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23
Apr

By Nicky Vaksdal, On 23rd April 2019

Six of the Best – Richard Evans

Get to know the people behind W2. Find out six of the favourite things of our Head of Account Management, Richard Evans. Best Holiday I’m a fan of putting the backpack on and going to visit places a bit further afield so I have to say Sri Lanka was my favourite holiday. 3 weeks experiencing a mix of city life...

23
Apr

By Tom Kahan, On 23rd April 2019

W2 and Brexit: Information for our clients

The EU and UK have agreed a further delay to the UK leaving the EU (‘Brexit') until 31st October 2019. The UK could leave earlier if a withdrawal agreement has been ratified by MPs however the UK must now take part in European elections on 23rd May 2019; if it did not the UK would have to leave the EU...

16
Apr

By Nicky Vaksdal, On 16th April 2019

Market & Regulatory Update

We have carefully selected relevant news stories that you should be aware of from April 2019. UKGC: Latest AML news for gambling businesses 29th April 2019: In support of the National Economic Crime Centre’s coordinated intensification week - focussed on the regulated sector’s compliance with anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing measures - we have conducted a series of inspections...

By Nicky Vaksdal, On 1st April 2019

Six of the Best – Warren Russell

Get to know the people behind W2. Find out six of the favourite things about our CEO Warren Russell. Best Holiday We don’t go away that often as my long suffering wife often reminds me. Therefore, when we do I really like to keep it simple and go away together as a family. Some of our best holidays have been...

19
Mar

By Nicky Vaksdal, On 19th March 2019

W2 Client Workshops

W2 continually invests in strengthening relationships with our supplier partners and our customers. That is why we launched an on-going program of client workshops. These are an integral part of our strategy. We host 4 or 5 workshops a year, and they have become an excellent channel for us to share our expertise and provide advice on a wide range...

19
Mar

By Nicky Vaksdal, On 19th March 2019

Market & Regulatory Update

We have carefully selected relevant news stories that you should be aware of from March 2019 Danske Bank selected for Nordic & Baltic Fintech initiative March 18th 2019: Denmark’s Danske Bank has been selected as the official bank partner for the Nordic and Baltic fintech initiative - Lighthouse Development Program. This was established jointly by Mastercard and Sweden-based, NFT Ventures. The...

08
Feb

By Nicky Vaksdal, On 8th February 2019

W2 supports TAKE FIVE to Stop Fraud campaign

During the recent Emerging Payments Association (EPA) Financial Crime project meeting, we were all reminded of the Take Five to Stop Fraud campaign. This is simple & practical advice to help everyone across the UK protect themselves from preventable financial fraud. The scale of Financial fraud losses totalled a staggering £768.8 million in 2016. Whilst banks and other financial service providers stopped...

05
Feb

By Nicky Vaksdal, On 5th February 2019

W2’s Gary Pine to co-author New Paytech Book

We are delighted to announce that Gary Pine (W2 Chief Product & Marketing Officer) has been selected as one of the co-authors in a new Paytech book. The extract submitted by W2 was selected out of 170 applications. The article on the 'Changing Nature of Regulation & Compliance’ will be included in the Payments Regulation and Compliance section. Changes in...

03
Feb

By Nicky Vaksdal, On 3rd February 2019

Sara West appointed to W2 Executive Board of Directors

W2 Global Data is very pleased to announce the appointment of Sara West to the Executive Board of Directors. Sara joined the Senior Management Team at W2 as Chief Commercial Officer in April 2017. Since joining, she has made a valuable contribution to the business by increasing sales by over 85% year on year and growing the Commercial Team from...

29
Oct

By Nicky Vaksdal, On 29th October 2018

W2 Global Data Solutions Secures £3 million Series A Funding

W2, a provider of SaaS, B2B software solutions and services has today announced it has completed a £3 million Series A round of financing. Investment came from investors Mercia Technologies PLC and the Development Bank of Wales. This substantial funding builds on an exceptional year for W2. This saw a rapidly growing list of clients, key employee appointments and market...