July 12, 2024 @ 5:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nubank (NYSE: NU) customers across Brazil now have access to a new alternative for fuel payment transactions. Users of the Shell Box app, Shell’s platform for experiences, “can now enjoy the convenience of paying for their fuel using NuPay, an online payment method for Nubank… Read More

 Tagged brazil, digital banking, latin america, nubank, payments

July 12, 2024 @ 10:03 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Sygnum, a global digital asset banking group, announces the launch of Sygnum Connect, its 24/7 multi-asset instant settlement network. The network settles fiat, digital assets and stablecoin transactions “for institutional investors, liquidity providers, stablecoin issuers, brokers and selected exchanges.” Sygnum Connect fills the current industry… Read More

 Tagged banking, digital assets, settlement, switzerland, sygnum

July 12, 2024 @ 9:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Metro Bank has recently announced that it launched its first Limited Company Buy-to-Let product as part of its continued focus on becoming a leading specialist lender. Owning a property through a Limited Company structure “can be more tax efficient than owning the same property on… Read More

 Tagged buy-to-let, lending, metro bank, uk, united kingdom

July 12, 2024 @ 5:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Pakistan based Fintech firm Sadapay has reportedly laid off around 30% of its employees, which includes sevearl C-suite execs, according to an update shared by local sources. Sadapay claims that the layoffs were made due to cost-cutting measures and the decision was announced during a… Read More

 Tagged fintech adoption, layoffs, pakistan, sadapay

July 11, 2024 @ 10:01 am By JD Alois  |  

The new Labour government is expected to “embrace” the UK Fintech industry. The UK has long been a top global financial services sector, and support of Fintech is key to growth and ongoing relevance. According to a report in CityAM, the new Chancellor of the… Read More

 Tagged concryt, hm treasury, innovate finance, janine hurt, perspective, Rachel Reeves, Ryta Zasiekina, uk, united kingdom

July 11, 2024 @ 8:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Data generated by Pitchbook and posted by Innovate Finance, a UK-based group that supports the Fintech community, highlights global Fintech funding trends in the first half of 2024. The data includes both equity and debt funding raises. Fintech has been a significant success story “for… Read More

 Tagged data, fintech, innovate finance, investments, janine hirt, uk, united kingdom

July 11, 2024 @ 8:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

46% of Gen Zers (ages 18-27) rely on financial assistance from parents and family, according to new research from Bank of America’s (NYSE: BAC) Better Money Habits financial education team. In addition, 52% of those surveyed said “they don’t make enough money to live the… Read More

 Tagged bank of america, financial education, gen z, research

July 10, 2024 @ 11:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

After a “record breaking” 3-night run at the Aviva Stadium that left concert goers still trying to ‘Shake Off’ the Taylor Swift effect, the latest Bank of Ireland Spending Pulse analyzing debit and credit card spending reveals the economic impact of her visit. Analyzing 27th… Read More

 Tagged bank of ireland, europe, ireland, spending

July 10, 2024 @ 11:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Research has revealed 66 percent of travel companies are seeing their profit margins impacted by outdated or complicated payment systems, with nine in 10 expected to prioritize modernising their financial operations this year. In a report released by global payments and financial platform, Airwallex, and… Read More

 Tagged airwallex, payments, research, travel

July 10, 2024 @ 11:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Pilot‘s CFO Services team recently published their Q1 Market update on the Venture Capital landscape. Their main takeaways are as follows: Deal activity in Q1 remained roughly flat QoQ, but varied by segment: pre-seed and seed-stage saw notable declines while late-stage saw moderate increases, with… Read More

 Tagged funding, pilot, research, vc, vc funding, venture capital