Nium, the global leader in real-time cross-border payments, is expanding its operational hub in Vilnius through new hires and a new office facility that will better serve its growing customer base across Europe. This includes:

The application process for the Mastercard Lighthouse Türkiye, an innovative start-up acceleration program that aims to bring fintech startups to international standards, has started. The program enables start-ups to connect with business partners and investors through the Mastercard global network, while accelerating their scaling process through an intensive training program with Mastercard and industry experts.

Global fintech SumUp has reinforced its European operations with a series of strategic executive appointments based at its Dublin office. Niall Mac an tSionnaigh is now CEO of SumUp Limited, SumUp’s Irish operating company, and Alastair Nolan, who joined as SumUp Group’s CFO Europe, will serve as SumUp Limited’s Head of Finance. 

Leeds Credit Union (LCU), in a groundbreaking partnership with software companies LendingMetrics and Singlify, is set to transform the credit union sector with the introduction of a new loan decisioning platform.

TBC Bank Uzbekistan (TBC UZ), the country’s largest mobile-only bank, announces today it has secured $25 million in debt financing from a private debt fund managed by Switzerland-based impact investor BlueOrchard Finance Ltd (BlueOrchard).

A new report from global information and insights company, TransUnion, shows that consumers are more optimistic about the likely state of their finances over the next 12 months than at any point over the past two and a half years. 

Today the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), the global industry association for exchanges and central clearing counterparties, has published recommendations that establish good practice for crypto-asset custody providers, drawing lessons from traditional financial markets to guide the emerging digital asset space.

NCR Atleos Corporation today announced the launch of a new LibertyX Bitcoin Cashout feature whereby enrolled LibertyX customers can sell bitcoin, picking up their cash conveniently at ATMs across the United States at thousands of leading merchant locations with a transaction point within five miles of more than three in four Americans once rolled out across all participating ATMs.

PayPal Holdings, Inc. today announced an expansion of its global strategic partnership with Fiserv, Inc.. which will streamline how merchant clients of Fiserv enable PayPal experiences for their customers.