Ten new members have joined the 2025 Fintech Pledge (pledge2025.org) to help tackle the UK’s cost-of-living crisis. 

They add their capabilities to those of a coalition of UK fintechs and their industry partners who have teamed up to help Britons across the country combat the rising cost of living. 

The 10 new members are (alphabetically):

The global leader in the savings and investment market, Raisin, has announced the migration of its UK platform to

Today the British Business Bank publishes a list of 67 additional companies in which the Future Fund holds an equity stake, taking the total to 464 as at 30 September 2022, meaning more than a third of companies have now converted to equity.

Collctiv, a group payment app that allows friends, families, businesses, charities, and community groups to collect money together, has launched today in the USA.   

Due to high demand, an eager waiting list of users in the US who have previously watched on from afar will now be able to enjoy all the benefits of Collctiv.   

With inflation hovering at a 40-year high, managing day-to-day cash flow has become the primary reason for small business applications for finance, according to iwoca’s latest SME Expert Index.

HungryPanda, the world-leading Asian food delivery platform, officially announced its partnership with Alipay+, a suite of global cross-border mobile payment and marketing solutions from Ant Group, to enhance digital operations and provide an integrated payment solution for overseas Asian communities.
 

Today, European investment platform Lightyear rolls out voting alongside in-app communication, giving shareholders and publicly traded companies a seamless way to engage with each other. This feature is a first for many countries around Europe, where this level of ownership and transparency is lacking for retail investors.

IRIS Software Group (IRIS), a leading global software provider of accountancy solutions, today announced it has acquired Thomson Reuters myPay Solutions, a trusted online payroll processing service designed to empower CPAs.

Papaya Global, the leading global people management platform for the remote working era and already known as a payroll technology innovator, has announced today that it is now poised to further extend international payments through cutting-edge technology with the inte

Hyland, a leading content services provider, has named industry veteran Chris McLaughlin its new chief revenue officer (CRO).

The role was designed to meet the demands of Hyland’s rapid global expansion, and McLaughlin will play an essential role in ensuring Hyland’s growing customer base seizes upon the full advantages of Hyland’s portfolio of solutions – including Hyland’s cloud platforms and SaaS-first solutions.