Natwest launches three new APIs to support corporate, commercial, and institutional customers' demand for seamless real-time payments and automated reconciliation needs, including BACs payments.

Today, Kuda, the money app for Africans is launching in the UK as part of a major global expansion drive, following a total investment of over $90 million USD.

LHV, a leading banking services provider to over 200 fintech and crypto companies, is pleased to announce a partnership with Lightyear, the European investment platform founded by two early Wise employees. LHV will provide Lightyear with real-time EUR payments and other banking services.   

Integral, a leading technology provider to the financial markets, announced today that global brokerage firm Capital.com has selected Integral’s cloud-based FX workflow automation technology, IntegralFX, to offer bank-grade pricing to their retail trader customer base.

Tonik, the Philippines’ first neobank, continues to accelerate financial and credit inclusion with the launch of its two new lending products, Flex Loan and Big Loan.
 
Building on the success of its all-digital savings portfolio and the successful launch of its first lending product, Quick Loan, the new products are set to position Tonik as among the pioneering digital lenders in the country with loans catering to every need.

In the UK, Foresters Financial, the mutual financial services organisation, has achieved an outstanding claim pay-out rate of 99.99 per cent for critical illness and income protection, with the help of wellness specialist MorganAsh. 

ASA is an embedded fintech solution that connects financial institutions with customer-facing fintechs in a secure, compliant and easy-to-implement marketplace.

Binance said Tuesday it has signed a letter of intent to acquire its most formidable rival FTX, delivering a surprising twist to a days-long public spat between the world’s two largest crypto exchanges that contributed to several digital tokens taking a tumble Tuesday.

Capterra UK, a recommendation engine that helps businesses make informed software purchasing decisions, released findings from its Cashless Payments report. The results reveal that, despite the potential risks, digital wallets are the most popular payment method amongst over 1000 surveyed UK smartphone users, with 57% currently paying with them.

Leaders from Flashpoint VC, Lytical Ventures, the Sony Innovation Fund, and Talis Capital assured audience members during an online discussion on Nov. 3 that investment in regulatory technology (RegTech) is not losing attractiveness to venture capital funds, despite crises around the world and worries of an economic downturn in the future.