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Stratiphy launches investing app

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 people ahead of its launch. The app uses data to provide insights and analytics to give customers “capabilities that had previously been reserved for financial professionals and investment banks”. It […]

Wio Bank selects Paymentology for card issuing in the UAE

Paymentology, a global issuer-processor, has teamed up with Wio Bank, a UAE-based digital bank, to upgrade its banking model with card payment services. Wio Bank will use Paymentology’s cloud card issuing platform and data analytics capabilities to launch financial products “quickly and at scale”, for businesses and consumers. The bank, launched in 2022, provides digital […]

Integrated Finance’s co-founder Alistair Cotton on the future of financial services

There are an increasing number of fintechs dedicated to making banking-as-a-service (BaaS) a reality—essentially bypassing legacy banks and delivering key products and services, from accounts and payments to lending, directly to consumers and businesses. The reason banks have a ‘legacy’ in the first place, however, is because they are long-entrenched, with all of the necessary […]

Weavr’s Daniel Greiller on the evolution of embedded finance

The way that people bank and use financial services is changing. Technology has changed the way people order a taxi (Uber), buy a book (Amazon) or get credit (Klarna). Weavr, an embedded finance provider, claim its plug-and-play finance model will allow digital businesses to launch and monetise financial services quicker, more efficient and cheaper than […]

Collctiv’s co-founder Pete Casson on launching in the US

When people are messaging you on social media or jumping on live chats asking about your product, as happened with Collctiv ahead of its move into the US, that’s a sign you are on to something. Collctiv is a group payments app that allows a range of users to collect money in an “easy and […]

Fast and frictionless: Is embedded finance here to stay?

If fintech could be compared to a rapidly developing civilisation, we might argue that it’s currently living through its Age of Embedded Finance. Such is the popularity and prevalence of this concept, which McKinsey defines as the placing of a financial product in a non-financial customer experience, journey or platform, that embedded finance accounted for […]

PayQuicker appoints Nazuk Jain to lead product development

US-headquartered global payouts platform PayQuicker has announced the appointment of Nazuk Jain as head of product. In this role, Jain will build out PayQuicker’s product team, and lead new initiatives in its payouts-as-a-service products. She will also focus on new and existing product development, with emphasis on ROI for customers and partners. Jain joins from […]

Backbase appoints new CMO to support growth

Banking software firm Backbase has appointed Mark Appel as its new chief marketing officer. Appel will lead Backbase’s marketing organisation and support growth that has seen it reach €200m in revenue. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Backbase digitises the customer-facing operations of banks to improve user experience. The software firm has […]

Wise launches environmentally friendly debit card

International money transfer firm Wise has launched an eco debit card in the EU and UK. The card, which is white and features a small logo, uses less ink than previous iterations. New materials used in its manufacture contain 80% less PVC (polyvinyl chloride) than standard debit cards, according to Wise. Wise also said the environmental […]

FCA to examine the impact of big tech on financial services

UK regulator the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is looking at the potential pros and cons of big tech entering the jurisdiction’s financial services markets. The regulator issued a discussion paper yesterday on the subject, noting that big tech firms can bring benefits to consumers by providing “innovative, efficient products and services”. But big tech, including Meta (the parent […]