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Federal Reserve head will not step down under Trump

Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, has stated he will not be stepping down from the position if asked when Donald Trump returns to office.

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UK fintechs have an overall positive impact on the country - Innovate Finance

The FinTech Impact Report 2024 reports that the UK fintech sector has improved financial inclusion and sustainable initiatives across the country.

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Sustainable Finance Live 2024: Analysing the transaction journey and assessing nature-related risk

Dr Nicola Ranger, director of the global finance and economy group, Environmental Change Institute at the University of Oxford, spoke on her work at the institute in a keynote and then with moderator Richard Peers in the Q&A session, ‘What’s missing from the transaction journey?’ Dr Ranger outlined how nature risks are priced and which methods the Green Finance Institute (GFI) has put forward to assess nature-related risk.

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Sustainable Finance Live 2024: The role of ESG data in the nature capital marketplace

Founder of ResponsibleRisk, Richard Peers, moderated a session at Sustainable Finance Live called ‘What is the role of impact and ESG data in ensuring economic profit of nature capital in the marketplace?’, with speakers Cain Blythe, founder of Ecosulis and Credit Nature; Simon Crichton, head of nature, food, and resource at Triodos Bank; Giles D'Souza strategic business lead in remote sensing and GIS at Planet; James Lockhart-Smith, VP sustainable finance at Verisk Maplecroft; and Donna Lyndsay, strategic market lead environment and sustainability at Ordnance Survey.

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Atom bank names chief people officer

Atom bank, the UK’s first app-only bank, has appointed Ayshea Robertson as its new Chief People Officer (CPO).

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Bank of Ireland names new board chair

Bank of Ireland Group today announces the appointment of Akshaya Bhargava as Chair and Governor, following an international search process.

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Australia launches initiative to address tech talent shortage

The Tech Council of Australia (TCA) has launched a initiative designed to address the battle for tech talent.

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Blackstone to build £10bn AI data centre in UK

Private equity giant Blackstone has confirmed a £10 billion investment in an AI data centre in the North East of England, creating around 4000 jobs.

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Citi names Japan country head

Citi today announced the appointment of Tokiya Kishie as Head of Markets for Japan, effective October 1, 2024, subject to necessary local approvals.

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Endor Labs hires chief infosec officer

Endor Labs, the leader in open source software security, today announced that industry veteran Karl Mattson has been named as the company’s first Chief Information Security Officer (CISO).

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AccessPay launches treasury consultancy service

AccessPay, the leading bank integration provider, today announced the launch of its consulting arm to help organisations transform their payments, collections and treasury functions.

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ABN Amro Investment Solutions names COO

ABN AMRO Investment Solutions (AAIS) is pleased to announce the appointment of Laurianne Melec as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO).

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Axyon AI announces UK expansion plan

Axyon AI, which improves asset manager performance by delivering alpha opportunities via AI-powered asset rankings and AI strategies, has appointed Nicholas “Nick” Greenland as Senior Vice President, Business Development.

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Bunq to nearly double workforce in 2024

Global neobank bunq has announced its intention to hire over 730 new employees before the end of 2024, growing their global headcount by 70%.

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Paylocity to acquire spend management platform Airbase for $350 million

Paylocity (NASDAQ: PCTY), a leader in cloud-based HR and payroll software solutions, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Airbase Inc., a modern finance and spend management software solution that combines bill pay/accounts payable automation, expense management, corporate cards and procurement capabilities.

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HiBob introduces UK payroll system

HiBob, the company behind Bob, the modern HR platform transforming the world of work, today proudly announces the launch of UK Payroll, a next generation payroll processing product for the UK workforce.

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Visa joins $5 million round in African payroll provider Workpay

Visa has joined a $5 million funding round in Kenyan payroll provider Workpay.

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allpay taps Matt Marskell as sales and marketing director

allpay, a leading payment services provider in the UK, is delighted to announce the appointment of Matt Marskell as Sales and Marketing Director (Non-Board) to its leadership team.

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Payoneer buys payroll firm Skuad

Cross-border payments firm Payoneer has acquired Singapore-based workforce and payroll management outfit Skuad for $61 million in cash.