Zopa Bank and ClearScore in bid to strengthen consumer finances by 2025
The initiative will focus on four areas – savings, credit building, debt consolidation and utility marketplaces.
Europe
Hamburg Commercial Bank completes SEPA payments cloud migration
Completed in under 12 months, the implementation follows the migration of HCOB’s international SWIFT payments.
Equity management platform Ledgy raises $22m Series B
Ledgy will use the funding to expand its workforce, boost product development and cement its presence in Europe.
Copper.co taps Fenergo for AML and client lifecycle management solution
Copper will utilise Fenergo’s tech to onboard “increasingly complex” client ownership structures.
Capita to sell Pay360 to Access PaySuite in £150m deal
Capita says the deal will help lower the firm’s debt and provide additional liquidity.
Revolut falls victim to “highly targeted” cyber-attack
In an e-mail to affected customers, Revolut says some individuals may be vulnerable to fraud and phishing attacks.
Maslife partners Railsr to launch new financial and mental wellbeing app
The app is being supported by Mastercard and Checkout.com.
Target Group makes new CEO and COO appointments
John Barker has been named as the firm’s new CEO, with Peter O’Connor taking on the role of COO.
Open Banking Expo comes to London on 20 October
Open Banking Expo is the largest global community of open banking, open finance and open payments execs.
Fitch Group to acquire majority stake in data and analytics firm dv01
The acquisition, for an undisclosed sum, is expected to close by the end of Q3.
European open banking platform TrueLayer to shed 10% of workforce
Despite “significant growth” in payment volumes over the last 12 months, the firm is looking to cut 40 employees.
HSBC Ventures invests $35m in Monese
Monese will use the new funds to grow its cloud-based Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) business.
Fintech AlphaStream recruits ex-Metro Bank exec as first director of operations
Kerri Miller brings over 20 years of corporate experience in the banking sector.
European Central Bank picks five partners for digital euro initiative
Five front-end companies were chosen by the ECB out of 54 applicants.
Europe fintech funding round-up: Claimer, Freetrade, InvestSuite, Ruleguard
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across UK and Europe
Berlin-based automated accounting platform Candis raises $16m
Candis is an accounts payable (AP) processes automation solution.
PAYA acquires card payment provider ITS
Interactive Transaction Solutions (ITS) is a business-to-business (B2B) payment gateway.
Revolut launches new one-click payment solution
Revolut Pay is already being used by merchants including Shopify and WH Smith.
Italian wealthtech Objectway appoints head of UK and Ireland
Hassan Suffyan joins from Ernst & Young UK.
Software management start-up Cledara lands $20m Series A
The money raised by Cledara will go towards the US expansion.
UK’s Amplifi Capital launches personal loans provider Reevo Money
Reevo Money says its ultimate goal is to help people build their credit rating.
Paytech iBanFirst names new CTO and COO amid c-level shake-up
The firm has also announced a new chief revenue officer, chief people officer and chief of staff.
How Etcho is aiming to help save the planet through conscious investing
Etcho wants to increase people’s knowledge and awareness of the global impact of their investments.
FNZ set to acquire German wealthtech provider Diamos
The acquisition will equip FNZ with additional wealth management product and service solutions.
Belgium’s Puilaetco taps Abbove for digital wealth planning platform
Abbove hopes to expand into six countries including the UK if the Belgium pilot proves a success.
Europe fintech funding round-up: Ark Kapital, Credix and Nokkel
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across Europe.
ClearBank hires Andrew Barker as new chief revenue officer
Barker brings more than 25 years’ worth of experience in the technology space to the role.
New challenger bank in the UK – StreamBank
StreamBank intends to be a partner for property professionals looking for bridging or development finance.
B2C2 names ex-Morgan Stanley exec as new CEO, EMEA
Thomas Restout says he aims to help the firm “accelerate expansion”.
Swiss digital bank Alpian partners Visa for new debit card
Alpian has plans for a full public rollout by the end of this year.
Compliance regtech SteelEye raises $21m Series B funding
SteelEye claims the $21m Series B marks the largest raise by a European regtech firm in 2022.
Open Banking Expo to host its flagship European event this fall in Amsterdam
This year’s event will take place in Amsterdam on 30 September.
Blockchain trade finance platform Contour snaps up we.trade assets
The move forms part of Contour’s plans to launch a digital open account trade finance offering.
Credit Suisse sells global trust business to Butterfield and Gasser Partner
Both deals are expected to close in H1 2023.
ICMA names Georgina Jarratt as head of fintech and digitalisation
Jarratt has 30 years’ worth of experience across financial services, telco and utilities.
Kani Payments appoints Dan Clappison as COO to boost expansion
Clappison joins from Virgin Money, having also previously worked at TSYS and Newcastle Building Society.
St James’s Place taps AML regtech Napier for customer screening solution
Napier offers an AI-led platform for AML and trade compliance.
Banking hubs set to open in 13 locations across UK
The increase in shared banking hubs comes as retail banks continue to pull out of the country’s high streets.
UK’s Paysend appoints Wilhelm Rohde as group CFO
Rohde joins from Swisscard, a joint venture between American Express and Credit Suisse.
European Investment Bank appoints new group chief digital officer
In her new role, Christie will lead digital transformation, information and technology services for the bank.
