Cognito has been appointed by Provenir, a global leader in AI-powered risk decisioning software, to lead its PR in EMEA.

The appointment will see Cognito develop and deliver a strategic PR programme to boost awareness of Provenir’s offering and showcase its capabilities to fintech, financial services and technology audiences.

Creades AB, a Swedish investment company, invests SEK 102 million in Findity and becomes the company's largest owner. 

The SEK 102 million purchase of existing shares in Findity makes Creades AB (publ) the largest owner of Findity, at 35%. Creades was founded in 2011 and is listed on Stockholm  Nasdaq OMX main market. Creades invests in listed and private companies and other current holdings include Avanza, Instabox, Apotea and Mentimeter. 

Azentio Software (“Azentio”), a Singapore-headquartered technology firm owned by funds advised by Apax Partners, today announced that it has been named as a Contender in The Forrester Wave™: Anti-Money Laundering Solutions, Q3 2022 report.

Embedded finance pioneer, Weavr, has announced the latest evolution of its Plug-and-Play Finance solution with three Financial Plug-ins, which provide the essential tools digital businesses need to offer financial services.

India’s leading consumer neo-banking platform, Niyo, announces the appointment of Kiran Kulkarni as its Head of Design. Kiran brings with him over 18 years of leadership experience in product and interfaces design. At Niyo, Kiran will take a lead in enhancing Niyo’s banking app’s experience for Niyo’s 5 million strong customer base.

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Payrailz, adding the company's next-generation digital payment capabilities, including real-time person-to-person (P2P) payments, to Jack Henry's payments ecosystem.  

The latest edition of World Finance magazine is out now and has confirmed ICS Financial Systems (ICSFS) as Best Islamic Banking & Finance Software Provider as part of its 2022 Islamic Finance Awards.

London-based global fintech Unlimint, has announced it is expanding its alternative payment methods portfolio with the addition of one of Mexico's largest electronic payments platforms, Cobro Digital (CoDi). This integration will allow Unlimint’s clients to offer their users a quick and secure way to complete payment and collection transactions through electronic transfers.

Last year saw record inflows for ESG in passive investing, as US$391 billion poured into ESG ETF assets, up nearly 100% from 2020 and ten times as much as in 2017, according to Statista research.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) granted Mswipe Technologies, India's top point of sales (PoS) solutions provider and an end-to-end digital payment enabler for MSMEs, has received an in-principal Payment Aggregator (PA) License. As opposed to previously outsourcing their transaction settlement to partner companies, Mswipe will now be able to develop an in-house online payment gateway.