financial services

Investment expands VEON's fintech reach into SME commerce VEON Ltd. and (Euronext Amsterdam: VEON), through VEON Ventures, has joined Sequoia Capital India and Flourish Ventures as investors in ShopUp, Bangladesh's leading full-stack B2B commerce platform for small businesses, becoming ShopUp's first strategic corporate investor. The investment enables VEON Ventures to support ShopUp's fast-growing digital ecosystem for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), which form a vital backbone of Bangladesh's …

Pitney Bowes Inc., a global technology company that provides commerce solutions in the areas of ecommerce, shipping, mailing and financial services, announced new digital sending technologies, available to Canadian businesses for the first time. The new solutions include a SaaS-based sending platform SendPro Enterprise, which perfectly suits larger organizations adapting to remote working, improving cost control and visibility with detailed analytics. A new Intelligent Locker solution facilitates zero touch contactless…

Former Informatica executives, Ron Spratt and Ben Kennedy, join BigID to accelerate North America sales in the financial services industry BigID, the leader in data discovery and intelligence for privacy, protection and perspective, announced the addition of Ron Spatt as Senior Vice President of Sales for North America and Ben Kennedy as Area Vice President of Sales for the West. Both joined BigID from Informatica where they led the sector business into financial services. They bring deep data sales expertise and decades of…

Skillman to oversee Enfusion’s global marketing and communications efforts that support international growth Enfusion, the leading provider of cloud-based investment management software, announced it has appointed Lorelei Skillman as Chief Marketing Officer. With over 20 years of transformative marketing experience in the financial services sector, Skillman will lead Enfusion’s global marketing and communications initiatives, working alongside the organization’s executive leadership team to expand and evolve its brand,…

Nomura SRI International Innovation Center – NSIC will be located in Menlo, California, dedicated exclusively for R&D in the disruptive technology ecosystem currently trending in Silicon Valley. Global financial services group Nomura has partnered with leading non-profit research institute SRI International to open new R&D facility for the Japanese companies. The R&D facility is one of its kind institution offering open innovation, experimentation and hands-on experience in disruptive technologies in Japanese…

Services to be Delivered Through PayLogiq™ eWallet and GoLogiq™ Hyper-Local Food Delivery Mobile Platforms Logiq, Inc., a global provider of eCommerce and fintech business enablement solutions, has partnered with Yabx, a fintech venture of Comviva and part of $5.2 billion Tech Mahindra, to offer credit-based financial services. The services will be offered through Logiq’s increasingly popular PayLogiq™ e-Wallet and GoLogiq™ hyper-local food delivery mobile platforms, and include cash advance for merchants and ‘buy now, pay…

Ribbon's Kandy Business Solutions will leverage the IBM Cloud for Financial Services to deliver secure, cloud-based Unified Communications as a Service capabilities Ribbon Communications Inc., a global provider of real time communications software and packet and optical transport solutions to service providers, enterprises, and critical infrastructure sectors, announced it has joined the IBM Cloud for Financial Services ecosystem and intends to onboard its Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) offering to the…

Mastercard announced a new partnership with HSBC to accelerate sustainable urban development. Through City Possible, Mastercard’s partnership and co-creation framework for cities, the two global leaders will bring their collective resources, expertise, and integrated urban development frameworks to the City Possible network. Since its inception, City Possible has facilitated a framework where members can draw on the collective expertise and resources of all stakeholders in order to replicate innovative solutions that…

Northwestern Mutual, a leading financial services company, unveiled new ads featuring poignant and powerful stories of real client experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. The ads showcase the challenges Americans are facing, and how partnering with a Northwestern Mutual advisor and having a financial plan in place can make a meaningful difference now and in the future. The integrated campaign launches across TV, digital, and social media. When the pandemic hit, Americans were faced with unexpected challenges, both…

Event management software (EMS) leader Aventri announces the official launch of the Aventri Virtual Event Platform along with the release of key industry-leading features. The breakthrough solution is fully integrated in the Aventri Event Management Solution. It is the first solution enabling event and marketing professionals to manage their virtual, hybrid and in-person events on a single platform. Previously, meeting professionals faced the challenge of using separate platforms for digital and in-person gatherings.…

