July 6, 2024 @ 2:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cashbee are pleased to announce their €7.5M capital raising and would like to highlight key aspects of this transaction. The Cashbee investment round is led by MIF (Mutuelle d’Ivry La Fraternelle) with the participation of several of their historical shareholders, “including 115K, La_Banque Postale ‘s… Read More

 Tagged cashbee, fintech adoption, investment round, savings

July 6, 2024 @ 1:52 pm By Michael Wong  |  

FreeBnk, a Lithuania-based fintech company specializing in services for crypto investors, has announced raising $3 million through a combination of equity and token funding. The investment round saw participation from Founderheads, ChaiTech Ventures, LVT Capital, and Lavender Capital. The company said it will use the… Read More

 Tagged banking, digital bank, FreeBnk, lithuania

July 6, 2024 @ 1:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UK’s PensionBee, an online pension provider, has officially responded to the 2024 General Election result. Becky O’Connor, Director of Public Affairs at PensionBee, commented: “Today, we welcome a new government, and as they take office, we anticipate significant advancements in several key areas of pension… Read More

 Tagged general election, online pension provider, pensionbee, pensions, uk, united kingdom

July 6, 2024 @ 1:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

At Payhawk, they claim to be all about simplifying the lives of financial professionals. One way Payhawk does this is by “making international transactions seamless and eliminating the need for multiple tools.” With Payhawk‘s comprehensive, cost-effective spend management solution, you “get corporate cards, automated receipt… Read More

 Tagged europe, fintech adoption, payhawk, spend management

July 5, 2024 @ 3:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

DNA Payments and Kestronics have recently launched a strategic partnership. This collaboration not only equips merchants across the UK with DNA Payments’ payment devices and solutions, but also offers them “enhanced security, faster transaction processing, and a seamless payment experience.” Fintech DNA Payments and Kestronics,… Read More

 Tagged digital transactions, dna payments, payments, uk, united kingdom

July 5, 2024 @ 3:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Your Credit Score, Lloyds Bank’s free credit checking service, now has 10 million registered customers. The feature, available through the mobile banking app and online, “allows customers to view their credit report and access personalised practical tips to improve or maintain their score.” As millions… Read More

 Tagged credit, credit score, lloyds bank, uk, united kingdom

July 5, 2024 @ 3:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bank of Ireland is recruiting for 100 technology roles to support digital projects across the Group. The roles will help drive some of the Group’s most important technology projects “including new customer features on digital channels, protecting customers against fraud, and advanced data analytics.” The… Read More

 Tagged bank of ireland, europe, recruiting, tech roles

July 5, 2024 @ 11:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A California bankruptcy Judge has reportedly issued a warning to MongoDB, a database company, against deleting sensitive customer data. Ongoing efforts to give back millions to clients currently locked out of their Fintech apps are now linked to a heated dispute between Fintech platform Synapse… Read More

 Tagged data, fintech apps, mongodo, synapse

July 5, 2024 @ 10:06 am By JD Alois  |  

As the Tories lick their wounds after a historic defeat in the polls, we wonder what Labour’s rise will mean for the vital Fintech industry and tech in general. While incoming Prime Minister Keir Starmer has published a hundred-day plan, it is not yet apparent… Read More

 Tagged aurum solutions, keir starmer, perspective, tiago veiga, uk, united kingdom

July 5, 2024 @ 8:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK Finance, in partnership with Global Counsel, has reportedly “developed a set of briefing papers on the key themes central to the debate around the UK’s capital markets and competitiveness more generally.” These themes are as follows: Risk and reward – risk is key to… Read More

 Tagged capital markets, global counsel, uk, uk finance, united kingdom