July 28, 2024 @ 4:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Customers of fintech lender Plenti now have a new way to make additional loan repayments, made possible with National Australia Bank’s (NAB) Pay by Bank solution, which enables PayTo transactions. This technology, developed by US based global fintech Banked “in partnership with NAB, enables fast… Read More

 Tagged australia, NAB, pay by bank, plenti

July 28, 2024 @ 4:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), a global enabler of mission-critical, real-time payments solutions, and Worldpay, a global provider of payment processing solutions, today announced an extension of their longstanding partnership. The agreement will see ACI continue to “provide critical infrastructure to Worldpay to support merchants worldwide.” Through… Read More

 Tagged aci worldwide, payments, real-time payments, worldpay

July 28, 2024 @ 10:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Revolut, the global fintech with more than 9 million UK customers and 45 million internationally, announced the launch of cash deposits for all UK clients. This update from Revolut comes after the recent news that the Fintech firm has received a UK banking license. With… Read More

 Tagged cash, deposits, revolut, uk

July 28, 2024 @ 6:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mesh Payments, the technology provider for global corporate travel and expense (T&E) management, announced the appointment of Jennifer Ceran to its Board of Directors. Ceran brings more than two decades of financial leadership experience, “having served as CFO of Smartsheet, VP of Treasury for Box,… Read More

 Tagged expense management, jennifer ceran, mesh payments, new appointments, women changing finance

July 27, 2024 @ 1:31 pm By JD Alois  |  

The UK is looking to boost access to capital for private firms – beyond the existing crowdfunding regime and established exchanges. Currently, for approved investment crowdfunding platforms it is difficult to raise more than £5 million due to prospectus requirements. The proposal aims to make… Read More

 Tagged consultation, fca, public offer platform, uk, united kingdom

July 27, 2024 @ 1:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Equifax (NYSE: EFX) has launched a new solution, All Employers Within 90 Days, in support of its commitment “to providing an extensive set of verification solutions for the mortgage industry.” Powered by The Work Number, All Employers Within 90 Days “allows credentialed lenders to verify… Read More

 Tagged equifax, mortgages, verification

July 27, 2024 @ 1:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Jarvis, a pension fintech that empowers employees to plan for their ideal retirement actively, has raised £1.8 million in seed funding in a round co-led by Ascension VC and Cornerstone VC, with participation from Tokio Marine Future Fund. The investment will support growth and product… Read More

 Tagged funding, jarvis, pension, retirement

July 27, 2024 @ 1:00 pm By Michael Wong  |  

The central bank of the Philippines will resume accepting applications for digital banking licenses after a three-year moratorium, signaling a significant expansion in the burgeoning sector. Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Eli Remolona Jr. said the number of available slots for new entrants will… Read More

 Tagged bangko sentral ng pilipinas, banking, digital bank, Philippines

July 27, 2024 @ 9:43 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

NordPass’s head of product research and development, Sorin Manole, said Mastercard’s recent commitment to reaching full e-commerce tokenization by 2030 in Europe enables better security through the increased use of passkeys. In practice, this means that cardholders can enable passkeys to authenticate e-commerce transactions. “From… Read More

 Tagged e-commerce, mastercard, NordPass, NordVPN, security, Sorin Manole, tokenization

July 27, 2024 @ 8:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

iCapital, the global fintech platform driving access to alternative investments for the wealth management industry,  announced a strategic relationship with Ashton Thomas Private Wealth, part of Arax Investment Partners, to provide financial advisors and their high-net-worth clients with streamlined data management and simplified access to… Read More

 Tagged alternative investments, ashton thomas, icapital, wealth management, wealthtech