Tag : COVID-19

Fimatix Appoints Harvey Neve as Director of Health and Education Progressing Strategy for Growth in the North
Artificial Intelligence Blockchain Fintech News

Tim Howarth Appointed Managing Director for Financial Services at Fimatix

Fintech News Desk
by Fintech News Desk0
Fimatix has announced the appointment of Tim Howarth as Managing Director for Financial Services, where he will lead the company’s work supporting the financial services sector. He will drive the growth of the business through further acquisitions and by offering new services for clients. Having previously been a Partner at KPMG......
Contactless Payments Preferred Payment Method for Almost 30% of Us Consumers Post COVID-19
Fintech News

Contactless Payments Preferred Payment Method for Almost 30% of Us Consumers Post COVID-19

Fintech News Desk
by Fintech News Desk0
Contactless Preference Up 8 Points Since Pre-Pandemic Contactless payment adoption will be boosted in the US, UK, Germany and China as restrictions due to COVID-19 are relaxed, according to a new report from Strategy Analytics Consumer Insights team. The Strategy Analytics Wireless Media Strategies (WMS) service report “COVID-19 Consumer Mobile Payment Insights,”......
UK DB Pension Schemes Lose up to £250m a Year Due to Use of Less Tax-Efficient Funds, Research by AMX and Northern Trust Reveals
Fintech Fintech Funding Investment Services News

UK DB Pension Schemes Lose up to £250m a Year Due to Use of Less Tax-Efficient Funds, Research by AMX and Northern Trust Reveals

Fintech News Desk
by Fintech News Desk0
UK defined benefit (DB) pension schemes are losing out on over £250m of additional income per year in their global equity portfolios because they are investing via less tax-efficient fund structures than those available, according to new research from The Asset Management Exchange (AMX) and Northern Trust, conducted by Broadridge......
TD Ameritrade Investor Movement Index: IMX Continues Upswing in June
Economy Fintech Investment Services News

TD Ameritrade Investor Movement Index: IMX Continues Upswing in June

Fintech News Desk
by Fintech News Desk0
The Investor Movement Index increased to 4.55 in June, up 4.6 percent from its May score of 4.35. The IMX is TD Ameritrade proprietary, behavior-based index, aggregating Main Street investor positions and activity to measure what investors actually were doing and how they were positioned in the markets. Read More: GlobalFintechSeries Interview......
New UBS Report Reveals That Joint Financial Participation Is the Key to Gender Equality
Fintech News

New UBS Report Reveals That Joint Financial Participation Is the Key to Gender Equality

Fintech News Desk
by Fintech News Desk0
According to UBS Global Wealth Management’s latest Own Your Worth report, 74% of men and 82% of women see joint participation in long-term financial decisions as a necessary step to create gender equality. The report, which surveyed 1,825 high-net-worth investors in the US, found that a significant majority believe equal participation helps......
Vast Majority of Insurers are Confident in Fund Managers Navigation of the Financial Markets through COVID-19, State Street Survey Reveals
Fintech Fintech Funding InsurTech News

Vast Majority of Insurers are Confident in Fund Managers Navigation of the Financial Markets through COVID-19, State Street Survey Reveals

Fintech News Desk
by Fintech News Desk0
State Street Corporation announced new research[1] which reveals that 78 percent of insurers are confident their asset managers can navigate the current financial crisis caused by COVID-19. State Street surveyed insurance companies around the world on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and their views on how asset managers have......
Chief ‘flexibility’ officer: COVID-19 forcing CFOs to become ‘change agents’ and ‘strategists’
Fintech News

Grant Thornton Names Invisible Hands Deliver as Next Purple Paladin

Fintech News Desk
by Fintech News Desk0
Grant Thornton LLP has named Invisible Hands Deliver as the fourth nonprofit in its Purple Paladin initiative — a program that helps emerging nonprofit organizations move from start-up to sustainable by providing funding, business advice and volunteer support, while also helping them share their stories more broadly. Read More: Abrigo Adds Transparent......
TigerWit Expands Services with the Launch of Global Affiliate Program
Fintech News Trading

TigerWit Defies the Performance and Employment Trends of the Global Lockdown

Fintech News Desk
by Fintech News Desk0
Global online trading platform, TigerWit, has adapted to the unique environment that the coronavirus lockdown presents by adding to their talent base through a series of virtual hirings, bucking the employment trend that has emerged as a result of the pandemic. On top of this, no staff have been furloughed......
DDoS Attacks Increase 542% Quarter-over-Quarter amid Pandemic, According to Nexusguard Research
Fintech News Risk Management

DDoS Attacks Increase 542% Quarter-over-Quarter amid Pandemic, According to Nexusguard Research

Fintech News Desk
by Fintech News Desk0
In the first quarter of the year, DDoS attacks rose more than 278% compared to Q1 2019 and more than 542% compared to the last quarter, according to Nexusguard’s Q1 2020 Threat Report. Researchers attribute the sharp rise in incidents to malicious efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic, causing DDoS attacks to interrupt......
1