July 28, 2024 @ 10:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Businesses in the UK can access Lightyear’s new business accounts and start putting their money to work through cash interest and investments on the platform. This comes as the neobroker releases analysis “on new Bank of England data highlighting the increase in the total amount… Read More

July 28, 2024 @ 9:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Late payments to UK small businesses surged over the last three months, with payments delayed by more than a week on average, according to the latest Xero Small Business Insights (XSBI) data from Xero, the global small business platform. Payments to small businesses were “made… Read More

July 28, 2024 @ 8:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Ireland card payments market is forecast to grow by 5.4% to reach EUR95.2 billion ($102.9 billion) in 2024, supported by growing consumer preference for electronic payments, forecasts GlobalData, a data and analytics company. GlobalData’s Payment Cards Analytics reveals “that card payment value in Ireland… Read More

July 28, 2024 @ 6:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Galileo Financial Technologies, a financial technology solutions provider and a subsidiary of SoFi Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SOFI), announced the launch of Galileo 3D Secure (3DS) Access Control Server (ACS). This enhancement helps clients protect against card-not-present (CNP) debit and credit card fraud, projected to escalate… Read More

July 28, 2024 @ 5:33 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Global financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald has announced plans to launch a Bitcoin financing business designed to provide leverage to investors holding Bitcoin. The new initiative will commence with $2 billion in initial financing and is set to expand significantly over time. The firm, known… Read More

July 28, 2024 @ 5:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UniCredit S.p.A. has announced that it has entered into a binding agreement for the acquisition of the entire share capital of Vodeno Sp. z o.o. and Aion Bank NV/SA. The companies combine an innovative, scalable, and flexible cloud-based platform with banking services based “on Aion’s… Read More

July 28, 2024 @ 5:10 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Kasheesh, a digital payment platform that allows anyone to split payment for online purchases across multiple credit cards, this week launched Multi Use Card. Kasheesh’s Multi Use Card offers one, reusable card that can split purchases across up to five debit, credit cards, and gift… Read More

July 28, 2024 @ 5:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Embedded finance provider Weavr has obtained an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) License from the Maltese Financial Services Authority (MFSA) to support its European embedders. Weavr announces that it has “acquired a European e-money license.” The license is significant for both Weavr and the embedded finance… Read More

July 28, 2024 @ 4:55 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Eddie Yue, the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), has been reappointed to his role for another five-year term starting in October. In a statement following the Financial Secretary’s announcement, Yue expressed gratitude for the opportunity to continue his leadership, underscoring the… Read More

July 28, 2024 @ 4:53 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Crypto specialist Bitwise Asset Management this week launched Bitwise Ethereum ETF on the New York Stock Exchange. ETHW has a management fee of 0.20%, with the fee set to 0% for the first six months on the first $500 million in assets. The fund invests directly in… Read More

July 28, 2024 @ 4:50 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

StakeWise, which provides liquid staking for DeFi natives, solo stakers, and institutions on Ethereum and Gnosis Chain, this week released the latest iteration of its liquid staking protocol, StakeWise V3, on Gnosis Chain. The deployment of Stakewise V3 on Gnosis Chain, which comes less than a year after it went… Read More

July 28, 2024 @ 4:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Applied Systems announced that it has acquired Planck, the Artificial Intelligence (AI) company for the insurance industry. This strategic acquisition will significantly “expand Applied’s AI capabilities, accelerating its vision for the next generation of the digital roundtrip of insurance and creating more value at every… Read More

July 28, 2024 @ 4:42 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Finance leaders from the Group of 20 major economies issued their first-ever joint declaration on Friday, Reuters reported. They committed to cooperating on effectively taxing the world’s wealthiest individuals. However, this unity masks deeper disagreements about the appropriate forum to advance this agenda. In their… Read More

July 28, 2024 @ 4:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ, Euronext Amsterdam: VEON), a global digital operator that provides converged connectivity and online services, announces that Jazz, its digital operator in Pakistan, has secured the country’s largest long-term private sector syndicated credit facility of up to PKR 75 billion (c. USD 270… Read More

July 28, 2024 @ 4:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tracxn, a global SaaS-based market intelligence platform, has released its Geo Semi-Annual Report: UK FinTech H1 2024. The report, based on Tracxn’s extensive database, “provides insights into the United Kingdom (UK) FinTech space.” The UK FinTech ecosystem was “the second highest globally in terms of… Read More

July 28, 2024 @ 4:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Customers of fintech lender Plenti now have a new way to make additional loan repayments, made possible with National Australia Bank’s (NAB) Pay by Bank solution, which enables PayTo transactions. This technology, developed by US based global fintech Banked “in partnership with NAB, enables fast… Read More

July 28, 2024 @ 4:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), a global enabler of mission-critical, real-time payments solutions, and Worldpay, a global provider of payment processing solutions, today announced an extension of their longstanding partnership. The agreement will see ACI continue to “provide critical infrastructure to Worldpay to support merchants worldwide.” Through… Read More

July 28, 2024 @ 4:32 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Thesis, one of the most established venture studios focused on Bitcoin, announced raising $7.5 million in funding for Mezo, its permissionless Bitcoin Economic Layer. The round was led by Ledger Cathay Fund, a joint venture between Ledger and Cathay Innovation. Other notable investors in this… Read More

July 28, 2024 @ 10:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Revolut, the global fintech with more than 9 million UK customers and 45 million internationally, announced the launch of cash deposits for all UK clients. This update from Revolut comes after the recent news that the Fintech firm has received a UK banking license. With… Read More

July 28, 2024 @ 6:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mesh Payments, the technology provider for global corporate travel and expense (T&E) management, announced the appointment of Jennifer Ceran to its Board of Directors. Ceran brings more than two decades of financial leadership experience, “having served as CFO of Smartsheet, VP of Treasury for Box,… Read More