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There is a generation divide on advisers’ views on technology and social media, a report from Wealthtime has highlighted, although it found alignment on the importance of service and human connection
Posted: 04/09/2024
One Mortgage System has enhanced its integration with iPipeline’s SolutionBuilder as part of a move to provide more efficiency for brokers
Posted: 19/08/2024
HSBC UK has partnered with the Open Property Data Association (OPDA) to help improve the homebuying process through the sharing of digital property information across the mortgage market
Posted: 15/08/2024
Half (50%) of consumers want better access to financial products and services without having to physically visit branches, research by Moneyhub has revealed
Posted: 13/08/2024
Just 6% of independent financial advisers (IFAs) have said they currently use artificial intelligence (AI) tools in their service to clients, despite half (49%) thinking that it presents an opportunity for their business
Posted: 22/7/2024
Acre has reported that its platform usage has doubled in the past year, following the introduction of Consumer Duty
Posted: 18/7/2024
CLSQ has launched a new solution that provides UK mortgage lenders with real-time access to Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) data
Posted: 09/07/2024
Elston Consulting has launched new general investment account (GIA) model portfolios for financial advisers
Posted: 04/07/2024
MPowered Mortgages has reported that its AI-powered chatbot, Criteria Genius, has been able to solve three in five (60%) broker queries
Posted: 02/07/2024
Mutual Vision has partnered with London-based fintech firm, Sikoia, in a move which it hopes will reduce the administrative work involved in cases and deliver a "better experience" to brokers and borrowers
Posted: 01/07/2024
Software provider Iress has extended its partnership with mortgage and protection platform Acre
Posted: 27/06/2024
GBST has announced the launch of a strategic partnership with Wipro to deliver end-to-end administration services for wealth and pensions companies transitioning from legacy IT environments
Posted: 19/06/2024
Parmenion has expanded the discretionary fund management offering on its adviser platform and added the investment model portfolios from PortfolioMetrix, Elston Portfolio Management and Quilter
Posted: 05/06/2024
Newcastle for Intermediaries has launched a new mortgage platform for its broker partners, as it looks to invest more in technology
Posted: 04/06/2024
Two thirds (66%) of UK finance professionals believe that AI will allow them to add more value in their roles, ACCA has revealed
Posted: 15/05/2024
Defaqto has launched a new MPS comparison tool to the market in a UK first that will allow advisers to compare like-for-like portfolios
Posted: 09/05/2024
Cloud-based mortgage and savings software provider, finova, has announced that its Apprivo mortgage originations platform is being rolled out by Suffolk Building Society in an upgrade to the lender’s offering
Posted: 08/05/2024
Specialist lender OSB Group has signed a four-year renewal deal with cloud-based mortgage and savings software provider finova for its originations technology stack
Posted: 24/04/2024
Twenty7tec has launched a new web-based practice management and CRM solution for financial advisers
Posted: 17/04/2024
Mortgage technology provider Twenty7tec has partnered with EV to provide over 2,500 advisers with access to EV’s attitude to risk questionnaire (ATRQ)
Posted: 04/04/2024
A quarter (24%) of consumers have said that their investment and pensions providers fail to provide quality support and after-sales care, Moneyhub has found
Posted: 26/03/2024
Mortgage Brain has launched a strategic partnership with SPF Private Clients to support a range of borrowers, from first-time buyers to high-net-worth individuals
Posted: 25/03/2024
finova has announced that its decisioning engine, Optimo, has been adopted by Legal & General Home Finance to power its later life mortgage products
Posted: 22/02/2024
HLPartnership has announced the renewal of its longstanding partnership with fintech platform, 360 Dotnet
Posted: 13/02/2024
Landbay has announced a new partnership with property data provider, WhenFresh, to assist and speed up its underwriting process
Posted: 13/02/2024
The Open Property Data Association has released the latest framework for property data standards to make free and shareable data tools available across the property industry
Posted: 12/02/2024
Phoebus has launched a cloud-native software-as-a-service mortgage servicing platform, following its multi-million-pound investment in new technology
Posted: 05/02/2024
One Mortgage System has announced a full application programming interface integration with conveyancing software provider, Smoove
Posted: 01/02/2024
Fintech firm Moneyhub has become the first third-party provider (TPP) to connect to Co-Op Bank, Smile Bank and Kroo Bank
Posted: 23/01/2024
Specialist wealth manager, Mattioli Woods, has selected asset manager, T. Rowe Price, to develop and advise on an income-orientated model portfolio for its clients
Posted: 17/01/2024
Phoebus has joined UK trade body, the Open Property Data Association (OPDA), as an associate member
Posted: 11/01/2024
One Mortgage System (OMS) has launched a partnership with The Brightstar Group to become its primary tech provider
Posted: 10/01/2024
Over a third (36%) of people in regulated firms stated they “can’t trust” electronic ID verification, instead relying on manual checks, SmartSearch has found
Posted: 14/12/2023
The Right Mortgage & Protection Network and DA Club have launched a new company protection hub, which aims to work with corporate clients, including how best to protect them and their owners
Posted: 04/12/2023
Paradigm has launched a new online technology hub, collating information, opportunities and partnerships to help advisers get the most out of the technology available
Posted: 04/12/2023
SmartSearch has successfully retained its full ‘Great Place to Work' accreditation, certifying the firm as one of the country’s top employers and workplaces
Posted: 1/12/2023
AI fintech firm Aveni.ai the has been selected by wealth and investment management business 7IM as a strategic AI partner
Posted: 30/11/2023
One Mortgage System (OMS) has extended its tech contract with TMG Mortgage Network for another five years
Posted: 28/11/2023
Norton Broker Services has partnered with the free and integrated mortgage research and product sourcing platform, Legal & General (L&G) Ignite
Posted: 27/11/2023
One Mortgage System (OMS) has announced a full application programming interface (API) integration with the later life lending platform, Air Sourcing.
Posted: 23/11/2023
Target Group has “re-imagined” the role of a decision in principle (DiP), with the aim of transforming the mortgage applicant process
Posted: 20/11/2023
HL Partnership (HLP) has launched a collaboration with Property Circle in a bid to enhance its technology offering
Posted: 13/11/2023
Rosemount Financial Solutions has announced that it has signed a contract renewal agreement with Twenty7tec to extend its access to tech providers, FINPLAN practice management and CRM solution
Posted: 03/11/2023
The purchase of the TenetLime network by LSL for £12.9m was the most searched thread on cherry’s industry forums in September
Posted: 13/10/2023
Quilter has introduced a range of new upgrades to its adviser platform, including a move to give advisers the option to boost their brand visibility through the ability to co-brand
Posted: 06/10/2023
NatWest has launched a new transaction categorisation service available to businesses and lending providers, to integrate with their apps and digital platforms
Posted: 05/10/2023
Target Group has announced the launch of a new “state-of-the-art” mortgage originations system
Posted: 04/10/2023
Defaqto has launched a new product and platform switching tool to help advisers remove time and complexity from their pricing research
Posted: 26/09/2023
Standard Life has partnered with Moneyhub to deliver a new pensions dashboard, making it the first UK provider to commit to offering a commercial dashboard for the pensions sector
Posted: 25/09/2023
Digital mortgage lender, Molo Finance, has announced a new strategic collaboration with AI-driven proptech startup, Propflo
Posted: 20/09/2023
Saltus has launched a new partnership programme that aims to provide flexible support to independent financial planning businesses, including easy access to growth and buyout capital
Posted: 13/09/2023
One Mortgage System (OMS) has been adopted as the primary tech provider for Positive Lending
Posted: 11/09/2023
Leeds Building Society has launched a new online tool designed to help members monitor and manage their home energy usage, reduce their environmental impact and save money
Posted: 04/09/2023
LiveMore has built and launched a new affordability calculator which accurately provides the maximum amount of borrowing available on all of its later life lending product types on one visual display
Posted: 24/08/2023
Over four in 10 (41%) of UK adults have experienced a scam attempt in the past 12 months, Canada Life has found.
The research by the insurance firm found that 14% of those fell victim to the scam, equating to 3.6 million UK adults
Posted: 14/08/2023
More than half of firms in emerging finance sectors do not always check who is running the businesses they take on as new clients, SmartSearch has found
Posted: 10/08/2023
Investment in the energy performance certificate (EPC) rating of a property can increase sale profits by more than £28,000, Searchland has found
Posted: 09/08/2023
LiveMore has become the first dedicated over-50s lender to provide an automated decision in principle (DIP) capability, resulting in an enhanced broker and customer journey
Posted: 08/08/2023
Paratus AMC, which trades as Foundation Home Loans, has partnered with Ohpen Services UK to select its SaaS mortgage technology as its underwriting platform
Posted: 08/08/2023
Protection and health insurer, The Exeter, has announced the launch of a new, purpose built system to assess claims
Posted: 03/08/2023
Cloud-based mortgage and savings software provider, finova, has announced that its CRM platform will be adopted by StepChange Financial Solutions
Posted: 02/08/2023
Cloud-based mortgage and savings software provider, finova, has announced that its Apprivo core banking originations platform has been chosen by Aviva to power its equity release business
Posted: 31/07/2023
The number of online fraud attacks nearly doubled in 2022, but UK fraudsters had a lower success rate compared to the rest of the world, research by LexisNexis Risk Solutions has found
Posted: 13/07/2023
Cloud-based mortgage software provider, finova, has announced that its Apprivo core banking originations platform has been selected by Leeds Building Society for its Limited Company buy-to-let (BTL) offering
Posted: 12/07/2023
Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS) has announced that it has begun a strategic partnership with CoreLogic UK on a surveying technology solution, which aims to further enhance the lender and client valuation journey
Posted: 10/07/2023
Moneyhub has announced a new partnership that will see wealth management solution provider, Voyant, use Moneyhub’s open banking and open finance APIs throughout its adviser systems
Posted: 10/07/2023
Evelyn Partners has announced the launch of its new digital hybrid platform as part of its employee financial wellbeing service, Moneyhealth.
