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Enabling business: How payments technology will boost the future of business

Enabling business: How payments technology will boost the future of business

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As the year has progressed, we’ve seen many of the predictions made at the beginning of 2023 begin to come to fruition.  Trends around open...
ekko forms board of advisers to deliver sustainable growth

ekko forms board of advisers to deliver sustainable growth

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Greentech ekko has formed a board of advisers to deliver sustainable growth.  The board features experts in climate change, technology and financial services, including Majda...
VerifyVASP becomes GLEIF validation agent to increase transparency in crypto

VerifyVASP becomes GLEIF validation agent to increase transparency in crypto

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The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) has chosen VerifyVASP, a Singapore-based regtech, as a validation agent to increase transparency in crypto.  VerifyVASP can now...
TS Imagine adds to its team in the Asia Pacific

TS Imagine adds to its team in the Asia Pacific

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Trading technology provider TS Imagine has added Stephanie Cheung and An Hoong to its team in the Asia Pacific region.   Cheung joins as sales director....
Kiwi raises £80m to provide underbanked US Latinos with credit

Kiwi raises £80m to provide underbanked US Latinos with credit

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Kiwi, a New York-headquartered credit provider to US Latinos, has closed a $75m credit facility and a $4.5m pre-series A funding round.  The fresh funding...

Bamboo Payment appoints new CEO to lead growth across LATAM

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Bamboo Payment, a Uruguay-based fintech, has appointed Francisco León as its new chief executive officer.   León has been tasked with scaling the business to ensure...
Money20/20 announces finalists for climate conscious startups battle

Money20/20 announces finalists for climate conscious startups battle

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Money20/20 has announced the finalists for its pitch battle, Europe’s Got Access, which will showcase the most innovative and eco-conscious climate fintech startups across...
Starling Bank founder Anne Boden steps down as CEO

Starling Bank founder Anne Boden steps down as CEO

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Anne Boden, founder of London, UK-headquartered Starling Bank, is to step aside as chief executive officer on 30 June.  Boden will remain on the board...
The benefits implementing a perpetual know your customer model can bring to banks

The benefits of implementing a perpetual know your customer model

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With the release of the Economic Crime Plan 2, and other measures from the UK government aiming to respond to the evolving financial crime...
Digital banking group Tyme raises US$77m to fuel expansion

Digital banking group Tyme raises US$77m to fuel expansion

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Tyme, a Singapore-headquartered digital banking group, has secured US$77m in a pre-series C funding round.  The funds will be used to expand its operations in...
Austrade selects Encompass to promote global fintech collaboration

Austrade selects Encompass to promote global fintech collaboration

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Austrade, the Australian government’s trade, investment and education promotion agency, has selected Encompass as its envoy to promote global fintech collaboration.  The Australian agency is...
Germany-based insurtech wefox raises $110m

Germany-based insurtech wefox raises $110m

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Germany-based insurtech wefox has raised $110m to strengthen its insurance and distribution business and develop its technology platform.  The series D extension round includes a...
Muse Finance appoints chief operating officer to support growth

Muse Finance appoints chief operating officer to support growth

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UK-based Muse Finance has appointed Julie Ashmore as its new chief operating officer.   Muse Finance provides a range of finance solutions to businesses, including invoice...
N26 adds three executives to its leadership team

N26 adds three executives to its leadership team

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Germany-based digital bank N26 has made three senior executive appointments.   Carine van der Heijden is the new vice president of brand marketing, Kertu-Liina Lehismae is...
UK fintech Frost announces a new broadband switching tool

UK fintech Frost announces a new broadband switching tool

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Personal finance app Frost has added a broadband switching service to its automated provider switching tool, called Save Assist.   The UK-based fintech made the announcement...
Tuum names new chief executive officer

Tuum names new chief executive officer

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Tuum, an Estonia-based banking platform, has announced Myles Bertrand as its new chief executive officer.   In his new role, Bertrand will focus on expanding Tuum’s...
Apple introduces Tap to Pay on iPhone in Australia

