IDEX Biometrics is expanding its presence in Asia with Beautiful Card Corporation (BCC), one of the top 10 smart card manufacturers globally. BCC will ramp production of the IDEX Pay Biometric card solution in response to increasing demand from issuers and banks in the region.

London-based fintech Silverbird has made a senior appointment, hiring Stu Bailey as a Chief Product Officer.

In his new role as a CPO, Bailey, who was previously CPO at Currencycloud, will be responsible for scaling Silverbird’s infrastructure as it grows internationally, helping liberate cross-border trade.

Shinkansen, a burgeoning FinTech start-up hailing from Chile, has recently celebrated the successful closure of a seed investment round.

The young company is known for its revolutionary approach to speedy financial transactions, reflecting the swift movement of Japan’s Shinkansen train network which inspired its name.

Silvr, an innovative neo-lender focused on serving small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), has achieved significant strides in the past few years since its inception in 2020.

Clair, a mission-driven fintech company, today announced it raised $175 million in funding to launch the first free, consumer-friendly, on-demand pay solution as a consumer lending program backed by an FDIC-insured bank. The new program provides for a participation amount of up to $150 million, which allows front-line workers to take wage advances from Pathward.

Teatro Arcimboldi Milan (TAM), has signed a strategic partnership with Nexi, Europe’s leading PayTech, which will see the largest Italian theatre become the first cashless theatre in the country.

RTGS.global, the Financial Market Infrastructure (FMI) revolutionising cross-border settlements, has signed landmark pilot agreements with two innovative banks as momentum builds in emerging markets for its cutting-edge settlement service.

We are delighted to announce that BMLL Technologies has won the “Best Quant Investment Research / Data” award at the European Markets Choice Awards 2023. The award recognises excellence in institutional trading and technology, including buy-side traders, sell-side execution desks, exchanges and trading platforms, incumbent technology providers, and emerging fintech firms. 

Printemps, the French luxury department store, announced today the integration of Alipay+, a suite of global cross-border digital payment and marketing solutions, to offer Asian consumers a convenient and seamless checkout experience with their home e-wallets. 

Through a simple integration, Kakao Pay and AlipayHK are now accepted at Printemps Paris, enabling Korean and Hong Kong shoppers to make payments using their most familiar payment app.

The correlation between mobile services expansion and fintech cannot be denied in today's increasingly technologically-driven society. As global mobile adoption continues to increase, this time penetrating even the least developed areas of the world, it paves the way for a new ecosystem of fintech software and solutions that address consumers’ evolving needs.