Posted: 30/06/2023
LMS has announced that it has increased the digital capability of its charge registration tool, marking the first step in a redesign of its registration processing and oversight.
Posted: 27/06/2023
Experian has announced the launch of a new suite of services designed to help lenders better manage their commercial lending portfolio
Posted: 26/06/2023
EV has launched the first phase of its long-term partnership with AIB life, introducing a hybrid advice solution that delivers a digital financial planning service.
Posted: 26/06/2023
Open banking has been demonstrated at a recent event held by Smartr365 and HSBC to focus on the future of the ever-evolving mortgage technology market.
Posted: 23/06/2023
MorganAsh has partnered with Investor in Customers to provide firms with reports to meet the needs of Consumer Duty
Posted: 21/06/2023
A ChatGPT-powered chatbot has been launched by MPowered Mortgages for all of its brokers nationwide, in an attempt to improve its online chatbot service.
Posted: 21/06/2023
Just Group’s guaranteed income producing asset has been integrated into FinCalc’s cashflow modelling software
Posted: 19/06/2023
Later life lending platform, Air, has announced it is to provide Air Academy members with access to a financial vulnerability assessment tool from software firm, Comentis
Posted: 15/06/2023
Conveyancer and panel management specialist firm, LMS, has announced the launch of its new ‘Secure Link’ technology to improve the efficiency of the conveyancing process
Posted: 12/06/2023
Data analytics and consumer credit reporting company, Experian, has launched a new service, ‘Mule Score’, which is set to help banks and building societies identify and close “money mule” accounts, which are used to house fraudulently-obtained funds
Posted: 12/06/2023
Castle Trust Bank has renewed its contract with software provider Phoebus for another five years and will transition to the firm’s latest core banking servicing platform
Posted: 06/06/2023
Spending on new technology is the biggest driver of increased investment by adviser firms ahead of the implementation of Consumer Duty, new research from SIPP provider iPensions Group has indicated
Posted: 01/06/2023
Standard Life has partnered with open finance data and payments fintech, Moneyhub, to enhance its digital app and dashboard
Posted: 01/06/2023
Software firm CLSQ has launched a new Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) integration for lenders, which will offer real-time access to EPC data directly from the official register
Posted: 30/05/2023
MPowered Mortgages has announced that it has integrated ChatGPT technology into its internal chatbot tool on its mortgage origination platform
Posted: 25/05/2023
Newcastle Building Society has collaborated with assistive technology firm, Recite Me, to add accessibility and language tools to its website
Posted: 09/05/2023
Financial advisers are beginning to use fewer platforms than they were compared to three years ago, a new study has revealed
Posted: 27/04/2023
360 Dotnet has confirmed a new three-year contract renewal with mortgage broker, Alexander Hall
Posted: 27/04/2023
Regulated financial services firms are wasting time and money and putting themselves at risk of financial penalties by relying on compliance reporting and auditing procedures, SmartSearch has warned
Posted: 25/04/2023
Leeds Building Society has announced it is to use an artificial intelligence (AI) data engine to estimate missing Energy performance Certificate (EPC) information and more accurately evaluate the emissions of its mortgage portfolio
Posted: 20/04/2023
The number of mortgage brokers using an affordability system for their cases has seen an increase to result in more brokers working with a larger number of lenders
Posted: 20/04/2023
Consumers have become more open to answering personal questions about their health and lifestyle, according to new data from the MorganAsh Resilience System (MARS)
Posted: 19/04/2023
Knowledge Bank has reported that March saw a complete change of the most common searches on its criteria platform performed by brokers in the equity release sector
Posted: 12/04/2023
Mortgage intermediaries platform Acre has announced it has secured a £6.5m investment to grow its tech platform
Posted: 03/04/2023
The UK’s largest database of lending criteria, Knowledge Bank, has announced it has passed the milestone of five million searches performed on the platform
Posted: 30/03/2023
Dudley Building Society has selected Ohpen’s mortgage origination and intermediary portal to transform its core mortgage proposition
Posted: 28/03/2023
Five lenders are to pilot a new predictive mortgage modelling software from Mortgage Broker Tools (MBT), the group has confirmed
Posted: 28/03/2023
Mortgage Broker Tools (MBT) has integrated its MBT Affordability research platform with new lender, StrideUp, which is offering home purchase plans
Posted: 24/03/2023
Knowledge Bank has announced the launch of a new insights tool for lenders
Posted: 22/03/2023
NatWest has announced it is to make its new customer attribute sharing service available to businesses as an embedded digital ID solution, following the signing of a deal with identity service provider, OneID
Posted: 20/03/2023
Legal & General has added Gen H’s affordability calculator to its flagship tech tool, SmartrFit
Posted: 20/03/2023
Knowledge Bank has launched a new tool to help lenders and brokers satisfy the new Consumer Duty regulations
Posted: 14/03/2023
Phoebus has completed the migration of Keystone Property Finance’s back mortgage book onto the Phoebus servicing solution
Posted: 14/03/2023
MorganAsh has made several upgrades to its vulnerability tool for advisers as part of its preparations for the implementation of Consumer Duty
Posted: 07/03/2023
More than a quarter (28%) of financial advisers have changed one or more of their preferred platforms in the last 12 months, new findings published by Defaqto have indicated
Posted: 02/03/2023
Legal & General (L&G) has reported that users of its SmartrFit platform completed more total affordability searches in January than in any of the final three months of 2022
Posted: 28/02/2023
Canada Life has launched a new mental wellbeing app, myStrength, to benefit employees of companies who have a workplace protection policy with the group
Posted: 20/02/2023
Tandem Bank has announced that it is now live on the Knowledge Bank system, making its criteria available on the biggest criteria sourcing platform in the UK
Posted: 09/02/2023
Phoebus Software has announced a new partnership with mortgage origination software provider, Mast
Posted: 01/02/2023
Specialist buy-to-let (BTL) lender Keystone Property Finance has announced a new partnership with identity verification provider, ID-Pal
Posted: 30/01/2023
Mortgage Brain has announced that Barclays has joined its application and submission gateway, Submissions Brain
Posted: 30/01/2023
Mortgage intermediaries platform, Acre, has revamped its Client Portal as part of a move to improve the home buying process
Posted: 27/01/2023
finova has announced the launch of a new data management application platform to help lenders improve their broker relationships
Posted: 25/01/2023
Mortgage lender, TAB, has announced the launch of a new open banking interface
Posted: 23/01/2023
Legal & General has added the Bank of Ireland’s Bespoke lending service to its tech tool SmartrFit
Posted: 20/01/2023
Mortgage Magic has announced it is integrating credit reports for brokers to recommend the most appropriate product for their clients
Posted: 18/01/2023
UTB Mortgages for Intermediaries has launched a new digital process for buy-to-let (BTL) mortgage applications
Posted: 16/01/2023
Legal & General has announced a revamp of its SmartrFit tool and added new residential and buy-to-let (BTL) affordability calculators from nine lenders
Posted: 12/01/2023
Just Wealth, the financial services arm of national brokerage Just Mortgages, has added the 7IM platform to its range of investment platforms
Posted: 14/12/2022
Criteria search system Knowledge Bank has unveiled two new search options in response to changing mortgage market conditions
Posted: 06/12/2022
Nationwide has announced an API integration with end-to-end mortgage platform, Smartr365
Posted: 05/12/2022
Atom bank and Phoebus Software Limited (PSL) have signed a new three-year contract
Posted: 17/11/2022
ChaseBlue Loans has integrated technology from Nivo and One Mortgage System (OMS) to help tackle mortgage fraud
Posted: 20/10/2022
Financial services firms are turning to technology in order to surface data as they prepare for the FCA’s new Consumer Duty, according to new research from Moneyhub
Posted: 17/10/2022
Mortgage Experience has announced a new partnership with Nivo to launch a branded mobile app that allows customers to apply for a mortgage
Posted: 12/10/2022
Pitch 4 Finance has relaunched as Provide Finance
Posted: 06/10/2022
Many regulated firms in the UK are wasting hours of business time by using manual methods of verification to onboard new individual customers, new research has shown
Posted: 15/09/2022
CMME Mortgages and Protection has enhanced its partnership with Twenty7tec by integrating with the mortgage technology firm’s APPLY module
Posted: 12/09/2022
One Mortgage System (OMS) has announced a new integration with mortgage software firm, Dashly
Posted: 07/09/2022
HM Land Registry has announced the launch of a new strategy that will see the department deliver a more automated registration system
Posted: 01/09/2022
Darlington Building Society has announced a new partnership with LexisNexis Risk Solutions
Posted: 30/08/2022
Quilter has expanded its digital signature capability by adding four digital signature providers for use by financial advisers in the UK
Posted: 26/08/2022
More than 80% of regulated firms in the legal, property and finance and banking sectors are considering a switch to electronic verification (EV) of their customers, a new study has indicated
Posted: 23/08/2022
Key has announced it is to work with MorganAsh on a pilot scheme to use the firm’s new adviser tool
Posted: 22/08/2022
MPowered Mortgages has announced that its prime residential mortgage criteria will now be available on Legal & General Mortgage Club’s mortgage criteria search tool, SmartrCriteria
Posted: 15/08/2022
Bridging and development finance lender, Kuflink, has introduced self-instructed automated valuation models (AVMs) for residential property cases
Posted: 11/08/2022
One Mortgage System (OMS) and Connect for Intermediaries have confirmed they are renewing their tech agreement
Posted: 08/08/2022
Software firm Mortgage Magic has launched its own electronic ID verification (E-ID) technology
Posted: 28/07/2022
Evolution Money has announced a new partnership with fintech firm, Nivo, to launch a new digital mobile app for customers and adviser introducers
Posted: 27/07/2022
Almost half (45%) of banking and finance firms are failing to carry out “ghost firm” checks on new business clients, anti-money laundering (AML) platform SmartSearch has warned
Posted: 26/07/2022
Mansfield Building Society has launched a new partnership with open banking platform, DirectID, to make it easier for mortgage applicants to provide their bank statements online
Posted: 25/07/2022
Payments platform, Moneyhub, has announced a new partnership with financial planning and banking app, Pennyworth
Posted: 21/07/2022
Mortgage Broker Tools (MBT) has added Market Financial Solutions (MFS) to its MBT Affordability research platform
Posted: 19/07/2022
Intermediaries platform, Acre, has added the Land Registry search facility to its broker property portal
Posted: 18/07/2022
United Trust Bank (UTB) has announced a new partnership with enterprise automation platform, Workato
Posted: 14/07/2022
Stonebridge has launched a new functionality to its trading platform, Revolution, that will help advisers ensure that clients are putting adequate protection in place
Posted: 13/07/2022
One Mortgage System (OMS) has announced that it has integrated with Click2Check’s online solution Credit Assess
Posted: 13/07/2022
Recognise Bank has announced a new partnership with TruNarrative to transform the onboarding process for its SME business lending customers
Posted: 12/07/2022
Specialist data supplier MorganAsh has announced a new partnership with Infinian
Posted: 12/07/2022
Newcastle Intermediaries has integrated with Legal & General’s SmartrFit affordability research tool
Posted: 06/07/2022
Property investor platform Lendlord has announced an integration with Property.xyz
Posted: 05/07/2022
One Mortgage System (OMS) has completed a full Application Programming Interface (API) integration with specialist second charge lender, Step One Finance
Posted: 05/07/2022
