CACEIS To Acquire Dutch Custodian Bank KAS BANK For €188m
As per the terms of the conditional agreement signed by the parties, CACEIS will offer €12.75 in cash for each of the... Read more
Global Financial Innovation Network Targets International Cooperation On Regulating Financial Disruption
Despite the excitement of new technologies sweeping across the banking industry, regulators are left with the challenge... Read more
Metro Bank Raises £120m Funding To Transform UK SME Banking Experience
Metro Bank will use the funds to meet the growing the requirements of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), enabli... Read more
Biometrics Inside Card Leads In Biometric Security For Credit Cards, Says SmartMetric
Other forms of biometric security such as Voice, Face and Behavioral based biometrics are not suited for a solution tha... Read more
Nomura Invests In Venture With Brevan Howard To Build AI-solutions For The Finance Industry
AIM2 was launched in 2015 to use a combination of data science and machine learning to develop a range of alpha investm... Read more
NSF Makes £1.3bn Bid For Rival UK Lender Provident Financial
According to NSF, the proposed merger with Provident Financial will establish one of the top UK non-standard finance pr... Read more
Rising Stars Of European Finance Showcased In The Forbes 30 Under 30 Listings
Landing a spot on the Forbes 30 under 30 list is a significant achievement for any ambitious young person – and the t... Read more
Turning Data Into Drops: How An NGO Is Using Tech To Help Developing Nations Access Water
From the outset, the team at Global Water Challenge knew that analysing data from water pumps could be used to help pro... Read more
The Difference Between Diversity And Inclusion In The Workplace – And Why It Matters
Inclusion in the workplace can only happen if bosses understand people are naturally biased in how they interact with o... Read more
Hyper-personalisation In Shopping: Retailers Are Getting To Know Everything About You
Retailers like Amazon have used the past decade to make buying things online more convenient through AI-based recommend... Read more
From Canada To The UK, Which Countries Are Planning A Coal Phase-out?
All over the world, coal is becoming less popular as countries look to renewables as a clean alternative, with a handfu... Read more
Unusual Ways Of Using Data: From Fitbits For Cows To Music Composition
It’s recognised that analysing big data sets to reveal patterns and trends is traditionally the realm of banking, bus... Read more
Voice Payments Set To Drive A New Era Of Commerce For Amazon Pay
For a growing number of people, asking a smart assistant like Alexa to dim the lights or perform some other routine hou... Read more
Central England Co-operative Appoints Its First Ever Female CEO – But Who Is Debbie Robinson?
Central England Co-operative has appointed its first ever female chief executive. Debbie Robinson has today (4 March) j... Read more
Spotahomes New COO – And Ex-Uber Chief – On How Start-up Will Innovate Lettings
Estate agents are often listed alongside politicians and journalists as one of the least trusted professions, but start... Read more