March 6, 2024 @ 8:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

IDEX Biometrics and Accomplish Financial, an international payment solution provider, are bringing to market a biometric payment program to help the visually- and memory impaired. The program will first launch in the UK, “where a global fintech will bring to market an accessible payment solution… Read More

 Tagged accomplish financial, biometric payments, biometrics, catharina eklof, europe, guy raymond el khoury, idex, international payments, uk, united kingdom

March 6, 2024 @ 8:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Innovate Finance, the independent industry body for UK Fintech, has launched the Unicorn Council for UK Fintech (UCFT), a coalition of UK-based Fintech unicorn founders to accelerate and unlock promised growth in the UK FinTech sector. The Council will be “co-chaired by Janine Hirt, CEO… Read More

 Tagged charles mcmanus, clearbank, europe, fintech adoption, fintech trends, innovate finance, janine hirt, philip belamant, uk, unicorn council, Unicorn Council for UK Fintech, united kingdom, zilch

March 6, 2024 @ 7:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

To elevate its securities finance offering, CGS International Securities Pte. Ltd., an integrated financial services provider in Asia, has implemented global Fintech Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.‘s (NYSE:BR), Securities Finance and Collateral Management (SFCM) platform. The single platform enables CGS International “to minimize costs via automation… Read More

 Tagged ademola olopade, broadrdige, broadridge financial solutions, cgs international securities, darren crowther, fintech adoption

March 6, 2024 @ 6:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

AvidXchange Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVDX), a provider of accounts payable (AP) automation software and payment solutions for middle market businesses and their suppliers, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2023. Michael Praeger, CEO & Co-Founder of AvidXchange, said: “We had… Read More

 Tagged accounts payable, ap, avidxchange, michael praeger

March 6, 2024 @ 2:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Yuno, a global payments orchestration platform, announces it has secured $25 million from a consortium of prominent investors, including DST Global Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Tiger Global, Kaszek Ventures and Monashees. Founded by experienced tech entrepreneurs Juan Pablo Ortega and Julián Núñez, Yuno offers its clients… Read More

 Tagged andreessen horowitz, global payments, orchestration platform, tiger global, yuno

March 5, 2024 @ 10:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Central Bank of Ireland has reportedly shared a new multi-year payments strategy following concerns that banking institutions are not actually taking advantage of the opportunities made available through instant payments. While at the BPFI National Payments Conference, Vasileios Madouros, the Deputy Governor, Central Bank… Read More

 Tagged central bank of ireland, ireland, payments, vasileios madouros

March 5, 2024 @ 3:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

TrueNorth, a professional services organization specializing in implementation, systems integration and engineering of digital solutions for the financial services industry, and Brim Financial, a provider of credit card platform as-a-service and one of the fastest growing Fintechs in North America, are excited to announce their… Read More

 Tagged brim, brim financial, credit cards, fintech adoption, sme's, truenorth

March 5, 2024 @ 11:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

PensionBee Group plc, an online pension provider, recently announced it has entered into an exclusive, non-binding term sheet “with a large, US-based global financial institution in order to expand into the United States of America.” The US has the world’s largest Defined Contribution pension market,… Read More

 Tagged europe, pensionbee, romi savova, uk, united kindom

March 5, 2024 @ 10:20 am By JD Alois  |  

Tomorrow (March 6, 2024), the Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt will reveal the Spring Budget. Will there be tax cuts? Will ISAs be expanded?  Will the inheritance tax go away? We will know soon enough. As there is an election looming, you can expect… Read More

 Tagged curve, jeremy hunt, paul harrald, perspective, satago, sinead mchale, spring budget, uk, united kingdom

March 5, 2024 @ 8:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK’s challenger bank Monzo has finalized a heavily-trailed $400 million investment round, which has increased the firm’s valuation to $5 billion. The funding round, an incentive for pushing the banking platform towards profitability, was reportedly led by Alphabet-owned Capital G, along with contributions from Google… Read More

 Tagged banking, digital bank, europe, funding round, monzo, ts anil, uk, united kingdom