Apple introduces Tap to Pay on iPhone in Australia

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Apple has introduced Tap to Pay for iPhone in Australia.  Tap to Pay enables businesses to accept all forms of contactless payments, including Apple Pay,...
Moolahgo enhances its FX offerings with ICE partnership

Moolahgo enhances its FX offerings with ICE partnership

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Moolahgo, a Singapore-based payments provider, has announced a partnership with Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) to use its consolidated feed, which aggregates cross-asset content from more...
AMLYZE raises $1m in a pre-seed round

AMLYZE raises $1m in a pre-seed round

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Lithuania-based regtech AMLYZE has raised $1m in a pre-seed investment round, led by Practica Capital, with participation from FIRSTPICK.  The funding will be used to...
Zip announces £100m in funding and a $1.5b valuation

Zip announces £100m in funding and a $1.5b valuation

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San Francisco-based procurement platform Zip has raised $100m in a series C funding round, giving it a $1.5b valuation.   The funding round was led by...
Hazeltree appoints new chief product officer

Hazeltree appoints new chief product officer

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Hazeltree, a provider of treasury and liquidity management solutions, has appointed Jeremy Payne as chief product officer to expand its offerings to investment management...
Stratiphy launches investing app

Stratiphy launches investing app

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UK-based investment platform Stratiphy has launched its app on the Apple App Store and Google Play.  The product had amassed a waiting list of 2,500...
M-KOPA raises $255m to improve access to credit in Africa

M-KOPA raises $255m to improve access to credit in Africa

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Kenya-based financing platform M-KOPA has raised $255m in debt and equity capital to fund its expansion across Sub-Saharan Africa.   Standard Bank led and arranged $200m...
UAE’s Ministry of Economy signs MoU with Presight

UAE’s Ministry of Economy signs MoU with Presight

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The UAE’s Ministry of Economy has signed a memorandum of understanding with Presight, a data analytics company, to drive foreign direct investments (FDI) into...
NCR Corporation appoints new chairman and two CEO-designates

NCR appoints new chairman and two CEO-designates

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NCR Corporation, a tech provider to banks, retailers and restaurants, has appointed SilverBox Capital co-founder Joseph Reece as chairman of its board of directors.  The...
RTGS.global appoints chief executive officer and new chair

RTGS.global appoints chief executive officer and new chair

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RTGS.global has appointed Jarrad Hubble as its permanent chief executive officer and Marcus Treacher as its executive chair.  Hubble has been interim chief executive officer...
Tech Nation acquired by FF Group

Tech Nation acquired by FF Group

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Founders Forum Group (FFG), a global community that supports entrepreneurs, has acquired Tech Nation, a network that supports UK tech startups.   Early this year, Tech...
Swissquote chooses NetGuardians to fight financial crime

Swissquote chooses NetGuardians to fight financial crime

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Digital bank Swissquote has chosen NetGuardians to enhance its fraud mitigation and comply with AML requirements.   NetGuardians will use its AI-based solutions to monitor all...
Petal raises $35m to improve access to credit

Petal raises $35m to improve access to credit

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Lendtech Petal has raised $35m in funding and spun off its B2B-focused data infrastructure and analytics subsidiary, Prism Data.  Petal was created to help more...
WhatsApp launches in-app payments for Singapore businesses

WhatsApp launches in-app payments for Singapore businesses

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WhatsApp has partnered with Stripe to allow businesses in Singapore to accept payments directly in its app.  The new feature is built on Stripe Connect,...
US fintech Slash raises $19m

US fintech Slash raises $19m

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Slash, a US fintech built for entrepreneurs, has raised $19m in its seed and series A funding rounds.   The rounds were led by NEA, with...
Microsoft launches Teams payments app for small businesses

Microsoft launches Teams payments app for small businesses

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Businesses in North America can now accept payments over Microsoft Teams.   The new payments app will allow small businesses in the US and Canada to...
Standard Chartered expands its partnership with Tazapay

