January 7, 2025 @ 8:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Global payment solutions provider Checkout.com has entered a partnership with noqodi, a payment gateway and financial service provider, to elevate the payment experience for businesses and consumers in the UAE. As part of the collab, Checkout.com will integrate its payment tech with noqodi’s digital platform,… Read More

 Tagged checkout.com, middle east, Noqodi, payments, uae

January 6, 2025 @ 8:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Union Bank of India has reportedly introduced various accessibility features in its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) app, now widely known as the Digital Rupee (e₹). As one of the first PSBs to provide this kind of inclusive functionality, Union Bank reaffirms its ongoing commitment… Read More

 Tagged cbdcs, central bank digital currency, digital rupee, india

January 6, 2025 @ 8:57 pm By Michael Wong  |  

United International Holding Co. has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Fintech firm NowPay Corp. to establish a specialized wage processing company in Saudi Arabia, according to a company announcement. The non-binding agreement, effective for two months with an option to extend, outlines… Read More

 Tagged NowPay Corp, saudi arabia, United International

January 6, 2025 @ 8:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Sixteen years ago, Accel embarked on a journey to partner with founders across India—continuing the firm’s history of partnering with founders on a global scale. Accel is now announcing their eighth early-stage fund, a $650 million commitment to empower category-defining startups; companies that will “set… Read More

 Tagged accel, fintech adoption, india, startups

January 6, 2025 @ 5:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

Finastra has announced that its CEO, Simon Paris, will resign and be replaced by Chris Walters. Paris joined Finastra as president in 2015 and became its chief executive officer in June 2018. Finastra is a global provider of financial services software applications for the full… Read More

 Tagged banking, finastra, uk, united kingdom

January 6, 2025 @ 5:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

Eltropy has announced the acquisition of Lexop. Terms of the deal were not immediately available. Eltropy is a unified conversation platform for financial services firms. It currently serves over 650 community banks and credit unions in the US. Lexop is a technology provider for collections…. Read More

 Tagged collections, eltropy, Lexop

January 6, 2025 @ 4:45 pm By JD Alois  |  

Payments is a massive sector of Fintech, and utilizing blockchain technology can improve the speed and cost of making transfers. Web3 Enabler is a startup in the payments sector and it is looking to raise up to $1.24 million on Republic. Web3 Enabler is selling… Read More

 Tagged payments, republic, Web3 Enabler

January 6, 2025 @ 4:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Infinant, a bank platform provider, announced it has raised $15 million through a Series A funding round, which was reportedly led by FINTOP Capital and partner JAM FINTOP BankTech, along with contributions from Raido Capital Partners, Woodforest Financial Group, and Bankers Helping Bankers. Infinant claims… Read More

 Tagged banking, fintop capital, funding round, Infinant

January 6, 2025 @ 4:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SC Ventures, the fintech investment and incubation division of Standard Chartered, has reportedly launched Labamu, which is described as an invoicing and billing platform for SMEs that are based in the APAC region. Starting in Indonesia, Labamu will reportedly provide SMEs with digital billing, catalogue,… Read More

 Tagged sc ventures, small husinesses, sme's, standard chartered

January 6, 2025 @ 1:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

ClearBank, a Fintech providing banking services, has distributed a note sharing predictions for 2025. Founded in 2017 and based in the UK, ClearBank is regulated and authorized by the FCA and PRA as well as the European Central Bank and De Nederlandsche Bank. Charles McManus,… Read More

 Tagged clearbank, uk, united kingdom