KCB Bank, the largest financial institution in East Africa, has partnered with Compass Plus Technologies to strengthen its multi-currency offering by launching Kenya’s first platinum multi-currency prepaid card which will empower its customers with the flexibility and convenience they need to pay for goods and access funds across borders.

Comment from Willem Wellinghoff, Chief Compliance Officer and UK Chair of inclusive payments platform, Ecommpay:

Safello, the leading cryptocurrency exchange in the Nordics, has entered into an agreement with Zumo, a B2B digital assets platform, to facilitate sustainability disclosure requirements under MiCAR.

Through this collaboration, Safello will leverage Zumo’s expertise in carbon calculations and crypto sustainability impact to ensure accurate and transparent sustainability disclosures.

Clearwater Analytics  today announced two strategic acquisitions, marking a major step toward transforming investment management technology.

Fime has achieved full  FIDO Alliance Identity Verification (IDV) Certification Program accreditation across multiple regions. Both the Fime EMEA and Fime Taiwan testing laboratories can now support identity verification vendors in certifying their Document Authenticity and Face Verification solutions, helping combat fraud while enhancing the user experience.

Monzo, the UK’s largest digital bank with more than 11m customers, today announced they are removing the waitlist for their Under 16s product - making it available for any eligible parents or guardians to sign their kids up. U16s is a free account designed to bring the best of Monzo’s money management tools to children aged 6-15.

Ripple, the leader in enterprise blockchain and crypto solutions, has received approval from the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) to provide regulated crypto payments and services in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). Ripple will be the first blockchain-enabled payments provider licensed by the DFSA.

Candlestick patterns are a critical tool in technical analysis, offering valuable insights into the psychology of the market and allowing traders to make better decisions. Given the complexity of financial markets, understanding the basics of candlestick patterns is imperative to ensure a smooth trading journey and manage risks. From a psychological point of view, candlestick patterns are an indicator of the collective actions and emotions of market participants, with each candlestick representing a specific day or hour and showcasing the price action during that particular time.

Dwolla, a leading U.S.-based account-to-account (A2A) payment solution, today announced the general availability of its expanded integration with Plaid, a data network powering the digital financial ecosystem. Dwolla's clients are now able to leverage Plaid's instant account verification and real-time balance check alongside comprehensive pay-by-bank payments through a single vendor and a single API.