Europe's e-commerce industry has experienced accelerated growth over the past few years, with a steady increase in the number and share of online shoppers within Europe.   Ecommerce payments have proven to be exceptionally well placed to facilitate the digitalisation of retail and create a seamless shopping experience for consumers. The evolution within e-commerce can be partially credited to the developments in financial technology such as e-wallets, new payment options and in-app purchasing. 

Financial Services organisations are entering a trying time. Business leaders are being kept up at night by an abundance of challenges: increased competition from digital banks like Monzo and Revolut, economic uncertainty, evolving regulatory scrutiny, and new expectations from digital-savvy customers.  

Tens of thousands of companies that would benefit from being able to offer their customers insurance will be able to do so from today.

Earlier in October (11th), Alipay+ reached the notable milestone of partnering with 1 million merchants in Japan, helping to bring more seamless payments experiences to overseas travellers from China and Southeast Asian countries. This was a crucial moment for Alipay+ and Japan, given that the country is just reopening to mass tourism.

Dreams AB, the financial well-being platform and leader in engagement banking solutions announces the establishment of a new entity, Dreams Technology, reflecting the company’s ongoing expansion into the B2B space.

Tink, Europe’s leading open banking platform, has made four strategic hires to bolster its expanding London-based payments team.

Stubben Edge is excited to announce the newest addition to its Appointed Representative (AR) network, an employee benefits platform Ben. The rapidly growing network now boasts several outstanding ARs, connecting like-minded and complementary organisations in their mission to provide outstanding financial and insurance services. As a Stubben Edge Appointed Representative, Ben can access various forms of support, including risk, compliance, capacity and access to a range of competitive new insurance products.

Fabrick, an international Open Finance provider, and Reale Group, a leading European insurance group, are delighted to announce a new partnership. This partnership will help optimise insurance premium payments whilst also making Fabrick’s Open Finance platform available to a network of more than 700 Reale Mutua and Italiana Assicurazioni agencies, as well as to Blue Assistance, which are all part of Reale Group. 

Dapio, a London-based pay-tech, turning Android smartphones into card readers without extra hardware, announced today the launch of its Tap to Pay app for small businesses and sellers across the UK.

Tools for Brokers, a leading technology provider for retail brokers and hedge funds, expanded its offer of White Label platforms with the Match-Trader (MTR), an award-winning trading platform developed by Match-Trade Technologies.