December 5, 2023 @ 7:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Halfords Group PLC, the UK’s largest provider of motoring and cycling products and services has selected Kriya, the embedded finance provider, “to power payments and credit for its trade account customers.” Under the partnership Kriya will “embed its financial tools across Halfords stores, customer teams,… Read More

 Tagged anil stocker, anthony caie, digitalization, embedded finance, europe, financial services, halfords, kriya, payments, smbs, sme's, uk, united kingdom

December 5, 2023 @ 7:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nucleus Financial Platforms Group, one of the UK’s independent, adviser platform groups, has appointed Alexander Filshie as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), “subject to regulatory approval.” He starts taking over from Mike Regan who, as previously announced, “has been appointed as Chief Commercial Officer.” Mike Regan… Read More

 Tagged alexander filshie, europe, financial services, new appointments, nucleus, nucleus financial platforms, richard rowney, uk, united kingdom

December 4, 2023 @ 11:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Alchemy Pay, the crypto payment solutions provider, has expanded its payment options in the Europe and UK regions. The introduction of the Euro Instant solution SEPA Instant and the UK fast e-money transfer solution Faster Payments enhances its On-Ramp service, “allowing users to swiftly execute… Read More

 Tagged alchemy pay, digital transactions, europe, faster payments, fintech trends, payments, sepa, uk, united kingdom

December 4, 2023 @ 11:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Globally, the peak minute of shopping occurred on Black Friday at 2:09 pm ET on November 24, 2023, according to an update shared by Square. Cities with the largest volume of sales were New York, Los Angeles, London, Chicago, and Miami. Over the Black Friday… Read More

 Tagged afterpay, bnpl, buy now pay later, digital commerce, digital transactions, e-commerce, fintech trends, insights, online shopping, square

December 4, 2023 @ 9:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

New functionality and attributes are expected to fuel growth and scale in 2024, according to an update from Fintech firm Addepar. As part of a note shared by Addepar, the wealthtech firm has shared key platform developments, research insights along with client, partner and company… Read More

 Tagged addepar, financial services, research, united states, us, wealthtech

December 4, 2023 @ 9:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna, the AI-powered payments network and shopping assistant, has partnered with  airline Cathay Pacific in order “to offer fairer, flexible payments to travellers in six countries across Europe.” The agreement is the latest in a series of travel tie-ups for Klarna “as the company aims… Read More

 Tagged bnpl, cathay pacific, digital financial services, europe, fintech adoption, fintech trends, klarna, paul johannes, raji behal, travel

December 4, 2023 @ 9:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Pakistan has emerged as one of the fastest-growing markets for freelancers and digital services. Although the majority of the nation’s residents are living in poverty, and the country continues to face major political and economic challenges, there is still a significantly large digital economy that… Read More

 Tagged banking, digitalization, financial services, fintech adoption, fintech apps, freelancers, pakistan, sadapay

December 4, 2023 @ 6:01 pm By Michael Wong  |  

The digital lending market in the Philippines is poised for a significant expansion, with expectations to grow by 45.4%, reaching $488.8 million this year, from just $336 million a year earlier. This forecast, as per the latest report by PayNEXT360, a research and consulting firm… Read More

 Tagged digital lending, fintech, online lending, payments, Philippines

December 4, 2023 @ 10:15 am By JD Alois  |  

Okoora is reporting a new office in Cyprus as it looks to broaden its services across the European Union. Okoora describes itself as a Swiss-Israeli Fintech that provides an Automated Business Currency Management (ABCM) service. This service is said to incorporate Artificial Intelligence (AI) to… Read More

 Tagged benjamin avraham, cyprus, EU, israel, okoora, switzeralnd

December 4, 2023 @ 7:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Visa (NYSE: V) announced the results of its 2023 U.S. edition of the Visa Global Travel Intentions Study, revealing emerging trends “in consumer behaviors and preferences for outbound and inbound cross-border travel.” Travel has surged post-COVID and there are “no signs of retreating, despite rising… Read More

 Tagged consumer behavior, digital payments, financial services, insights, online wallets, Research Report, travel, visa