AutoRek

AutoRek | June 12, 2020

In a recent response to COVID-19, the FCA have commented that firms in general have been able to respond well. There have been no significant erosions of client’s access to services and business continuity arrangements seem to be working as planned. Glitches have been worked through and it feels as though financial services firms are adapting to a new way of doing business. The FCA’s business plan published in May 2020 outlines areas of prioritisation over the next 1-3 years and the ...

AutoRek | July 14, 2020

The interview dives into the background of the company, covering how and where it began, where it is now and some of the landmark deals AutoRek have signed in recent months. Gordon touches on his view of RegTech – if it is here to stay and where it is taking us and also the issues the financial industry has faced as a result of COVID-19. “It is generally accepted that the COVID19 pandemic will change the future of work. I think this is especially true in the financial services sector...

PayPal | January 16, 2020

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) today announced that it processed a record $10.3 billion in donations to charities around the world in 2019, and more than $1 billion in the month of December alone, as mobile and other digital channels continue to change how donors engage with nonprofit organizations. Twenty-one percent of all donations processed by PayPal in 2019 were made through mobile devices. "Our efforts to drive social impact and create value for all of our stakeholders continue ...

BlackRock | January 15, 2020

BlackRock Inc.'s assets scaled $7 trillion for the first time, putting the spotlight on the world's largest money manager's growing reach. The investment giant took in $128.8 billion in net new money in the fourth quarter of 2019, where exchange-traded funds drew big inflows. That is up from the $49.8 billion in net flows in the year-ago period. BlackRock's quarterly net profits rose 40 percent to $1.3 billion. The company's fourth-quarter earnings of $8.29 a share exceeded W...