All articles by Refna Tharayil

Refna Tharayil

ActiveViam and Tonic Consultancy partner for risk management innovation

Through the partnership, the parties aim to expedite and optimise the delivery of new solutions to financial institutions across the UK, Europe, and the US

Navy Mutual introduces iPipeline’s technology to automate underwriting

The new solution will enable Navy Mutual to significantly reduce the time taken to underwrite an application by utilising the latest technology in workflow automation

AB Ignitis grupė to invest €115m in development of EV charging network in Baltic states 

The main objective of the investment is acquiring EV charging stations in order to develop the charging network infrastructure in the Baltic states

US CFPB orders Bank of America to pay $250m over junk fees and fake accounts

Bank of America will pay over $100m of the amount in compensations to customers as well as pay total penalties of $90m and $60m to the CFPB and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, respectively

SMArtX Advisory Solutions unveils wealth management platform SMArtY 

The free wealth management platform is designed to help professionals to fulfill their financial goals without having to pay excessive fees for traditional wealth management solutions

EBRD, EU, and Sparkasse Bank help Bosnian SMEs in automation and digitalisation

The EBRD has financed an €8m loan that Sparkasse Bank will on-lend to local SME clients

Hawthorn River and BeSmartee team up for innovative Flashspread integration 

FlashSpread offers a monumental leap in efficiency, transforming a normally lengthy process into mere minutes while also bolstering data quality

Citi introduces new digital client platform CitiDirect Commercial Banking

The new digital client platform is in line with Citi’s strategic investment plan to address the increasing global needs of CCB customers by giving them a single-entry point digital platform

Moneyhub, Voyant partner to offer real-time access to client data for advisers

According to Moneyhub, the secure and GDPR-compliant data-sharing will enable advisers to speed up the fact-finding process with insight into the client’s current assets and analysis of their income and expenditure in real-time

Alteryx brings decision intelligence and intelligent automation to AWS

The capabilities have been developed to enable CFOs and other finance executives to use cloud and data analytics as strategic tools for their modernisation missions