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FundingSearch Answers CFIT Taskforce Call to Modernise UK SME Lending Through ‘Smart Data’ and Intelligent Automation

EIN Presswire
by EIN Presswire0
FundingSearch solves the CFIT “growth gap” using live Xero data to cut research time and boost SME loan approval rates by 40% FundingSearch, the UK’s leading intelligent matching platform for commercial finance, announced its alignment with the recommendations outlined in the August 2024 SME Finance Taskforce Report published by the......
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Commercial Equipment Finance Lender Selects Hyland Content Innovation Cloud to Modernize Loan Processing, Supported by Datum Evolve

Cision PRWeb
by Cision PRWeb0
A commercial equipment finance organization selects Hyland CIC with IDP, Automate, and Agent Builder to modernize loan processing and support scalable growth. Datum Evolve, a Hyland Core Partner specializing in content services and workflow automation for financial institutions, announced that a commercial equipment finance organization has selected Hyland’s Content Innovation......
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The Agentic Shift to Perpetual KYC in 2026

Max Vermeir
by Max Vermeir0
For decades, the financial services sector viewed Know Your Customer (KYC) compliance as a defensive necessity—a cost of doing business designed to ward off regulators and prevent fines. It was a friction point, a barrier to entry, and often, a manual nightmare. But the ground has shifted. In a world......
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Steward Partners Announces a New Board Chairman as Keith Taylor Assumes Leadership Role

PR Newswire
by PR Newswire0
Steward Partners, an employee-owned independent financial services firm specializing in comprehensive wealth management solutions, announced that Keith Taylor – long-standing Board of Directors member and Managing Director at The Cynosure Group – has been appointed Chairman of the Board, effective at year-end. Taylor succeeds Michael McMahon, who is retiring from......
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Bank First Corporation Announces Completion of Centre 1 Bancorp, Inc. Acquisition

PR Newswire
by PR Newswire0
Bank First Corporation announced it has completed its acquisition of Centre 1 Bancorp, Inc. (“Centre”), parent company of The First National Bank and Trust Company (“First National Bank and Trust”). The closing marks an important milestone in bringing together two relationship-driven organizations. Effective immediately, Bank First is expanding its services......
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QELT Blockchain Goes Live as a Layer-1 Platform for RWA Tokenisation – by QXMP Labs

EIN Presswire
by EIN Presswire0
QXMP Labs launches QELT, a sovereign Layer-1 blockchain designed to support real-world assets, tokenisation, and institutional settlement. QXMP Labs announced that QELT, its proprietary Layer-1 blockchain, is now live. QELT has been developed as a general-purpose blockchain infrastructure with native support for real-world asset (RWA) tokenisation, decentralised finance, and institutional-grade......
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Crypto.com Traders Gain Deeper Market Visibility Through Benzinga Data Integration

PR Newswire
by PR Newswire0
Benzinga, a leading financial media and data technology company, announced a strategic collaboration with Crypto.com, one of the world’s  leading digital asset platforms, to bring enhanced U.S. equities intelligence to Crypto.com’s user base. Through this relationship, Crypto.com is integrating several of Benzinga’s market data APIs, including the IPO Calendar, Earnings Calendar,......
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Pinnacle and Synovus Complete Merger to Become Regional Bank Growth Champion

Business Wire
by Business Wire0
$117.2 billion bank to deliver accelerated growth through proven hiring and client service models; clients to be served through Pinnacle and Synovus brands through conversion Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc., a Georgia corporation, announced the completion of the merger of Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc., a Tennessee corporation, and Synovus Financial Corp.,......
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The Fintech Industrial Layer — APIs Powering Entire Economies, Not Just Apps

Fintech Staff Writer
by Fintech Staff Writer0
For more than ten years, the world saw Fintech as its own category, a revolutionary industry next to retail, healthcare, manufacturing, and logistics. But that way of thinking doesn’t work anymore when it comes to how modern economies work. Fintech has changed from a small area of innovation to the......
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EBC Financial Group Highlights Digital Payments Growth Reshaping South Africa’s Economy

GlobeNewswire
by GlobeNewswire0
EBC Financial Group notes that South Africa’s digital payments market is entering a decisive growth phase, with card-based transactions projected to exceed ZAR2.9 trillion ($159 billion) in 2025. Card usage continues to rise at a robust 10.4% annual pace, with South African consumers averaging more than 118 card transactions per......
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