GFT and FICO Launch Global Partnership in Smart Finance
- 3 months 4 weeks ago
- Digital banking
AI-Driven Alliance Improves Onboarding for Risk Management and Real-Time Decision-Making for Banks Worldwide
iwoca SME Expert Index: Three-Quarters of Finance Brokers Say Government Policies Harming SMEs, With Budget Likely to Worsen Outlook
- 3 months 4 weeks ago
- Infrastructure
More than three-quarters (76%) of business finance specialists say the Government’s policies have had a negative impact on the UK’s 5.5m small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), with the situation predicted to worsen at the Budget. The new research finds that the criticisms of the Government’s impact on SMEs has grown, rising from 70% last quarter.
Ecommpay UK Chair Elected to the Payments Association Advisory Board
- 3 months 4 weeks ago
- People Moves
Inclusive global payments platform, Ecommpay, is proud to announce that the company’s Chief Compliance Officer & UK Chair, Willem Wellinghoff, has joined the Advisory Board of the Payments Association (PA). With more than 20 years’ experience in financial services, financial crime and technology, Willem brings to the role a unique legal and compliance perspective on payments and lending.
Grasshopper and Narmi Expand Access to Generative AI to Streamline Financial Workflows With ChatGPT Integration & OAuth
- 3 months 4 weeks ago
- Artificial Intelligence
Grasshopper, a client-first, full service digital bank, and Narmi, a leading digital-banking-platform provider, today announced the next evolution of their groundbreaking Model Context Protocol (MCP) server deployment, with expanded functionality to support ChatGPT from OpenAI, an AI research and development company, and OAuth 2.0-based authorization for secure, permissioned data access.
Tech Mahindra Launches i.GreenFinance, an AI-Driven Sustainable Lending Platform Built on AWS for Financial Institutions Globally
- 3 months 4 weeks ago
- Lending
Tech Mahindra, a leading global provider of technology consulting and digital solutions to enterprises across industries, announced the launch of i.GreenFinance, an advanced sustainable lending platform designed to transform the origination, evaluation and management of green and sustainability-linked loans for financial institutions worldwide.
pay.com.au Finalises $53 Million Capital Event as Part of Its Expansion Strategy
- 3 months 4 weeks ago
- Fundraising News
pay.com.au, the end-to-end payments and rewards platform, today announced it has successfully attracted AUD$53 million in its latest capital raise round, propelling the company’s strategic growth and international expansion plans.
Barker Secures $3.5 Million to Scale Warrantied AI Valuations for Asset-Backed Lending
- 3 months 4 weeks ago
- Fundraising News
Barker, a pioneering Fintech firm that transforms illiquid asset valuations into insurance-backed instruments, secured $3.5 million in funding led by Walkabout VC. The new capital will accelerate expansion of Barker’s agentic valuation system, delivering real-time, enforceable hard asset valuations across asset-backed finance.
Episode Six and Sharesies Partner to Launch New Debit Card Linking Everyday Spending to Long-Term Investing
- 3 months 4 weeks ago
- Investment
Episode Six, a leading global technology provider of enterprise-grade card issuing and ledger infrastructure, today announced its partnership with leading wealth app Sharesies, to support its newly released debit card. The debit card is the first of its kind in New Zealand to allow customers to earn investments on their spending.
British Business Bank Publishes Five-Year Strategic Plan to Deliver Step Change in Smaller Business Finance
- 3 months 4 weeks ago
- Financial
Today, the British Business Bank responds to an updated mandate from the UK Government by publishing a five-year strategic plan for delivering a step change in how UK smaller businesses are financed. The Bank’s mission is to drive economic growth by helping smaller businesses get the finance they need to start, scale and stay in the UK.
Three in Four Shoppers Believe AI Advances Have Made Scams More Convincing, Fuelling Black Friday Fraud Fears
- 3 months 4 weeks ago
- Artificial Intelligence
Ahead of Black Friday, the UK’s busiest retail event, new research shows that AI is making consumers more susceptible to purchase scams. As fraudsters change tactics and turn to SMS/text to directly target victims, Barclays is urging deal-seekers to act with caution to stay protected when shopping in this year’s sales.
Revolut Completes Fundraising Process Establishing $75 Billion Valuation
- 3 months 4 weeks ago
- Fundraising News
Revolut, the global fintech leader with over 65 million customers worldwide, has today announced the completion of a share sale, valuing the company at $75 billion. The transaction was led by Coatue, Greenoaks, Dragoneer, Fidelity Management & Research Company, with participation from a broad group of world-class investors including Andreessen Horowitz (aka a16z), Franklin Templeton, and T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.*
Finom Launches Premium Business Cards for Growing SMEs
- 3 months 4 weeks ago
- Banking
Finom, the digital financial services platform for European SMEs, today announced the launch of Finom Prime, a subscription-based business card for European SMEs. The new card addresses a specific market gap: businesses that have outgrown basic card offerings but find existing premium cards overpriced.
Capital.com Strengthens European Operations With Expanded Customer Service Hub in Bulgaria
- 3 months 4 weeks ago
- Infrastructure
Capital.com, the high-growth trading platform and fintech group, today announced the expansion of its operations in Bulgaria with the opening of a new office at Sofia’s Office X Business Garden and a 51% increase in local headcount over the past year. This development aligns with the company’s strategy to build specialised centres of excellence across key functions, with Bulgaria leading the way in customer service.
TerraPay Launches Xend - A Global Payments Interoperability Network to Power Borderless Payments for Billions of Wallet Users
- 3 months 4 weeks ago
- Payments
TerraPay, a leading global money movement company, today announced the launch of Xend, a first-of-its-kind Payments Interoperability Network designed to unify the fragmented world of wallets, banks, and cards into one seamless, borderless financial ecosystem.
WFIS 2025 – Indonesia: Countdown to the Nation’s Most Influential Digital Finance Gathering Begins
- 3 months 4 weeks ago
- FinTech StartUps
Indonesia’s audacious on-going attempts to merge technology with finance – in all imaginable aspects – to mobilize a tech-driven, digital-first financial ecosystem has, by its best measures, enabled the nation to hit a trillion-dollar GDP mark this year – the highest in its economic history.
