Employee Benefits Are in a Good Place but They Could Be in a Great One Reveals Zest
In 2022, Payscale, the compensation data and software solutions provider, observed that more and more organisations are having to adjust pay for their employees twice a year to properly compensate them. Employees are taking this opportunity to ask for greater benefits as 83 per cent of businesses report their workers asking for more compensation finds […]
Dojo Pocket Launch Aims to Enhance Customer Payment Experience at UK Restaurants
The rising cost of living has undoubtedly forced most Brits to reassess where and what they spend their money. One area many have recognised change is needed, is the amount of money spent on dining out – meaning more value is placed on receiving the ‘right’ experience than ever payments company Dojo has revealed. With […]
CRIF Launches Pet Check Tool to Stop Insurers ‘Making a Dog’s Dinner’ of Risk Assessments
Pet insurers saw claims volumes and payouts hit record highs last year, leading to growing losses for the sector. In an effort to tackle this problem, CRIF, the risk management solution provider for the financial services industry, has launched ‘Pet Check’. UK pet insurers received 1.3 million claims in 2022, a 28 per cent increase […]
Lloyds Bank Delivers Paperless Guarantee Initiative to Support UK Businesses Clients
Lloyds Bank has launched a new initiative enabling clients to request digital Direct Guarantees or Standby Letters of Credit, helping them to trade more efficiently, safely, and securely. Lloyds Bank’s new Paperless Guarantee initiative supports businesses that have a high volume of transactions requiring bank guarantees to be issued. It also enables instant delivery to […]
Nutanix: Banks and Fintechs, an Atmosphere of Modern Collaboration and Clouds
Banks are synonymous with money, however, money may not be banks’ most valuable asset. According to Nutanix, data is, however, legacy infrastructures have limited banks’ ability to fully utilise it. Aaron White is VP and general manager of APJ at Nutanix, the cloud infrastructure provider. White has more than 20 years of international experience in the […]
Seamless Saudi Arabia Video Interviews With Proxym, Paymentology, Tap, Thales and Accelerate
Seamless Saudi Arabia recently opened the doors for the second edition of its annual event, welcoming over 24,000 attendees, and over 600 sponsors and exhibitors, to explore all things fintech, payments, retail, and e-commerce, across the Kingdom. 2023’s edition of the biggest financial event in Saudi Arabia, Seamless, took place at the Riyadh Front at […]
Women in Fintech: “My Greatest Achievement” with Arnie, Galileo, Theta Labs and more!
This October at The Fintech Times is all about shining a spotlight on the incredible women working in the fintech industry, sharing their greatest achievement, their biggest challenges and their hopes for the future. Though progress has been made to reduce the gender gap in fintech, the industry still has far to go until it […]
Open Banking Can ‘Bolster Defences’ Against Rising APP Fraud in the UK
Authorised push payment (APP) fraud losses decreased by 17 per cent in 2022 according to UK Finance, the UK banking and financial services trade association. However, of all reported cases of payment fraud, APP accounted for 57 per cent. As the threat of APP fraud rises, organisations are setting up ways to protect their customers […]
CMA Investigates UK Cloud Services Market After Ofcom Reveal Concerns About Providers
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched an independent market investigation into the £7.5billion cloud services market in the UK, to examine and consider whether competition concerns are holding back businesses. The CMA investigation will consider how to improve the supply of cloud services for UK customers as they are rapidly adopted by businesses, […]
Fintechs Canada Launches ‘Choose More’ Campaign for Financial Reform
In response to pressing financial challenges faced by Canadians, Fintechs Canada has unveiled the ‘Choose More’ campaign, an initiative aimed at shedding light on how the country’s financial sector can better serve both consumers and businesses. Established in May 2019 as a not-for-profit member association, Fintechs Canada serves as the collective voice for fintechs in […]