Buy now, pay later (BNPL) finance firm, Payl8r, has called for the adoption of open banking as a legal requirement for credit assessing
Posted: 01/07/2022
Almost four in five brokers (79%) would say they have not tried different affordability platforms before choosing the one they currently use, a new study has revealed
Posted: 30/06/2022
Up to 70% of property firms surveyed for an anti-money laundering (AML) campaign have not changed their approach to onboarding new customers since sanctions were imposed on Russia after its invasion of Ukraine
Posted: 28/06/2022
Mortgage software provider Smartr365 has launched a new partnership with Uinsure to expand its offering into home insurance
Posted: 24/06/2022
Leeds Building Society and Experian have announced a new partnership that will allow mortgage brokers to be offered a decision in principle (DIP) in less than 11 seconds
Posted: 22/06/2022
United Trust Bank (UTB) has announced a new partnership with software firm, Alfa, to transform the bank’s asset finance operations
Posted: 17/06/2022
Connect for Intermediaries has become the first network to provide its brokers with access to Legal & General Mortgage Club’s SmartrFit tool
Posted: 16/06/2022
Aviva Investors has announced the launch of its first ever model portfolio service (MPS) solution which it has designed in partnership with SimplyBiz
Posted: 06/06/2022
Alpha Asset Finance has partnered with fintech provider Nivo to accelerate its application process and tackle rising fraud in the specialist finance sector
Posted: 31/05/2022
Fintech provider, iPipeline, has announced a range of new hosted authoring services for insurers from its SSG Digital platform
Posted: 26/05/2022
360 Dotnet has announced a five-year contract renewal with New Leaf Distribution
Posted: 12/05/2022
Moneyhub has partnered with financial analytics firm, Envizage, to deliver an open banking-powered financial planning application
Posted: 10/05/2022
360 Dotnet has renewed its contract with appointed representative (AR) network, HLPartnership (HLP)
Posted: 04/05/2022
Air Group has announced it is introducing a Just API link to its Air Sourcing platform
Posted: 28/04/2022
Mortgage Intelligence has confirmed it is in a partnership with Mortgage Brain to deliver a digital solution for advisers
Posted: 27/04/2022
Financial support services provider, MorganAsh, has announced the launch of a new consumer vulnerability assessment tool
Posted: 26/04/2022
Software provider, iPipeline, has announced a long-term partnership with mutual income protection insurer, Cirencester Friendly
Posted: 21/04/2022
Moneyhub has partnered with financial technology platform, Wyzr, to enable automated financial planning
Posted: 20/04/2022
Knowledge Bank has partnered with specialist lender, United Trust Bank (UTB), to create a new digital criteria guide
Posted: 20/04/2022
PRIMIS Mortgage Network has integrated Twenty7Tec’s APPLY module into its back-office system, Toolbox
Posted: 13/04/2022
Twenty7Tec has announced it is delivering an upgrade to its existing APPLY integration with Halifax
Posted: 12/04/2022
ULS Technology has rebranded as Smoove.
All platforms under the brand remain in service and consist of eConveyancer, DigitalMove, Legal Eye and Amity Law
Posted: 07/04/2022
The government has unveiled new plans that will see cryptocurrency recognised as a valid form of payment
Posted: 05/04/2022
Twenty7Tec has announced a new integration with Pepper Money following a successful pilot period
Posted: 30/03/2022
Canada Life has launched an updated version of its Home Finance Adviser Portal
Posted: 25/03/2022
Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has partnered with digital agency, MagiClick, to support the business in several new digital banking projects
Posted: 23/03/2022
Mortgage Broker Tools (MBT) has integrated its MBT Affordability research platform with Even, a new lender offering second charge equity loans to support first-time buyers
Posted: 22/03/2022
Newcastle Intermediaries has completed a new integration with Twenty7Tec
Posted: 15/03/2022
HSBC UK has become the first bank in the UK to launch a video call support feature as part of its online investment advice service, My Investment
Posted: 14/03/2022
One Mortgage System (OMS) has announced it is to form a strategic alliance with anti-money laundering firm, Sanctions Search
Posted: 11/03/2022
The Mortgage Hut has announced a new partnership with fintech provider, Nivo, to launch an instant messaging service
Posted: 09/03/2022
Property investment and financing platform, Estateguru Marketplace Limited, has announced it is launching to the UK market with its first office opening in Manchester
Posted: 08/03/2022
Accord Mortgages has announced it is adding buy-to-let (BTL) functionality to its API technology, as part of a move aimed to make it easier for brokers to submit mortgage applications for landlords
Posted: 07/03/2022
Advisers must focus on retention and nurturing their existing client bank in 2022, according to SimplyBiz Mortgages
Posted: 04/03/2022
finova has announced that it has fully migrated its servicing proposition to the cloud using Microsoft Azure, as part of a move to enable faster deployments
Posted: 03/03/2022
One Mortgage System (OMS) has announced that it has integrated the Land Registry search facility into its CRM system
Posted: 02/03/2022
Comparison searches for loans have more than doubled over the last year, new analysis from Experian has revealed
Posted: 23/02/2022
Conveyancer and panel management firm, LMS, has announced an integration with Uinsure
Posted: 22/02/2022
Twenty7Tec has added Octopus Real Estate’s mortgage product range to its SOURCE module
Posted: 16/02/2022
Newcastle Intermediaries has announced a new partnership with Experian
Posted: 15/02/2022
Twenty7Tec has announced that it has integrated Skipton Building Society into the APPLY module on its CloudTwenty7 platform
Posted: 07/02/2022
The adoption of open banking could save SME online retailers an estimated £19,000 a month in transaction fee savings, according to a new report
Posted: 07/02/2022
Knowledge Bank has confirmed that it has added the buy-to-let (BTL) range of West One Loans to its criteria search platform
Posted: 07/02/2022
Mortgage Broker Tools (MBT) has announced the addition of Vida Homeloans to its MBT Affordability research platform
Posted: 03/02/2022
Halifax Intermediaries has been confirmed as the latest lender to go live on Mortgage Brain’s multi-lender application and submission gateway, Submissions Brain
Posted: 02/02/2022
Sesame Network has announced an exclusive partnership with mortgage and protection platform, Smartr365
Posted: 01/02/2022
Phoebus Software Limited and Hampshire Trust Bank have confirmed that the pair have renewed their contract
Posted: 31/01/2022
One Mortgage System (OMS) has announced a new partnership with Legal & General’s SmartrFit affordability calculator tool
Posted: 31/01/2022
Secured loan provider, Step One Finance, has added its product range to the SOURCE module of Twenty7Tec’s CloudTwenty7 platform
Posted: 28/01/2022
Around three in 10 (28%) of regulated businesses are unaware of digital AML solutions such as electronic verification, according to new research from SmartSearch
Posted: 26/01/2022
PMS Mortgage Club has announced three new partnerships with Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system providers Acre Software, Smartr365 and Mortgage Brain
Posted: 25/01/2022
Equity release adviser, Key, has announced a partnership with speech analytics platform, Aveni.ai, as it looks to build artificial intelligence (AI) into its offering
Posted: 11/01/2022
One Mortgage System (OMS) has become the first third-party system to integrate with Mortgage Brain’s multi-lender application and submission gateway, Submissions Brain
Posted: 11/01/2022
Twenty7Tec has announced it is integrating its CloudTwenty7 platform with specialist lender, Together
Posted: 11/01/2022
Pepper Money has been granted regulatory approval to complete its integration with Optimum Credit
Posted: 06/01/2022
Phoebus Software Limited and Lendco have signed a new four-year contract in a move that will see the specialist lender onboard all new mortgage completions onto the latest Phoebus digital account servicing platform
Posted: 05/01/2022
United Trust Bank (UTB) has announced the successful integration of Hometrack automated valuation model (AVM) searches from within its bridging broker portal
Posted: 13/12/2021
Anti-money laundering firm SmartSearch has announced a new partnership with Alto, the cloud-based property software for agents which is part of Zoopla
Posted: 13/12/2021
Mortgage platform Smartr365 has announced that it is implementing Experian’s open banking powered technology
Posted: 10/12/2021
Twenty7Tec has announced that it has integrated its CloudTwenty7 platform with Pepper Money
Posted: 10/12/2021
Financial services institutions are ideally positioned to provide valuable support to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through improved use of technology, according to research conducted by Ignition
Posted: 08/12/2021
Twenty7Tec has announced an integration with Leeds Building Society following a successful pilot phase
Posted: 08/12/2021
Twenty7Tec has announced a new integration with estate agency and property services provider, Connells Group
Posted: 07/12/2021
Suffolk Building Society has partnered with Mortgage Brain to develop a new affordability calculator
Posted: 02/12/2021
Broker platform One Mortgage System (OMS) and mortgage advisory firm UK Moneyman have announced a new partnership
Posted: 01/12/2021
Mortgage Broker Tools (MBT) has announced a new integration with Metro Bank
Posted: 30/11/2021
AJ Bell has announced it is launching a new app-only investment platform for retail investors
Posted: 29/11/2021
360 Dotnet has announced an integration with mortgage technology expert, Twenty7Tec
Posted: 26/11/2021
One Mortgage System (OMS) has completed a full application programming interface (API) integration with second charge mortgage lender, Evolution Money
Posted: 24/11/2021
UK Finance has outlined new recommendations for the future strategy of open banking payments
Posted: 23/11/2021
Regulated businesses in the financial services sector are wasting hours by processing physical documents for ID checks, according to new research from SmartSearch
Posted: 19/11/2021
Air Club has launched a new online support system that provides enhanced support for financial advisers
Posted: 19/11/2021
Twenty7Tec has announced that wealth manager and private bank, Coutts, has added its mortgage product range to the Twenty7Tec SOURCE module
Posted: 18/11/2021
Stonebridge has reported that its Check, Action & Resolve (CAR) system has surpassed over 800,000 checks across 21,000 mortgage transactions in the first six months of the service
Posted: 16/11/2021
Mortgage Brain has announced that intermediaries using its submissions gateway can now request decisions in principle (DIPs) from Leeds Building Society, following a successful pilot phase
Posted: 12/11/2021
Almost three in 10 (28%) regulated firms in the financial services, legal and property sectors believe that analysing hard copies of documents is the most reliable method for identifying fraud, new research has found
Posted: 10/11/2021
Twenty7Tec has announced that it has completed an integration with Leeds Building Society
Posted: 10/11/2021
Open banking and open finance data platform, Moneyhub, has announced a new partnership with financial health platform, Otto, to enable employee wellbeing benefits
Posted: 09/11/2021
Buckinghamshire Building Society has announced the launch of an enhanced application process that makes submitting a decision in principle (DIP) and application more simple for brokers
Posted: 08/11/2021
Fintech provider, finova, has announced it is rebranding eKeeper and Burrow to the finova Broker Platform
Posted: 04/11/2021
Anti-money laundering (AML) specialist, SmartSearch, has enhanced its international business reports service by adding 97 new countries to its online platform
Posted: 01/11/2021
Leeds Building Society has become the latest lender to go live on Mortgage Brain’s multi-lender application and submission gateway, Submissions Brain
Posted: 21/10/2021
One Mortgage System (OMS) has completed a full application programming interface (API) integration with West One Loans for its second charge business
Posted: 21/10/2021
Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has become the first regional society to go live on Mortgage Brain’s multi-lender application and submission gateway, Submissions Brain
Posted: 19/10/2021
Subscription loan provider, Creditspring, has launched a new credit builder product that helps members gradually improve their credit score without running the risk of incurring further debt.
