Global

February 9, 2024 @ 11:20 am By JD Alois  |  

NatWest says it is the first UK bank to join the UK Open Banking DPS or Dynamic Purchasing System. As explained by the UK government: “… frameworks – otherwise known as agreements – help public and third sector buyers to procure goods and services from… Read More

February 9, 2024 @ 8:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

NTT DATA, a global digital business and IT services leader, announced a new global banking research report entitled “The Digital Horizon: Banking’s Shift from Mainframe to AI-Driven Cloud Infrastructure.” The research has unveiled findings from “a survey of 650 global banking decision-makers, marking a definitive… Read More

February 9, 2024 @ 8:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Assetz Capital and Aros Kapital have announced an expansion of their partnership in the UK lending market. This is expected to see Assetz Capital deploy more than £200m of Aros Kapital’s funding across various sectors in 2024, “as part of their overall lending volumes.” Having… Read More

February 9, 2024 @ 8:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Global financial technology firm FIS (NYSE: FIS) has announced another milestone in its drive to make secure open banking more accessible to its clients and their customers. Agreements are in place with data networks “including Akoya, Envestnet | Yodlee, MX and Plaid to integrate into… Read More

February 9, 2024 @ 8:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Sabre Corporation (NASDAQ: SABR), a software and technology provider that powers the global travel industry, and Revolut, a global fintech company that offers banking services, announce the results of their partnership, which is “propelling the B2B payments process for travel agencies.” The two tech companies… Read More

February 8, 2024 @ 3:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Pagaya Technologies LTD. (NASDAQ: PGY), a company offering AI-driven solutions for financial services, announced the closing of a credit facility with participation from Funds and Accounts managed by BlackRock U.S. Private Capital, UBS O’Connor, JPMorgan Chase, Valley Bank, and Israel Discount Bank. The facility, which… Read More

February 8, 2024 @ 11:09 am By JD Alois  |  

EstateGuru, an online investment platform based in Estonia, has provided some insight into operations in 2023 According to the online lender, investors contributed €101.9 million to the marketplace. This can be segregated by €92.7 million from retail investors and  €9.2 million from institutional investors. The… Read More

February 8, 2024 @ 10:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset firm BitGo is moving into the more traditional securities sector. According to a corporate release, Bitgo has acquired Brassica – a Fintech providing digital infrastructure services to facilitate private securities and other alternative investments. Details of the transaction were not immediately available. Focusing on institutions,… Read More

February 8, 2024 @ 9:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

B2C2, the crypto liquidity provider servicing institutional clients globally, has obtained regulatory approval to operate in Luxembourg and expand its EU presence. B2C2 has become the 12th virtual asset service provider (VASP) to “be officially registered on the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier’s (CSSF)… Read More

February 8, 2024 @ 9:33 am By JD Alois  |  

Financement Participatif France (FPF), the French crowdfunding association, has partnered with Mazars to produce its 5th annual Crowdfunding Barometer – tracking the performance of online capital formation in the second-largest economy in Europe. Mazars is a global, France-based accounting and consulting agency. The report covers… Read More

February 8, 2024 @ 8:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

European Regulatory Technology (RegTech) scale-up Salv has broken new ground by becoming the first technology firm in Europe to secure a regulator-awarded license to operate as a ‘Closed Service KYC Utility’ service provider. The license, granted five years after the standards and regulations were established… Read More

February 8, 2024 @ 8:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Blend Network, the specialist development finance lender, has reportedly acquired a new £50 million+ institutional funding line in order to provide bridging to property developers in the United Kingdom. This latest form of support via newly committed capital to be deployed by the Blend Network… Read More

February 8, 2024 @ 7:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Napier, the London-based global financial crime compliance Regtech, is pleased to announce that its Anti Money Laundering (AML) platform, Napier Continuum is now available through two new service offerings: Napier Continuum Live and Napier Continuum Flow. These new solutions deliver Napier’s experience in “helping financial… Read More

February 7, 2024 @ 11:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tuum has reportedly secured a € 25m Series B investment, spearheaded by CommerzVentures and “bolstered by Speedinvest, along with the continued support of our existing investors.” Tuum‘s said the funding round underpinned their “dedication to spearhead a banking revolution with agile, expansive solutions.” Tuum has… Read More

February 7, 2024 @ 9:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Inbank has entered into a partnership with Montonio, a provider of checkout solutions in Estonia. The initial phase of the partnership will “be rolled out in Estonia, with future plans to expand to other markets.” Montonio is known for offering “a range of payment and… Read More

February 7, 2024 @ 6:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Liberis, an embedded finance provider, has partnered with Alloy, an identity risk management company working with 500 global banks and Fintechs. The partnership is expected to enable Liberis to simplify the merchant experience by integrating automated compliance verifications. Additionally, it will facilitate “the creation of… Read More

February 7, 2024 @ 6:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

NovoPayment, a mission-critical financial and payments infrastructure provider, announced today that it has received Mastercard certification, as part of the Mastercard Network Enablement Partner program, to switch and process Mastercard transactions in Mexico. The Network Enablement Partner (NEP) program is “a Mastercard initiative that enables… Read More

February 7, 2024 @ 6:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

B2B payments platform Sprinque announces a partnership with Mangopay, a modular and flexible payment infrastructure provider for marketplaces and platforms. The collaboration enables merchants and marketplaces “to take advantage of holistic and customisable payments infrastructures and terms, allowing them to grow revenues by tapping into… Read More

February 7, 2024 @ 6:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ant International, a digital payment and financial services leader dedicated to building an inclusive and sustainable global commerce ecosystem, is expanding its existing partnership with Yapily, the European open banking platform to introduce Europe’s first-ever commercial variable recurring payments (VRPs) for e-commerce via Open Banking… Read More

February 7, 2024 @ 11:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Germany-based Moonfare says it will soon provide access to retail investors to “top tier” private equity managers following the introduction of new EU regulations last month. Additionally, limited secondary trading is available on the platform. The new rules came into effect on January 10, 2024…. Read More