Copper Technologies, the London-based digital asset infrastructure provider, today announced the appointment of David L. Shrier as a Non-Executive Director. He takes up his new role with immediate effect.

His arrival marks the latest hire to Copper’s rapidly growing team, which has more than doubled in size since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Global payments service provider SumUp (www.sumup.co.uk) today is announcing it has acquired leading POS software provider Goodtill (www.thegoodtill.com) for an undisclosed amount, in a move that underlines SumUp’s long-term commitment to the growth and development of its restaurant and hospitality sectors.

TrackStar.ai, a company that specializes in predictive credit technology, announces the official appointment of Mark Miller as its new CEO.  Mark brings more than 30 years of experience in the credit industry as an expert in information services, data, complex operations, and partner management.

NatWest has announced an integration with global small business platform Xero, which will allow its users to access a NatWest lending service directly from the Xero platform - the first lending service from a high street bank to be introduced by Xero in the UK.

Eligible Xero subscribers will be able to apply for NatWest’s Rapid Cash service, which provides a flexible line of credit based on outstanding invoices up to £300,000, offering greater flexibility and a fast solution to help smooth out cash flow.

TORA, the provider of industry-leading trading technology, has today announced that it has integrated its order & execution management system (OEMS) with leading provider of financial market services, TP ICAP and their Fusion RFQ engine. The new integration enables TORA’s Equity & ETF clients to access greater liquidity through Fusion RFQ’s global pool of over 14,500 instruments and 30+ Liquidity providers.

Leading global fintech Gresham Technologies Plc (Gresham) has announced that consultancy firm Data-Xchange Technologies (Pty) Ltd (Data-Xchange) will become a full distribution partner for Gresham in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), as the region looks to move away from legacy technology systems towards sustainable automation in this digital era.

AccessFintech, a leading fintech company evolving the financial operating model through data and workflow collaboration, announces the appointment of Boaz Zilberman as Executive Vice President for Business Development.

Genesis, the Low-Code Application Platform (LCAP) and Symphony Communication Services, LLC (hereafter Symphony) are pleased to announce their strategic partnership to provide the financial markets community with interoperable technology and applications, built and deployed both securely and at speed.

Now, card issuers who use the Way4 payments platform can build their own alternative to Google Pay or Samsung Pay by embedding NFC payments to their own mobile banking or wallet apps on Android phones. This was made possible after Way4 Contactless Wallet SDK passed security certification by EMVCo and international payment schemes.

FintechOS, the global technology provider for banks, insurance and financial services companies, today launched Lighthouse, an end-to-end platform that accelerates digital transformation for banks and insurers. Lighthouse includes a range of product and UX enhancements that allows institutions to bring innovation to market faster by removing overdependence on technical teams.