Smart money app Plum has raised £13.4m in funding from institutional investors, including a second tranche of investment from strategic partner Eurobank. New anchor investor iGrow Venture Capital has joined the round, alongside previous investors including Venture Friends and Ventura Capital.

FINOM, the leading European digital banking solution for SMEs and entrepreneurs, today announced the launch of SEPA Direct Debit B2B (SDD B2B) for its customers. This service is now available in all countries where FINOM provides local IBAN accounts through its own Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license. This new feature complements FINOM's existing SEPA Direct Debit Core offering, providing a more comprehensive suite of payment options for businesses of all sizes.

Bank payment company GoCardless has announced a partnership with OMS, the seamless single-input enquiry to completion processing platform for brokers, to simplify and accelerate the payment process for its ever-growing user base.

Brex, the AI-powered spend platform, today announced that Sibongile Ngako has joined the company as its Chief Compliance Officer. Sibongile brings over 20 years of experience as a compliance and risk management executive and joins most recently from Affirm, a leading payments company, where she served as Vice President of Compliance. Sibongile's appointment will further Brex's ongoing commitment to ensuring it continues to meet the highest regulatory standards for its business.

Jack Henry™ is pleased to share that Craft Bank, RockPointBank, and Moultrie Bank & Trust have experienced significant growth in recent years, powered by Jack Henry's modern and open technology platform.

The Federal Reserve Board on Friday took action to address consumer compliance breakdowns by Green Dot, fining the firm $44 million for numerous unfair and deceptive practices and a deficient consumer compliance risk management program.

Klarna, the AI-powered global payment network and shopping assistant, today announced the integration of Sofortüberweisung into the Klarna environment. With this, Klarna consolidates two well-known services: The Sofortüberweisung function will from now on be available as part of the Klarna Pay Now product range. The aim is to increase the security of the checkout process for both consumers and merchants and to optimize user-friendliness. Consumers in Germany will continue to see the name "Sofortüberweisung" in their payment process.

Airwallex, a leading global payments and financial platform for modern businesses, continues to scale rapidly in the region, with a 152 percent increase in revenue year-on-year (YoY*) across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). It also grew its transaction volume YoY by 125 percent, amid a challenging macroeconomic environment for the fintech sector. 

European investor Pollen Street Capital invests 35 million EUR in alternative lender Finbee Verslui. This investment will enable more than 1,500 businesses to be financed faster and on more favorable terms than before.

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