In a strategic technology partnership, Neem, an embedded finance platform built by fintech entrepreneurs and launched in Pakistan, is joining hands with a global technology house BPC to develop its embedded finance technology stack. Neem is the first fintech enabled by BPC in Pakistan.  

Juni, the financial platform built for e-commerce, has today announced that it has secured its Electronic Money Institution (EMI) licence from Swedish regulator Finansinspektionen. The EMI licence is a first step to enable Juni to issue e-money in Sweden and in time, across Europe.

Currencycloud, the experts in simplifying business in a multi-currency world, has been chosen by Tonga Development Bank (TDB) as a partner to help open up frictionless commerce and extend the reach across Oceania and beyond for Tonga’s small-medium businesses (SMBs).

Banks remain the biggest business lenders, issuing over 90 per cent of Small to Medium Enterprise (‘SME’) loans in the past year, however, recent banking decisions have forced businesses to look for funding options away from traditional bank lenders. Many are now exploring the FinTech sector to improve their cash flow and fund business growth.

Refinitiv, an LSEG business, today announced the introduction of a secure, personalized, and frictionless global digital onboarding solution to help businesses streamline their approach to onboarding customers. 

Provenir, a global leader in AI-powered risk decisioning software for the fintech industry, today announced it has been named a finalist in the “Best Smart Banking Tech Solution - AI-Driven Data Insights” category of the 2022 Fintech Futures Banking Tech Awards.

Winners will be unveiled on Dec. 1 during an awards ceremony at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London.

Veem, an Accounts Receivable/Accounts Payable network for SMBs, today announced the launch of real-time payments in 100+ countries, serving businesses with domestic and cross-border payments.

New research from Bright Data, the industry-leading web data platform, and independent research firm Vanson Bourne reveals how pervasive and crucial web data is to business strategies across the retail, travel and banking sectors. Nearly all 500 respondents (93%) believe that web data is either “very important” or “crucial” to supporting operations and decision-making across their organisations – with an additional 6% ranking it as “somewhat important.”

Fireblocks, an easy-to-use platform to create innovative products on the blockchain and manage day-to-day crypto operations, announced today the public launch of its Payments Engine, a new suite of tools that will enable payment service providers (PSPs) with the ability to provide a blockchain agnostic, end-to-end solution for merchants, entrepreneurs and creators to accept, manage and settle digital payment transactions across any geography.
 

Bitcoin reached an all-time high of over $68,000 in November 2021, despite starting the year at under $30,000. There is no doubt that cryptocurrency (crypto) is a volatile market as the rates can drop and rise at any moment, so why is cryptocurrency at the forefront of most investment discussions and should employers consider paying employees in such a way?