The Sidemen star joins payments fintech to accelerate the adoption of account to account payments amongst creators, streamers and side-hustlers

VibePay, the company driving the next evolution of payments, has today announced Vikram “Vikkstar” Barn, Sidemen member and YouTuber with 7.4 million subscribers, has joined the business as a shareholder and partner, marking a major step in making account to account payments to go-to way the creator economy, streamers and side-hustlers pay and get paid.

Temenos Infinity will power new AI-enabled digital banking services for MyState Bank’s retail and small-to-medium enterprise (SME) customers to deliver a fast and frictionless user experience

Temenos (SIX: TEMN), the banking software company, today announced that MyState Bank in Australia has selected Temenos Infinity powered by The Temenos Banking Cloud to transform its mobile and internet banking. Temenos’ digital banking platform will help MyState Bank accelerate growth by streamlining digital onboarding and origination, as well as making banking faster and easier to use.

Atom bank and Landbay have entered into an origination and funding partnership worth up to £500million. Atom bank is the UK’s first app-based bank, while Landbay is a leading marketplace lending platform for buy-to-let mortgages. 

• New data reveals that 74% of small and medium-sized businesses see the benefits of using freelance or contract workers – allowing them to address the skills gaps without investing in a permanent headcount. 
• Yet Sonovate’s ‘Future World of Work’ report reveals that almost a third (31%) of small and medium-sized businesses routinely fail to pay freelancers on time.

AURA, South Africa’s leading security and medical response marketplace, has appointed David Myers as its Chief Operations Officer. Previously a General Manager and Regional Operations Lead at Uber for Europe, Middle East & Africa, Myers brings with him decades of experience that will stand him in perfect stead for this position.

Imperium Markets clients can now have trades automatically pushed into their GTreasury portfolio – streamlining workflows and reducing risks by eliminating manual data entry

Commenting on the market reaction to the Fed’s monetary policy statement, Yash Chauhan - Analyst, Global Capital Markets, at Validus Risk Management, said: “The Fed statement was exactly in line with market expectations, acknowledging that ‘substantial further progress’ had been made towards maximum employment and price stability to warrant tapering starting November but stopped short of giving any timeline in terms of lift-off in rates.

 Reports coming out on Patreon CEO Jack Conte’s talk at The Information’s 2021 Creator Economy Summit focus on headlines which note that the company is looking at ways to embrace crypto as a monetization method for creators.