Posted: 14/10/2021
Brokers are working with a significant number of self-employed borrowers with just one year’s worth of accounts, new research from Knowledge Bank has revealed
Posted: 11/10/2021
Darlington Building Society has announced a new fintech investment which will see the society upgrade its digital banking offering
Posted: 06/10/2021
Halifax Intermediaries has become the latest lender to join Mortgage Brain’s new multi-lender application and submission gateway, Submissions Brain
Posted: 04/10/2021
Legal & General Mortgage Club has announced it is to offer an API-driven WordPress integration to mortgage advice firms
Posted: 01/10/2021
360 Dotnet has introduced identity verification and anti-money laundering (AML) checks to its 360 Lifecycle system through a new partnership with digital identity expert, GBG
Posted: 01/10/2021
Legal & General has added a new buy-to-let (BTL) module to its SmartrFit platform
Posted: 29/09/2021
One Mortgage System (OMS) has announced a new integration with mortgage and protection network, JLM Mortgage Services
Posted: 23/09/2021
TSB has been announced as the latest lender to go live on Mortgage Brain’s new Submissions Brain platform
Posted: 20/09/2021
SmartSearch has warned that UK businesses could be at risk of being “caught out” should the government decide to implement a winter lockdown
Posted: 14/09/2021
Enra Specialist Finance has launched a new underwriting and case management system for its bridging finance product
Posted: 07/09/2021
Mortgage Broker Tools (MBT) has integrated its MBT Affordability research platform with fintech mortgage lender, Proportunity
Posted: 02/09/2021
SME lenders could see the time they spend processing the average loan reduce by more than 85% with the adoption of Open Banking technology, according to research from Yolt Technology Services (YTS)
Posted: 26/08/2021
Mortgage Magic has launched a new mobile app that provides a private portal between its broker subscribers and their mortgage customers
Posted: 23/08/2021
Burrow, part of DPR Group, has added a new e-signature functionality for advisers as part of its API-led client portal module
Posted: 23/08/2021
BuildLoan has announced the launch of a new self and custom build mortgage platform for brokers
Posted: 23/08/2021
The Personal Finance Centre (TPFC) has partnered with fintech firm Nivo to implement its app based application process
Posted: 20/08/2021
Mortgage Brain has announced the addition of Accord Mortgages to its multi-lender application and submission gateway, Lendex
Posted: 17/08/2021
Smartr365 has announced a new integration with Iress Lender Connect in a move that will connect TSB, Aldermore, Leeds Building Society and Accord Mortgages
Posted: 16/08/2021
Equifax UK has announced a partnership with credit building app, Bits, in a move that will allow customers to report their monthly rental payments on their credit files and improve their credit scores
Posted: 11/08/2021
Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has agreed a new partnership with Twenty7Tec
Posted: 11/08/2021
One Mortgage System (OMS) has signed a new agreement with The Lending Channel to be its primary tech provider
Posted: 10/08/2021
Twenty7Tec has announced that TSB has been added to its APPLY module following a successful trial
Posted: 10/08/2021
SmartSearch has achieved its best ever first half year results in 2021, following a surge in demand for its online ID check and due diligence platform
Posted: 04/08/2021
Mortgage Broker Tools (MBT) has announced the addition of The Mortgage Lender (TML) to its MBT Affordability research platform
Posted: 03/08/2021
Dudley Building Society has partnered with the provider of back office systems to the financial services sector, Whistlebrook
Posted: 29/07/2021
Smart Money People has announced a new partnership with fintech firm, Life Moments, in a move that will offer Smart Money People’s clients exclusive access to its insights on the mortgage market
Posted: 28/07/2021
Legal & General Home Finance (LGHF) has announced the launch of a new later life mortgages portal
Posted: 27/07/2021
End-to-end mortgage and protection platform, Smartr365, has announced that it has just reached the milestone of 2,000 users
Posted: 27/07/2021
Allica Bank has added valuation panel management service, VAS Panel, to its valuation database for commercial property finance loans
Posted: 27/07/2021
OpenMoney has launched a new home buying service to offer personalised advice to first-time buyers
Posted: 23/07/2021
LMS has announced the launch of a new messaging service, Secure Link, to streamline the conveyancing process and improve case query turnaround times
Posted: 21/07/2021
Banking and financial services firms are planning to increase their IT spend significantly over the coming 12 months to improve both front and back-end technology, new research from Yobota has revealed
Posted: 20/07/2021
One Mortgage System (OMS) is to be integrated by specialist financial solutions provider, Y3S, to work alongside its second charge quotation and application system, Lenderlink
Posted: 19/07/2021
Alternative Bridging Corporation has partnered with fintech firm, Nivo, to offer a new app based solution
Posted: 15/07/2021
Knowledge Bank has announced the addition of a product transfer feature to its criteria search system
Posted: 15/07/2021
iPipeline has announced a new long-term partnership with financial mutual society, OneFamily
Posted: 14/07/2021
SmartSearch has warned that the UK could be left behind in the fight against money laundering and financial fraud if it fails to coordinate with the new agency being formed by the EU
Posted: 12/07/2021
Vida Homeloans has announced the launch of an intermediary product switch portal to provide brokers with a seamless way to undertake a product transfer for their clients
Posted: 05/07/2021
AS Financial has adopted One Mortgage System (OMS) as its preferred tech provider following a short trial of the system
Posted: 05/07/2021
TSB has become the latest lender to go live on Mortgage Brain’s multi-lender application and submission gateway, Lendex
Posted: 01/07/2021
Sesame Network has launched an exclusive new integration with Mortgage Brain’s CRM system, The Key, as well as with digital identity expert, GBG
Posted: 17/06/2021
Mortgage Broker Tools (MBT) has launched a new integrated research platform, MBT Research, that will enable brokers to research by affordability, rates, criteria and current service levels
Posted: 16/06/2021
Smartr365 has announced the launch of a new strategic partnership with Experian
Posted: 16/06/2021
GBST has announced that its Composer platform will continue to power AJ Bell’s business across its advised and direct-to-consumer (D2C) channels following a long-term software contract renewal
Posted: 14/06/2021
Ignition and Altus Consulting have launched a blueprint for improving the use of digital capabilities in the financial advice market
Posted: 08/06/2021
Accord Mortgages has become the latest lender to join Mortgage Brain’s multi-lender application and submission gateway, Lendex
Posted: 08/06/2021
Black & White Bridging has announced a partnership with fintech specialist, Nivo, to introduce a new app based application process
Posted: 04/06/2021
Thirty-six per cent of advisers believe the later life lending market will choose technology over paper-based processes when the industry returns to more normal conditions, according to new research conducted by more2life
Posted: 03/06/2021
Fluent Mortgages has confirmed that it has integrated with Mortgage Brain’s multi-lender application and submission gateway, Lendex
Posted: 02/06/2021
Twenty7Tec has announced a strategic partnership with augmented intelligence virtual assistant, Meet Parker, which will now be integrated into the CloudTwenty7 platform
Posted: 02/06/2021
Lendlord has introduced a ‘Buy to Sell’ deal analyser to help property investors analyse new projects
Posted: 28/05/2021
Legal & General Mortgage Club has announced the completion of an API led integration with Kensington Mortgages
Posted: 28/05/2021
First 4 Bridging (F4B) has partnered with Nivo to deliver a secure instant messaging and document gathering service for its intermediary partners and introducers
Posted: 26/05/2021
Smartr365 has launched a new feature to its platform in a bid to improve lead conversion and boost broker business performance
Posted: 24/05/2021
Digital advice technology provider, Ignition, has announced it is launching into the UK market to offer digital advice solutions for financial services clients
Posted: 20/05/2021
Phoebus Software Limited (PSL) has selected Six Degrees as the latest provider within the PSL Partnership Programme
Posted: 20/05/2021
SmartSearch has confirmed it is entering the non-regulated market with a new product launch
Posted: 18/05/2021
Smartr365 has announced it is expanding its integration with Halifax Intermediaries
Posted: 18/05/2021
Yolt Technology Services (YTS) has announced the launch of an open banking-powered tool to improve affordability checks
Posted: 17/05/2021
A new tech provider, Comentis, has launched to support FCA regulated businesses in the identification of client vulnerability
Posted: 13/05/2021
The number of people choosing to share their data through open banking has tripled since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, according to new statistics from Experian
Posted: 13/05/2021
360 Dotnet and Twenty7Tec have announced an enhancement to their integration to help advisers source and secure mortgages
Posted: 12/05/2021
One Mortgage System (OMS) has partnered with secure mobile messaging platform, Nivo, to offer facial recognition ID verification
Posted: 11/05/2021
Twenty7Tec has announced that it has completed an APPLY integration with Accord Mortgages
Posted: 11/05/2021
Twenty7Tec has announced that Halifax Intermediaries has been added to its APPLY module
Posted: 05/05/2021
Banking software provider, DPR, has secured Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) as the latest lender set to adopt its savings solution for origination and servicing
Posted: 29/04/2021
Iress and more2life have have announced they are extending their integration to launch real-time equity release KFIs
Posted: 29/04/2021
Smartr365 has added voice assistant and smart device integrations to its broker retention tool, SmartrRetain
Posted: 28/04/2021
One Mortgage System (OMS) has been adopted by The Dragon Network and Dragon Finance
Posted: 22/04/2021
Ocean Finance has announced the launch of a fully branded version of Nivo’s secure messaging service
Posted: 21/04/2021
Burrow has announced that financial services software provider, Iress, has signed a partnership to include the Burrow on-boarding and qualification tool as part of its intermediary proposition
Posted: 21/04/2021
Twenty7Tec has announced it has completed an APPLY integration with TSB, enabling users of CloudTwenty7 to seamlessly submit applications to TSB without the need for rekeying data
Posted: 13/04/2021
