Q. Organisations are forecast to spend nearly $6.6 billion on blockchain solutions this year, an increase of more than 50% compared to 2020, according to a new update to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Blockchain Spending Guide. What does 2022 have in store for adoption of DLT? 

Ebury’s Mass Payments division scoops gong at the 2021 Global Payroll Awards 

● $23 billion in time-critical payments delivered over the last 12 months with clients  able to pay in 140+ currencies to over 200+ countries and territories 

Singapore-based AI startup, Sentient.io, announced today that SEEDS Capital, the investment arm of Enterprise Singapore, has invested in its Series B1 funding round following co-investor, Real Tech Fund.  The new funds raised will be used for scaling the platform and business expansion into Asia Pacific markets, especially to fulfil the surging demand for Digital Transformation from local and Japanese corporations.

New report from Mambu and AWS forecasts embedded finance is worth $3.5 trillion to the retail sector amid Buy Now Pay Later boom

-        Zopa Bank highlights three key questions for a fun yet financially responsible holiday season

-        Zopa credit card spending increased 45% over Black Friday weekend

-    One in two Zopa customers improved their credit score using Zopa tools

FSS (Financial Software and Systems), a globally leading provider of integrated payment products and a payments processor, has enhanced its Unified Payment Interface (UPI) Suite to support eVouchers to accelerate digital payments adoption among financially underserved segments. The UPI eVoucher enables customers to transfer funds for a specific purpose in real-time to any mobile number, regardless of whether the beneficiary has a bank account. 

Two in five Brits are confused about credit scores, 62% are anxious about interest or fees and nearly half are concerned about how credit card debt or credit checks will impact their future

H4 Chairman and Co-founder Joe Seifert to join Arteria AI as senior advisor
Arteria AI, an award-winning global leader in enterprise digital documentation, has agreed to acquire certain financial services assets of H4, an award-winning contract lifecycle management platform.

As part of the agreement, H4’s Chairman and Co-founder Joe Seifert will join Arteria AI’s team as a senior advisor.

As the importance of cybersecurity has increased, so has our awareness of it. Poor cybersecurity has been identified as the most pressing threat to businesses today. Issues with cybersecurity often stem from a lack of cybersecurity awareness. In fact, according to the 2020 Cyberthreat Defense Report, a lack of cybersecurity awareness was identified as the biggest detriment to an organisation’s cyber-defences.

• YouTrip's transaction volume has rebounded to pre-COVID levels, driven by strong traction in cross-border e-commerce transactions and return of travel spending. Exponential growth is expected in upcoming months following the opening of more Vaccinated Travel Lanes in Singapore and progressive return of SEA travel.
• The latest funding will be used to scale the neobank's product offerings, including venturing into the B2B payments space, and accelerate its expansion into wider Southeast Asia.