December 05, 2019 at 04:13PM One of the UK’s first female Corporate Banking CEOs, Diana Brightmore-Armour, has called for young women in business to embrace a wave of new opportunities available as companies in the City of London begin to implement fairer hiring practices. The number of women on UK FTSE Boards has more than doubled from 12.5% in 2010 to just over 30% in 2019 and Ms. Brightmore-Armour… Source LEADING CEO CALLS FOR WOMEN IN FINANCE TO ‘BE EMPOWERED AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF CHANGING LANDSCAPE’ … Selected by FCREG Search Web: LEADING CEO CALLS FOR WOMEN IN FINANCE TO … Continue reading LEADING CEO CALLS FOR WOMEN IN FINANCE TO ‘BE EMPOWERED AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF CHANGING LANDSCAPE’

December 05, 2019 at 03:36PM We speak with Dennis Khoo, UOB about their views on financial inclusion. Source Dennis Khoo, UOB on financial inclusion … Selected by FCREG Search Web: Dennis Khoo, UOB on financial inclusion Continue reading Dennis Khoo, UOB on financial inclusion

December 05, 2019 at 03:14PM Bruno Macedo is a leading FinTech specialist at five°degrees, a new generation digital core banking provider. Since joining the company in September 2017, Bruno has held roles as Business Architect, Head of Implementation Consultants, and Head of Delivery Implementations. In parallel, Bruno is Coordinator for AFIP – FinTech and InsurTech Portugal and lecturer for ISEG – Executive Education… Source Bruno Macedo, FinTech specialist, five°degrees: … Selected by FCREG Search Web: Bruno Macedo, FinTech specialist, five°degrees: Continue reading Bruno Macedo, FinTech specialist, five°degrees:

December 05, 2019 at 02:59PM David Orme, Senior Vice President at IDEX Biometrics ASA With the roll-out of biometric fingerprint authentication smart cards, consumers will soon be able to make payments feeling more confident about the heightened security their new cards will offer. However, it’s not just consumers that stand to benefit from this advanced technology. Biometric payment cards will impact the entire ecosystem &# Source From card issuers to retailers: how biometric smart cards benefit the entire payments ecosystem … Selected by FCREG Search Web: From card issuers to retailers: how biometric smart cards benefit the entire payments ecosystem Continue reading From card issuers to retailers: how biometric smart cards benefit the entire payments ecosystem

December 05, 2019 at 02:14PM More than ever, more brands are focusing their marketing around a brand mission or positive cause. This balancing act between championing a worthy cause and cynical corporate gimmick can be a tricky one to master but there can be no more powerful tool to build a long-lasting relationship with your audience. We’ve seen fantastic examples of leveraging audience passions such as Mastercard’s… Source Give Your Marketing Purpose – Championing Causes Through Purpose Driven Marketing … Selected by FCREG Search Web: Give Your Marketing Purpose – Championing Causes Through Purpose Driven Marketing Continue reading Give Your Marketing Purpose – Championing Causes Through Purpose Driven Marketing

December 05, 2019 at 01:47PM CoinCorner’s CEO, Danny Scott, commented: “It’s very unfortunate that people in the DLT team at State Street have lost their jobs recently, but it’s not unexpected. Large companies around the world have all been dipping their toes into this industry over the last few years, attempting to use some of the technology behind Bitcoin to solve their problems. Having been involved in the… Source CoinCorner comments on State Street’s job cuts to adjust blockchain strategy: ‘Businesses would be wise to listen to Bitcoin developers’ … Selected by FCREG Search Web: CoinCorner comments on State Street’s … Continue reading CoinCorner comments on State Street’s job cuts to adjust blockchain strategy: ‘Businesses would be wise to listen to Bitcoin developers’

December 05, 2019 at 01:34PM CWB Financial Group (TSX:CWB) takes another step forward as a disruptive force in Canadian financial services today with the selection of Temenos (SIX:TEMN), the leader in banking software, to deliver a seamless end-to-end digital banking experience for small- to medium-sized business owners. CWB will be the first bank in Canada to offer a differentiated digital banking experience powered by… Source CWB Financial Group partners with Temenos to deliver personalized, world-class digital experience for business owners … Selected by FCREG Search Web: CWB Financial Group partners with Temenos to deliver personalized, world-class digital experience for business … Continue reading CWB Financial Group partners with Temenos to deliver personalized, world-class digital experience for business owners

December 05, 2019 at 12:00PM Founded in 1977 and based in Staffordshire, the family business has grown into one of the UK’s leading cash collection, cash processing and manned guarding services provider; The finance will be used to fund a share repurchase positioning the business well for future growth; OakNorth Bank was introduced to management by Julian Coy at KBS Corporate who provided advice to Security Plus on the… Source OakNorth Bank completes £8m transaction to support a share repurchase for Security Plus, Europe’s largest independent volume cash carrier … Selected by FCREG Search Web: OakNorth Bank completes £8m transaction … Continue reading OakNorth Bank completes £8m transaction to support a share repurchase for Security Plus, Europe’s largest independent volume cash carrier

December 05, 2019 at 11:56AM Visible Capital, a new Scottish fintech company founded by three Scottish tech veterans has secured £500,000 seed funding from TechStart Ventures and a group of eight private investors. Preston Rabl, co-founder of the advertising and public relations giant WPP plc will join the board, whilst Ian Steel, former senior partner of Deloitte in Scotland and Northern Ireland; and Iain Mackay… Source New platform set to transform consumer investment experience … Selected by FCREG Search Web: New platform set to transform consumer investment experience Continue reading New platform set to transform consumer investment experience

December 05, 2019 at 11:39AM On Friday 29th November, top hackers from all over the world gathered to Oulu, Finland to test their skills against 5G and cybersecurity during the weekend. Oulu, located near the Arctic Circle, is known as a global 5G and 6G hotspot and is the home to research and development of top-tier cybersecurity. The world’s first open 5G Cybersecurity Hackathon gathered 70 cybersecurity specialists from 15… Source 70 top hackers from around the world gathered to Finland – the world’s first open 5G Cybersecurity Hackathon was a success … Selected by FCREG Search Web: 70 top … Continue reading 70 top hackers from around the world gathered to Finland – the world’s first open 5G Cybersecurity Hackathon was a success

December 05, 2019 at 11:37AM More needs to be done to raise awareness of blockchain technology and its benefits, as 19% of finance professionals are unaware of its uses within finance and 29% have no idea what blockchain is, according to the FinTech Barometer, an annual survey of 1,000 finance professionals conducted by order-to-cash specialist Onguard. While 29% of finance professionals either already use or are beginning to… Source Almost half of finance professionals lack awareness of blockchain and its benefits … Selected by FCREG Search Web: Almost half of finance professionals lack awareness of blockchain and its benefits Continue reading Almost half of finance professionals lack awareness of blockchain and its benefits