SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) announced today the launch of its Singapore Data Centre for SAP Commerce Cloud for businesses across the Asia Pacific (APAC) region enabling them to adopt digital commerce strategies to deliver superior customer experiences. Home to some of the world’s fastest developing economies and most digitally-savvy populations, digital commerce has emerged as […]
South West-based chartered accountants, tax consultants and financial planners Albert Goodman has relocated its 150+ Taunton employees to larger premises at Goodwood House on Blackbrook Park Avenue in Taunton to create a better working environment and to allow for ongoing growth and expansion. Moving from Mary Street House in central Taunton, where Albert Goodman has […]
Metro Bank has announced a trio of fintech and SME partnerships, in a move that will support hundreds of thousands of SMEs up and down the country. The new partnerships come as Metro Bank sets about injecting much needed competition into the small business banking market – deploying the £120 million funding it was awarded […]
The British Business Bank has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting smaller businesses seeking finance through the SME Finance Charter, published on 9 October. The Charter was adopted at the first meeting of the new Business Finance Council, co-chaired by business secretary Andrea Leadsom and economic secretary to the treasury John Glen on 9 October. The […]
Online Banking is a global trend that banks and institutions are currently following to improve the current connections across digital services. In addition to it, Open Banking is the representation of a next-generation business model in an open data economy. With Open APIs, banks can be easily linked to financial technology companies using affiliated services […]
CIMB Bank Berhad Singapore Branch (“CIMB”) and iTrust have successfully completed their first structured trade financing transaction on iTrust’s Blockchain and Internet of Things (IoT) platform. The transaction involves the financing of dairy products imported into China and is expected to generate transaction flows of up to US$100m a year. iTrust provides secured real-time visibility […]
Fintechs could save migrant workers a combined £520m when moving money from the UK to emerging economies, according to new analysis by UK fintech Paysend. Each year, migrant workers in the UK send £8bn back home. While the average global transaction fee is currently 7% of the money transferred, the fintech average is already well […]
Lytham St Annes based energy and utility management specialists British Independent Utilities (BiU) will continue to increase its share of the corporate energy sector with a new tranche of funding from Santander Corporate & Commercial. The funding will enable the team to continue its investment in new service lines and technology, whilst optimising its business […]
A new research paper from Siemens Financial Services (SFS) says innovative Energy-as-a-Service solutions can help UK manufacturers save up £5.6bn over the next five years, including £954m in savings for the chemical manufacturing sector and £800m in for the Food and Drink sector. The report, entitled ‘Future Savings – Current Gain’, estimates that by partnering […]
Positive Cashflow Finance (“Positive”), the Manchester-based independent invoice finance provider, is delighted to announce the appointment of Matt Carey as business development manager. Matt will be responsible for building and maintaining strong relationships with introducers in the North West, whilst supporting UK SMEs to access funding lines between £10k and £1m for growth. The appointment […]
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Edition 300 – May 2022
Regulator, heal thyself By Business Money group editor Robert Lefroy 30 years...
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