Visa, the global leader in digital payments, has announced a key partnership with First Abu Dhabi Bank, the largest bank in the UAE, to extend the Visa B2B Connect network in the region.

The collaboration is set to enhance corporate cross-border payments, allowing businesses in the UAE to perform secure and efficient global transactions.

Simply Asset Finance, the specialist business lending provider, has announced that it has been accredited by the British Business Bank to lend to new and existing customers under the Growth Guarantee Scheme, the new iteration of the Recovery Loan Scheme.

The Liberis Group, one of the leading global embedded finance platforms, announced their launch into the German market through Liberis Debt Fund GmbH & Co. KG represented by Liberis Debt Fund Management GmbH with Nexi, the leading PayTech company in the European market. Nexi Financing, powered by Liberis, will provide 120,000 merchants with the flexible funding options they need to maintain and grow their businesses.

Travel debit card Currensea forecasts that its money-saving solution will save holidaymakers £1.3 million in foreign exchange (FX) fees this summer.

Securing value for money remains a top priority for holidaymakers this summer, with 79% of people believing it is more important than ever to get a good exchange rate. However, three-quarters (74%) of travellers believe bank charges for spending abroad are too high.

Adyen, the global financial technology platform of choice for leading businesses, today announces its partnership with fashion retailer END. Clothing. 

Customers of fintech lender Plenti now have a faster and more simple way to make additional loan repayments through NAB’s Pay by Bank.

Plenti is the first NAB business customer to integrate the new account-to-account payment solution in its online lending platform, allowing its customers to make real-time payments via PayTo to pay down their debt faster.

D•One, the open banking business unit from The ClearScore Group, has announced a partnership with Zopa Bank.

The integration will see Zopa Bank add D•One to its roster of partners that provide open banking connectivity and transaction categorisation intelligence. D•One will initially be focussing on Zopa’s loan origination journeys.

UniCredit S.p.A. has today announced that it has entered into a binding agreement for the acquisition of the entire share capital of Vodeno Sp. z o.o. and Aion Bank NV/SA .

Investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital have acquired a stake inthe headquartered payments business Sokin, marking an exciting new chapter for the fast-expanding fintech firm. The acquisition will provide significant capital and accelerate its product growth plans and further global expansion.

TotallyMoney has announced the launch of a new open banking-powered tool, providing customers with live, actionable affordability insights, so they can improve their chances of accessing the best offers:

• 23.3 million adults are now unable to access mainstream financial products (under-served), including credit cards and loans — an increase of 3.14 million (15.5%) in just two years*