January 26, 2024 @ 8:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK neobank Science Card collaborates with UCL Mechanical Engineering to generate research funding for neurodegenerative diseases. Science Card, the home of Britain’s e-money current accounts dedicated to accelerating science and innovation, has announced the launch on its platform of a research project on neurodegenerative diseases,… Read More

 Tagged daniel baeriswyl, digital banking, europe, neobank, research, science card, ucl mechanical engineering, uk, united kingdom

January 26, 2024 @ 3:56 am By Michael Wong  |  

Digital lending platform Vivifi India Finance has raise $75 million in a Series B funding round to further extend loans to the salaried class as well as small businesses in India. This latest infusion of capital comprises $15 million in equity and $60 million in… Read More

 Tagged digital lending, fintech, india, nbfc, Vivifi India Finance

January 26, 2024 @ 3:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Tink, the firm focused on open banking, has launched ‘Risk Signals’ – a rules-based risk engine that unlocks instant payment experiences across Europe, while minimizing risk. In some European markets, bank transfers “can take up to three days to settle depending on the scheme, with… Read More

 Tagged dirk jan meijers, europe, instant payments, open banking, tink, tom pope

January 25, 2024 @ 11:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BillingPlatform, the enterprise revenue lifecycle management platform for today’s innovative business models, announced a $90 million growth equity investment from FTV Capital, a sector-focused growth equity investor with more than 25 years of experience in enterprise technology and services, financial services, and payments and transaction… Read More

 Tagged billingplatform, ftv capital, funding, growth equity investment, investment round, revenue lifecycle management

January 25, 2024 @ 6:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna, the AI powered global payments network and shopping assistant, announced its entry into the subscription service model with the launch of Klarna Plus, issued by WebBank, now available to eligible US consumers through the Klarna app “for a monthly fee of $7.99.” Klarna Plus… Read More

 Tagged ai, artificial intelligence, david sandström, digital transactions, international payments, klarna, klarna plus, subscription service model, united states, us, webbank

January 25, 2024 @ 3:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

While shares in digital bank LendingClub (NYSE: LC) have been a bit of a dog, some people see value in the future of the company. One big investor recently added shares to its holding. BlackRock recently filed an Amended Statement of Ownership showing an increase… Read More

 Tagged banking, blackrock, digital bank, lendingclub

January 25, 2024 @ 12:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Zillow (NASDAQ: Z and ZG) is introducing a new feature that allows renters who pay their rent on Zillow to have their on-time payments “reported to a major national credit bureau at no cost to them.” According to Zillow, this is reportedly a “first” for… Read More

 Tagged Michael Sherman, payments, research, zillow

January 25, 2024 @ 12:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

Payments platform Ebanx has distributed a report covering some developing markets, predicting that the digital economy – including payments – will top $1 trillion in Latin America and Africa by 2026. As we all know, global consumption is on the rise, and Ebanx says Latin… Read More

 Tagged africa, digital commerce, ebanx, latam, latin america, paula bellizia, payments

January 25, 2024 @ 12:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) and The Clearing House (TCH) have announced an extended multi-year partnership, bringing the companies together to collaborate on innovative capabilities for consumers, businesses and governments “to evolve and embrace the digital economy through real-time payments (RTP) adoption on the RTP network.” The… Read More

 Tagged Digital Economy, innovation, linda kirkpatrick, mastercard, real-time payments, RTP, rtp network, tch, The Clearing House

January 25, 2024 @ 12:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Worldline [Euronext: WLN], a global enabler of payment services, is further expanding and enriching its partnership with Commerzbank. This extension enables Commerzbank to “offer its customers in Austria, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and the United Kingdom the sending and receiving of real-time transfers in… Read More

 Tagged commerzbank, financial services, payment services, payments, worldline