Capital One has appointed Lucy Hagues as its new UK chief executive officer (CEO), succeeding the US-bound, Amy Lenander. Lucy Hagues steps up after three years as chief marketing officer Hagues will be responsible for the overall strategic direction and general management of the UK credit card business. She joined Capital One after completing its … Continue reading Lucy Hagues steps in as Capital One UK CEO Continue Reading
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has appointed Nikhil Rathi as its new chief executive officer (CEO) for at least the next five years. Rathi will be stepping down from his current role as the CEO of the London Stock Exchange (LSE). Rathi giving a speech in 2016 with LSE Group in Tel Aviv The UK’s … Continue reading FCA appoints LSE chief Nkihil Rathi as new CEO Continue Reading
Core banking provider, Thought Machine, has snapped up Mark Vasey from the consultancy firm, Cognizant, to be its new managing director. Mark Vasey, new managing director at Thought Machine Vasey stepped into his new role this month after four years at Cognizant as its head of banking and financial services consulting in the UK and … Continue reading Thought Machine taps Cognizant for new managing director Continue Reading
Picnic Bank, a UK start-up focused on ‘fintech for good’, is set to launch its small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) lending platform in September, before rolling out its fully licensed banking service sometime next year. Currently looking to raise £5.5 million, Picnic Bank intends to put £3.5 million towards its UK banking licence and building … Continue reading UK challenger Picnic Bank to address ‘fintech for good’ Continue Reading
Dutch architecture studio OMA and landscape architect LOLA have revealed the updated design for the 63,000-seater Feyenoord Stadium, which will be the largest stadium in the Netherlands. The stadium, which will become the new home for top-tier Dutch football club Feyenoord, will be located alongside the Nieuwe Maas river as part of OMA‘s masterplan for the redevelopment of Rotterdam Zuid. Working with … Continue reading OMA unveils Feyenoord Stadium design Continue Reading
The rise of enterprise Software-as-a-Service has undoubtedly benefitted corporates large and small, transforming their back offices and lowering barriers to digital transformation. But while SaaS itself has supported a business evolution, the buyer-supplier relationship between corporates and their software vendors remains an outdated paradigm, according to MetaCX Founder and CEO Scott McCorkle. In a recent conversation with PYMNTS, … Continue reading How Enterprise SaaS Ushers In A New Buyer-Supplier Dynamic Continue Reading
Corporate fraud continues to plague businesses large and small, and in this week’s B2B fraud tracker, many of the latest cases of nefarious activity within the enterprise can be traced back to the continued use of paper and legacy systems. The biggest story this past week, of course, was the revelation that as much as … Continue reading Checks, Spreadsheets Expose Firms To Growing Fraud Risk Continue Reading
Visa said Monday that it had launched a series of digital initiatives aimed at helping tens of millions of small and micro-business recover from the lingering COVID-19 pandemic. The payments giant said in a release that the programs are focused on helping 50 million smaller firms across the globe “get back to business” and focuses on … Continue reading Visa Launches Online Resource Hubs To Power SMB Economic Recovery Continue Reading
Arched doorways, altar-like tables and a nave-style display area feature in this Los Angeles showroom that McLaren Excell has designed for bathroom brand The Splash Lab. The Splash Lab‘s showroom takes over a converted factory in LA’s Culver City area that was originally built back in the 1930s. As this is the bathroom brand’s US flagship – and currently its only standalone … Continue reading McLaren Excell channels church interiors for The Splash Lab’s LA showroom Continue Reading
Enabling employees to work remotely during the pandemic has sent a wake-up call to companies that their old-school accounts payable (AP) practices will not cut it in the new economy. Firms have had to quickly adjust their operations so workers can stay home to help prevent the virus’s spread, but this has presented hurdles for … Continue reading How FIs Are Answering The Call Of AP Modernization Movement Continue Reading