Tradeshift, the B2B e-commerce and fintech platform, today announces Raphael Bres has rejoined the company as Chief Product & Technology Officer (CPO). Raphael will spearhead strategic product innovation and technological transformation across Tradeshift’s portfolio of solutions.

The Lending Standards Board (LSB) has added a wealth of policy and governance expertise to its Board with the Non-Executive Director appointments of broadcaster Iain Dale, economic authority Paul Johnson CBE and charity sector leader Caron Bradshaw OBE.

Iain, Paul and Caron replaced Liz Barclay and Graham Peacop, who have stepped down as LSB Non-Executive Directors at the end of their terms, on 1 April.

CaixaBank will be part of two European consortia to prevent cyberthreats and provide a faster and more secure response in the face of potential incidents. Via two projects financed by the European Commission under the scope of the Digital Europe programme, the bank will implement AI tools to generate solutions and services that contribute to increasing the security for activities carried out by financial institutions.

The global subscription economy is on a steady rise, expected to reach a staggering $406B by 2025. As the trend of consumers subscribing to services in sectors such as retail, food, and more increases, so does the challenge of managing their payments.

TD Bank Group (TD) and Google Cloud today announced a multi-year strategic relationship. TD will add Google Cloud services to its portfolio of data-driven technology solutions to support its delivery of innovative banking experiences. Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) already supports TD Securities Automated Trading (TDSAT), designed to enable TD Securities to adapt and quickly respond to changing market and client needs in a fast-paced environment.

LHV Bank, one of the UK’s newest licensed banks, has increased its share capital by £20.9m to support its growth ambitions. Following the additional capital investment by the Bank’s sole shareholder, LHV Group, completed in the last week, the share capital of LHV Bank is £75m.

Travelex, a market-leading foreign exchange brand, has launched its online click-and-collect service in Hong Kong, enabling customers to purchase their travel cash in advance online, at Travelex’s best exchange rate.

Byte Federal, a leading company in the global financial technologies space, is proud to announce the official launch of its point of sale (POS) system, ByteConnect

Benjamin Capital Partners announced today the closing of a seed round, raising a total of $5.5 mil. from Play Ventures & F4 Fund. Other prominent investors in the round include inventor, investor, and serial entrepreneur Anton Gauffin; tech CEO and 20-year payment veteran Shane Happach; and Ilkka Teppo, founder of Reworks. The raise will serve to aggressively fuel growth for the Benjamin cash rewards app, which has generated robust consumer demand and revenue growth since its launch in October 2023.