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19.04.26 - 14:12
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Bank bosses called to meeting with Reeves over impact of Iran war on UK economy (The Guardian)
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HSBC, Barclays, Lloyds, NatWest and Santander will this week discuss with chancellor how to limit effects of conflict The bosses of Britain's “big five” retail banks have been summoned to a meeting with the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, this week to discuss how to limit the economic impact of the crisis in the Middle East triggered by the US and Israel's attacks on Iran.The chief executives of HSBC, Barclays, Lloyds, NatWest and Santander have been asked to attend an emergency summit that comes amid increasing acceptance that a major economic hit from the Iran war is unavoidable. Continue reading......
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13.04.26 - 18:09
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Icon Solutions Appoints Anders Olofsson as EMEA Sales Director to Drive Global Adoption of the Icon Payments Framework (Business Wire)
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LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Icon Solutions – the UK fintech enabling banks globally to design and implement state-of-the-art payment systems – has appointed Anders Olofsson as Sales Director, EMEA to drive adoption of the Icon Payments Framework (IPF) across the region.
Anders joins Icon with more than 30 years of experience in the global payments industry, having held senior leadership roles across major payments and technology companies. He previously served as Head of Payments at Finastra, leading global sales and strategy for the company's payments business, and as Vice President of Real-Time Payments (CEMEA) at Visa, where he drove strategy and adoption of real-time payments across the region.
IPF is the internationally proven payments development framework trusted by banks across the globe, including Citi, UBS, NatWest and BNP Paribas. It enables banks to transform their systems in an accelerated, structured and low-risk way, all on their own terms. Anders will focus on expanding adoption of IPF a...
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13.04.26 - 12:03
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SRM Appoints Ian Povey to International Advisory Board (Business Wire)
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Payments Modernization Veteran Brings 25 Years of Global Experience to Advisory RoleMEMPHIS, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SRM, a trusted advisory firm serving financial institutions globally, announced the appointment of Ian Povey to its International Advisory Board. Povey joins the twelve-member board, which includes representation from five different countries and provides strategic guidance across the organization.
Based in the U.K., Povey is a globally recognized leader in the payments industry with over 25 years of experience delivering large-scale technology transformation, operational resilience and regulatory compliance across the U.K., Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. He most recently served as CIO of Payments and Technology at NatWest Banking Group, where he oversaw group-wide payment technologies spanning RTGS, SWIFT, SEPA, Faster Payments, BACS and cheque systems.
“Ian has spent his career at the forefront of payments modernization, simplifying complexity, advancing real-time capabilities,...
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