Innovation is essential to ensure payments keep up with consumer requirements and to support merchants as they seek new ways to attract and serve their customers. But to ensure innovative new payment methods are adopted and that their benefits are realised by consumers and businesses alike, payment decision makers must be willing to take the leap and integrate new technologies.

Landon Glenn, CEO and founder of ASA, will be speaking at Fintech Meetup, demonstrating how ASA’s embedded fintech platform uses APIs to connect financial institutions with a marketplace of consumer-facing fintechs allowing customers and members to

ESG is an increasingly data-hungry business. As it establishes its status in the mainstream, more and more information is needed to meet requirements across the back to front office. This craving for data has understandably created a market for a host of ESG rating agencies and other specialised data vendors.  

MyCena Security Solutions, the pioneer and leader in Access Segmentation and Encryption Management (ASEM), today announced the addition of a new feature to its MyCena Desk Center (MDC) platform, designed to reduce payment card fraud at organizations processing financial transactions on behalf of customers.

Manchester-based fintechs, BankiFi and Financielle have announced the joint launch of a new playbook for small-to-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), giving business owners back their most valuable asset - time.    

Worldline, a global leader in payment services, has launched a strategic initiative with Solana, a high-performance blockchain platform designed for decentralised applications and Web3 use cases such as gaming. This initiative, supported by the Solana Foundation, will allow all projects building on Solana direct access to Worldline’s Payment Orchestration platform. These projects will be integrated, allowing for providers to route payments automatically while offering the lowest fees and highest conversion.

ZEDRA, the fast-growing global specialist in Corporate, Global Expansion, Active Wealth, Pensions & Incentives services as well as Fund Solutions, is pleased to announce the appointment of Jon McKay as Global Head of Legal.

Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payments technology company, has today announced that it has received its Electronic Money Issuer and Remittance Licenses from the National Bank of Rwanda. This will help the company expand its operations in East Africa.

With these new licenses, in addition to being a Payment Service Provider, Flutterwave can offer money deposit and withdrawal, electronic funds transfer, as well as inbound and outbound remittance services to the 13.46 million people living and working in Rwanda.

Sporting Chance Prize Draw, a UK-based not-for-profit organisation striving to bring together the sporting community and charities across the country, has partnered with leading global payments gateway Volt to bring faster, simpler and more secure payments to its community and donors.

Participants in the crypto derivatives market are holding less money at exchanges, onboarding with third-party custody providers and calling for greater regulation of crypto-native markets, the latest Acuiti Crypto Derivatives Management Insight Report has found.