Crypto exchange Gemini, has connected with open banking and payments platform Plaid, to provide UK customers with the option to buy cryptocurrency through their bank accounts.

Polskie ePłatności (PeP), part of leading European PayTech Nets / Nexi Group, has acquired a majority stake in Team4U, the owner of Simapka – an app for owners of shops and service points.

Alif, a Central Asian Fintech operating as a full-fledged Bank in Tajikistan and as an e-commerce & fintech company in Uzbekistan, has announced a record 150%+ year-on-year revenue growth in the 12 months leading to June 2022. During the same period, the total number of Alif users has surpassed 1 million, marking a 66% year-on-year increase in customers. 

Since the pandemic began, an online shopping boom occurred. Although this was to be expected, the rapid rise in online sales saved many merchants who had already built out their online presence. First-time online shoppers discovered the world of choice that is available to them and learned how to browse a plethora of brands within minutes. The result for merchants is that customer loyalty is becoming an increasingly vital element to remaining competitive in the market and, in response, online loyalty initiatives have soared.

Shieldpay, the market leader in secure digital payments, today announced its partnership with Western Union Business Solutions, a global leader in cross-border, cross-currency money movement and payments to provide customers with secure online payments and Foreign Exchange (FX) capability when trading internationally or dealing with foreign currencies.

Episode Six, a leading payments technology company, today announced it has entered into a strategic relationship with U.S.-based Mode Eleven. 

Ayoconnect, Southeast Asia's largest open finance platform, has launched an open finance API that provides Indonesian companies including non-banking financial institutions such as insurance companies and lenders, with recurring capabilities that can instantly debit from customers’ saving accounts across multiple banks.

Fintech startup Lightyear, which launched in the UK in 2021 and in 19 European countries in July 2022, has expanded its product suite with the launch of Price Alerts, a highly requested feature by customers.

Helicap Investments has listed its flagship fund, Helicap Fund I, on the private market exchange ADDX to improve financial inclusion for underserved individuals as well as micro- to small- and medium-sized enterprises in Southeast Asia, and to empower partner institutions to transform the way consumers and SMEs access credit. Since the launch of the fund in 2018, it has disbursed more than US$100 million and its historical performance has been around 10% in net annualised returns.

Reltime AS is pleased to announce a strategic investment partnership with GEM Digital Limited, a digital asset investment firm based in The Bahamas.