March 25, 2025 @ 4:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Eligible Cash App customers will begin to have access to Afterpay’s pay over time products when shopping online at partner merchant sites. In recognition of this change, Cash App and Afterpay, part of Block, Inc. (NYSE: XYZ), have debuted an evolved brand, Cash App Afterpay,… Read More

 Tagged afterpay, block, bnpl, cash app, pay over time

March 25, 2025 @ 10:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Upvest, a European investment infrastructure provider, has announced the appointment of Starling Bank’s former Head of SME Banking, Symmie Swil, as UK General Manager, as the company embarks on a scale-up strategy across the region. Upvest’s Investment API enables Fintechs, banks, and wealth managers to… Read More

 Tagged europe, investment platforms, investments, uk, upvest

March 25, 2025 @ 9:40 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has revealed its five-year plan, which will focus on four priorities. The FCA is a unique regulator as it holds a competition mandate: it must enable competition. Otherwise, the regulator pursues consumer protection and market integrity. Since 2023, the… Read More

 Tagged fca, uk, united kingdom

March 25, 2025 @ 8:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Change is constant in the world of pensions, and keeping up with the thoughts, needs and wishes of pension savers themselves is “essential in serving their needs best.” This, according to an update from UK’s Smart Pension. ‍Smart Pension has recently released a report with… Read More

 Tagged pensions, Research Report, savings, smart pension, survey, uk, united kingdom

March 25, 2025 @ 8:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ever faced frustrating wait times with your bank’s customer service or wished for 24/7, personalized financial support? The solution lies in the next innovative wave: Agentic AI. Agentic AI represents a leap in technology—an autonomous system that not only sets goals but also analyzes, decides,… Read More

 Tagged agentic ai, amdocs, banking, digital transformation, interview, Ramya Patel

March 25, 2025 @ 8:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The UK’s medium-sized businesses drove job growth in the last ten years compared to their small and large counterparts, according to new analysis shared by iwoca. The research from iwoca–one of Europe’s largest SME lenders–finds that businesses of “50 to 249 people expanded their headcount at double… Read More

 Tagged iwoca, research, sme's, uk

March 25, 2025 @ 6:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The global labor market is undergoing a seismic shift, as evidenced by recent announcements from major financial institutions like Deutsche Bank (NYSE: DB), Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS), and Santander UK. This past week, these banks revealed plans that underscore the dual pressures of socioeconomic uncertainty and… Read More

 Tagged deutsche bank, morgan stanley, santander

March 24, 2025 @ 11:03 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Fintech is one of the best-funded sectors for female-led startups, research from Tracxn suggests. The global tech sector has over 69,000 women-founded tech companies, which have collectively raised $309 billion in funding to date. Despite a peak in 2021, when these companies secured $65 billion,… Read More

 Tagged darktrace, female entrepreneurs, fintech, Techstars, women-led businesses, y combinator

March 24, 2025 @ 11:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Hong Kong’s economic and employment prospects reflect a blend of resilience and cautious optimism, according to recent reports from KPMG. Three key updates—the Hong Kong Employment Outlook Report, insights into the trust industry’s growth, and an analysis of government reserves—paint a picture of a city… Read More

 Tagged hong kong, research

March 24, 2025 @ 10:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Global online platform, Temu, known for offering “value-for-money” products, has recently expanded its partnership with digital payment provider Checkout.com to improve how customers pay for their orders. Checkout.com has been working with Temu since its launch in 2022, helping process payments worldwide. With this enhanced… Read More

 Tagged checkout.com, digital commerce, digital payments, temu