February 12, 2024 @ 3:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Payments Canada Board of Directors announced that Tracey Black, who joined Payments Canada in 2018, made the decision not to renew her term as President and CEO of Payments Canada. Over the last five years, Black has led “a series of major payment modernization… Read More

 Tagged board of directors, canada, new appointments, payments, payments canada, tracey black

February 12, 2024 @ 10:37 am By JD Alois  |  

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), one of the largest Fintechs in the world as well as one of the largest tech firms globally, is expected to soon offer virtual credit cards in a future update of the iOS for iPhone users. 9to5Mac, referencing a Reddit thread for beta… Read More

 Tagged apple

February 12, 2024 @ 10:08 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Stockpile, a financial learning platform for kids and parents, has acquired the talent, technology, and IP of Investables, an alternative investing platform. In a statement, the company said providing customers with access to the alternative investing expertise of Investables, along with existing access to securities… Read More

 Tagged Alvin Ortiz, Bobby Rahmanian, Christopher Mates, Investables, Jared Gage, Stockpile, Victor Wang

February 12, 2024 @ 9:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK Finance has announced the appointment of Thierry d’Argent, CEO of Societe Generale UK; Saif Malik, CEO, UK, Standard Chartered; and Mickey Schiller, CEO of Leumi UK, to its Board, effective 8 February 2024. TS Anil, CEO, Monzo; and Kelly Devine, Divisional President UK &… Read More

 Tagged europe, uk, uk finance, united kingdom

February 12, 2024 @ 9:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

SME anxieties regarding a potential recession have eased by a third (32%) since Q4 2022, though inflation concerns remain, according to iwoca’s Q4 2023 SME Expert Index. Under half (49%) of SME finance brokers surveyed “report their SME clients having any recession fears––a significant drop… Read More

 Tagged europe, iwoca, online lending, sme's, uk, united kingdom

February 12, 2024 @ 8:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Revolut, a digital bank/neobank with over 35 million customers worldwide and 8+ million in the United Kingdom, is offering eSIMs and global mobile data plans to its UK clients. Revolut eSIM enables clients to roam like a local user and stay connected without having to… Read More

 Tagged digital banking, esim, financial superapp, revolut, roaming charges, uk, united kingdom

February 12, 2024 @ 8:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Zopa bank has launched its first Cash ISA account in order to help savers level-up their 2024 finances. Zopa bank says its aim is to “help millions of Brits with an ISA account better save by making the £333 billion sitting in Cash ISAs work… Read More

 Tagged banking, digital bank, europe, isa, uk, united kingdom, zopa

February 12, 2024 @ 6:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The latest Royal Bank of Scotland Report on Jobs survey signalled a drop in recruitment activity across Scotland at the start of 2024. Both permanent staff placements and temp billings “fell sharply in January, with the latter posting the first decline in three months.” Subdued… Read More

 Tagged research, royal bank of scotland, scotland, survey

February 11, 2024 @ 11:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Navro – the Fintech previously known as Paytrix that supports international payments for global businesses – reveals that it has been authorized by the Central Bank of Ireland as an Electronic Money Institution (EMI). As per the terms of the license, businesses with international plans… Read More

 Tagged bank of ireland, europe, financial services, license, navro, payments

February 11, 2024 @ 11:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Global fintech Adyen (AMS: ADYEN) has recently published its H2 2023 financial results. Adyen delivered a period of profitable growth as the company reportedly finished its “accelerated investment phase of growing its global team.” Adyen has shared the following H2 2023 figures: Processed volume was… Read More

 Tagged adyen, Blake Breathitt, europe