Regulators approve ex-UK cabinet minister Gavin Williamson’s appointment to Lanistar advisory board
Williamson is expected to be paid in the company’s shares, and will meet its executive committee once a month.
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Ireland’s Synch ditches plans to roll out mobile payments app
Synch says “it was no longer feasible to launch its payment app Yippay into the Irish market”.
Redpin launches with new strategy and £140m in funding
The launch follows a previous £140 million investment that Redpin received from Blackstone, Palamon and Corsair.
Mastercard taps Japan’s NEC to roll out biometric checkouts across APAC
Mastercard first launched its Biometric Checkout Programme last year with NEC as an early partner.
Nuvei reportedly snaps up Aussie paytech Till Payments for $30.5m
The paytech was valued at $350 million only seven months ago.
RTGS.global signs pilot agreements for settlement service with three new banks
The three banks are Tajikistan-based Alif Bank and Bank Arvand and Montenegro’s Universal Capital Bank.
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Landsbankinn partners Meniga to launch open banking-powered PIS and AIS services
The bank claims the new services mark a “significant breakthrough in the realm of open banking within Iceland”.
Wise temporarily pauses new business onboarding in Europe
The company says it is “working to resume onboarding businesses in Europe as a priority”.
Block’s Cash App withdraws bid for Irish virtual asset licence
Cash App had been pursuing a VASP licence in the country since 2021.
European regulators agree on new rules for SEPA instant payments
The rules state that instant transfers must not cost more than standard services.
FCA calls for “robust frameworks” to detect fraud and support victims
The regulator recently reviewed how firms tackle fraud and handle complaints from customers.
US business payment platform Bill reportedly closing on $1.95bn deal to acquire Melio
Bloomberg reports that an official announcement regarding the potential acquisition could arrive within a week.
Italian fintech Qomodo lands €34.5m pre-seed funding
The start-up aims to bring SmartPOS, Tap-to-Phone and BNPL payment solutions to physical merchants.
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DeFi BNPL start-up AtPay taps Pismo for card issuance
Pismo is to support AtPay’s BNPL and card management programmes, ahead of its Q1 2024 launch.
UK paytech Volt brings in former Stripe Europe CEO Matt Henderson as special advisor
Volt says Henderson joins at a “critical inflection point” for the company.
Volante Technologies lands $66m in debt and equity funding round
The funding brings the total external investment in the firm to $116 million to date.
BNPL fintech Jifiti lands European EMI licence from Swedish regulator
Jifiti says it can now provide clients with a broader range of payment products and pan-European solutions.
National Bank of Georgia taps Ripple for CBDC pilot
With Ripple, Georgia’s central bank aims to explore use cases and potential benefits of having a digital currency.
Amazon adds BNPL to its Amazon Business platform through Affirm partnership
Amazon Business customers can now select Affirm at checkout to pay for eligible goods over time.
PayPal bolsters leadership team with new CTO and CFO appointments
Archie Deskus has been named as CTO and Jamie Miller joins as CFO.
TAS appoints former Accenture executive Fabio Benasso as president
A long-standing Accenture employee, Benasso began his career at the software firm in 1984.
European Payments Initiative completes acquisitions of iDEAL and Payconiq International
The acquired solutions will boost the development of EPI’s digital wallet Wero, which is launching next year.
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Dutch paytech Mollie receives UK payment institution licence from the FCA
Mollie CEO Koen Köppen says securing the new licence is “a huge milestone”.
Abe Kuruvilla joins ACI Worldwide as chief technology officer
Kuruvilla joins the company from CoreLogic, where he served as chief information officer.
South African paytech Stanchion Payments names ex-Synthesis exec Pierre Aurel as new CPO
Aurel previously served as head of payments and cryptography at South Africa-based Synthesis Software Technologies.
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Mangopay secures UK EMI licence from the FCA
The authorisation will enable Mangopay to offer its full suite of services to new and existing UK customers.
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Chloé Mayenobe joins paytech Thunes as chief operating officer
Mayenobe’s appointment follows the company’s $72 million Series C funding round.
The US Federal Reserve proposes new single cap on interchange fees
Reserve board member and governor Michelle Bowman has opposed the revised cap.
The Clearing House names Margaret Weichert as new chief product officer
Weichert joins TCH from Accenture, where she served as managing director, North America payments lead.
Stax Payments expands tech stack with APPS acquisition
APPS’ CEO Abe Maghaguian and COO Sarah Gerald will join the Stax leadership team as part of the deal.
Early Warning’s digital wallet offering Paze readies for launch as the US’ biggest banks look to fend off Big Tech
Paze MD James Anderson chats with FinTech Futures about the fintech’s upcoming product launch.
French paytech Worldline’s shares tumble after company revises guidance
Worldline says it now expects 6% to 7% in organic revenue growth, as opposed to its previous forecast of 8% to 10%.
FinTech Futures triumphs as best digital media platform at Fintech B2B Marketing Global Awards
FinTech Futures was named the winner in the Best Innovative Integrated Digital Media Platform category.
US Bank subsidiary Elavon lands UK banking authorisation
With the licence, Elavon intends to offer authorisation, settlement, card machines, and banking services in the UK.