Names Accomplished Legal Tech Executive Eric Laughlin as CEO to Accelerate Growth in No-Code Contract and Commerce Lifecycle Management Software Company Agiloft, the global standard in no-code contract and commerce lifecycle management, announced a $45 million growth equity investment from FTV Capital, a sector-focused investor in innovative companies in enterprise technology and services, financial services, and payments and transaction processing. Bootstrapped since its inception and profitable, Agiloft's investment from…

Inxeption will further expand logistics team to support record growth Inxeption, the fastest-growing eCommerce business platform, announced that seasoned transportation industry executive Josh Allen will join the company as its new President, Logistics. Josh’s most recent position was President, Global Freight Forwarding at XPO Logistics, the Greenwich, CT-based top ten global provider of transportation and logistics services. During his more than seven years at XPO, Josh held multiple leadership positions. Most notably,…

Partner4Work (P4W) and partner organizations including global law firm Jones Day, joined IBM to make Pittsburgh the first city in the U.S. to launch IBM's "Service Corps Reignite," a career readiness platform to support businesses, job seekers, and non-profit organizations emerging from the economic disruption of COVID-19. IBM's effort includes accredited learning content from IBM with personalized, 1:1 career development coaching from IBM Service Corps volunteers, and other experts at no cost to the user. The program…

Outsourcers integrate advanced analytics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning to improve the customer journey and agent experience, finds Frost & Sullivan Frost & Sullivan's recent analysis, European Customer Experience Outsourcing Services Market, 2020, reveals that outsourcers are increasingly relying on advanced technologies to meet client requirements in the customer experience (CX) outsourcing services industry. The European market is mature and characterized by demands for specific languages,…

Hearsay product utilization increases 3X during pandemic across digital communication channels between advisors and clients Salesforce Ventures takes on a minority stake in Hearsay Hearsay’s compliant, regulation-ready social media, voice, text, and website solutions extend the power of Salesforce to wealth management, banking, insurance, and home lending customers Hearsay Systems, a trusted leader in compliant digital communications for the financial services industry,  announced a deeper partnership with…

Awards include Global Advisory Services Partner of the Year, Global Energy Partner of the Year and Global Financial Services Partner of the Year EY announces the win of three 2020 Microsoft Global Partner of the Year Awards, including Global Advisory Services Partner of the Year, Global Energy Partner of the Year and Global Financial Services Partner of the Year. Recognized as one of the top Microsoft partners across the globe, EY is being awarded for excellence in innovation and implementation support of customer…

Introduction The events of the last 30-60 days have had a profound impact on life and business the world over. The need for smooth functioning of essential services for saving both life and business has stood out in clear focus. Most banks and Financial Institutions were ready for emergencies of a different kind viz. financial crisis, terrorist attack, political unrest in a country, but few had prepared for a global pandemic like what we are seeing in COVID-19. This silent killer has highlighted several shortcomings in…

NewRez will deploy Financial Services Cloud for a 360-degree view of the homeowner and serve as Salesforce’s new industry design advisor for its mortgage solutions NewRez LLC, a national mortgage lender and servicing organization, and Salesforce, the global leader in CRM, announced a strategic relationship focused on delivering a consistent, connected experience for borrowers and homeowners across NewRez’s mortgage lending and servicing business. In addition, Salesforce has selected NewRez as a new industry design advisor…

Tax Master Network Inc. (TMN), a Financial Gravity Companies Inc. portfolio company, announced the launch of TMN's Automated Tax Operating System® tool. Tax professionals and financial advisors understand that proactive planning is the key to paying less tax. For 15 years, TMN has offered a unique planning tool that diagnoses the mistakes and missed opportunities that cost clients taxes they don't have to pay and produces a written "prescription" to produce savings. That left tax advisors responsible for "filling the…

Keen Decision Systems announced that it has named Randall Beard to its Board of Directors. Beard brings a deep background in digital media and the data and e-commerce industries. With more than 25 years of award-winning, executive experience growing and scaling businesses Beard has expertise in consumer packaged goods, financial services and high-touch service brands. Marketing Technology News: Infutor Introduces CRM FreshLink to Resolve Inaccurate First Party Data and Maximize Marketing ROI "We are thrilled to have…