albertsherrill

[albertsherrill]

Corie Robinson Joins Zylpha From LexisNexis

Corie Robinson has joined Zylpha (www.zylpha.com) as Senior Business Development Manager. He joins from LexisNexis, where for over 9 years as Key Account Manager, he held sole responsibility for Public Sector, Central and Local Government clients. In his new role, Corie will spearhead Zylpha’s exceptionally strong Business Development programme across both government and non-governmental sectors. This will include liaison with system integrators and developing relationships with key legal sector business partners and prospects. Commenting... Source: RealWire from Albert Sherrill Investment Blog http://www.realwire.com/releases/Corie-Robinson-Joins-Zylpha-From-LexisNexis via IFTTT

[albertsherrill]

IGEL Appoints Sabina Knotter-Finney as Vice President of Global Sales Operations

Bringing more than two decades of experience in business and sales operations to IGEL, Knotter-Finney is responsible for implementing processes that will drive productivity and efficiency across IGEL’s entire global sales organisation Reading, UK. February 19, 2020 – IGEL, provider of the next-gen edge OS for cloud workspaces, announced today the appointment of Sabina Knotter-Finney at Vice President of Global Sales Operations. The award-winning business and sales operations expert joins IGEL from Agari, where she... Source: RealWire from Albert Sherrill Investment Blog http://www.realwire.com/releases/IGEL-Appoints-Sabina-Knotter-Finney via IFTTT

[albertsherrill]

Berenberg grows net profit for the year by 160%

Hamburg/London. Berenberg closed the year 2019 with net profit for the year from operations of €60.5 million (previous year €23.3 million). The second oldest bank in the world has thus surpassed the previous year’s earnings by 160%. “The new record level of net commission income as well as the year-on-year drop in administrative expenses show that the measures taken in 2018 to enhance efficiency have had the desired effect”, says Dr Hans-Walter Peters, Spokesman for... Source: RealWire from Albert Sherrill Investment Blog http://www.realwire.com/releases/Berenberg-grows-net-profit-for-the-year-by-160-percent via IFTTT

[albertsherrill]

Fintech Battle Between Incumbents and Newcomers Yields Mammoth M&A Deals and Mega-Fundraises, Says Hampleton Partners’ Report

Record-breaking $130bn in disclosed M&A transaction value in 2019 London, UK – 11 February 2020. The latest Fintech M&A market report from Hampleton Partners, the international technology mergers and acquisitions advisor, reveals that 2019 shifted towards blockbuster M&A transactions, historically high deal count levels and impressive valuations. 2019 proved to be the second richest of the decade in terms of fintech M&A activity, with a massive 439 transactions and a disclosed transaction value of over... Source: RealWire from Albert Sherrill Investment Blog http://www.realwire.com/releases/Fintech-Battle-Between-Incumbents-and-Newcomers-Yields-Mammoth-M-and-A-Deals via IFTTT

[albertsherrill]

First Global Launch of RS2's new Direct Acquiring business in Latin America in partnership with Colombia's MOViiRED

Launch follows three years of strategic development and is the first of a global roll out to include Europe and North America FRANKFURT/BOGOTA, 07 FEBRUARY 2020 – RS2 Group, the global payments processing and technology provider, has entered into a partnership agreement with MOViiRED Colombia. As part of this partnership, RS2 will launch its new direct acquiring business for the first time anywhere in the world. RS2’s direct acquiring service will have the capacity to... Source: RealWire from Albert Sherrill Investment Blog http://www.realwire.com/releases/First-Global-Launch-of-RS2s-new-Direct-Acquiring-business-in-Latin-America via IFTTT

[albertsherrill]

New ASC Whitepaper: New Work in Financial Services

How to successfully implement collaboration and compliance in the financial industry Hösbach, February 7, 2020 – Team spirit, leeway, temporal, spatial, and organizational flexibility: New Work is the evolution towards a new working environment. And of course, this has left a mark in the financial services industry as well. Especially in this environment, compliance with a large number of regulatory requirements is a must. This calls for a solution that enables networked working and communicating... Source: RealWire from Albert Sherrill Investment Blog http://www.realwire.com/releases/New-ASC-Whitepaper-New-Work-in-Financial-Services via IFTTT

