At ICBA LIVE, Rapid Finance has announced a significant enhancement to its Decisioneer loan origination software – seamless, one-button integration with the trusted Rapid Finance Funding Network. This powerful enhancement now unlocks new non-interest income streams for community banks when effortlessly referring loan applications that fall outside their lending criteria.

Zeta, a next-gen banking tech company, today unveiled powerful new AI features within Tachyon, its next-gen card processing and core banking platform. These new features allow card issuers to create amazing new customer experiences using automated conversational voice and chat co-pilots amongst other capabilities. This suite of customer service experiences has been launched under the Selene brand and is currently available to Zeta’s customers in the US.

Next-Gen Card Experiences Powered by AI

Deutsche Bank will add Swiss Franc Clearing to its comprehensive suite of clearing services,  thereby providing financial institutional clients with greater flexibility, efficiency, and access  to key global currencies. 

This new offering underscores Deutsche Bank’s commitment to deliver on its pledge to roll  out its next generation Correspondent Banking solutions following the recently announced  introduction of dbX. 

Flutterwave, Africa's leading payments technology company, has announced its approval to provide inward remittance services to Ghana, granted recently by the Bank of Ghana. This development further solidifies Flutterwave's commitment to simplifying payments for endless possibilities across Africa.

Flowdesk, a full-service digital asset trading and technology firm, today announced the close of its $102m financing round, including further equity support from existing shareholders and HV Capital as well as debt from funds and accounts managed by BlackRock. 

PayBright, a leading merchant services provider, announced today the company’s strategic investment in Figure, Inc., making PayBright the point-of-sale (POS) provider’s largest investor and exclusive payment processing partner for the future.

Duetti, the leading music financing and catalog services company, is today announcing it is expanding its offerings to support royalty and publishing catalog deals along with masters deals.

Venn, the all-in-one financial platform built for Canadian businesses, has raised $21.5 million in a Series A funding round led by Left Lane Capital, with participation from 

ClearBank has appointed Mark Fairless, formerly CFO, as its new CEO. ClearBank’s co-founder and former CEO, Charles McManus, will continue to play an active role in driving the business strategy as a non-executive member of the Group Board.

Mark Fairless, who has served as ClearBank’s CFO and Group Board member, since January 2023, has been appointed CEO. Fairless has been instrumental in implementing the business’s long-term strategy, driving optimisation, and positioning ClearBank for scalable growth.

Gen Z is emerging as a generation of financial planners, balancing economic independence and wealth building, according to new research.

A new study from international law firm Charles Russell Speechlys, which sought the views of 4,000 people, found that more than 2 in 5 (43%) of Gen Z adults would use financial support, such as inheritance or gifts from parents or grandparents, to save for their future, while a third would buy a property outright (33%) or put it towards a deposit (32%).