BUT WORK NEEDED TO BOOST INFRASTRUCTURE AND AWARENESS

EUROPE’S FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS EMBRACE OPEN BANKING PAYMENTS, BUT WORK NEEDED TO BOOST INFRASTRUCTURE AND AWARENESS

  Security, speed and cost cited as top merchant benefits of payment initiation services (PIS), according to new research from T..

EML Open Banking Expands Into 20 New Countries To Complete Its Coverage Of Europe

EML Open Banking Expands Into 20 New Countries To Complete Its Coverage Of Europe

LONDON, May 24th 2022. Nuapay (EML Payments Limited’s (ASX: EML) Open Banking business), is now connected to banks in another 20..

Wombat partners with Currencycloud to launch its new, free Instant Investment service to open up investing for a wider market.

Wombat partners with Currencycloud to launch its new, free Instant Investment service to open up investing for a wider market.

London, Wednesday 25th May – UK-based micro-investment platform Wombat has partnered with Currencycloud, the experts in simplifying b..

Milestone reached in maturing structured financial products

Milestone reached in maturing structured financial products

Structured products – one of the most successful retail investment solutions – are celebrating a new UK milestone. Earlie..

British Patient Capital commits £30m to Crane Venture Partners’ second fund

British Patient Capital commits £30m to Crane Venture Partners’ second fund

  24 May 2022: Today British Patient Capital announces it has committed £30m to Crane Venture Partners’ second fund, which has re..

Award-winning family saving app reports 350% asset growth

Award-winning family saving app reports 350% asset growth

  Beanstalk launches crowdfunding round to extend market reach An innovative, award-winning app, which makes it easy and affordab..

RETIREMENT LIVING STANDARDS AWARDS OPEN FOR NOMINATIONS FOR SECOND YEAR

RETIREMENT LIVING STANDARDS AWARDS OPEN FOR NOMINATIONS FOR SECOND YEAR

  The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) is calling for nominations for the second year of its Retirement Living St..

Research reveals UK banks still need to win consumer trust around data protection 

Research reveals UK banks still need to win consumer trust around data protection 

  The report from global, cloud-led, data-centric software company NetApp also reveals the consumer desire for in-person interact..

Cost of living crisis impacts spending plans of 75% of people in the UK – research reveals

Cost of living crisis impacts spending plans of 75% of people in the UK – research reveals

WHAT: Toluna’s Global Consumer Barometer Study is a regular index that taps into a community panel of 40+ million members to provide a..

Twelve Months on Contractors are still considering leaving their profession due to IR35

Twelve Months on Contractors are still considering leaving their profession due to IR35

Eight out of ten contractors have considered leaving their profession due to the impact of IR35 41% of contractors are still consider..

How to defend your company on the new frontier of payment fraud

How to defend your company on the new frontier of payment fraud

By Tony Carothers, Security Systems Engineer, Corpay The remote work era brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic has made it even easier f..

Mindtree and Finastra Partner to Deliver Managed Services Payments Solutions in the Nordics, the UK and Ireland

Mindtree and Finastra Partner to Deliver Managed Services Payments Solutions in the Nordics, the UK and Ireland

  London — May 16, 2022 — Mindtree, a global technology services and digital transformation company, and Finastra, a leading fina..

Cryptocurrency returns are immune to monetary policy spillovers

Cryptocurrency returns are immune to monetary policy spillovers

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European stocks find support at end of volatile week

European stocks find support at end of volatile week

(Reuters) -European shares rose on Friday, as sentiment stabilised at the end of a volatile week dominated by worries about aggressive..

Shares drop, yields shoot up after U.S. inflation data

Shares drop, yields shoot up after U.S. inflation data

By Danilo Masoni MILAN (Reuters) – World shares turned lower on Wednesday and bond yields shot up after U.S. data showed inflati..

Dollar moves off lows on heels of inflation data

Dollar moves off lows on heels of inflation data

By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar moved sharply off its lows on Wednesday and briefly turned positive on the ..

QR Code Payments to Reach $3 Trillion Globally by 2025, with Integrated Loyalty Schemes Driving Market Value

QR Code Payments to Reach $3 Trillion Globally by 2025, with Integrated Loyalty Schemes Driving Market Value

Basingstoke, UK – 9th May 2022: A new study from Juniper Research has predicted that the global spend using QR code payments will reac..

SHARE BUYBACKS LIKE BP’S SET TO GENERATE EUROPE EQUITY OUTPERFORMANCE VERSUS US SAYS THE GROUP OF BOUTIQUE FUND MANAGERS (GBAM)

SHARE BUYBACKS LIKE BP’S SET TO GENERATE EUROPE EQUITY OUTPERFORMANCE VERSUS US SAYS THE GROUP OF BOUTIQUE FUND MANAGERS (GBAM)

  5th May 2022:The compounding effects of share buybacks, since the 1980s, have been identified as the critical factor enabling t..

Wall Street set to open higher, oil prices extend losses

Wall Street set to open higher, oil prices extend losses

By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) -European stock indexes rose on Tuesday as risk appetite showed some signs of picking up again ..