[albertsherrill]

The characteristics which justify exclusive use of spectrum

Recommendation for a new definition of exclusive use – study produced by LS telcom on behalf of UK Spectrum Policy Forum London, UK - Lichtenau/Baden, Germany, 6 February 2020 – Ofcom state that the licences they issue are not exclusive[1]. But what defines the “exclusive spectrum use”? The report launched today, “The characteristics which justify exclusive use of spectrum” (prepared by LS telcom and published by UK Spectrum Policy Forum) works to address this question.... Source: RealWire from Albert Sherrill Investment Blog http://www.realwire.com/releases/The-characteristics-which-justify-exclusive-use-of-spectrum via IFTTT

[albertsherrill]

Research: More than half of the world’s largest enterprises fail to adequately communicate their data sanitization policies internally

Discrepancies between data sanitization policy creation and execution is putting sensitive data at risk AUSTIN and LONDON -- February 6, 2020—New research launched today by Blancco Technology Group (LON: BLTG), the industry standard in data erasure and mobile device diagnostics, explores the risks that some of the world’s largest enterprises are taking when creating, executing or communicating their data policies. In particular, Blancco’s study, Data Sanitization: Policy vs. Reality, produced in partnership with Coleman Parkes,... Source: RealWire from Albert Sherrill Investment Blog http://www.realwire.com/releases/More-than-half-of-enterprises-fail-to-communicate-data-sanitization-policies via IFTTT

[albertsherrill]

Zigmabit Mining Rigs Offering Market's Fastest ROI

Zigmabit Inc. (http://www.zigmabit.com) is quickly making a strong impact in the crypto mining industry by offering the market's fastest return on investment. The company recently hit the headlines by introducing three multi-algorithm mining rigs that assure 100% return on investment within just one month. Designed for the beginners as well-seasoned crypto miners, all three products are easy to use as they come pre-configured and the users only require to plug in and start mining. Though... Source: RealWire from Albert Sherrill Investment Blog http://www.realwire.com/releases/Zigmabit-Mining-Rigs-Offering-Markets-Fastest-ROI via IFTTT

[albertsherrill]

FX HedgePool goes live

FX HedgePool makes peer-to-peer matching a long-awaited reality. Feb 5th, 2020: NEW YORK, LONDON: FX HedgePool has officially announced the eagerly anticipated launch of its new buy side-to-buy side matching utility - FXHP. Founded by industry veteran Jay Moore, along with co-founders Richard Leader and Emin Tatosian, the company has gained the attention of some of the world’s largest institutional investors - several among the first to successfully match positions last Friday. Standard Chartered Bank... Source: RealWire from Albert Sherrill Investment Blog http://www.realwire.com/releases/FX-HedgePool-goes-live via IFTTT

[albertsherrill]

Fincons Group is a key partner of the 3rd Annual Open Banking and APIs Forum

A great opportunity to share digital transformation experience with other European Banking institutions Milan, 05 February 2020 - Fincons Group, a leading consulting and system integration company, is a key partner of the 3rd Annual Open Banking and APIs Forum to be held this February (26th-27th) in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. This is the ideal platform for Fincons Group to showcase its extensive experience helping banks achieve their digital transformation objectives by providing tailored solutions and... Source: RealWire from Albert Sherrill Investment Blog http://www.realwire.com/releases/Fincons-Group-is-a-key-partner-of-the-3rd-Annual-Open-Banking-and-APIs-Forum via IFTTT

[albertsherrill]

