January 10, 2025 @ 9:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna, the AI-powered global payment network and shopping assistant, is strengthening its partnership with Zalando, Europe’s online multi-brand fashion destination, by introducing Klarna’s ‘Pay in 3’ option in Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Poland, and Denmark. This latest expansion builds on last year’s official launch in… Read More

 Tagged europe, flexible payments, klarna, payments

January 10, 2025 @ 7:23 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

An executive with open banking platform Tink believes the Jan. 9 deadline for Eurozone banks to receive instant payments marks the most significant shift since PSD2 seven years ago. Head of industry and wallets Jan Van Vonno believes Europe is finally poised to realize the… Read More

 Tagged EU, Jan Van Vonno, payments, psd2, tink

January 10, 2025 @ 7:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Trading and investing platform eToro has unveiled a range of tools to give users a more in-depth view of their investment performance while helping them to make informed investment decisions. Designed to help users plan, identify opportunities and benchmark their portfolio against other assets, the… Read More

 Tagged digital tools, etoro, investment platforms, trading

January 10, 2025 @ 6:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

IXOPAY, an enterprise payment orchestration platform, and Riskified (NYSE:RSKD), a key player focused on ecommerce fraud and risk intelligence,  announced a  partnership to enhance payment security, lower  fraud challenges and boost payment operation resilience. As global payment ecosystems become more complex, so do the associated… Read More

 Tagged e-commerce, fraud, ixopay, payments, risk intelligence, Riskified

January 10, 2025 @ 6:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

OnPay, a provider of payroll, HR, and benefits solutions, announced today that it has secured more than $100 million in funding. The funding consists of a $63 million Series B investment round that has reportedly been led by Carrick Capital Partners, along with contributions from… Read More

 Tagged funding round, onpay, payroll

January 9, 2025 @ 9:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire U.K.-based Monevo, a credit prequalification and distribution platform that empowers lenders and banks to deliver personalized credit offers to consumers via comparison sites and other third parties. TransUnion currently owns 30% of the equity of Monevo… Read More

 Tagged acquisition, monevo, transunion, uk, united kingdom

January 9, 2025 @ 7:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has acquired a digital twin technology platform for banks developed by Percipient, a Singapore-based fintech with experience in banking tech transformation. The acquisition enhances Accenture’s banking modernization capabilities, helping financial services clients in Asia Pacific “accelerate the reinvention of their core systems,… Read More

 Tagged accenture, acquisiton, digital technology, fintech adoption, percipient, singapore

January 9, 2025 @ 6:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Pyth Network and digital banking plaform Revolut are focused on enabling the future of mainstream finance. As the boundaries between traditional and decentralized finance blur, Revolut—a global enabler of digital banking—has partnered with Pyth Network as a data publisher to contribute its “trusted price data”… Read More

 Tagged banking, data, decentralization, digital bank, pyth network, revolut

January 9, 2025 @ 2:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Merrill Wealth Management announced the launch of its Ultra-High-Net-Worth (UHNW) Advisory Group, a team of more than 25 Merrill specialists who will partner with advisors to deliver comprehensive wealth and investment solutions to UHNW clients and connect them to Bank of America’s (NYSE: BAC) breadth… Read More

 Tagged bank of america, Merrill, uhnw, us, wealth management

January 9, 2025 @ 2:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

IDB Invest approved an investment of up to $50 million in Victory Park Capital (VPC) Investor Fund W, L.P., a debt fund in Latin America and the Caribbean committed to offering financial solutions for Fintechs. The fund will focus on expanding access to financing for… Read More

 Tagged debt fund, fintech adoption, idb invest, latam, victory park capital