April 22, 2021 @ 10:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Fintech investors took to the stage of UK Fintech Week 2021 on Wednesday to take a closer look at the development of business-to-business (B2B) fintechs. The breakout session’s description reads: “FinTech has proved its resilience in a time of crisis, and B2B FinTechs,… Read More

 Tagged adam french, albion vc, alison inbert, b2b, business-to-business, elementaryb, fintech, jess bartos, jr lowry, karen rudich, parch, paul taylor, scalable capital, state street alpha, thought machine

April 22, 2021 @ 10:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Yimba, a FAST (Fintech As a Service Technology) company, and Railsbank, the global Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) platform, are teaming up to offer clients with products and services that will improve their digital wallet experience with “the likes of Apple Pay, Samsung Pay, and Google Pay.” As… Read More

 Tagged baas, Customer Experience, cx, digital wallets, europe, louisa murray, railsbank, robert dowd, uk, united kingdom, yimba

April 22, 2021 @ 10:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, a group of digital payment experts sat down at UK Fintech Week 2021 to discuss the industry’s growth and development through the years. During the breakout session, the group explored the digital payments “boom” and took a closer look at the success stories… Read More

 Tagged global processing services, keith grose, kristy duncan, module finance, Myles Stephenson, neil harris, openpayd, plaid, sophie guibaud, women in payments

April 22, 2021 @ 3:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

    U.S. fintech Affirm announced on Wednesday it has acquired Returnly, online return experiences, and post-purchase payments platform, for approximately $300 million. According to Affirm, Returnly serves more than 1,800 merchants, has helped process more than $1 billion in returns, and has been used by over… Read More

 Tagged acquisition, affirm, buy now pay later, fintech, returnly, u.s., united states

April 22, 2021 @ 12:43 pm By JD Alois  |  

Digital investment platform Robinhood has selected Christine Brown to lead Robinhood Crypto as Chief Operating Officer, according to a statement by the company. Brown is expected to oversee all of Robinhood’s crypto operations and compliance. Currently an employee at Robinhood, Brown is expected to keep… Read More

 Tagged christine brown, robinhood

April 22, 2021 @ 8:43 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Tyl by NatWest announced on Thursday it has launched a new loyalty app, “Tyl Rewards.” According to Tyl, the app was designed to encourage consumers to continue supporting local businesses, by rewarding regulars as lockdown starts to lift in the UK. “Recent Tyl research found that… Read More

 Tagged covid-19, local businesses, lockdowns, mobile app, natwest, tyl by natwest, tyl rewards

April 22, 2021 @ 8:08 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

CircleBlack, a U.S.-based startup that provides financial advisors with technology that aggregates data, integrates other financial applications, announced on Thursday it has teamed up with Robertson Stephens, a nationally registered investment advisor (RIA), the launch its wealth management digital hub. CircleBlack reported that its  capabilities allow advisors… Read More

 Tagged circleblack, digital, digital wealth, financial hub, fintech, partnership, robertson stephens

April 22, 2021 @ 7:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

London-based Currencycloud, a provider of B2B embedded cross-border solutions, published a blog post earlier this month that explained how embedded finance works and integrates with the financial system. The Co-founders of HUBUC (CEO Hasan Nawaz and COO Ignacio Javierre), which reportedly uses Currencycloud APIs, provided… Read More

 Tagged baas, currencycloud, digital financial services, embedded finance, financial services, hasan nawaz, hubuc, london, uk, united kingdom

April 22, 2021 @ 7:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

While attending a recently-held panel session for this year’s UK Fintech Week , moderator Kristy Duncan, CEO at Women in Payments, acknowledged that the United Kingdom and the European Union could potentially benefit from an updated regulatory framework that supports innovative projects and competition. As… Read More

 Tagged brexit, europe, global processing services, gps, keith grose, modulr finance, Myles Stephenson, neil harris, open banking, openpayd, plaid, psd2, smart divergence, sophie guibaud, uk, uk fintech week, united kingdom

April 21, 2021 @ 11:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Enterprise payments platform Candex has reportedly secured $20 million in capital via a Series A funding round that was led by Altos Ventures along with participation from NFX, American Express Ventures, and JP Morgan. Launched in 2011, Candex serves as a master vendor for small… Read More

 Tagged altos ventures, american express ventures, candex, investment round, jeremy lappin, jp morgan, lindsay fitzgerald, nfx, payments, san francisco, shani vaza, united states, us