Bluecode and Alipay+ announced today that they have forged a strategic partnership for Bluecode to become the latest Alipay+ mobile payment partner, allowing its users to make payments via Bluecode enabled apps at all Alipay+ supported stores in Europe, including tens of thousands in Germany alone ahead of UEFA EURO 2024.

Following the launch, the solution will be extended to countries outside of Europe, creating a bridge for European travellers who will be able to pay at any global merchant of Alipay+.

Iress today announced that its QuantHouse division has entered into a global partnership with BMLL, a leading, independent provider of harmonised, Level 3, 2 and 1 historical data and analytics for the global equity and futures markets.

Temenos today announced that Alter Domus, a leading provider of tech-enabled fund administration, private debt, and corporate services for the alternative investment industry, has gone live on Temenos’ automated fund management platform, implementing the solution in under six months.

Today, Manchester-based fintech, Lemon, is announcing it has successfully raised its pre-seed funding round, securing £500K to support the business through the next stage of development. Led by SFC Capital, the UKs most active early stage VC, and Pitchdrive, a European fund specialising in pre-seed and seed investment, this backing offers more than monetary value, as the investor team brings a wealth of expertise and guidance for Lemon from the beginning of its growth journey.

Wolters Kluwer, a global leader in information, software, and services for professionals, today announced Atul Dubey as General Manager of its Finance, Risk and Regulatory Reporting (FRR) business, part of its Corporate Performance & ESG (CP & ESG) division. Suzanne Konstance will succeed Dubey as General Manager of Wolters Kluwer Legal &a

C32pex is a leading Africa-based alternate banking platform serving customers across 19 countries and targeting the billion-plus unbanked and underbanked population in emerging markets. Reltime has built an award-winning white-label Web3 Financial Services platform with wide-ranging services, such as mobile wallet, payments, lending, loyalty and rewards, and more.

The Capgemini Research Institute’s World Property and Casualty Insurance Report 2024, published today, reveals the underwriting capabilities of insurers are being restricted by organizational constraints.

Bankjoy, a leading digital banking provider for banks and credit unions across the U.S., has announced its partnership with Pinwheel, a fintech that helps financial institutions win primacy with frictionless account activation.

Investment scams accounted for a third (33 percent) of all money customers lost to scammers in 2023, up 23 percent year-on-year, according to Barclays data. Of all scam types, investment scams made up the greatest share of total claim values, with the volume of investment scams increasing by almost a third (29 percent).

Finix, the full-stack payment processor enabling businesses to accept and send payments, today launched its Merchant Underwriting solution to automate underwriting workflows and streamline merchant onboarding processes. Finix’s latest solution collects and verifies necessary information via pre-built brandable forms to empower businesses to onboard more merchants faster while minimizing risk.