Banking Circle Group is pleased to announce that Jim Snabe will become the Chairperson of its Advisory Board. Jim Snabe will work closely with Banking Circle Group CEO & Co-founder, Anders la Cour, and the majority shareholder EQT VIII, to continue the rapid profitable growth of Banking Circle Group.

Appital, the equity markets technology solution, today announced that Matthew Jefford, an experienced equity markets specialist, has been appointed as Business Development Executive. He will help accelerate Appital’s growth strategy, specifically working with the asset management community to deepen platform liquidity and support the firm’s mission to bring innovation and automation to equity markets. 

Ten more companies have joined the 2025 Fintech Pledge (pledge2025.org) that was launched in September to help tackle the UK’s cost-of-living crisis.

The second wave of expansion comes off a period of growth, with the new member base doubling to 22 since the last expansion announcement in late October.

The 10 new members are (alphabetically):

Mumbai-based Private Equity Fund Xponentia Capital announces investment in Fintech start-up Zype mentored by industry veteran Vivek Vig.

Axerve, Payment Partner to Grow and a specialist in developing accessible and frictionless payment solutions, and ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), a global leader in mission-critical,

Bondaval, a London-based B2B fintech that gives credit teams the certainty that their receivables will be secured, has raised a $15 million Series A Round, led by Talis Capital.

Foundry's Computerworld announces Jack Henry as a 2023 Best Places to Work in IT. This award recognizes the top organizations that challenge their IT staffs while providing great benefits and compensation.

The end of fintech (as we know it) – Teodor Blidarus, CEO & Co-Founder at FintechOS

Over the past few years, the lines between various financial services, and even financial and non-financial institutions, have become increasingly blurred. Technology has become a great leveller and fintech empowers any organization to offer personalized financial products and services.

Highnote, a modern, fully cloud-native card issuance and program management platform, today announces further expansion of its collaboration with Visa, a world leader in digital payments, which includes certification as a Visa card issuer processor under Visa’s fleet management solutions.

What are the broad trends you expect the fintech industry to focus on in the upcoming year? Why will these areas be the immediate focus for the industry in your opinion?