November 28, 2024 @ 8:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

OakNorth, which claims to serve as the digital bank for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs, has provided a £3.3m loan to debt recovery company, BPO Collections, a wholly owned subsidiary of Canadian-based, Everyday People Financial Corp. Established by Graham Rankin back in 2006, the firm remains focused… Read More

 Tagged bpo collections, oaknorth, uk

November 27, 2024 @ 8:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nearly a quarter (22%) of UK adults have experienced card and phone payment issues in the last six months, with over two-thirds saying it’s made them more likely to carry cash, according to research from KPMG UK. Although the majority (76%) of UK consumers are… Read More

 Tagged cash, payments, research, uk, united kinogdom

November 27, 2024 @ 8:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cardless, a fintech known for co-branded credit card solutions, announced a $30 million investment round led by Activant Capital, along with participation from investors such as Mischief (the fund co-founded by Plaid’s Zach Perret), Industry Ventures, Thayer Ventures, Assurant and Amex Ventures. This reportedly brings… Read More

 Tagged Amex Ventures, cardless, cards, funding round

November 27, 2024 @ 8:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Global digital payments company, Checkout.com, announced its expansion into Japan supported by new direct acquiring capabilities. This move reflects Checkout.com’s commitment to delivering payment solutions across APAC, designed to meet the needs of domestic and global merchants. To lead this expansion, Checkout.com has appointed Noriko… Read More

 Tagged checkout.com, japan, payments

November 26, 2024 @ 11:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nu Colombia, a subsidiary of Nu Holdings, confirms that the Colombian Financial Superintendence (SFC) has formally approved its request to consolidate its account and credit operations under the entity Nu. As stated in the update, this latest milestone, which aims to reinforces its long-term vision… Read More

 Tagged banking, colombia, digital bank, latin america, nu colombia, nubank

November 26, 2024 @ 11:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Thousands of Americans have reportedly seen their savings vanish following the Synapse fintech crisis. It’s now being reported that many Americans will most likely receive very little or nothing from their savings accounts that had been locked during the major collapse of fintech platform Synapse…. Read More

 Tagged banking, fintech platforms, savings, synapse, us

November 26, 2024 @ 4:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

iwoca, one of Europe’s SME lenders, announces access to a £500,000 fund to help small businesses and employees build skills in artificial intelligence (AI) and data analytics. Teaming up with learning provider Multiverse, iwoca can now transfer half of its unused apprenticeship levy (~£250,000) to… Read More

 Tagged europe, iwoca, small businesses, sme's, uk, united kingdom

November 26, 2024 @ 12:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

The House Financial Services Committee has scheduled a full Committee hearing to discuss Fintech. Entitled “Innovation Revolution: How Technology is Shaping the Future of Finance,” this may be the last Fintech hearing under Committee Chairman Patrick McHenry, who has announced his retirement from Congress. The hearing… Read More

 Tagged house financial services committee, patrick mchenry

November 26, 2024 @ 10:54 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna, the AI-powered global payments network and shopping assistant,  reported its financial results for the first nine months of 2024, achieving net income of SEK 216 million in Q3, up 57% YoY. Klarna noted that this marks the Fintech firm’s second profitable quarter, as the… Read More

 Tagged bnpl, europe, klarna, payments

November 26, 2024 @ 8:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Temenos (SIX: TEMN) announced it is bringing on-premises Temenos generative AI — built with the NVIDIA AI platform — to banks, allowing them to transform data into real-time insights while retaining control over their information. Banks are now able to deliver customer-centered experiences by processing… Read More

 Tagged ai, artificial intelligence, banking, nvidia, temenos