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MyState Bank modernises digital banking with Backbase platform
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cryptocurrency
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cx
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blockchain
MyState Bank launches a new digital banking platform, developed by Backbase, enhancing personal finance management and security features, to fuel growth.
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Lentra joins AWS ISV Accelerate Program to boost digital lending
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hyperscale
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accelerate
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aws
Lentra joins the AWS ISV Accelerate Program, aiming to enhance digital lending for banks with its cloud-powered solutions, having processed USD $20 billion in loans.
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Jio launches 'JioFinance' app to revolutionise digital banking
Wed, 5th Jun 2024
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digital transformation
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fintechs
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payment technologies
Jio Financial Services launches the 'JioFinance' app beta, aiming to revolutionise digital banking and financial activities for Indian citizens.
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Finyoz & Currencycloud collaborate for innovative supply chain finance solutions
Tue, 16th Apr 2024
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disruption
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modernisation
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lending
Lendtech platform Finyoz partners with multi-currency specialists Currencycloud, aiming to modernise supply chain financing through innovative solutions.
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Aryza & Acquired.com unveil enhanced payment solutions
Thu, 29th Feb 2024
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data analytics
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payment technologies
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big data
Aryza Group and Acquired.com mark six years of partnership with advanced data-driven collection and disbursement options, enhancing the end-to-end payment process for clients.
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ASB bank rolls out Clean Tech Fund for New Zealand's green startups
Thu, 28th Dec 2023
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cleantech
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control
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clean technology
ASB bank launches Clean Tech Fund to financially back New Zealand's green technology start-ups with up to $5m each.
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Bud Financial appoints Rachel Fairhurst & Jakub Piotrowski as Senior Leaders
Thu, 19th Oct 2023
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fintechs
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ai
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banking industry
Bud Financial appoints Rachel Fairhurst as VP of Credit Risk & Client Success, and Jakub Piotrowski as VP of Product to drive commercial growth and innovation.
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Aryza unveils innovative embedded finance products
Tue, 10th Oct 2023
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cx
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martech
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fintechs
Aryza launches new 'embedded finance' products, Aryza Originate and Aryza Lend, to revolutionize the financial sector.
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Weavr appoints Ex-Visa Executive Mark Pettit as CPO
Wed, 19th Jul 2023
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fintechs
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supply chain systems
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disruption
Weavr, a trailblazing embedded finance provider, appoints ex-Visa executive Mark Pettit as Chief Product Officer to fuel growth and expansion.
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Nils Frowein Joins Additiv as CEO from Swiss Life
Thu, 15th Jun 2023
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devops
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apm
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software development
Nils Frowein has been appointed as the new CEO of additiv, the international digital investment and financial solutions company.
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Bloated business profits make up 60% of inflation
Fri, 9th Sep 2022
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government
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inflation
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sparrow loans
A change to government policy rather than an oversimplified approach of raising the cash rate will be needed to address the current bout of inflation.
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True Balance appoints Souparno Bagchi as chief operating officer
Fri, 29th Apr 2022
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fintechs
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services
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development
Fintech True Balance has made senior appointments to reinforce its growth across India's underbanked market, including Souparno Bagchi as COO.
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True Balance appoints Souparno Bagchi as Chief operating officer
Fri, 29th Apr 2022
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fintechs
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expansion
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development
Indian financial services firm True Balance appoints Souparno Bagchi as COO and Himanshu Jaggi as principal product manager to boost expansion efforts.
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Eco-lender Prometheus Finance calls in receiver
Mon, 22nd Dec 2014
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fintechs
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pwc
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nz
Prometheus Finance, the Wellington-based finance company with a mandate for socially responsible lending, has called in receivers after failing to.
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Correction: Real Estate Institute O'Sullivan says first-home buyers could give up on home ownership
Fri, 14th Nov 2014
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immigration
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home loans
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inflation
Departing Real Estate Institute chief executive Helen O'Sullivan said the Reserve Bank's decision to continue the loan-to-value ratio restrictions.
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NZ dollar touches month-low vs. greenback on optimism for US economy
Mon, 3rd Nov 2014
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spending
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kiwi
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brokers
The New Zealand dollar touched a month-low against the US dollar as the greenback broadly strengthened on optimism about the US economy and after t.
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UPDATE: Westpac NZ delivers 13% annual profit boost, as lending improves and bad debts fall
Mon, 3rd Nov 2014
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lending
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financial services
Westpac New Zealand, the local unit of Australia's Westpac Banking Corp, reported a 13 percent rise in annual cash earnings to $864 million helped.
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Equico adds two new managers
Tue, 7th Feb 2012
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edutech
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equico
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tertiary education
Increased interest from tertiary sector prompts promotion and new appointment by technology leasing specialists.