November 16, 2023 @ 11:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The British Business Bank launches a new £70million commitment to support smaller businesses from all sectors right across Northern Ireland. The Investment Fund for Northern Ireland (IFNI) aims “to drive sustainable economic growth by supporting innovation and creating local opportunities for new and scaling businesses… Read More

 Tagged british business bank, digital financial services, europe, financial services, financing, funding, investment fund, ireland, louis taylor, northern ireland, small businesses, smbs, sme's

November 16, 2023 @ 9:58 am By JD Alois  |  

CI previously reported on Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) leveraging the UK Open Banking ecosystem to connect bank accounts with their popular digital wallet. Today, Apple is officially announcing the service that aims to provide users access to financial information more conveniently. The UK has led the global… Read More

 Tagged apple, apple wallet, jennifer bailey, open banking, uk, united kingdom

November 16, 2023 @ 9:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Farther, the technology-centric wealth management firm, announced assets under management (AUM) of $1.6 billion – further cementing the company’s steady growth in the industry. The announced AUM represents “nearly 2.4x the firm’s previously reported AUM, announced just six months ago in April 2023.” Farther officially… Read More

 Tagged digital technology, farther, financial services, fintech adoption, fintech trends, milestone, taylor matthews, wealth management, wealthtech

November 16, 2023 @ 7:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cross River Bank, a technology infrastructure provider that offers embedded financial solutions, is proud to celebrate National Scholarship Month by announcing its significant 2023 contributions to various educational organizations and scholarship programs. Through its philanthropic arm, Foundation@, Cross River has donated “a total of $740,000… Read More

 Tagged cross river, cross river bank, digital technology, education, embedded financial services, financial services, gilles gade, infrastructure

November 15, 2023 @ 11:58 pm By JD Alois  |  

Credit cards are a convenient type of lending provided by banks. Users have access to credit on demand – but there is a cost. Typically, rates are very high; some cards come with annual fees and other charges. Elfin Card is a UK-based company that… Read More

 Tagged seedrs, uk, united kingdom

November 15, 2023 @ 11:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ongoing economic challenges have caused two in five (41%) small business owners to sacrifice their salaries, and one in three (34%) to use their personal funds, “to keep their businesses running,” according to new research from global small business platform Xero. The Money Matters report… Read More

 Tagged economic challenges, europe, financial services, insights, leigh o’neill, research, Research Report, Research Study, small businesses, smbs, sme's, uk, united kingdom, xero

November 15, 2023 @ 8:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna, the AI-powered global payments network and shopping assistant, announced the expansion of its growth tools for retailers and creators to help them engage with their audiences in more effective ways and enhance the shopping experience for consumers. With a mission to accelerate commerce, Klarna’s… Read More

 Tagged ai, artificial intelligence, Customer Experience, cx, david sandström, digital tools, financial services, international payments, klarna, online shopping

November 15, 2023 @ 8:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ: PEGA), the low-code platform provider empowering the world’s leading enterprises to Build for Change, announced that Shawbrook, a UK-based specialist savings and lending bank, has deployed Pega Platform “to transform its buy-to-let mortgage underwriting process.” Shawbrook continues to “invest in its unique… Read More

 Tagged banking, buy-to-let, europe, lending, low-code, mortgages, pega, pegasystems, savings, shawbrook, steve morgan, uk, underwriting, united kingdom

November 15, 2023 @ 12:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

Latin American Fintech EBANX has announced several new products for its payments platform. The company is based in Brazil but is now offering services in multiple Latam countries as well as the Caribbean, Africa, and India. The new features include: Machine learning-based anti-fraud functionality. Pay-in,… Read More

 Tagged brazil, ebanx, fabio scopeta, payments

November 15, 2023 @ 11:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently caught up with Martin Kassing, the CEO and founder at Upvest, a Berlin-based Fintech that aims to make investing more accessible by enabling neobanks, asset managers, and incumbent banks to provide their customers with any type of investment product. With Upvest’s Investment API,… Read More

 Tagged europe, germany, insights, investing, investments, martin kassing, neobank, neobanking, upvest