Today marks the official launch of Attara, a pioneering fintech company poised to transform the landscape of commodity hedging for businesses across the UK. By combining cutting-edge technology with expert advisory services and customised hedging solutions, Attara aims to democratise access to hedging solutions that were previously only available to large corporations, providing much-needed financial security to SMEs.

Mastercard has entered a multi-year partnership with leading B2B payments company, PayMate to enable fast, secure and convenient digital business-to-business (B2B) payments for organizations across several markets in Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (EEMEA).

FinMont, a global payment orchestration platform, today announced a strategic partnership with iPay, a leading African payment processing and billing service provider. This collaboration aims to enhance FinMont’s payment ecosystem by integrating iPay’s innovative payment services, offering more flexibility and improved processing capabilities for FinMont's global network of travel industry merchants.

The payments industry is undergoing constant transformation driven by technological advancements, regulatory changes and shifting customer demands. One of the most pressing challenges in the payments industry today is the effective utilisation of data.

The financial services and banking (FS&B) sector are home to many convoluted IT estates following years of extensive industry digital transformation – from cloud migration to data analytics and the integration of new AI and machine learning applications.

VibePay is excited to announce two major milestones: the appointment of Conor Tiernan as Head of Insights and the recent addition of £5 million in funding from existing investors. Conor, a former Klarna executive with a deep background in open banking and consumer insights, joins VibePay as the company continues to expand its impact in the real-time payment and data ecosystem.

NCR Atleos Corporation, a leader in expanding self-service financial access for financial institutions, retailers and consumers, today announced that Rontec has extended its relationship with Atleos. Rontec leverages Atleos’ Cashzone Network to provide ATMs throughout their forecourts, enabling their thousands of customers each day to withdraw cash free of charge.

Wise, the global technology company building the best way to move and manage the world’s money has been granted direct access to InstaPay, the Philippines’ real-time payment system, and can also directly settle with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) real-time gross payment system, PhilPaSS Plus.