September 10, 2023 @ 6:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Board of NatWest Group plc is pleased to announce that Richard Haythornthwaite (Rick) will succeed Sir Howard Davies as Chair, subject to regulatory approval. Rick will join the Board of NatWest Group plc as “an independent non-executive director on 8 January 2024 and following… Read More

 Tagged board of directors, europe, natwest group, new appointments, uk, united kingdom

September 10, 2023 @ 6:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Dave Inc. (Nasdaq: DAVE), one of the nation’s leading neobanks, announced that John Ricci, General Counsel, will retire on September 29, 2023. Joan Aristei has been “named Chief Legal Officer, effective September 25, 2023.” Previously serving in both private and public sectors during his nearly… Read More

 Tagged dave, digital banking, neobank, neobanking, new appointments, united states, us, virtual banking

September 9, 2023 @ 10:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

WorldFirst, a “one-stop” global payment and financial services platform for SMEs engaged in cross-border trade, reported that international SME buyers have increasingly “adopted the WorldFirst Cross-border Pay solution for 1688, one of China’s top wholesale marketplaces, as SMEs worldwide seek cost-effective sourcing options to stay… Read More

 Tagged china, Cross-Border Transactions, financial services, international payments, small businesses, smbs, sme's, worldfirst

September 9, 2023 @ 4:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Trading and investment platform eToro is announcing the appointment of Bret Kenwell as Options Analyst. Lule Demmissie, eToro’s U.S. CEO said: “We are delighted to welcome Bret to the eToro team. He brings a wealth of experience in creating engaging and educational content for investors… Read More

 Tagged etoro, financial services, investing, investment platform, investments, lule demmissie, new appointments, trading, united states, us

September 9, 2023 @ 4:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

British Business Investments announces a new £20m Tier 2 facility for DF Capital. This investment will help DF Capital provide “an additional £300m+ of new lending per annum, to existing and new UK SME vendors and dealerships.” The investment has been “made through British Business… Read More

 Tagged british business investments, carl d’ammassa, df capital, europe, financing, funding, investing, investments, judith hartley, small businesses, smbs, sme's, uk, united kingdom

September 9, 2023 @ 3:51 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Exiger, a SaaS company that has transformed the manner in which corporations, government agencies, and banks handle supply chains, declared its intention to sell its renowned Financial Crime Compliance (FCC) division to Capgemini, a predominant business and tech transformation service firm. The conclusion of this… Read More

 Tagged capgemini, financial, financial crime, saas

September 9, 2023 @ 12:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Central Asian fintech Alif makes its mark in the UAE with Alif Pay, providing financial services and global remittance for UAE residents. Digital transformation professional Shafique Ibrahim takes on the role as Alif Pay’s CEO, spearheading the launch and “reinforcing the platform’s innovative approach to financial… Read More

 Tagged alif, Business Expansion, central asia, financial services, fintech adoption, fintech trends, mena, mena region, middle east, remittance payments, remittances, uae, united arab emirates, zuhursho rahmatulloev

September 8, 2023 @ 5:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Kueski, which claims to be one of the largest buy now, pay later (BNPL) and online consumer lenders in Mexico, announced the appointment of Javier Irigoyen as Head of Product Management for Kueski Pay, the company’s buy now, pay later (BNPL) product, and Patrick Strange… Read More

 Tagged bnpl, kueski, mexico

September 8, 2023 @ 4:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The RTP Network, the instant payments system operated by The Clearing House that is available to all insured depository financial institutions in the United States, surpassed the one million daily payment milestone “on September 1 as more financial institutions and their customers realize the benefits… Read More

 Tagged digital transactions, financial institutions, fintech adoption, fintech trends, instant payments, milestone, payments, real-time payments, RTP, rtp network, rusiru gunasena, The Clearing House, united states, us

September 8, 2023 @ 4:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Inpay, which claims to be one of Europe’s fastest-growing fintech companies, and Cambodia Post Bank Plc. (CPBank), one of Cambodia’s commercial banks, have “entered into a partnership to introduce international money transfer services in Cambodia.” Through the partnership, CPBank’s customers in Cambodia and abroad “will… Read More

 Tagged banking, cambodia, commercial banking, digital transactions, europe, financial services, fintech adoption, fintech trends, inpay, international money transfers, thomas jul