Klarna’s rapidly growing global rewards programme will launch in the UK as part of an expansion to nine new markets, rewarding consumers for every payment they make on time and providing access to exclusive benefits in the Klarna App.

Klarna, a leading global retail bank, payments, and shopping service that helps consumers save time and money, be informed and in control, today announced it will launch its global rewards programme in the UK.

Global cyber security and risk mitigation expert, NCC Group, has secured a new strategic partnership to offer its services to FinTech Scotland’s cluster of almost 200 fintech businesses with the aim of strengthening security postures and boosting resilience.

New York, Toronto, Charlotte, London, Paris, Amsterdam, Novi Sad, Dubai, Singapore, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland, Mumbai, Pune, Bengaluru, Chennai, and Hyderabad.

• Under the contract Ecospend has already supported HMRC on £2.4bn of tax-related payments

Following the success of its partnership with HMRC, Ecospend, the open banking technology provider, has the potential to support any of the Government’s 583 departments, agencies, and public bodies through its direct award contract.

Automata – the automation company helping life sciences rapidly innovate, diagnose and discover at scale – today announces it has raised US$50 million in Series B funding.

Iliad Solutions, a global leader in payments testing, has appointed Jill Pyper as Chief Operating Officer.  She will be a member of the Executive Team and report directly to Chief Executive, Anthony Walton.

PassFort, a Moody’s Analytics company, today announced that Nvayo, an electronic money issuer serving ultra-high-net-worth and underserved clients, and its affiliates which form part of the PMA Media Group of companies, has chosen to use its know your customer (KYC) workflow solution. PassFort’s solution will enable the group’s companies to comply with complex international regulations while creating seamless onboarding experiences across global operations to serve customers worldwide. 

The free movement of labour between the UK and EU ended on 31 December 2020 and two months later on the 26th February, a report commissioned by the Chancellor was published, setting the scene and strategy for FinTech in the UK. 

The partnership will allow Fipe's member companies 

to make use of Nexi's digital collection solutions on preferential terms 

to improve business management and offer customers new services