DLocal appoints Pedro Arnt as co-CEO amid reports the firm is exploring a potential sale
Arnt is to join current CEO Sebastián Kanovich to lead the firm’s future endeavours.
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Mastercard Strive India launches to help small businesses go digital
Strive India will focus on micro-enterprises, women-led businesses and agri-entrepreneurs in the country.
Singapore’s MVGX launches carbon SaaS subsidiary, appoints ex-BSI exec to take the lead
Frank Zhang, “a fintech, ISO standard certification and sustainability veteran”, will lead the new subsidiary.
Luxhub appoints Geoffroy Gailly as new COO to drive open finance in Europe
Gailly has been active in Luxembourg’s financial services industry for the last 25 years.
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Tasi Bank taps Green Check to cultivate its cannabis banking capabilities
The partnership enables the “maverick” community bank to expand its cannabis clientele across California.
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Mexican challenger Klar lands $100m debt facility to expand credit product offerings
The new facility has been provided by US investment firm Victory Park Capital.
The Savings Bank Group of Finland taps Tietoevry to replace lending platform
The Savings Bank Group says the new lending platform will enhance its digital offerings and operational efficiency.
The convergence of CX and FX and the impact to user experience
Companies that create an optimised, secure UX will continue to stand out above the rest.
New digital bank for the US military Roger launches
Roger was built in partnership with banking technology solutions provider Nymbus.
US climate tech start-up Persefoni secures $50m in Series C-1 funding round
The company has now raised more than $150 million to date.
UK fintech start-up Fronted closes down
Fronted was founded in 2019 by former employees of Bud Financial, Monzo and Apple.
Discover Financial Services’ CEO and president Roger Hochschild steps down
Hochschild will serve in an advisory role at the company until the end of the year to ensure a smooth transition.
Finland’s Basware makes offer to acquire Irish fintech Glantus for £17.8m
The transaction is subject to all necessary approvals, and is expected to be finalised in Q4 2023.
Better.com gears up to go public through SPAC merger
According to an SEC filing, the merger is set to close “on or about” 22 August 2023.
US crypto exchange Coinbase expands into Canada
The move comes amid major regulatory enhancements for crypto set by the Canadian financial regulator.
PayPal appoints Alex Chriss as its new president and CEO
Chriss joins PayPal from business software company Intuit, where he worked for over 19 years.
Roland Folz to lead CloudPay as newly appointed CEO
Folz joins CloudPay from the German credit institution Solaris SE, where he served as CEO from 2017 to 2023.
Mastercard signs MoU to buy minority stake in MTN’s $5.2bn fintech business
MTN says its partnership with Mastercard will enable its customers “to participate in the global economy”.
Starling Bank plans to take its BaaS platform Engine to APAC
CNBC reports that the challenger is in talks to deploy Engine with an undisclosed Asian bank.
More than 25 US credit unions and community banks tap Eltropy for AI Chat offering
ACFCU and First Credit Union are among the company’s to deploy Eltropy’s AI tech.
Cartoon: Betting on the swing
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FCA asks UK banks to hand over data on bank account closures
The UK’s largest banks and building societies have until 25 August to supply the information.
Bank of England forms CBDC Academic Advisory Group for proposed digital pound
The formation of the AGG will ensure that the digital pound can be “accelerated” if given the green light.
Nutmeg and Chase UK CEO Sanjiv Somani resigns
According to a Companies House filing, Somani has resigned as head of Nutmeg and JP Morgan Europe.
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ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Chargeflow, Knot, Treasure Financial & more
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Torpago confirms two new senior hires following “significant growth”
James Yacobucci has been appointed to head of bank partnerships and Noah Martin to head of capital markets.
ConnexPay appoints former PayPal exec George Hansen as chief revenue officer
Hansen joins ConnexPay from PayPal, where he served as head of global sales and account management.
Digital dementia: have banks forgotten about their customers?
In the race to optimise cost and efficiency through technology, let’s not forget to ensure a human touch remains.
Specialist lender Shawbrook reportedly mulling Co-operative Bank merger
Sky News reports Shawbrook has approached the Co-operative Bank’s owners about a potential deal.
Bangladesh Bank taps Fime to launch domestic card scheme
The six-year partnership will see Fime help the central bank establish an independent payment infrastructure.
Indian fintech start-up Credgenics secures $50m Series B funding
The round was led by Westbridge Capital, Accel, Tanglin Ventures, Beams Fintech Fund and other strategic investors.
Mobility fintech Moove secures $76m funding to fuel global expansion
The latest investment brings Moove’s total funding to date to over $335 million across equity and debt.
Microsoft partners Aptos Labs to help connect financial service companies to the Web3 ecosystem
The duo will explore new innovations in areas such as asset tokenisation, CBDCs and payment technology.
US fintech Greenlight launches credit builder tool for teenagers
Greenlight says parents can add their teenagers as authorised users of its credit card to start building credit.
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