January 12, 2024 @ 8:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ransomware incidents reported to UK financial regulators doubled in 2023, according to an extensive update shared with CI. A Picus Security FOI analysis of cyber incidents reported “to the Financial Conduct Authority reveals an increase in ransomware incidents in the first half of 2023.” Picus… Read More

 Tagged cybersecurity, europe, fca, PicusLabs, ransomware, research, Suleyman Ozarslan, uk, united kingdom

January 12, 2024 @ 3:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Andaria, a fintech company, is pleased to announce its collaboration with Mastercard (NYSE: MA) to empower its embedded finance proposition. This alliance with Mastercard signifies a considered to be “a major milestone and a pivotal role in Andaria’s mission to enhance the quality of its… Read More

 Tagged andaria, embedded finance, europe, mastercard, uk, united kingdom

January 12, 2024 @ 2:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Zebec, a Fintech startup, announces the launch of its Web3 payment and real-time payroll services in Japan. This move marks Zebec’s continued global expansion and “underscores its commitment to fostering collaborative financial innovation worldwide.” Japan, known for pioneering a regulatory framework “for digital finance, offers… Read More

 Tagged japan, Web3, zebec

January 12, 2024 @ 1:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nu México is launching the option to receive money from the United States, in association with Felix Pago. This strategic alliance with Felix Pago simplifies “the process of sending money from the United States to Mexico and revolutionizes the landscape of cross-border money transfers, taking… Read More

 Tagged felix pago, latam, manuel godoy, nu mexico, nubank, payments

January 12, 2024 @ 12:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Currencycloud, the experts simplifying business in a multi-currency world, has partnered with multifi, the UK-based cashflow management platform, in order “to provide UK-based small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) with an enhanced international payment solution, allowing them to seamlessly convert and send funds to their global… Read More

 Tagged aleks stefanofski, currencycloud, europe, multifi, rob keown-boyd, smbs, sme's, uk, united kingdom

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

Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, announced an exclusive partnership with Evolve, a vacation rental hospitality company with more than 30,000 properties in 750 markets. Now, eligible travelers can book vacation rentals and pay over time “with… Read More

 Tagged affirm, bnpl, eric schueller, evolve, pat suh

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

Salmon, a fintech working to improve access to credit, savings and investments for over 500 million underserved customers in Southeast Asia, announces that it has received regulatory approval from the Monetary Board of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) in order to “acquire the controlling… Read More

 Tagged banking, digital banking, Philippines, raffy montemayor, salmon, southeast asia

January 11, 2024 @ 10:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In a significant move towards modernizing business-to-business (B2B) payment processes, PayMate India SPC, a B2B digital payments company, has signed a Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with the National Bank of Oman (NBO) in order “to digitize, automate, and streamline B2B payments using Visa Business Credit… Read More

 Tagged b2b, national bank of oman, oman, paymate india, payments

January 11, 2024 @ 10:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Pismo, a provider of a cloud-native and API-based platform for financial services, announces a significant milestone in its growth journey. Australian fintech Tyro Payments is “adopting the Pismo payment-processing platform to enhance its product portfolio.” Tyro, which reportedly specializes “in merchant credit, debit, and EFTPOS… Read More

 Tagged apis, australia, cloud, dominic white, payments, pismo, vishal dalal

January 11, 2024 @ 6:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

With an anticipated drop in interest rates in the months to come, many homeowners may soon begin tapping the equity that “has built up in their homes as a result of today’s historically high property values,” according to an update from TransUnion. It is with… Read More

 Tagged transunion