AccesBanque partners Compass Plus Technologies for ATM acquiring and card management
The partnership will allow AccesBanque to scale and quickly launch new products and services.
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Last chance to shine: PayTech Awards 2023 nominations deadline extended
The nominations deadline has been extended to 24 March 2023. Submit today!
Open banking start-up Archie launches to support UK businesses
The firm claims it can enable businesses to streamline their payments and save on transaction fees.
UK Spring Budget 2023: the fintech sector reacts
FinTech Futures hears from UK business leaders on how the Spring Budget impacts the fintech sector.
BNP Paribas and Hokodo team up to launch new B2B BNPL offering
The solution will enable large corporates to provide payment alternatives to their business customers.
Mexican fintech Clara secures up to $90m in debt financing
The fresh financing follows a $150 million debt facility from Goldman Sachs in August last year.
Amidst legal troubles in Kenya, Flutterwave lands two licences in Rwanda
The unicorn’s latest push in Rwanda follows its bid to expand across East Africa.
Hong Kong’s Livi Bank launches Livi Business for SMEs
Livi Business offers SMEs and entrepreneurs access to “fast, simple and personalised” financial services.
Nigerian fintech FairMoney acquires PayForce for undisclosed sum
FairMoney is looking to expand its offering to include features for merchants as well as retail customers.
Scottish challenger for SMEs Alba lands banking licence
The bank has been granted an Authorised with Restrictions (AwR) licence by the UK’s PRA and FCA.
Toby Mason joins Bermuda Monetary Authority as COO
Mason is the former COO of SME-focused Allica Bank, a role he held for more than three years.
If you build it, the money will come
The BaaS companies that will succeed will be those with a strong growth strategy.
Introducing the PayTech Awards USA 2023
Nominations for the awards are open until 2 June 2023.
Indonesia’s Bank BTPN taps Surecomp for trade finance solution
Bank BTPN says the partnership with Surecomp means “we can future-proof our trade finance business”.
Allica Bank taps SurePay for Confirmation of Payee solution
With Confirmation of Payee, Allica customers will be protected from fraud and misdirected payments.
Business banking fintech Moniepoint names Pawel Swiatek COO
Swiatek joins Moniepoint from Capital One, where he served as managing vice president for over four years.
French fintech Aria bags €50m debt facility
Founded in 2020 and based in Paris, Aria offers an API-led B2B financing solution.
French fintech N2F lands €24m funding to fuel expansion plans
N2F is looking to expand across Europe and will recruit 200 new employees over the next five years.
PayTech Awards nominations close in two weeks!
The deadline for nominations is Friday 17 March, so don’t leave it too late!
Africa’s Ecobank Group names Jeremy Awori as CEO
Awori brings more than 25 years of banking industry experience to the leadership role, Ecobank says.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Archway, Finway, iLex and more
A handy round-up of all the latest funding endeavours by fintech companies across the world.
Thunes appoints Victor Lucena as new head of Latin America
Lucena has previously worked for financial services firms including Binance, Rapyd, Worldpay and PayU.
Xero appoints former Google exec Diya Jolly as chief product officer
Jolly joins Xero from Okta, where she served as CPO.
Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology launches to boost UK fintech
CFIT will bring together “coalitions of experts” across finance, technology, academia and policy.
How fintechs can prepare for Dodd-Frank Section 1071 with compliance automation
Learn how to be ready for any and all consequences once the 1071 regulations hit.
Clarency taps Form3 for access to Swift network
With the partnership, Clarency’s global customers will be able to send and receive payments on the Swift network.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Siren, DirectID, Gimo & HedgeFlows
A handy round-up of this week’s fintech funding news from across the world.
Indian SaaS fintech Mintoak bags $20m in Series A funding
PayPal Ventures led the funding round, with new and existing investors also participating.
Solving the cybersecurity puzzle
FinTech Futures speaks to City University of London’s Raj Muttukrishnan and Crossword’s Stuart Jubb.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Ledge, AdalFi and Power
Our weekly fintech round-up for you to get the latest funding news from around the world.
Saudi fintech Hala acquires UAE paytech Paymennt.com
Maher Loubieh, co-founder of Hala, says Paymennt’s product was a “clear fit” with their own strategy.
Singapore’s Aspire lands $100m in Series C funding
With the new funding, Aspire plans to build out its product offering and expand its regional presence.
Baiduri Bank taps Finbots.ai to modernise credit risk management
The partnership makes Baiduri the first bank in Brunei to migrate to an AI-led credit risk management solution.
SME lender Merchant Money scores £115m in funding
The funding will grow Merchant Money’s lending books across its secured and unsecured product offerings.
Canada’s Jobber secures $100m in Series D funding round
Jobber’s SaaS solution enables small businesses to accept credit card payments and send invoices.
UK’s Shawbrook Bank taps Cashflows to streamline payments
Cashflows will enable Shawbrook to process its e-commerce business finance collections through a virtual terminal.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Stubben Edge, Elementaryb and Bud
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
South African digital lender Lulalend bags $35m Series B
Lulalend will look to increase its loan book size and develop new products.
US lender Upstart to cut 20% of jobs in bid to return to profitability
Upstart is also suspending development of its small business loan product.
Liberis lands €30m in debt financing from Silicon Valley Bank UK
The funding will support Liberis’ targeted expansion across the Nordics and Europe.
