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PayTech
Apple set to open up access to NFC tech to third-party app developers
Developers in the UK, the US, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Japan, and New Zealand will be able to access the tech.
Ireland’s PTSB extends partnership with Worldpay to expand merchant services offering
PTSB will now make use of Worldpay’s DCC, ePOS and e-commerce solutions.
Banking Tech Awards 2024 nominations deadline extended to 6 September
You now have until 6 September to submit your nominations for this year’s Banking Tech Awards!
Nium looks to expand presence in LatAm with new licence applications
Nium has applied for a Payment Institution licence in Brazil.
French paytech Lemonway has “certain limitations” placed on its operations in Italy by Banca d’Italia
Lemonway says the Italian central bank has told it to “not engage new Italian partners”.
AccessPay gains two new senior directors with product and partnership focus
Graham Morgan transitions to product director, while Jim Conning becomes director of banking and alliances.
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CloudPay secures $120m funding round led by Blue Owl Capital
The paytech’s latest funding round adds to the $50 million it raised in 2022.
Estonia’s Montonio triggers leadership change with Johan Nord rising to CEO
Nord takes the reins from Markus Lember, who will now become chief strategy officer.
Global Payments names Robert Cortopassi as new president and chief operating officer
Cortopassi previously served as Global Payments’ senior EVP and president of international and vertical markets.
Flywire acquires Invoiced to enhance B2B payments and software capabilities
Invoiced’s SaaS platform enables B2B finance teams to automate AR processes.
Payoneer acquires payroll start-up Skuad in Singapore for $61m
Payoneer CEO John Caplan says the deal will “accelerate our evolution and B2B momentum”.
Mondu lands new EMI licence to fuel European expansion
Mondu’s co-CEO says it is the first B2B BNPL firm in Europe to be granted its own EMI licence.
Sendsprint acquires Nobel Financial to expand remittance services in the US
Scott McClain, Nobel Financial’s chief compliance officer, will also join Sendsprint in the same role.
JP Morgan Payments expands in-store biometric payments throughout US with PopID
The solution first made its market debut last year.
Nuvei set to obtain licence in Brazil with proposed acquisition of Pay2All
The proposed acquisition will enable Nuvei to operate in Brazil as an electronic currency issuer.
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Bank of England launches discussion paper on “ambitious agenda” for UK’s payments landscape
The public have until 31 October 2024 to submit feedback on the paper.
Octo3 merges with fintech solutions provider Evantagesoft to launch new FTS.Money brand in Asia
The new brand is preparing to launch IBAN accounts and remittance services later this year.
Ireland’s An Post joins forces with Safecypher to combat CNP payment fraud
Safecypher’s tech tackles CNP fraud by enhancing CVV protection for card payments.
July 2024: Top five payments stories of the month
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Ireland’s Payac taps Nexi for SEPA instant payments solution
Through the partnership, 1.8 million Irish credit union members will gain access to SEPA instant payments.
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Stripe buys US paytech start-up Lemon Squeezy
Lemon Squeezy has been processing payments on Stripe since its launch in 2021.
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Fortis buys NetSuite payments division of MerchantE
Fortis says it has a “robust pipeline of feature enhancements” prepared for the division.
Simona Covaliu appointed new CRO of PayU GPO
Covaliu will lead PayU GPO’s security, compliance, privacy and risk units.
Morgan Stanley buys stake in UK business payments start-up Sokin
Sokin says the deal will “accelerate its product growth plans and further global expansion”.
Kenya’s Diamond Trust Bank taps Network International for digital payment solutions
The bank will utilise Network International’s platform for debit, credit and prepaid card hosting and processing.
FCA lifts partner onboarding restrictions on UK fintech Modulr
Modulr can now resume onboarding A&D partners but must inform the FCA when doing so.
Egypt’s MNT-Halan raises $157.5 million, plots regional expansion
The international expansion will be aided by both M&As and partnerships.
Former Affirm VP Sibongile Ngako joins US fintech Brex as chief compliance officer
Ngako will lead the compliance programme at Brex and expand its risk-mitigating frameworks.
UK paytech RC365 acquires Money Lenders Licence to provide digital lending services in Hong Kong
RC365 purchased the licence from private investment and advisory firm HC Capital Group for HK 230,000.
B2B paytech Slope lands $65m equity and debt funding led by JP Morgan
Following the investment, Slope will join the JP Morgan Payments Partner Network.
CFPB proposes new rule to include payday advances under Truth in Lending Act
The fees associated with payday advances must be accompanied by the appropriate consumer disclosures.
Boku names former NatWest exec Rob Whittick as new CFO
Whittick most recently served for over four years as chief of staff of NatWest Group.
Cash App to exit UK as Block scales back international expansion plans
Block is currently focused on “growing within the US, not expanding into new markets”.
