April 27, 2025 @ 5:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Alkami Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALKT), a cloud-based digital banking solutions provider for financial institutions in the U.S., announced that Illinois-based NuMark Credit Union has chosen Alkami’s Digital Banking Platform to enhance its online and mobile banking experience for retail and business members. This partnership underscores… Read More

 Tagged alkami, cloud, digital banking, integration, us

April 27, 2025 @ 5:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

FundThrough, the Fintech invoice factoring platform for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), announced its acquisition of Ampla, the provider of financial technology solutions for consumer brands offering working capital, business banking, corporate cards, and analytics. Ampla has reportedly surpassed +$2B of loan originations and “handled… Read More

 Tagged acquisition, ampla, fundthrough, sme's

April 27, 2025 @ 9:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The global financial landscape is undergoing a transformation, driven by the rise of open banking, open finance, and open data. According to the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) at Cambridge Judge Business School, over 95 jurisdictions worldwide have embraced these data-sharing frameworks, signaling a… Read More

 Tagged ai, ccaf, emerging tech, open banking, open finance

April 27, 2025 @ 7:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Apiture, a provider of digital banking solutions, today announced that Ouray, Colo.-based Citizens State Bank (CSB), a locally owned community bank, has selected the Apiture Digital Banking Platform “to power digital banking for its consumer and business customers.” Founded in 1913, CSB remains dedicated to… Read More

 Tagged apiture, digital banking, digital financial services

April 26, 2025 @ 3:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Square announced the new Square Point of Sale app – its software that brings Square’s vertical-specific commerce and payments functionality into a single, unified app that sellers can “personalize to meet the needs of their business, while supporting their growth and evolution.” Sixteen years ago,… Read More

 Tagged payments, point-of-sale, square

April 26, 2025 @ 1:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UK’s digital bank Zopa has reported solid performance for 2024, doubling its full-year profit before tax to £34.2 million, up from £15.8 million in 2023. This milestone, announced on April 24, 2025, marks the Zopa bank’s second consecutive year of profitability, underscoring its robust growth… Read More

 Tagged banking, digital bank, uk, united kingdom, zopa bank

April 26, 2025 @ 1:00 pm By Michael Wong  |  

NYSE-listed Fiserv Inc. has agreed to acquire Brazilian Fintech Money Money Serviços Financeiros SA in an all-cash deal that will deepen its lending capabilities for small and medium-sized merchants, the US payments major said. Under the definitive agreement, Fiserv will fold Money Money’s receivables-based financing… Read More

 Tagged brazil, fiserv, Money Money, payments

April 26, 2025 @ 12:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CrossCountry Mortgage, the distributed retail mortgage lender, and Blend, an origination platform for digital banking solutions, announced an expanded partnership aimed at driving innovation for independent mortgage banks (IMBs). As part of this collaboration, the two companies are “introducing new solutions that enhance the Blend… Read More

 Tagged blend, digital lending, digital technology, us

April 26, 2025 @ 9:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

As the payment landscape evolves, a recent update from Payments Canada reveals that security understandably remains the top priority for Canadians when evaluating emerging payment technologies. Innovations like generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), social commerce, and pay-by-bank are poised to transform how Canadians shop and pay,… Read More

 Tagged digital payments, financial data, payments canada, research, security

April 26, 2025 @ 7:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In 2024, Digital bank Revolut cemented its position as a key player in the global neobanking sector, reporting $1.4 billion in pre-tax profit—a 149% surge year-over-year—and revenues of $4 billion, up 72% from 2023. Revolut’s annual report, released on April 24, 2025, highlights steady growth… Read More

 Tagged digital bank, financial results, revolut, uk