Curve, the London-based fintech that combines multiple cards and accounts into one smart card and even smarter app, today announces it has secured $95 million from a leading group of international investors as part of a successful Series C round.

About AIB

Allied Irish Banks (AIB) is a financial services group founded in 1966 following the amalgamation of three long established banks – the Munster and Leinster Bank Limited, the Provincial Bank of Ireland Limited and the Royal Bank of Ireland Limited. Headquartered in Dublin and with 9,400 employees, it provides a range of services to retail, business and corporate customers, with market-leading positions in key segments.

Business Systems (UK) Ltd (BSL), a specialist in Enterprise Communications solutions is delighted to announce that private equity (PE) firm, August Equity has acquired a controlling interest in the company to enable an acceleration of their ambitious growth plans. 

Mastercard has partnered with NMI and Global Payments Inc. to launch its first live Cloud Tap on Phone pilot with 

More than seven in ten Britons say that life through two national lockdowns has fundamentally changed the way they manage money but, for once, the changes have been positive. Nationally, 62% of people say they are in better control of their money than they were before COVID struck, according to new research from ThoughtWorks, a leading global software consultancy.

Napier, providers of next-generation anti-money laundering (AML) solutions, has added two key appointments to its senior management team following a period of growth for the business.

Greg Watson joins Napier as Chief Operating Officer while Mariola Marzouk joins as Head of Product.

PayDashboard, the interactive payslip platform, today announced it has been selected by Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency, to receive a £167,072 funding grant to help drive and support its continued growth in the financial wellness space.

The number of fintech businesses has grown to more than 20,000 worldwide. So what are the best and most innovative companies right now? We take a look here!

Fintech companies are growing in numbers and capabilities thanks to improvements in smartphones, internet connectivity and a host of other tech developments. According to data collected by Statista, there were around 12,500 fintech businesses worldwide in 2019, and that grew beyond 20,000 in 2020.

Icon Solutions, the specialist provider of world-class payment solutions and consultancy services, has today announced the appointment of Alastair Brown to its Board of Directors. Alastair is the second addition to Icon’s Board since securing strategic investment from J.P. Morgan, joining Sara Castelhano, EMEA Head of Payments, Digital and Solutions, J.P.