10th Jun 2014 16:08
TUNGSTEN CORPORATION PLC
("Tungsten")
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For Immediate Release 10th June, 2014
MARKET UPDATE
Tungsten Corporation plc completes acquisition of FIBI Bank (UK) plc
London, 10 June - Tungsten Corporation plc (LSE:TUNG) is delighted to announce that it has completed the acquisition of FIBI Bank (UK) plc following approval from the Prudential Regulation Authority on 29 May.
FIBI Bank will now be known as Tungsten Bank plc, registered at 6 Pountney Hill House, Laurence Pountney Hill, London, EC4R 0BL, UK.
LONDON, 10 June 2014
About Tungsten Corporation plc
Tungsten Corporation (LSE: TUNG) accelerates global trade by enabling customers to streamline invoice processing, improve cash-flow management and make better buying decisions from their detailed spend data.
Buyer organisations that join Tungsten Network, built on OB10 e-Invoicing, can reduce their invoice-processing costs by 60%. Suppliers benefit from efficiencies, greater visibility of their invoice status and peace of mind. Tungsten offers supply chain financing to suppliers and helps buying organisations profit by applying real-time spend analytics to its vast repository of line-level invoice data.
Tungsten connects the world's largest companies and government agencies to their thousands of suppliers around the globe. It is compliant in 45 countries, and processes transactions worth over $180bn per year for organisations such as Alliance Data, Aviva, Cargill, Deutsche Lufthansa, General Motors, GlaxoSmithKline, Henkel, IBM, Kellogg's, and US Federal Government.
Tungsten Corporation joined forces with OB10 in 2013 to create the world's largest electronic trading network.
Enquiries:
Tungsten Corporation plc
Edmund Truell, Chief Executive Officer +44 20 3435 5680
Sandra Higgison, Head of Global Communications +44 20 7406 5772
Equus Group (Communications)
Piers Hooper / Sam Barton +44 20 7223 1100
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