Tagged: emea

January 5, 2023 @ 10:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PPRO, which claims to be the leading provider of digital payments infrastructure, has announced that it has expanded its coverage of the Portuguese market by integrating MB WAY, Portugal’s leading mobile wallet provider, onto its platform. This development comes “as a result of PPRO’s long-standing… Read More

December 6, 2022 @ 11:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Adyen (ADYEN:AMS), which claims to be the global financial technology platform of choice for leading businesses, announces “the launch of four accelerator programs following the success of EMEA accelerator winner, Pivot.” Alongside the relaunch of the Amsterdam based EMEA program, the new accelerators will reportedly… Read More

November 9, 2022 @ 1:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Liquidnet, a technology-driven agency execution specialist, announced the advancement of electronification in the new bond issuance process “following the successful transmission of buy-side orders in live market deals from Order and Execution Management Systems (O/EMS) to participating syndicate banks.” This workflow follows “the initial testing… Read More

September 18, 2022 @ 11:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

China and the US present the “greatest” opportunity for cross border eCommerce expansion in 2022 and beyond, according to a joint report from Airwallex and PPRO. China has “the largest cross border eCommerce market with a total value in 2021 of USD 301.5 billion.” The… Read More

September 14, 2022 @ 1:03 am By Omar Faridi  |  

iLex, a Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) fintech that designs, builds and operates digital market infrastructures for syndicated loans and private credit, announced the launch of its EMEA operations. The Singapore-based Fintech aims “to increase the liquidity, efficiency, and transparency of both primary and secondary loan markets through… Read More

August 18, 2022 @ 11:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

  We recently connected Mohammad Raafi Hossain, CEO & Co-Founder at Fasset, an international digital asset gateway. Fasset Technologies Limited recently partnered with Mastercard to expand financial services in Indonesia and create opportunities for underserved consumers The announcement follows Fasset’s $22 million Series A from… Read More

August 6, 2022 @ 9:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

JP Morgan Payments has introduced a cross-border liquidity solution in Saudi Arabia, enabling customers to connect to liquidity pools in London and other cities across the globe. The service will aim to offer clients with a pipeline to link their balances to liquidity structures globally…. Read More

July 26, 2022 @ 11:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

GBST has extended its technology partnership with Novia Financial, its “longest-standing” UK client. Following a contract renewal, GBST will “continue to provide Novia’s core technology system via its award-winning Composer platform.” The agreement “extends the long-term relationship, which began in 2008 when Novia first launched… Read More

July 9, 2022 @ 5:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Stripe, a financial infrastructure platform for businesses, announced that Revolut will use Stripe “to support payments in the UK and Europe and accelerate its expansion into new markets.” Founded in 2015, Revolut has rapidly “become one of Europe’s great fintech success stories.” After launching in… Read More

May 25, 2022 @ 10:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Global Blockchain Business Council – the international industry association for the blockchain technology ecosystem – has announced a merger with market standards association for the adoption of cryptocurrencies and digital assets, Global Digital Finance (GDF). The merger sees the two organizations “join their respective resources,… Read More

April 6, 2022 @ 3:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Eventus Systems, Inc., an international provider of multi-asset class trade surveillance and market risk solutions, has announced that Nick Wallis has just joined as MD for the Europe, EMEA region – “leading the fast-growing company’s sales efforts in the region.” Wallis has extensive experience “in… Read More

March 27, 2022 @ 11:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Unstoppable Domains, the platform for “user-controlled” digital identity on Web3 with 2 million registered NFT domains, recently announced two key hires to lead the firm’s global expansion efforts in Europe and Asia. Sajjad Rehman joins Unstoppable Domains as its new Head of Europe, “leaving his… Read More

March 22, 2022 @ 10:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

nCino, Inc. (NASDAQ: NCNO), a “pioneer” in Cloud banking and digital transformation solutions for the financial services sector, has solidified its presence in EMEA by opening entities in Spain and France “to advance digital transformation of financial institutions in the region.” The new business entities… Read More

March 16, 2022 @ 7:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Trulioo announced that it now provides coverage in Greece and Israel via Trulioo GlobalGateway, the global identity verification platform. With GlobalGateway, organizations operating in these two nations may now “perform identity checks on consumers that support regional Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML)… Read More

February 2, 2022 @ 11:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Royal Park Partners, which claims to be one of the leading financial advisors to the Fintech sector, recently announced that it is expanding its leadership team following a year of steady growth. Abhimanyu Toor and John Clark will reportedly join co-founder Aman Behzad as Managing… Read More

January 27, 2022 @ 9:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

  Citi (NYSE: C) has announced its intent to transform its London head offices, home to its UK and EMEA operations. The refurbishment of the Citi Tower in Canary Wharf will create a new workplace for the future, incorporating the latest tech and the “highest… Read More

December 23, 2021 @ 11:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

WEX (NYSE: WEX), a financial technology service provider,  announced two additions to its executive leadership team: Karen Stroup as Chief Digital Officer, and Carlos Carriedo as Chief Operating Officer, International. Stroup and Carriedo are responsible for overseeing WEX’s operations in Europe, the EMEA and Asia… Read More

December 16, 2021 @ 10:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Global Fintech firm MODIFI has announced $145 million in debt financing with existing bank partners Silicon Valley Bank and Solarisbank. The proceeds will be channeled towards addressing rising demand and help more SMEs with trading internationally on MODIFI’s digital platform. The COVID-19 outbreak has “negatively… Read More

December 14, 2021 @ 9:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Temenos (SIX: TEMN), the banking software firm, has confirmed that KAF, a diversified financial services conglomerate in Malaysia, has chosen the Temenos Banking Cloud to introduce a digital lending business. KAF will reportedly be using Temenos Banking Services for handling retail loans and Islamic financing… Read More

December 10, 2021 @ 5:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PAX Technology, a major provider of point-of-sale terminal solutions, is pleased to confirm the appointment of Andrea Zucchiatti as Chief Product and Services Officer for the EMEA region. As mentioned in the announcement, Andrea will leverage his extensive knowledge of the payments sector, his expertise… Read More