April 4, 2024 @ 9:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The global subscription market is on a steady rise, expected to reach a staggering $406B by 2025, according to an update covering the payments landscape. As the trend of consumers subscribing to services in sectors “such as retail, food and more increases, so does the… Read More

 Tagged payments, subscription model, visa

April 4, 2024 @ 6:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Westpac has turned on its proprietary PayTo digital payments capability for institutional and commercial payees, with other business customers to follow by the end of the year. Jeff Byrne, Managing Director, Global Transaction Services, Westpac said that “with the sun setting on traditional direct debits… Read More

 Tagged australia, payments, westpac

April 4, 2024 @ 5:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fenergo is a global provider of digital solutions for client lifecycle management (CLM) and digital transformation for financial institutions. Its software digitally transforms and streamlines end-to-end CLM processes – from regulatory onboarding, data integration, client and counterparty data management, client lifecycle reviews, and remediation, all… Read More

 Tagged basel 3, basel III, fenergo, interview, tracy moore, women changing finance

April 4, 2024 @ 2:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

At a time when many reports seem to indicate that Canadians are tightening their wallets, a new survey released today from Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, found that “the vast majority of Canadians (82%) plan to… Read More

 Tagged affirm, consumer behavior, research

April 4, 2024 @ 10:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Informative Research, a technology platform that delivers data-driven solutions to the lending community, announced the integration of Veri-Tax, the service provider focused on delivering the fast verifications into its proprietary Verification Platform. The integration merges Informative Research’s platform with Veri-Tax’s verification services so lenders can… Read More

 Tagged fintech adoption, informative research, lending, taxes, Veri-Tax

April 4, 2024 @ 10:17 am By JD Alois  |  

Zilch has announced a partnership with Checkout.com. The “multi-year contract” is expected to boost Zilch’s growth and “accelerate towards their endgame of capturing total share of consumer wallet.” Checkout.com supports 45 currencies and coverage in over 45 markets.  Checkout.com is said to offer fast and… Read More

 Tagged checkout.com, payments, uk, united kingdom, zilch

April 4, 2024 @ 8:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The British Business Bank has agreed a facility increase that will provide £29.4m of funding to smaller UK businesses, through an existing ENABLE Funding transaction with independent specialist finance provider, Time Finance. The additional funding brings the total small business funding “available through the facility… Read More

 Tagged british business bank, funding, uk, united kingdom

April 4, 2024 @ 8:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

N26 announced the launch of its Stocks and ETFs trading product in Germany. The company also announced “an increased interest rate of 4% on Instant Savings for N26 Metal customers from April 9th, 2024, as it continues to expand and improve its integrated savings and… Read More

 Tagged banking, digital bank, europe, germany, n26

April 4, 2024 @ 7:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Metro Bank is advising about investment scams which is its Scam of the Month for April – last year the Bank reported over six victims every week. UK Finance reports investment scams at “over £2m per week and Metro Bank has already seen over £4m… Read More

 Tagged fraud, metro bank, scams, uk, united kingdom

April 4, 2024 @ 7:54 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Karim Haji, Global and UK Head of Financial Services at KPMG, comments on the recent Money and Credit data from the Bank of England. Karim noted that mortgage approvals rising for the fifth month in a row shows the housing market recovery “is still moving… Read More

 Tagged bank of england, inflation, interest rates, uk