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UK Government Unveils New Cyber Threat Guidelines as 32% of Firms Suffer Attacks in Past Year

The Fintech Times

Cyber threats should be prioritised as a key business risk like financial and legal challenges, the UK government has urged as it releases new guidelines to help directors and business leaders boost their cyber resilience. Aimed at executive and non-executive directors and other senior leaders, the new Cyber Governance Code of Practice guidelines aim to ensure that cyber threat issues are a key focus for businesses, putting them on an equal footing with other threats like financial and legal pit

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What next for payments in SaaS: Interview with Jack Mangnall

Fintech Review

Shape Technologies is revolutionizing the payments industry with its cutting-edge payments-platform-as-a-service, designed to empower payment service providers globally. Fintech Review sat down with Jack Mangnall, Cofounder of Shape Technologies, a dynamic player in the fintech space. Jack, with his extensive experience in client-facing operations and strong focus on innovative fintech solutions, has played a pivotal role in identifying technology gaps in the payments sector and addressing them

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Subscription Billing for Businesses: Everything You Need to Know

Stax

Long before the digital age, newspaper and magazine companies have been using the subscription model to create and retain a consistent readership for their publications. This business model has now been adapted very well in the internet age, especially in the SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) and eCommerce industries. The most potent benefit of the subscription-based business model is that companies are guaranteed a fixed revenue stream—if they can retain their customers or subscribers.

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What next for payments in SaaS: Interview with Jack Mangnall

Fintech Review

[INTRODUCTION] Tell us more about Shape Technologies. What is your elevator pitch? Shape Technologies provides a dynamic payments-platform-as-a-service (“PPaaS”), offering its fully customisable platform to payment service providers (“PSPs”) the world over. Shape’s mission is to get payments businesses to market quicker. The platform is designed to power merchant-facing interfaces for any payments business, including acquirers; payment facilitators; payment gateways; independent sales organisati

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From Start to Scale: Driving Growth Through Seamless Payments Implementation

Speaker: Michael Veatch, Senior Director, Implementations & Ella Aguirre, Director of Solution Consulting

Embedding payments can be a transformative step for software companies looking to enhance their platform capabilities, boost customer satisfaction, and drive long-term growth. However, the success of payments hinges on a single thing: implementation. Drawing on real-world insights and experiences, payments implementation experts Michael Veatch and Ella Aguirre will explore actionable strategies that can lead to a transparent, friction-free launch and mitigate potential challenges like technical

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7 Prominent Fintech Investors in Singapore Backing The Ecosystem

Fintech News

In 2023, Singapore continued to dominate the Southeast Asian fintech landscape, securing a total of US$747 million in funding in the first nine months of the year or 59% of all fintech investments in ASEAN, according to data from UOB, PwC Singapore, and the Singapore Fintech Association (SFA), signifying a flurry of activities by fintech investors in Singapore Some of these deals were among the largest rounds in the region and involved regional leaders such as Bolttech (US$246 million Series B),

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US falling behind peers on CBDC progress, warns think tank

Finextra

The United States' slow progress on central bank digital currencies is seeing it fall behind the likes of China, India and the European Union on the future of money, warns think tank The Atlantic Council.

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Looking Back at UK Fintech Investment in 2023 and Beyond 2024

The Fintech Times

Innovate Finance , the independent industry body for UK fintech has released its ‘FinTech Investment Landscape 2023’ report. It identified that global fintech investment dropped by 48 per cent in 2023 when compared to 2022. Despite this downward trend, a panel hosted by Innovate Finance explored why 2024 would be different for fintech, focusing particularly on the UK.

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Bank Statement Reconciliation in QuickBooks Online

Nanonets

Learning to reconcile with QuickBooks Online is a starting step for using QuickBooks to manage books. QuickBooks is a handy tool to help you reconcile your accounts without using any external tools.  In this article, we walk through the reconciliation process in QuickBooks, address common issues, and provide useful tips. Step 1: Go to the reconciliation menu Search for “Reconcile” in the top help menu bar.

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Saudi British Joint Business Council Leads UK Fintech Delegation to Riyadh

The Fintech Times

Private sector-led business association, the Saudi British Joint Business Council (SBJBC UK), is leading a delegation of 30 UK fintech companies and investors to Riyadh from 29 to 31 January. Co-sponsored by Saudi Awwal Bank and Riyadh-based payment solutions provider Geidea , and supported by the UK’s Department for Business & Trade, the Saudi Ministry of Communications & IT and Fintech Saudi , the three-day mission will include meetings with key stakeholders and potential partners.

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Navigating the Grey Zone: The Double-Edged Sword of Anonymous Messages in Market Dynamics

Finextra

Information has become as valuable as currency in the current financial sector globally, especially.

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15 Modern Use Cases for Enterprise Business Intelligence

Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?

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Shell Company Red Flags: UK Takes Global Lead, Stoking Financial Concerns

The Fintech Times

The UK has emerged as the global leader in shell company risk flags, surpassing all other nations by a significant margin, emphasising the urgent need for heightened vigilance and rigorous oversight in international finance. A shell company, which exists primarily on paper, often serves legitimate purposes such as holding assets or facilitating business transactions, but it can also be used for illicit activities.

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Lightspeed Commerce launches new product features and upgrades

The Paypers

Canada-based Lightspeed Commerce has announced the launch of a combination of new product features and upgrades that aim to support retail and restaurant customers globally.

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