UnionBank of the Philippines' (UnionBank) globally-awarded API Marketplace is enabling fintechs to scale growth through co-creation and reaching a wider audience for their APIs. It is one of the largest in Asia with over 200 open APIs, and a regional network with connectivity to the ASEAN Financial Innovation Network (AFIN) and its API Exchange -- an initiative by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to create digital infrastructure that enables inclusive prosperity in the region.

Mastercard today announced a global effort to pay garment factory workers digitally, a pivot the industry is making from traditional cash payroll to ensure workers receive their hard-earned wages securely and consistently. With industry partners including Levi Strauss & Co., Marks & Spencer and VF Corporation, and in conjunction with global nonprofit BSR (Business for Social Responsibility), this program aims to improve the wellbeing of factory workers who currently lack access to the financial tools and services that can help them and their families thrive.

Introducing the “House of Klarna”. Hot on the heels of the news  this week that 50,000 new Klarna customers a week are choosing ‘Pay later’ at retailer checkouts, and with over 12 million transactions in the past year alone, Klarna is hitting the high-street again with over 27 of the best retail brands in the UK. Following the success of Covent Garden pop-up in June, Klarna will now take up residence in the heart of Manchester’s city centre with an immersive and playful retail space for shoppers, which transforms the bricks and mortar experience into pure joy.

Visma Connect, the leading Dutch critical payments services provider and FICO have launched a partnership to jointly deliver FICO’s best-in-class Anti-Financial Crime solutions for Know Your Customer (KYC), anti-money laundering (AML) and real-time sanctions screening to banks, FinTechs, payment institutions, PSD2 third-party providers and corporations. 

Cyber security provider F-Secure has joined ETIS, an organization that facilitates cooperation between companies working in the European telecommunications sector. As an associate member of ETIS, F-Secure hopes to contribute its cyber security expertise to help stakeholders collectively address security challenges facing the telecommunications industry and its customers.