Leading innovation hub brings opportunities to drive open innovation via FusionFabric.cloudLondon, UK, 30 August 2018, Finastra today announced that it has joined Bahrain FinTech Bay. With one of the most diverse and dynamic networks across the Middle East and Africa, the Fintech hub brings together key financial services players, from financial institutions, banks and investors to Fintechs, developers, industry bodies and academics, to drive innovation and create new opportunities for growth.Wissam Khoury, Managing Director for... Source: RealWire

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New global role will position company for continued growthLondon, UK, New York, NY and Oslo, Norway: 28 August 2018: Confirmit, the world’s leading vendor for multi-channel Customer Experience, Employee Engagement, and Market Research solutions has promoted Heidi Brumbach to the role of Executive Vice President, Global Human Resources. Brumbach has been part of the Confirmit team for 13 years. During this time, she has been instrumental in creating talent management strategies that facilitated the growth... Source: RealWire

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With the support of the DVLA, the ADLV (Association for Driving Licence Verification) now sees the ‘light at the end of the GDPR transition tunnel’. Recent GDPR based changes announced by the DVLA, meant that over 2 million drivers were required to grant new driving licence data check permissions to their fleet operator by the 25th August. After this date no scheduled rechecks can take place using the former methods putting many drivers at risk... Source: RealWire

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Gender pay gap at the top of the FTSE 100 reaches 55% for CEOs and 77% for Chairs77% of FTSE 100 companies do NOT have a female CEO, CFO or Chair CMI calls for real transparency on total pay and firm-level targets for closing the gender pay gap19 August 2018: Research into the top FTSE 100 companies, conducted by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), the professional body for management and leadership, commissioned by the Sunday... Source: RealWire

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The investment will fund product development, senior hires and international expansionLONDON, 16 August 2018: On the dot, the machine learning-driven last mile delivery start-up, and part of CitySprint Group, has announced today it has received an additional investment of £8 million from its parent company, which is itself PE-funded. This new round will help fund On the dot’s further growth: product development, senior hires and international expansion, and builds on the £17.7 million invested in... Source: RealWire

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Stockport based Equity Housing Group has embarked on a comprehensive digital transformation agenda with the support of a new social housing system from Aareon UK (www.aareon.co.uk). Combined, the new system delivers the widely acclaimed Aareon QL ERP solution, 1st Touch Mobile workforce software, customer self-service portal and CRM. With over 5,000 properties combining shared ownership and affordable rented homes, Equity Housing Group’s portfolio is diverse. Its customers depend on the group to provide high-quality accommodation,... Source: RealWire

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LONDON, 9th August 2018 – Mistertango, the first crypto-friendly fintech company, today announced a partnership with one of the biggest European crypto-exchanges, EXMO, with average daily trading volumes of around $50, allowing users to trade, exchange and store their assets with ease. This partnership enables traders on the EXMO platform to make instant deposits and withdrawals in Euros for the first time. Via Mistertango, EXMO users are also able to make Single Euro Payment Area... Source: RealWire

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Onfido enables customer onboarding at speed as TransferGo continues global expansion9th August 2018, LONDON: Leading identity verification provider Onfido today announces that it has partnered with global remittance company TransferGo, to help accelerate their growth. Onfido’s machine learning-based identity verification technology will allow TransferGo to rapidly and securely onboard new users as it continues its global expansion.Headquartered in London, TransferGo has built a much loved brand amongst today’s global citizens, based on transparency, trust and... Source: RealWire

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8th August 2018 Umbrella company Orange Genie Umbrella have launched Orange Genie Edge, a brand-new take on employee benefits, designed around extensive research on what contractors want, and focussed on improving their general satisfaction and wellbeing. Graham Fisher, Orange Genie Group Chief Executive, said“Orange Genie Edge is a genuinely extraordinary employee benefits package that will make a real difference to our umbrella company employees. Happy, well supported contractors do a better job, take fewer days... Source: RealWire

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London, 7th August 2018: Logicalis Group, today announced the appointment of Stuart Radcliffe as Chief Finance Officer. Stuart, who is currently the Finance Director for Logicalis UK, starts his new role in October 2018, and will report to Logicalis Group CEO, Mark Rogers. Stuart joined Logicalis in March 2017, having previously held senior international CFO roles at KCOM plc, Acentic GmbH and Unify GmbH. Since joining Logicalis, Stuart has played a key role in supporting... Source: RealWire

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