September 3, 2024 @ 9:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

“Ad-subsidised payments network (ASPN)” Zilch says it has generated $130 million or £100 million in revenue as of July while turning the corner on profitability. The company did not provide information as to how profitable it is. The Fintech compares itself to other big name… Read More

 Tagged fintech adoption, payments, profitability, uk, zilch

September 3, 2024 @ 6:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The first six months of 2024 were challenging for the global fintech market given the high interest rate environment and geopolitical uncertainties. Global investment in fintech fell “from 62.3 billion dollars to 51.9 billion dollars during this period.” While VC investments in the USA and… Read More

 Tagged germany, research

September 3, 2024 @ 6:03 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Adyen (AMS: ADYEN) has partnered with Swedish home furnishing business IKEA. The new partnership with Adyen will allow IKEA to “connect the dots between in-store and digital sales channels and offer better payment and loyalty experiences for customers.” Utilizing Adyen’s single financial technology platform to… Read More

 Tagged adyen, fintech trends, ikea, international payments, payments

September 2, 2024 @ 5:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Experian has joined the B4NZ ecosystem. This partnership is said to mark a significant step forward in their shared mission “to enhance the flow of high-quality sustainability data within the UK’s financial system.” With over half of U.K. small and medium enterprises (SMEs) agreeing “reducing… Read More

 Tagged b4nz, experian, uk, united kingdom

September 2, 2024 @ 4:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Visa (NYSE: V), a digital payments company, announced the launch of its Money Movement Advisory Practice in the United States and Canada. The new value-added service, “offered by Visa Consulting & Analytics (VCA), the payments consulting advisory arm of Visa, focuses on helping clients and… Read More

 Tagged canada, money movement, payments, us, visa

September 2, 2024 @ 11:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting (Alpha FMC), a global provider of specialist consultancy services to the financial services industry, is pleased to announce the opening of a new branch in Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the international financial centre of the UAE’s capital. With this new… Read More

 Tagged abu dhabi, adgm, alpha financial markets consulting, alpha fmc, uae

September 2, 2024 @ 10:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A fifth of Brits (20%) over the age of 55 have consistently spent more than they’d expected to during their retirements so far, with an additional 11% expressing that this occurred early on in their retirement, according to new analysis by PensionBee. Daily living expenses… Read More

 Tagged analysis, insights, pensionbee, uk

September 2, 2024 @ 10:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

During a keynote presentation at Global Fintech Fest in Mumbai, Mastercard (NYSE: MA)  announced the worldwide launch of its new Payment Passkey Service to make online shopping more secure and easier than ever. Debuting first in India as a pilot with some of the nation’s… Read More

 Tagged fintech adoption, mastercard, mumbai, passkeys, payments, security

September 2, 2024 @ 10:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ant International announced its participation in the Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s (HKMA) Project Ensemble Sandbox, focusing on “Liquidity Management”, one of its four main themes. Launched in March this year, Project Ensemble is the HKMA’s wholesale central bank digital currency (wCBDC) project aimed “at fostering… Read More

 Tagged ant international, digital technology, hkma, hong kong

September 2, 2024 @ 8:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

TS Imagine, the global, cross-asset provider of trading, portfolio, and risk management solutions for financial institutions, is pleased to announce the global availability of Platform 3.0, encompassing the culmination of three years of strategic research, development and investment. This thorough modernization of TS Imagine products… Read More

 Tagged risk management, trading, ts imagine