The British Business Bank has appointed Chantal Geall as its new Chief Risk Officer (CRO), effective from September 2023.

Chantal Geall joins the British Business Bank from Lumon Pay, a private equity-backed firm that provides payment services and foreign exchange to private individuals, small businesses and institutions.

Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT), a global capital markets technology platform provider, announced that its TT platform was named Best Solution for Futures Trading at the TradingTech Insight USA Awards 2023 last evening in New York. Last year, the platform won for Best Sell-Side Execution Management System (EMS).

Vitesse announces its membership of the International Association of Claims Professionals (IACP), the leading organisation that brings together claims experts from across the global insurance market.  

UK payments FinTech Atoa, a rapidly emerging player set to challenge the status quo in the traditional finance sector, has bagged $6.5m.

This innovative startup seeks to disrupt the conventional methods of card payments prevalent in the high-street retail business.

American Express today announced an agreement with Plaid, a data network that powers the digital financial ecosystem, for an API-based integration that will provide new digital banking options for customers while enhancing their account security. Millions of American Express customers will now have the ability to connect with even more safety to Plaid’s 8,000+ connected apps and services across the digital banking ecosystem, without having to share their American Express

iDenfy, full-stack identity verification and compliance solutions hub, announced partnering with P100, an innovative cryptocurrency and financial service platform where users can buy, sell, deposit, and swap different digital currencies instantly. iDenfy’s ID verification and screening services will ensure compliance and help P100 maintain a seamless, user-friendly experience.

AppTech Payments Corp. (“AppTech”), an innovative Fintech company powering seamless commerce between businesses and consumers, today announced the execution of definitive Strategic Partnership and Channel Partner Agreements with Broadnet Technologies, LLC., a global leader in business messaging solutions.

UK SMEs are preparing to increase investment despite concern over wider economy, new research reveals today.      

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are increasingly positive about their own future, despite fears around the wider economy.

According to Opinium data analysed for Paragon Bank, 45 per cent of SMEs expect cashflow to improve over the next three months. Over the course of a year, this figure rises to 55 per cent.

NEAR Foundation announced a strategic partnership with Mirae Asset, a subsidiary of Asia's largest financial group Mirae Asset Global and a leading company in the financial services industry, for further development of Web3 technology.

Banks need better cooperation with SMEs to grow the economy as 70 per cent of businesses have abandoned overseas expansion plans due to a lack of resources and support, according to industry experts at Money 20/20.

Almost three quarters (72 per cent) of business owners feel their banks provide ‘very limited’ support around international finances, revealed the SME Empowerment Report from financial toolkit, HedgeFlows.