Leading digital bank Monzo today announces that it has surpassed 13 million customers, as it progresses at pace with its ambition to build the one app customers turn to to manage their entire financial lives.

Four fifths (80%) of first-time buyers moved back in with their parents to save for a deposit, TSB finds. 

TSB surveyed over 1,000 first-time buyers who had bought a property in the past year – and found that compromise and location are key, as three quarters (75%) of new property owners opted for fewer bedrooms, a smaller property and less outdoor space to buy in a preferred post code.   

The Supervisory Board of Triodos Bank N.V. intends to appoint Suzanne Schilder (1976) as Chief Transformation Officer and Barbara van Duijn (1981) as Chief Information Officer. Both new roles strengthen the Executive Board of Triodos Bank to deliver on its strategic ambitions to secure its frontrunner position in impact finance, achieve focused growth and drive an efficient and robust operating model.

Global Payments Inc., a leading worldwide provider of payment technology and software solutions, today announced that it has been selected as the payments technology provider for Major League Baseball’s Minnesota Twins and Target Field, and also extended its status as payment processing provider for the Dallas Cowboys and AT&T Stadium.

FreeAgent, the innovative UK accounting software company, has launched a major upgrade to its award-winning platform -  introducing tools to help Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) contractors manage deductions and returns, while building on its existing support for subcontractors.

dLocal, the leading cross-border payment platform specialized in emerging markets, today announced the launch of SmartPix, a groundbreaking payment solution that enables merchants in Brazil to process tokenized Pix payments, including recurring and on-demand charges, without requiring customers to manually authorize each transaction.

Solidgate, the payment processing and orchestration platform, has partnered with Salv to ensure every transaction flowing through its Treasury platform is secure, compliant, and monitored — giving customers confidence as they scale payments globally.

Solidgate Treasury is built for digital businesses looking to open global business accounts and send, receive, and manage money across multiple payment rails — with no limits on volume or geography. 

Clearwater Analytics, the most comprehensive technology platform for investment management, today announced the appointment of two new independent board members: Dr. Mukesh Aghi, former CEO of several technology companies and the current CEO of the U.S.-India Strategic Partnership Forum, and Bas NieuweWeme, former Global CEO of Aegon Asset Management.

Corpay, Inc., a global leader in corporate payments, is pleased to announce that Corpay’s Cross-Border business can facilitate client foreign exchange (FX) conversions using J.P. Morgan’s Kinexys Digital Payments blockchain.

Kinexys Digital Payments is a payment rail powering near real-time1 value transfer using commercial bank money, offered through Kinexys by J.P. Morgan, the firm’s blockchain business unit.

Grasshopper, the client-first, full service digital bank, today announced it concluded a $46.6 million funding round. Patriot Financial Partners LP led the funding round, with additional participation from Glendon Capital Management.