Droit, a technology firm at the forefront of computational law and regulation, has appointed Somerset Pheasant as Chief Strategy Officer. 

In this newly created role, Somerset will spearhead the firm’s strategy development, oversee the evaluation of new opportunities, and accelerate the execution of its commercial growth objectives. He will also be responsible for driving partnership engagement and ensuring continued alignment with Droit’s clients’ needs.  

Temenos today announced that CEC Bank, the third largest bank in Romania, has selected Temenos to modernize its retail and corporate core banking systems.

The state-owned bank is migrating from legacy systems to Temenos’ core banking platform including best-of-breed solutions for payments and data analytics. This transformation will enable CEC Bank to drive faster time to market, operational efficiency and business agility as it looks to further strengthen its position in the Romanian banking market.

Analysis of Bank of Ireland customer behaviour between 14 and 24 December has shown record Christmas digital banking usage.

Garanti BBVA Crypto Asset Trading Platform, part of the Garanti BBVA Group, recently announced that Korcan Abalı will be stepping down as CEO and Onur Güven will replace him. Güven has been a senior manager at a variety of renowned financial technology companies.

Eminence Home Care, a leading home healthcare agency, has partnered with DailyPay to offer its employees the financial wellness benefit of earned wage access.

While many industries in Germany face economic challenges, the healthcare and technology sector is booming. Nelly, one of the fastest-growing health and fintech companies in Europe, today announced the successful completion of its €50 million Series B financing round.

Citizens Advice is one of the most valued organisations in the UK. It offers confidential advice online, over the phone, and in person, for free to anyone - whoever they are, and whatever their problem. In 2022-23, it supported 457,000 people face-to-face nationally, more than double the previous year. Amid economic disruption and the soaring cost of living over the past few years, the charity has been facing exponential demand for its services.

Ebury, the global financial technology firm that empowers small- and medium-sized businesses to trade  and grow internationally, is pleased to announce it has entered into an agreement to acquire ArcaPay, a  Lithuanian-based specialist provider of B2B cross-border payment solutions.  

Lyca Mobile, the UK’s leading mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), has partnered with Revolut Pay, making it the neobank’s first official MVNO partner in the UK. This collaboration aims to transform payment experiences for Lyca Mobile customers while driving innovation in the telecommunications sector.

Booking.com, one of the world’s leading travel companies, and Antom, a leading merchant payment and digitisation services provider under Ant International, today announced a strategic partnership which will enhance the payment experience for Booking.com customers by integrating diverse payment options across key markets in Asia.