Today payabl., the international merchant acquirer that enables businesses to take payments easily, reliably, and securely, announces it has joined the Visa Direct Preferred Partner Program, furthering its relationship with Visa. As a member of the Visa Direct Preferred Partner Program, payabl.

Worldline, a global leader in payments services, has announced a strategic partnership with Lidio Payment Services Inc (Lidio), one of Turkey’s leading Fintech companies. The solution will help international e-commerce merchants businesses to enter Turkey’s burgeoning e-commerce market.

CryptoUK, the trusted voice of the UK crypto industry, has today announced the appointment of Ioana Surpateanu as its new non-executive director (NED).

TripleA, a crypto payment gateway licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has appointed Elodie Trichet as its Chief Operating Officer.

A payments veteran, Elodie brings over 18 years of international online payments experience globally.

Seasoned finance executive Avinash Shekhar and former CEO of crypto exchange ZebPay, today announced the launch of his own Web3 startup 'TaxNodes’ with the mission to transform the way Crypto profitability, taxation and reporting is handled for retail investors as well as exchanges.

In order to be financially independent, you should start with a plan and have specific goals in mind. Knowing where to start can seem daunting, but breaking things down into smaller steps becomes more manageable.

In this article, we will discuss financial independence and how to start on the path to it.

What is financial independence?

Today, Banking-as-a-Service makes it possible for any brand to offer financial products directly to their customers – from buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) to the issuance of cards and fast and efficient payment solutions. Ultimately, this allows brands to solve key pain points and make the customer journey a better experience.

Divilo, a Spain-based fintech providing B2B financial services, and ThetaRay, a leading provider of AI-powered transaction monitoring technology, today announced they will collaborate to protect Divilo’s growing services against money laundering, sanctions violations, and other financial crimes. 

SRM (Strategic Resource Management), an independent advisory firm serving financial institutions and other industries across North America and Europe, today shared commentary on the trends it predicts will make the most-significant impacts in 2023.

Innovation is thriving in the payments industry. Fuelled by digital transformation, many technological developments have been implemented in the past few years, resulting in a greatly enhanced customer journey. Contactless payments, digital wallets, self-service checkout, omnichannel, BNPL, are examples of tools and methods which are becoming parts of our daily life.