One Mortgage System (OMS) has been adopted by LDNfinance as its primary tech provider
Posted: 13/04/2021
A new technology platform has launched to help intermediaries source solutions for their clients in the bridging, property development, commercial term loans and complex buy-to-let spaces
Posted: 12/04/2021
ULS technology has agreed a new partnership with Foundation Home Loans to provide an integrated panel management service to the specialist lender
Posted: 06/04/2021
An increased focus among consumers to engage with online-only banks and apps is narrowing the gap between challengers and traditional high street banks, according to a new study from TransUnion
Posted: 01/04/2021
United Trust Bank (UTB) has announced a collaborative relationship with technology provider, Aprao, to promote the benefits of digital solutions in the development finance sector
Posted: 31/03/2021
UK firms are holding back from implementing open banking technology due to concerns around the cost of storing and protecting customer data, and “missing out” on opportunities for growth, according to Yolt Technology Services (YTS)
Posted: 30/03/2021
Twenty7Tec has announced that Halifax Intermediaries has been added to its APPLY module and will shortly be rolled out to all users of the CloudTwenty7 platform
Posted: 29/03/2021
Twenty7Tec and Eligible ai have announced a new partnership in a move to encourage advisers to use technology and help increase retention rates among existing clients
Posted: 23/03/2021
One Mortgage System (OMS), the seamless single-input enquiry to completion processing platform for brokers, has been integrated across F4B Network’s proposition
Posted: 23/03/2021
MQube has announced the launch of MPowered, a new mortgage platform it has developed alongside brokers
Posted: 22/03/2021
Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has launched a new app as part of a strategic partnership with digital coaching fintech, Life Moments
Posted: 18/03/2021
more2life has improved its processing speed by over 40% through a partnership with robotic process automation specialist, Robiquity
Posted: 18/03/2021
Twenty7Tec has announced that all users of its CloudTwenty7 platform will now be able to access the APPLY integration, following the completion of a successful pilot with Virgin Money
Posted: 15/03/2021
Legal & General has integrated with mortgage and protection network, HLPartnership, to simplify access for advisers using its SmartrCriteria and SmartrFit systems
Posted: 11/03/2021
Accord Mortgages has confirmed plans to roll out new API technology as part of a move to make it easier for brokers to submit mortgage applications
Posted: 11/03/2021
Principality Building Society has implemented new mortgage sales and origination software to streamline the mortgage journey for its brokers and customers
Posted: 10/03/2021
Twenty7Tec has built a new seamlessly integrated search facility for its mortgage product, criteria and lender affordability calculations
Posted: 10/03/2021
Smartr365 has announced the launch of a new app aimed at borrowers and introducers from the mortgage market
Posted: 09/03/2021
One Mortgage System (OMS) has announced a new partnership with mortgage and protection services proposition, Paradigm Mortgage Services
Posted: 09/03/2021
A new digital consumer lender, Fintern, has announced its launch to the market and revealed it will bypass credit scores in making lending decisions, to instead focus on affordability
Posted: 08/03/2021
UK Finance has published proposals for a new service company to support the UK’s open banking infrastructure
Posted: 02/03/2021
Forty-two per cent of financial services businesses want better support and guidance on data security in relation to open banking, according to research from Yolt Technology Services (YTS)
Posted: 01/03/2021
Knowledge Bank and Iress have partnered to provide the UK’s first, fully-integrated product and criteria sourcing system
Posted: 25/02/2021
Mortgage origination software house, BEP Systems, has been appointed by Jordan International Bank (JIB) to provide system solutions for its new mortgage and buy-to-let (BTL) lending platform
Posted: 18/02/2021
Mortgage Brain has announced that its multi-lender application and submission gateway, Lendex, has been made available to all mortgage advisers following a successful pilot
Posted: 18/02/2021
Twenty7Tec has announced that all users of its CloudTwenty7 platform will now be able to submit mortgage applications through the APPLY integration with Aldermore
Posted: 15/02/2021
Twenty7Tec has announced that Reliance Bank has been added to its APPLY module
Posted: 08/02/2021
Yolt Technology Services (YTS) has announced it is expanding the applicability of its account information services, to provide enhanced data insights for mortgage lenders in the UK
Posted: 05/02/2021
The Moving Hub has launched biometric facial ID checks alongside its standard anti-money laundering (AML) checks
Posted: 05/02/2021
Lendlord has launched an Open Banking integration that allows landlords to automate their cashflow and bookkeeping
Posted: 01/02/2021
Nivo has reached a significant milestone on its secure instant messaging network, surpassing the five million message mark
Posted: 27/01/2021
Three-quarters of financial advisers (75%) as well as 77% of clients prefer to use digital fact-finds over hard-copy versions, research from CashCalc has found
Posted: 27/01/2021
Nivo has partnered with Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) to launch a secure mobile instant messaging across its distribution of 1,500 advisers
Posted: 21/01/2021
Mortgage Magic has announced it will be adding an equity release module as the latest enhancement to its platform
Posted: 20/01/2021
Quilter has launched a new online tool for reporting suspected impersonation scams
Posted: 13/01/2021
Mortgage Broker Tools (MBT) has launched a new platform to give lenders live insights into the affordability environment
Posted: 13/01/2021
eKeeper has launched a new customer relationship management (CRM) system for lenders, named Intermediary Manager
Posted: 06/01/2021
SmartSearch has warned that businesses in the property sector need to be aware of the increased threat of fraud as the country enters another nationwide lockdown
Posted: 05/01/2021
OpenMoney has announced a four-year contract with credit reference agency, Equifax, so that it can provide free credit report services to customers
Posted: 04/01/2021
Mansfield Building Society has launched an online buy-to-let (BTL) calculator to help landlords and mortgage intermediaries check affordability against the society’s rental income requirements
Posted: 09/12/2020
Mortgage Brain has announced LiveMore Capital as the latest lender to join its criteria-based sourcing solution, Criteria Hub
Posted: 08/12/2020
Virgin Money has announced a new API integration with mortgage technology expert, Twenty7tec
Posted: 01/12/2020
Terrafirma has announced the launch of a new risk assessment model, the National Ground Risk Model (NGRM): Climate
Posted: 24/11/2020
Click2Check has announced GHL Direct as the latest advisory firm to sign up for its Credit Assess product
Posted: 20/11/2020
The coronavirus pandemic has created a “window of opportunity” for fraudsters, according to anti-money laundering (AML) firm, SmartSearch
Posted: 18/11/2020
iPipeline has announced that Cirencester Friendly has adopted its AlphaTrust e-sign and document process automation solution
Posted: 17/11/2020
TMA Club has urged advisers who aren’t doing so already to start using digital tools that can help them keep on top of changes to their clients’ mortgage policies amid the coronavirus crisis
Posted: 09/11/2020
Click2Check has announced a new partnership with cyber security firm, Beyond Encryption, to utilise its secure email solution, Mailock
Posted: 09/11/2020
Eighty-two per cent of decision makers in accountancy are now using automation as part of their anti-money laundering (AML) checks, research from SmartSearch has found
Posted: 06/11/2020
Legal & General has launched a new mortgage criteria search tool and affordability calculator, SmartrFit
Posted: 06/11/2020
End-to-end mortgage platform, Smartr365, has announced a new exclusive partnership with Digidentity
Posted: 04/11/2020
Specialist second charge lender, Evolution Money, has announced that it has added its criteria to the Knowledge Bank platform
Posted: 02/11/2020
Mortgage Brain has announced that its affordability-based sourcing system, Affordability Hub, now has 32 lenders live on the platform
Posted: 29/10/2020
Twenty7Tec has announced an agreement with Skipton Building Society that will support the seamless integration of TwentyTec’s APPLY module with Skipton’s origination platform
Posted: 27/10/2020
Nearly half of mortgage businesses have never tested their website with end users, according to new research from Dock9
Posted: 26/10/2020
Mortgage Magic has announced that it has integrated several of iPipeline’s web service solutions, which power SolutionBuilder, AlphaTrust and PreQuo, into its broker proposition
Posted: 22/10/2020
Click2Check has announced a new partnership with data and analytics provider, AccountScore
Posted: 16/10/2020
iPipeline has announced a new partnership with CIExpert that will support advisers comparing critical illness plans through its protection sourcing tool, SolutionBuilder
Posted: 15/10/2020
Darlington Intermediaries and Legal & General have announced the launch of an affordability calculator
Posted: 13/10/2020
Twenty7Tec has announced that it will provide its analytics platform, INSIGHT, free of charge to any mortgage lender entering the 90%+ LTV market, who isn’t already a subscriber
Posted: 13/10/2020
Hope Capital has announced it is partnering with Nivo to implement new ID verification and messaging technology for its customers
Posted: 08/10/2020
Twenty7Tec has announced that it has completed the development of a client portal that seamlessly integrates with the company’s CloudTwenty7 platform
Posted: 08/10/2020
Mortgage Magic has rolled out an enhanced version of its CRM and business management system to existing customers and also showcased the system to prospective customers
Posted: 02/10/2020
Mortgage Brain has launched a new lender service report which will collate information from multiple lenders, providing a single source for advisers
Posted: 01/10/2020
eKeeper has integrated DocuSign’s eSignature functionality into its intermediary focused CRM, MortgageKeeper
Posted: 30/09/2020
Stonebridge has unveiled newly-designed performance dashboards on its wholly-owned trading platform, Revolution
Posted: 24/09/2020
Key Group’s equity release referral service, Key Partnerships, has launched a new retirement funding tool to help advisers “drive” conversations with clients about retirement planning
Posted: 24/09/2020
The FCA must “flex its muscle” to bring its full weight of enforcement power down on criminals breaking anti-money laundering (AML) rules, according to AML expert, SmartSearch
Posted: 17/09/2020
