Two-thirds of European firms feel let down by banking provider during pandemic
A survey by Parliament Street Think Tank has found up to 66% of SMEs feel they have been let down by their banking provider during the Covid-19 crisis.
People Bank of China set to begin green finance evaluation of major banks
The People Bank of China (PBOC) has revealed it will begin quarterly assessments of the green finance performance of 24 major Chinese banks starting 1 July this year.
Lending Club hires new CFO to lead through turbulent times
Lending Club has brought in its new CFO. Thomas Casey is joining the wavering peer-to-peer lending company following the departure of Carrie Dolan.
CoreChain reels in $1.25m pre-seed to expand network offering
Business-to-business (B2B) payments network CoreChain Technologies has secured $1.25m from a pre-seed funding round.
Anna Ewing joins RIMES’ board of directors
RegTech company RIMES has appointed former Nasdaq CIO Anna Ewing to its board of directors as a non-executive director.
ComplyAdvantage appoints Davies new head of regulatory affairs
ComplyAdvantage has appointed financial crime risk management veteran Andrew Davies as the company’s first head of regulatory affairs.
Veriff, Monese partner to offer secure digital banking services to Europe
Estonian identity verification firm Veriff has teamed with mobile money app Monese to provide strengthened and secure digital banking services to European consumers.
Lloyds Bank looks to hire head of FinTech discovery
Lloyds Bank is looking for fresh talent to improve its digital strategy with a job posting for a new head of fintech discovery at the banking group.
InsurTech Jerry eyes accelerated app development following $75m Series C
Car insurance shopper Jerry has closed a $75m Series C funding round led by Goodwater Capital at a $450m valuation.
UK Chancellor examines case for new Britcoin digital currency
UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has told the Bank of England (BOE) to look at the case for a potential Britcoin or central-bank-backed digital currency.