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Data will be key for stronger supply chains in 2021
The events of 2020 disrupted supply chains within businesses of all sizes, and impacted the ability of many to provide their usual products and services in the same capacity. To illustrate this point, Harvard Business Review estimates that 95% of business leaders in manufacturing, financial services and technology experienced disruption to supplier management last year. […]
Smart cities: How finance can transform urban living
Today, approximately 50% of the world’s population lives in an urban setting. This figure is set to increase to 70% in 2050. As a monument to modern living and community, it’s clear that cities infused with digital technology (smart cities) will come to be shaped by the economic infrastructure that underpins every facet of it. […]
IXOPAY Partners with Chargebacks911
Take control of chargebacks and improve your bottom line The industry leading payment orchestration platform, IXOPAY has partnered with Chargebacks911, the global leader in chargeback management, remediation and dispute resolution. The strategic partnership will see IXOPAY and Chargebacks911 provide clients with a payment solution that enables them to have flexibility, independence, and optimized dispute resolution, […]
Netcetera and Nok Nok Labs to provide Delegated Authentication solutions for compliance with PSD2 strong customer authentication and EMV® 3-D Secure
Netcetera, the trusted partner for digital payment solutions, and Nok Nok Labs (Nok Nok), the trusted leader in passwordless authentication and today announced a partnership. Together they will deliver delegated authentication solutions to merchants and payment providers seeking to address PSD2-SCA and 3DS 2.x protocols compliance. By utilizing the Nok Nok™ S3 Authentication Suite’s FIDO-based […]
Global Buy Now, Pay Later pioneer Zip partners with BigCommerce, accelerating the growth of instalment payments
Zip – which recently arrived in the UK – is disrupting the broken credit card model with faster, more flexible ways to pay. BigCommerce merchants can now offer Zip digital payment seamlessly at checkout in the UK, as well as Australia, New Zealand and the US. LONDON – 9 March 2021 – Leading Buy Now, Pay Later […]
Vendr Announces $60 Million Series A to Fuel the Future of SaaS Buying
The new round of financing, led by Tiger Global, will enable Vendr to boost product development and expand globally. Vendr, the SaaS buying platform, today announces a $60 million Series A led by Tiger Global Management, with participation from existing investors Craft Ventures, Y Combinator, Sound Ventures, Garage Capital, and F-Prime Capital. Launched in 2019, […]
What is a Data Catalog? Value, Benefits, and Features
No matter where data comes from, becoming data-driven depends on every member of your organization being able to find, access, and use the data they need. This kind of system of organization paves the way for data teams to respond to your business objectives with accuracy and speed — without it, your analysis will always have a […]
Starling achieves Unicorn status on £272 million funding round
Starling Bank has entered Unicorn territory on the back of a new £272 million investment led by Fidelity Management & Research Company. Starling, which was founded in 2014, embarked on an attempt to raise £200m last autumn when Rothschild, the investment bank, was hired to canvass interest from investors. Alongside Fidelity, the Series D round […]
ING invests in credit scoring startup Flowcast
ING Ventures is investing an additional $3 million into Flowcast, a fintech startup that applies AI to the credit and collection process for non-performing loans. Silicon Valley-headquartered Flowcast has built an API-based machine learning platform that harnesses alternative data to unlock credit at scale. In 2020, Flowcast launched Tillful, a consumer-facing platform which provides credit […]
Open Banking Europe and the European Third Party Providers Association Sign a Mutual Cooperation Agreement
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. The Mutual Cooperation Agreement formalises and strengthens the interaction and existing relationship between OBE and the ETPPA […]