PRIMIS Mortgage Network has announced it is partnering with credit reporting agency, Experian
Posted: 15/09/2020
Bitcoin will replace gold as the “ultimate financial safe haven” within a generation, according to deVere Group
Posted: 14/09/2020
One Mortgage System (OMS) has announced that it has been adopted by The Loan Partnership as its primary technology provider
Posted: 14/09/2020
The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated the adoption of technology across the financial advice sector, although many advisers remain who must still be educated about the benefits, 360 Dotnet has suggested
Posted: 04/09/2020
O’Neill Patient has launched the pilot of a new one-stop app that enables clients to progress conveyancing cases directly from a mobile device
Posted: 27/08/2020
Equifinance has migrated its existing secured loan portfolio onto the Phoebus Software Limited (PSL) account servicing product, following the signing of a five-year contract
Posted: 25/08/2020
Fifty-three per cent of financial adviser firm employees are set to work remotely in the long-term, wholly or at least in part, according to new research from Intelliflo
Posted: 24/08/2020
The FCA has revealed it is investigating more than 150 scams related to coronavirus since the pandemic began
Posted: 24/08/2020
Metro Bank has announced the launch of a new partnership with software accountant, Clear Books
Posted: 21/08/2020
United Trust Bank (UTB) has launched a new app, its UTB Secure Chat Hub, which will provide brokers and customers a secure way of communicating with the bank during mortgage applications
Posted: 19/08/2020
Mortgage Brain has confirmed that Nationwide has joined its new multi-lender application and submission gateway, Lendex
Posted: 13/08/2020
Mortgage Engine has announced that it will provide Fluent Mortgages with access to its application programming interface (API) technology
Posted: 11/08/2020
Sanlam UK has announced the launch of its ‘Sanlam on Demand’ service which offers no-obligation, virtual consultations with expert finance professionals
Posted: 10/08/2020
United Trust Bank (UTB) and Freedom Finance have progressed a second charge case from application to offer using the recently launched B2B digital messenger service developed by Nivo
Posted: 10/08/2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has “drastically accelerated” a digital transformation agenda in the financial services sector, according to fintech firm, ABAKA
Posted: 31/07/2020
Nutmeg has become the first wealth manager in the UK to offer Open Banking payments, giving customers the option to choose faster payments directly from their bank or building society
Posted: 30/07/2020
More than 250 advisers have signed up for anti-money-laundering (AML) and credit reports through eKeeper’s CRM in the three months since the feature was launched
Posted: 28/07/2020
iPipeline has announced that its AlphaTrust e-Sign and document automation software has been selected by One Mortgage System (OMS) to improve its offering to mortgage brokers
Posted: 23/07/2020
Backlogs in issuing official ID documents such as passports and driving licences are driving a surge of interest in remote, document-free electronic ID verification, according to SmartSearch
Posted: 22/07/2020
Lloyds Banking Group has announced a new partnership with cloud-native payments technology fintech, Form3, to enhance the digital payment experience for its customers
Posted: 22/07/2020
Sixty-four per cent of adults in the UK have become reliant on mobile and online banking to manage their finances during lockdown, new research from Yobota has revealed
Posted: 21/07/2020
Nivo has launched a new B2B digital messenger service that allows subscribing lenders and their invited broker introducers to securely message each other through the course of a loan case
Posted: 15/07/2020
Iress has launched the first stage of an integration with the more2life application programming interface (API) which will streamline the product application process and save advisers time
Posted: 02/07/2020
The Payments System Regulator (PSR) has confirmed the widespread implementation of its new fraud-prevention tool, Confirmation of Payee (CoP)
Posted: 01/07/2020
The Personal Finance Society (PFS) has reported that its e-mentoring scheme saw a surge in interest as the Government’s coronavirus restrictions were introduced
Posted: 16/06/2020
Fifty-six per cent of later life lending advisers think there will be a greater reliance on technology compared to paper-based systems when the equity release market returns to more normal operating models, according to new more2life research
Posted: 15/06/2020
Fifty-six per cent of financial services professionals are less likely to follow safe data practices when working remotely, according to new research from Tessian
Posted: 11/06/2020
The lang cat has added AKG financial strength ratings to its interactive online tool and insight service, Platform Analyser
Posted: 09/06/2020
iPipeline has announced that The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has adopted its document delivery and e-Sign solution, AlphaTrust, to automate its member firm registration process
Posted: 28/05/2020
Sixty-nine per cent of financial services businesses are considering automated chatbots to enhance their customer service propositions, according to research from Dock9
Posted: 19/05/2020
Paradigm Consulting has announced a new strategic partnership with Mitigo Cybersecurity to provide its member firms with protection against cybercrime and business disruption
Posted: 18/05/2020
TMA has revealed the average number of brokers who have attended its training sessions has increased by 129% during the coronavirus pandemic
Posted: 13/05/2020
Nationwide has revealed it is using a virtual assistant, Arti, to answer questions about mortgage support for those impacted by coronavirus
Posted: 12/05/2020
United Trust Bank (UTB) has launched a new biometric ID verification security check process for its first and second charge mortgage customers, through its UTB Nivo app
Posted: 29/04/2020
Twenty7Tec has announced the appointment of digital business solutions agency, Dock9, as its user experience design partner
Posted: 28/04/2020
Iress has announced it has integrated its Xplan Mortgage software with criteria search system, Knowledge Bank
Posted: 27/04/2020
TMA Club has announced it is extending its partnership with Eligible.ai to offer members access to an automated customer retention tool, Retain
Posted: 27/04/2020
The Covid-19 pandemic is set to “reshape” the financial services to become more digital, according to new research from 11:FS
Posted: 24/04/2020
Artificial intelligence (AI) could play a key role in supporting retirees with the initial stage of equity release planning and help prepare them for conversations with an adviser, according to new research
Posted: 22/04/2020
One Mortgage System (OMS) has partnered with Iress to provide seamless CRM to online applications direct to lenders, via Iress’ Lender Connect software
Posted: 08/04/2020
Starling Bank has announced it is launching mobile cheque deposits for all its customers with UK personal, joint, sole trader or limited company business accounts
Posted: 06/04/2020
The MCI Club has extended the free eKeeper Lite CRM to perform anti-money laundering (AML) checks and obtain consumer credit reports, powered by Experian
Posted: 02/04/2020
Thirty-eight per cent of UK businesses have deliberately abandoned an application for banking services in the last year due to ‘slow due diligence processes,’ according to new research from Encompass Corporation
Posted: 30/03/2020
Phoebus Software Limited (PSL) has launched a new digital self-service portal that allows lenders’ customers to self-serve on their accounts
Posted: 30/03/2020
Members of the Financial Services Tech Task Force initiative have come together to fund a free CRM system for brokers to use during the coronavirus pandemic
Posted: 27/03/2020
Starling Bank has introduced a delay to its in-app gambling-block, meaning its customers wanting to turn the block off will have to wait 48 hours before they can reactivate spending on betting and gaming
Posted: 26/03/2020
A new banking alternative fintech company, Lanistar, has launched today after securing £2m in seed-funding
Posted: 26/03/2020
The MCI mortgage club has announced the early release of its free Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system, eKeeper Lite
Posted: 25/03/2020
eKeeper has launched integrated Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and consumer credit reports, both powered by Experian, into its broker Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system
Posted: 18/03/2020
Paragon has launched the second phase of its Intermediary Portal, adding new features that allow brokers to manage customers’ applications more effectively
Posted: 12/03/2020
Digital retirement solutions fintech, ABAKA, has announced it is to partner with financial software provider, Avaloq
Posted: 03/03/2020
Fraudsters have targeted UK taxpayers with a total of 1,524,449 fake emails, calls or text messages purporting to be from HMRC over the last two years, new data from Griffin Law has revealed
Posted: 02/03/2020
Masthaven has announced the launch of a new online broker portal for its short-term lending division
Posted: 26/02/2020
Fintech start up, Eligible, announced it has assembled a new advisory board comprised of mortgage industry leaders
Posted: 24/02/2020
VAS Group has launched the next generation of its VAS Panel service dashboard, a cloud-based interactive portal for lenders, specialist distributors and brokers
Posted: 20/02/2020
Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) announced that it has combined Snowflake, SnapLogic, Matillion and Tableau technologies to ‘revolutionise’ the way the bank uses data to inform investment decisions
Posted: 19/02/2020
Digital business solutions agency, Dock9, has launched a website and portal audit service aimed specifically at the mortgage sector
Posted: 11/02/2020
Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has announced a new partnership with Ping Identity to provide intelligent access for its customers and brokers
Posted: 11/02/2020
One Mortgage System (OMS) has announced that it has integrated UK Credit Ratings into its live platform
Posted: 06/02/2020
Answers in Retirement Group (Air Group), has announced the addition of Aviva’s lifetime mortgage rates into its Air Sourcing system
Posted: 17/01/2020
AJ Bell has announced its Managed Portfolio Service (MPS), as well as its range of multi-asset funds, have been mapped to the risk ratings provided by Synaptic
Posted: 10/01/2020
Paradigm Mortgage Services has announced a new range of anti-money laundering (AML) and fraud prevention tools for member firms, following the launch of its new strategic partnership with credit reference agency, Experian
Posted: 09/01/2020
Darlington Building Society has announced it has chosen Iress’ mortgage processing software to support an improved digital mortgage experience for intermediaries
