Larky, a fintech provider helping financial institutions proactively connect with their audience in the right place and at the right time, has appointed fintech sales veteran Bret Taylor as Sales Executive.

The popularity of Forex trading has increased significantly over the last few years. This is mainly due to the fact that it offers traders a way to make money with minimal risk and a high potential return on their investments. Furthermore, technological advancements have also enabled more people to access online platforms for trading which further contributes to its growing popularity among traders worldwide.

We’ve all seen the headlines. That tech is bracing itself for a challenging year. From gaming to green tech, fledging startups to billion-dollar global businesses – it would appear that most tech sectors will feel the pinch of recession.

b-ilty, the illimity Group’s digital bank that provides financial services and credit for small and medium-sized businesses, announces the launch of its green package with favourable terms, loans to support the energy and environmental projects of SMEs. 

It is now more than a year since Atom bank became the largest UK business, and the first bank, to move all employees to a four-day working week, with no change in salary¹. In that time, Atom has seen a significant positive impact on employees, customer service, and operations - as well as hitting a number of significant business milestones during 2022.

Customer metrics at record highs

Flows of funding into insurtech companies reflects wider market trends. Demand amongst investors particularly at early stage remains for now

ID-Pal, the global identity verification provider, today reports a year of outstanding growth, that included a €7m Series A funding round, following its official launch in the UK market, and a doubling of its customer base and global team in size. ID-Pal’s milestone achievements signal the clear need for its unique market offering.

IT decision-makers are likely to face challenging conditions in 2023 amid economic uncertainty and the increase of cybersecurity threats. With this backdrop, next year looks set to throw new challenges into an already complex mix of business and IT conditions. Budgets will be under pressure from inflation and as organisations look to cut back on spending in expectation of a recession.

MANGOPAY, the platform-specific payment infrastructure provider, announces the appointment of Carlos Sanchez Arruti as Chief Financial Officer. Joining from his prior role at Amazon as CFO of LATAM, Carlos brings a wealth of experience, where he drove financial strategy, transformational change, and operational excellence at scale.

Brite Payments, one of Sweden’s fastest-growing fintechs,  is in an extremely strong position to scale further as it enters 2023, on the back of tremendous growth over the past twelve months. The instant payments company has more than doubled revenue and transaction volume on its platform this year, as well as reaching a number of significant growth milestones.