Zylpha’s Pay As You Go Bundle Software Drives Innovation At JWP Solicitors

JWP Solicitors has chosen digital Pay-As-You-Go document bundling software from Zylpha (www.zylpha.com). The innovative software will be used in conjunction with the practice’s existing LEAP case management system. By using Zylpha, the time taken to produce bundles will be significantly reduced, enabling more time to be spent with clients. Shortlisted in the 2019 Yorkshire Legal Awards, JWP Solicitors has offices in Leeds, Wakefield, Pontefract and most recently Batley. All the practice’s solicitors are specialists... Source: RealWire from Albert Sherrill Investment Blog http://www.realwire.com/releases/Zylphas-Pay-As-You-Go-Bundle-Software-Drives-Innovation-At-JWP-Solicitors via IFTTT

[albertsherrill]

European card growth slows to 2.7% as digital payments start to bite

ATM and branch numbers continue to decline across Europe as cash infrastructure recedes Most advanced markets showing evidence of flat card and POS numbers, suggesting saturation Account-to-account mobile wallet use, banking apps and P2P payments taking off in more sophisticated markets LONDON, 04 FEBRUARY 2020. Independent research conducted for the Digital and Card Payments Yearbooks suggests that account-to-account digital payments may be starting to replace card payments in some of the world’s most advanced payments... Source: RealWire from Albert Sherrill Investment Blog http://www.realwire.com/releases/European-card-growth-slows-to-27-as-digital-payments-start-to-bite via IFTTT

[albertsherrill]

UK FinTech Rimilia secures $15m in additional funding to fuel continued growth and international expansion

LONDON, FEBRUARY 3rd 2020 – Rimilia, the leading SaaS-based fintech company, today announced it has secured $15 million in growth funding. This funding round includes participation from existing investors and partners Eight Roads Ventures and Kennet Partners, and Silicon Valley Bank. It brings the total amount raised by Rimilia to $40 million. This new capital will be used to drive continued product innovation, invest in new talent, and fuel the company’s global expansion. Kevin Kimber,... Source: RealWire from Albert Sherrill Investment Blog http://www.realwire.com/releases/Rimilia-secures-15m-in-additional-funding-to-fuel-continued-growth via IFTTT

[albertsherrill]

First week of February worst for staff sickness

Tuesday top for unplanned staff absence Tech industry takes most unplanned leave e-days reveals Absence Intelligence research London, UK: 3rd February 2020: Tuesday is the most frequent day taken by staff as unplanned absence, according to statistics provided by e-days, the leader in global absence intelligence. The company has revealed that the first week of February is the worst peak for unexpected staff absence, after surveying absence data from more than 1,000 companies from 2019.... Source: RealWire from Albert Sherrill Investment Blog http://www.realwire.com/releases/First-week-of-February-worst-for-staff-sickness via IFTTT

[albertsherrill]

Advisory firm Avonhurst announces four senior appointments

Former Chief of Staff to the UK Prime Minister and crossbench Peer among strategic political hires LONDON – Avonhurst today announced that that it is enhancing its Political Strategy Services offering with the hire of four new Senior Advisors: Lord (Gavin) Barwell; Sean West; General, the Lord (Nick) Houghton; and Andrew Dowler. They will be joining Head of Global Political Strategy, Tina Fordham, who joined the firm in January 2020 from Citigroup, where she was... Source: RealWire from Albert Sherrill Investment Blog http://www.realwire.com/releases/Advisory-firm-Avonhurst-announces-four-senior-appointments via IFTTT

[albertsherrill]

ADLV Urges Companies To Review Non UK Driving Licences Online Following Brexit Day

Whilst nothing regulatory is changing during the post Brexit transition period, the ADLV is urging companies to review the current actions they take in respect of Non GB licence holders driving or employed in the UK. Whilst convictions in the UK for Non UK licence holders are not shown on overseas licences, they are still recorded by the DVLA. By checking this through an ADLV member, it enables the verification of all drivers against DVLA... Source: RealWire from Albert Sherrill Investment Blog http://www.realwire.com/releases/ADLV-Urges-Companies-To-Review-Non-UK-Driving-Licences-Following-Brexit-Day via IFTTT