Posted: 02/01/2020
Uinsure, the insurtech firm, has announced a new partnership with the practice management system provider, 360 Dotnet
Posted: 17/12/2019
Mortgage Engine has announced a new partnership with the mortgage comparison platform co-founded by Moneysupermarket Group, Podium
Posted: 16/12/2019
Stonebridge has announced the launch of a new piece of ID and address-verification technology called ‘RevolutionID,’ as well as several additional upgrades to its trading platform, Revolution
Posted: 09/12/2019
Online broker searches in November showed significant changes in the equity release category, as well as some variation in the residential and BTL categories, according to the latest figures from Knowledge Bank
Posted: 05/12/2019
Defaqto has announced the launch of a multi-product suitability report writing capability in its end-to-end financial planning tool, Engage Core
Posted: 03/12/2019
Tymit has announced the launch of its app-enabled fee-free instalment Visa credit card to address the ‘lack of transparency and control’ involved with traditional credit cards
Posted: 02/12/2019
One Mortgage System (OMS), the single-input enquiry to completion processing platform for brokers and packagers, has been adopted by broker, 3mc
Posted: 22/11/2019
AIR Group has announced the full API integration between its platform, Air Sourcing, and criteria search provider, Knowledge Bank
Posted: 20/11/2019
The retirement savings gap is growing at a ‘worrying rate,’ according to the UK fintech company, ABAKA, although the firm’s CEO suggested AI can help transform the level of engagement for savers
Posted: 15/11/2019
October saw a change in the most common criteria searches performed by brokers, new research from Knowledge Bank revealed
Posted: 14/11/2019
The FCA has revealed it is looking at ways to better support RegTech solutions through the creation of a ‘digital sandbox'
Posted: 07/11/2019
Fifty per cent of mortgage brokers believe open banking will have a positive effect on the specialist lending market, according to a new study by Bluestone Mortgages
Posted: 28/10/2019
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) revealed it has thwarted over a million cases of suspected payment card fraud in the past year, according to the organisation’s third Annual Review
Posted: 23/10/2019
Novatech, one of the UK’s largest technology providers, has become the official technology partner of Monzo, to support the business expansion of the mobile bank app
Posted: 23/10/2019
Face-to-face advice for financial planning is still being preferred to robo-solutions, despite a surge in the robo-solutions market, according to new research by Openwork
Posted: 22/10/2019
Pension providers should embrace technology and digital solutions in order to rebuild consumer trust before the FCA’s new investment pathways come into force next year, according to the UK fintech company, Abaka
Posted: 18/10/2019
Financial services firms are less likely than other sectors to have confidence in the effectiveness of their cyber security detection mechanisms, according to new research released by Kroll
Posted: 16/10/2019
Vida Homeloans has today announced the launch of its new Buy to Let Hub, powered by eTech, specifically designed to improve its portfolio underwriting service to brokers
Posted: 30/09/2019
The fraud team at Lloyds Bank has developed a new way to spot scams before its customers lose any money
Posted: 23/09/2019
Conveyancing platform and case management system The Moving Hub has partnered with The Property Jungle, a provider of bespoke and template property websites
Posted: 17/09/2019
The Conveyancing Association (CA) has outlined issues around ID checks in the home buying process in its response to the government’s consultation on digital identity
Posted: 16/09/2019
Major digitisation of the wealth management industry is needed if traditional sector players are to prosper in the future, a new report has claimed
Posted: 10/09/2019
British digital banks such as Revolut and Monzo are set to treble their number of customers in the next year, as the challengers increase their efforts to complete against high street rivals and disrupt the retail lending market
Posted: 03/09/2019
Smartr365 has launched SmartrSuitability, a new platform feature which significantly reduces the time to produce both mortgage and protection suitability letters, saving brokers up to an hour per application
Posted: 30/08/2019
Financial planning tech firm, Wealth Wizards, is developing software that will enable financial advisers to implement a digital ‘abridged advice’ service
Posted: 22/08/2019
Customers of Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), Tesco and Nationwide Building Society were unable to pay credit card bills and access account information yesterday after US payments company TSYS suffered an IT outage
Posted: 21/08/2019
Financial advisory firms “should be more concerned” over the rise in popularity of digital finance advice platforms, according to data and analytics firm GlobalData
Posted: 14/08/2019
There were 49.1 million application programming interface (API) requests made in April, more than double the number recorded in February, the Open Banking Implementation Entity (OBIE) revealed
Posted: 06/08/2019
Half of global financial services organisations have fallen victim to sensitive data theft of system failure and downtime due to insecure software or technology, a survey conducted by Ponemon Institute revealed
Posted: 05/08/2019
FinTech financing hit $10.9 billion during the second quarter of 2019 – the second best quarterly performance ever recorded by FT Partners
Posted: 29/07/2019
People favour face-to-face and over-the-phone contact, despite the increasing amount of digital communication channels available to them, according to new research
Posted: 26/07/2019
Token.io has partnered with UK property marketplaces, StuRents and Mashroom, to give renters, landlords and agents access to Open Banking services, including bank direct payments and data aggregation
Posted: 22/07/2019
Banking Competition Remedies (BCR) has announced the results of the second Incentivised Switching Scheme application process, with only Habib Bank Zurich applying and meeting the eligibility criteria
Posted: 18/07/2019
The Open Banking Implementation Authority (OBIE) has published a report on the progress of the data sharing reforms, paving the way for expanding them into other areas of finance
Posted: 17/07/2019
The volume of domestic money transfers via mobiles will exceed 203 billion in 2024, up from 130 billion in 2019, driven by peer-to-peer (P2P) payments, and will account for 80 per cent of all domestic transfers in 2024
Posted: 15/07/2019
Financial services firms are at higher risk of hacking attempts and cybersecurity breaches than other industries, according to a new report
Posted: 10/07/2019
The challenges of digital transformation are taking their toll on Chief Information Officers (CIOs) and straining their relations with other executives according to a survey which revealed that just 23 per cent of UK CIOs are aligned with their chief financial officer (CFO) on tech strategy
Posted: 10/07/2019
More than half (59 per cent) of payments leaders admit they are losing money due to issues with their payments gateways, according to new research
Posted: 09/07/2019
European FinTech leaders expect Artificial intelligence (AI) and Open Banking to set the standard for wide-ranging innovation in the financial services industry, according to research from Barclays
Posted: 09/07/2019
Two thirds (66 per cent) of UK consumers are more concerned about the security than the speed of making payments online, according new research
Posted: 08/07/2019
With the second Payment Services Directive (PSD2) Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) deadline approaching on 14 September, new analysis has revealed that European banks have so far failed to provide the proper technology environment for third party providers (TPPs) to access payments data as required by the new law
Posted: 04/07/2019
Banks are preparing for their industry’s digital evolution by building their own standalone operations, with more than a third (36 per cent) looking at a greenfield digital bank, according to a survey by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)
Posted: 03/07/2019
More than half of banking and financial services customers around the world use FinTech products and services, according to a poll
Posted: 03/07/2019
Almost two thirds (65 per cent) of chief financial officers (CFOs) expect digital transformation to significantly reduce the number of jobs in the financial services industry
Posted: 02/07/2019
Mobile banking is set to overtake the popularity of branch services by 2021, according to new analysis
Posted: 02/07/2019
Monzo’s latest annual report revealed that losses rose to £47.2 million, up 54 per cent on the previous year, as the chief executive admitted there was “still plenty of work to do” to achieve profitability
Posted: 28/06/2019
A new report has suggested that Open Banking could realise £18 billion value for people and small businesses in the UK over the course of a year, but also highlighted complex challenges ahead to realise this value
Posted: 26/06/2019
Nearly one in three UK adults have considered changing banks in the last 12 months after IT glitches and poor digital experience left them frustrated
Posted: 20/06/2019
A state-backed cyber attack could secretly corrupt the records of financial services providers over a period of months, according a senior Bank of England policymaker, which could pose a risk that many would probably struggle to guard against on their own
Posted: 20/06/2019
More than half (54 per cent) of UK businesses are unaware of the potential benefits of Open Banking, according to a new survey, which also revealed that just 17 per cent consider themselves to be completely prepared for the move to the new model
Posted: 19/06/2019
Cifas, the UK's largest cross-sector fraud sharing database, has revealed that its members have reported a six per cent overall annual increase in fraud cases
Posted: 19/06/2019
Jointly-developed artificial intelligence (AI) systems hold great potential for tackling common security issues, according to a new Euro Banking Association (EBA) report
Posted: 17/06/2019
More than 5 million Britons (10 per cent) have fallen victim to a financial scam at some point in their lives, according to new research published by Lloyds Bank and YouGov, while a quarter know of someone that has been fooled by a fraudster
Posted: 14/06/2019
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the Bank of England (BoE) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced that they will be working together to strengthen cyber security in their financial sectors
Posted: 14/06/2019
More than seven million people in the UK were left unable to use their debit or credit cards due to an IT or technical crash in the last year, according to research from Which?