Standard Chartered expands its partnership with Tazapay

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Standard Chartered has expanded its partnership with Tazapay to improve cross-border payments for businesses.  The organisations have launched a platform that allows global marketplaces and...
Nomo Bank taps Paymentology to improve payments

Nomo Bank taps Paymentology to improve payments

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Nomo Bank has teamed up with Paymentology to enhance its payments service.  Paymentology’s digital payments platform will speed up Nomo’s transaction processing, improve fraud monitoring...
GMEX launches greentech ZERO13

GMEX launches greentech ZERO13

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GMEX Group has launched a climate fintech, ZERO13, to create a cohesive carbon credit ecosystem.  Using AI and blockchain technology, ZERO13 will offer digital issuance,...
New index to track gender equality in US tech companies

New index to track gender equality in US tech companies

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A new index has been launched to track the performance of technology companies in the US that are making the most improvement in terms...
Fintech Diversity Scorecard launched to encourage progress

Fintech Diversity Scorecard launched to encourage progress

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A new scorecard has been launched to enable fintechs and financial services firms to track diversity in their organisations and benchmark themselves against their...
Tarabut Gateway raises $32m to boost open banking in Saudi Arabia

Tarabut Gateway raises $32m to boost open banking in Saudi Arabia

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Open banking fintech Tarabut Gateway has raised $32m in a series A funding round to increase its footprint in Saudi Arabia, attract top talent...
Goji appoints new operations director

Goji appoints new operations director

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Goji, the provider of investment platform technology, has named Clémence Chorlay as its new operations director.  In her new role, Chorlay will help to formulate...
Frost closes £1.87m funding round

Frost closes £1.87m funding round

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Frost, a UK-based fintech, has raised £1.87m in a crowdfunded campaign via Seedrs.   The Manchester-headquartered fintech will use the funding to expand on its current...
LHV Bank secures UK banking licence

LHV Bank secures UK banking licence

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LHV Bank has secured a UK banking licence from the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA).  The authorisation allows LHV Bank to accept customer deposits and transition...
Nigeria-based Nomba raises $30m for payments expansion

Nigeria-based Nomba raises $30m for payments expansion

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Nomba has raised $30m in a pre-series B funding round.  The funding will be used to support the growth of its payments offering for businesses...
Griffin announces two hires to support growth and compliance

Griffin has appointed Marina Gorey as its new chief people officer

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Griffin has appointed Marina Gorey as its new chief people officer.   Her appointment is part UK-based Griffin’s strategy to scale its “open and transparent culture”...
Who entered the Europe FinTech Awards 2023?

Who entered the Europe FinTech Awards 2023?

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All the submissions for FinTech Intel’s Europe FinTech Awards 2023 have been submitted and the independent panel of judges are now busy looking through...
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InComm Payments opens new tech hub in Brazil

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InComm Payments, a US-headquartered payments platform provider, has launched an IT hub in Brazil dedicated to developing payments solutions.  The new hub, InComm Payments Brazil...
SEON hires new chief revenue officer

SEON hires new chief revenue officer

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SEON, a fraud protection software provider, has hired Matt DeLauro as its new chief revenue officer.  DeLauro will work out of SEON’s US hub in...
Credora raises $6m in strategic funding

Credora raises $6m in strategic funding

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Credora, a US-based lending infrastructure provider, has raised $6m in a strategic funding round.  The funding will be used to further build institutional rails for...
Curacel appoints new advisory board member to support its growth

Curacel appoints new advisory board member to support its growth

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Curacel, an insurance infrastructure provider based in Africa, has appointed Adam Jones to its advisory board to support its growth across the continent and...
ClearBank appoints chief product officer

ClearBank appoints chief product officer

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ClearBank has appointed Spiros Theodossiou as its new chief product officer.  Spiros will lead the UK-based business bank and embedded banking provider’s global product strategy,...
Tred calls out big banks ahead of Earth Day

Tred calls out big banks ahead of Earth Day

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Tred, a green digital bank, has taken aim at the big banks for their fossil fuel investments ahead of Earth Day.  This week, the UK-based...