December 15, 2024 @ 5:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Sure has announced a partnership with CU Financial Group, LLC to launch SimpleQuote, a digital insurance solution enabling credit unions to offer their members seamless access to insurance. CUFG is a credit union service organization whose mission is to offer insurance products to credit union… Read More

 Tagged cu financial group, insurance, sure

December 15, 2024 @ 11:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Card Industry Professionals – the Grimsby-based card payment solutions provider – has been acquired by Shift4, a US-based firm that is a global enabler of payments and commerce-enabling technology, listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:FOUR). The deal provides an exit for Mercia Ventures,… Read More

 Tagged card industry professionals, card payments, payments, Shift4, us

December 15, 2024 @ 10:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

eBay and Klarna, the AI-powered global payments network and shopping assistant, have announced the expansion of their partnership to key European markets making Klarna’s Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) payment options available to more eBay shoppers. The move gives eBay buyers more flexibility in how… Read More

 Tagged bnpl, buy now pay later, ebay, klarna

December 15, 2024 @ 9:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Salad Money says that its Salad Technologies, part of the Salad group, has been approved by the UK’s FCA as an official Account Information Services Provider (AISP). The accreditation means Salad can access applicants’ Open Banking data directly rather then through a licensed third party…. Read More

 Tagged aisp, fca, financial conduct authority, salad money, uk, united kingdom

December 15, 2024 @ 9:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Goose Valley Ventures (GVV), a FinTech-focused VC firm supporting  startups in the Nordic and Baltic regions, is pleased to announce its investment in Lithuanian FinTech Torus, an SaaS intelligence platform for banks and paytechs. With this investment, GVV underscores its commitment to backing startups that… Read More

 Tagged baltic regions, fintech adoption, goose valley ventures, nordics, saas, startups, torus

December 15, 2024 @ 3:45 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

40Seas, a platform addressing trade finance and global accounts receivable management for SMEs, recently announced a new strategic partnership initiative geared towards alleviating the complexities of importing goods from China. The company has partnered with some sourcing agencies and e-commerce fulfillment platforms, including JingSourcing, Portless, NextSmartShip,… Read More

 Tagged 40seas, bnpl, china, Eyal Moldovan, Izzy Rosenzweig, logistics, Portless

December 14, 2024 @ 2:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mesh Payments, an innovator in global travel and expense management, has joined forces with SoFi Bank as its sponsor bank and with Galileo Financial Technologies, a financial technology company owned by SoFi Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SOFI) as its longtime payments processor. This partnership integrates Mesh… Read More

 Tagged galileo, galileo financial technologies, mesh payments, sofi, travel

December 14, 2024 @ 1:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Experian announced its 2024 Global Identity & Fraud Report that provides a view of the consumer and business response to the fraud patterns and fraud‑mitigation strategies in the financial services sector. The research study offers meaningful insights from more businesses and fraud prevention professionals, as… Read More

 Tagged experian, fraud, identity

December 14, 2024 @ 1:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ireland’s Research, Development & Innovation (RDI) sector continues to drive growth and employment, but without funding it risks dependence on foreign technology and diminishing competitiveness, according to the Ireland’s Innovation Index Pulse Survey, which surveyed more than 500 Irish firms. IRDG and KPMG conducted Ireland’s… Read More

 Tagged europe, ireland, research

December 14, 2024 @ 11:39 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

As the year draws to a close, Hillside Enterprises looked at which industries are on track to see the largest levels of VC investment in 2024. The figures show that at $76.6 billion invested to date, enterprise software should see the most investment in 2024…. Read More

 Tagged 2025 predictions, Hillside Enterprises, nik talreja, sydecar, Timothy Manna, venture capital