Posted: 13/06/2019
Traditional retail banks are lagging behind in terms of blockchain adoption, potentially losing out on customers and competitive advantage
Posted: 11/06/2019
International digital remittances will reach $525 billion by 2024, up from an estimated $332 billion in 2019, with mobile and blockchain solutions becoming increasingly popular
Posted: 10/06/2019
JP Morgan Chase is to close its mobile-only bank for Millennials, Finn, just a year after it was launched across the US
Posted: 07/06/2019
UK consumers are taking a ‘pick n mix’ approach to how they make payments, with mobile banking, mobile payments and contactless all becoming increasingly popular, according to research by UK Finance
Posted: 07/06/2019
Global incumbents should embrace partnerships with tech titans, as well as smaller FinTechs, in order to keep up with the emerging challenge posed by Silicon Valley, according to Santander’s chief digital officer
Posted: 05/06/019
Following consultation, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is introducing rules in the peer-to-peer (P2P) sector, “designed to prevent harm to investors, without stifling innovation”
Posted: 04/06/2019
Even though Open Banking has yet to reach maturity, the financial services industry is entering a new phase of innovation that will require deeper collaboration and specialisation
Posted: 04/06/2019
An increasing number of adults in the UK now have products from a range of different financial providers, as the rise in financial technology (fintech) has drawn the attention away from traditional high street banks
Posted: 03/06/2019
Six out of seven people use digital banking solutions at least once a month and 38 per cent do so on a weekly or even daily basis, according to new research
Posted: 03/06/2019
Over half (52 per cent) of businesses are struggling to manage their IT infrastructure as a result of creaking legacy systems, poorly co-ordinated strategy and inadequate monitoring tools, according to a new report
Posted: 28/05/2019
Businesses and consumers are losing out because UK banks are failing to prioritise fixing Open Banking outages, with 62 per cent of banks recording a fall in Open Banking availability to customers over the last quarter
Posted: 23/05/2019
Robots and automated technologies are unlikely to replace human interaction in the digital banking relationships of the future, according to Wells Fargo’s ATM and branch IT chief
Posted: 23/05/2019
Nationwide Building Society has reported a 15 per cent fall in profits for the year, after the company committed to a spending drive on digital banking services and faced fierce competition in the home lending market
Posted: 22/05/2019
Almost half (45 per cent) of financial services firms across Europe are struggling to combat the rising cyber security threat, with hackers particularly exploiting internal loopholes through Business Process Compromise (BPC)
Posted: 17/05/2019
A year on from its launch in the UK, fewer than two thirds of UK consumers have never heard of Open Banking, according to new research
Posted: 16/05/2019
Nearly a third (30 per cent) of Brits say their bank is over-ambitious introducing additional services on different devices, saying they do not need or want more ways to interact
Posted: 15/05/2019
The UK may need to follow in the footsteps of the United States (US) and construct a “super shield” to protect it from catastrophic cyber attacks or major IT glitches that have the potential to cripple the finance industry, a Bank of England (BoE) senior official said
Posted: 14/05/2019
The Treasury Committee has published a unanimously-agreed report on consumers’ access to financial services, warning that new technologies risk leaving people behind
Posted: 13/05/2019
The uptake of Open Banking and digital money management is being held back by a lack of consumer trust and confusion over data sharing, with 83 per cent of UK smartphone owners saying they have not yet downloaded a finance app
Posted: 10/05/2019
While FinTech could help increase competition in financial services, some of the new solutions might also lead to the migration of activity outside the perimeter of prudential regulation
Posted: 01/05/2019
More than half (61 per cent) of financial services firms believe that automation is driving greater success in the sector, while close to three quarters (71 per cent) see the pace of technological change as a key enabler
Posted: 30/04/2019
The governor of the Bank of England (BoE) has promised that it and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) will evolve to meet the demands of new forms of financial technology
Posted: 29/04/2019
The head of GCHQ has called for closer co-operation between the financial services sector and the UK’s intelligence services to combat the threat of cyber attacks on consumers
Posted: 25/04/2019
Nationwide Building Society has selected seven FinTechs to take part in its Open Banking for Good challenge, developing apps and services to help financially vulnerable people
Posted: 23/04/2019
New research has revealed that after inheriting, 28 per cent of high net worth (HNW) clients’ children discontinue the relationship with their parents’ wealth manager, with many moving the money to digital challengers
Posted: 12/04/2019
Technology firm Callsign has partnered with CKH Innovations Opportunities Development (CKH IOD), parent company of Three UK, to improve fraud detection and fraud prevention
Posted: 10/04/2019
The gradual shift of BigTech giants into financial services has the potential to be a “game changing development” for the industry, according to a new report from the Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
Posted: 09/04/2019
Santander has announced that its European divisions, which includes Santander UK, will shoulder a reported €1.2 billion of cost cutting in the next four years, as the Spanish banking giant steps up plans to invest more than €20 billion in digitisation and technology
Posted: 05/04/2019
More than half of retail banks are looking to collaborate with FinTechs to advance their own digital banking offerings, with 56 per cent expecting that incumbent/FinTech sandboxes will become mainstream by 2025
Posted: 04/04/2019
In 2019, the majority of banks have made significant progress in digitalising their retail product line, with 65 per cent of digitally active large banks reaching the ‘digital promised land’, according to Temenos
Posted: 02/04/2019
One in 10 people over the age of 50 with a pension plan believed that they had been approached by scammers attempting to access their savings, new research from Succession Wealth has revealed
Posted: 02/04/2019
NatWest is trialling a new companion to the NatWest app called Mimo, designed to help customers enjoy financial peace of mind
Posted: 01/04/2019
Banking incumbents which are slow to upgrade their infrastructure could take a 30 per cent hit in revenue, as challengers gobble up more of the market for innovative digital banking services, according to Citibank
Posted: 29/03/2019
The finance industry prevented £1.66bn of unauthorised fraud throughout 2018, effectively stopping £2 in every £3 of attempted unauthorised fraud in the year, according to the latest Fraud the Facts 2019 published by UK Finance
Posted: 21/03/2019
Two in five card payments are now made using contactless technology, according to UK Finance
Posted: 15/03/2019
As part of a national trial, NatWest is due to begin piloting biometric fingerprint technology with 200 customers in the coming weeks
Posted: 11/03/2019
Fraud against older people soared last year, with criminals increasing their radius and looking beyond the UK’s cities and town for new victims, according to new research from Experian
Posted: 05/03/2019
Crime groups led by “fraudster families” are running pension scams potentially worth millions of pounds, according to The Pensions Regulator
Posted: 12/02/2019
In 2018, after years of card payments slowly weighing in on the dominance of cash transactions, cashless has now overtaken as the most popular method of payment, research from Merchant Machine has revealed
Posted: 09/01/2019
TSB has announced a new £200,000 partnership with the Metropolitan Police (Met) to combat fraud and hunt down the criminals that sit behind it
Posted: 09/01/2019
The number of people visiting the ScamSmart website increased from 31,000 in the 55 days prior to the launch of the campaign to 173,000 in the 55 days after
Posted: 04/12/2018
One in five (22%) people have fallen victim to credit card fraud in the last year, with an estimated £4.1bn having been stolen from 11.4 million consumers, research has found
Posted: 22/11/2018
The new owner of Virgin Money has terminated the bank’s partnership with a digital venture launched by former Barclays chief executive Antony Jenkins
Posted: 13/11/2018
Despite the common assumption that the younger generation is more tech savvy, more than three in ten (31%) of 16 to 24 year olds have been a victim of online shopping fraud, compared with only 12% of over 55s, Shieldpay revealed
Posted: 07/11/2018
In the first nine months of the year, 3,527 young people experienced identity fraud, an increase of 24% when compared to 2017, according to figures from anti-fraud organisation Cifas
Posted: 11/10/2018
As sluggish market conditions continued, and the number of mortgages approved for new house purchases dropped by 4.3% on the year last month, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has called for innovation to help consumers find the best mortgage deal
Posted: 07/09/2018
Thousands of people across the UK were charged twice for debit card payments following a glitch, which saw customers billed twice when paying via a card terminal operated by Cardnet, despite transactions only appearing once on receipts
Posted: 05/09/2018
One in four Brits have fallen victim to online fraud when shopping online, with 8% of victims being duped more than once, according to the statistics from the inaugural Shieldpay Fraud Tracker
Posted: 05/09/2018
Aviva has created a new skill for Amazon’s Alexa, allowing its customers to ask the virtual assistant for the current value of their pension savings
Posted: 22/08/2018
During the second quarter of 2018, RSA Security recovered nearly 5.1 million unique compromised cards and card previews from reliable online fraud stores and other sources, representing a 60% increase on the number of cards recovered in the first quarter of 2018
Posted: 14/08/2018
With the use of cash declining and digital payments increasing, a new independent review has been set up to look at the impact on consumers over the next 5 to 15 years and examine future needs
Posted: 27/07/2018
Mastercard is exploring the possibility of trialling its fingerprint-scanning cards in the UK, as the second Payment Services Directive (PSD2) tackles financial fraud head on
Posted: 09/07/2018
Fintech is going to play a “hugely positive role” when it comes to increasing people’s engagement with their retirement savings, the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association policy lead: engagement, EU and regulation James Walsh has said
Posted: 18/06/2018
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