Apttus adds two new members to its board of directors
Quote-to-cash and contract management platform Apttus has added former Cisco Systems EVP and CMO Sue Bostrom and Veeva Systems CFO Tim Cabral to its board of directors.
Usermind nets $23.5m Series C led by Northgate Capital
Usermind, a company that compiles customer engagement data, has secured a $23.5m Series C round led by Northgate Capital.
cnvrg.io to open offices in New York after funding round
Data science solution cnvrg.io has scored $8m in both seed and Series A funding, allowing the startup to open offices in New York.
SwissBorg teams with OpenPayd to bolster financial service suite
Cryptocurrency platform SwissBorg has partnered with payments company OpenPayd to help the former embed a full suite of financial services into its user experience.
Starling secures lender accreditation for UK Recovery Loan Scheme
Starling Bank has received accreditation by the British Business Bank to be a lender under the UK government-backed Recovery Loan Scheme (RLS).
Lydia teams with Cashbee to establish savings accounts offering
French mobile payments company Lydia has partnered with compatriot FinTech Cashbee to add saving accounts to its platform.
Arex secures €8.8m Series A to speed up UK, Spain rollout
Spanish invoice finance firm Arex Markets has bagged $8.8m in a Series A funding round that has enabled it to accelerate its launch in the UK and Spain.
Direct Line’s CTO reveals the evolution of insurance
The InsurTech industry might evolve to become more personalised to the individual consumer post-pandemic, according to Direct Line CTO Sarah Greasley.
How the pandemic supercharged the growth of the digital signature market
A huge challenge for companies and consumers alike during the pandemic was the inability for business matters to be conducted in-person. As countries globally entered lockdowns, the possibility for wet signatures – a signature commonly done with pen and paper – become almost impossible.
Are regulatory constraints hindering machine learning development?
A Bank of England survey has found UK financial companies blame a lack of regulatory clarity and legacy systems for hampering the deployment of machine learning technology.