British Business Investments, a wholly-owned commercial subsidiary of the British Business Bank, today announces a commitment of up to £10m to Haatch Ventures (Haatch) through the Regional Angels Programme.

Vyne, the specialist account-to-account payments platform, today announces that it has been selected to deliver Open Banking payments to Pinewood, one of the leading global solutions for automotive dealer management. Vyne is now integrated with Pinewood DMS – providing dealers with an instant payment added to their digital omnichannel offering.

SumUp, the financial partner for over 4 million small businesses worldwide, has today announced the launch of SumUp Pay, the first digital wallet that makes shopping locally easier and more rewarding.

Martin Bradford has been appointed COO of FX liquidity analytics firm, FairXchange, part of United Fintech.

Ryft, the revolutionary PSD2 compliant payments system, has raised a large seed round, led by SFC Capital, the UK’s most active seed-stage investor. Additional investors include the ex-founder of Shutterstock and the founder of LoveFilm. Ryft enables automated next-day payouts for marketplace businesses and their merchants, for a single flat fee per transaction.

Fintech startup Tortoise, a platform that rewards consumers to save up for their  purchases,  has received an undisclosed amount of funding from Sriharsha Majety co-founder / CEO of  Swiggy) and Lizzie Chapman,  co-founder / CEO of Fintech ZestMoney in a mentors round.

UK-based identity tech start-up, OneID®, has gained full ACCS accreditation, meaning its ground-breaking technology is certified to authenticate the age of over 40 million people online in the UK, helping to keep both businesses and consumers safe when operating online.

Moneycorp - a leading global payments services provider - has today announced its launch in France as part of its rapidly expanding European business.

Wave Financial LLC (Wave), the SEC-regulated digital asset investment management company, is pleased to announce that it has acquired a minority stake in FINMA-regulated Swiss-based crypto investment manager Criptonite Asset Management.

Atom bank, the UK’s first app-based bank, has been accredited to the latest iteration of the Recovery Loan Scheme (RLS) by the British Business Bank, and will soon be accepting applications on its award-winning secured lending products.