The launch of ‘Digital Payments Transformation Roadmap 2020-2023’ by the Central bank of the Philippines (BSP) has been driving major fintech investments in the country. To give an estimate, the first half of 2021 witnessed total funding of $342 million garnered by the country’s fintech firms, more than double what was raised throughout 2020.

PhilSec 2022, a two-day event focused on the Philippines’ cybersecurity, will provide a common congregation point for the leading cybersecurity providers and many seeking organisations to network, collaborate and share the latest intel from cybersecurity. The event will also reward the best security minds who have well-established their expertise, leadership and excellence in the industry.

The process of buying and selling goods and services has evolved significantly in the last decade or so, particularly with the growth of the internet. This has led to what we know as e-commerce, the main avenue for consumers to buy products, transmit data and transfer funds online. This evolution will only continue with greater technological advances and IT continuing to strengthen links between different aspects of financial markets.

Nexi and Alpha Bank today confirmed that they have joined forces to transform merchant solutions in Greece and pave the way for a new era of digital payments in the country. The two Groups announced the creation of a new company, Nexi Payments Greece, which will provide innovative merchant solutions and payment acceptance products and services to the Greek market.

From $46billion to $6.5billion - Klarna's Valuation Will Fall in the Company's Next Funding Round

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Derivative Path Teams Up with Goldman Sachs to Deliver FX and Global Payments to US Regional and Community Banks

Chargebacks911, the leading dispute technology specialist that powers chargeback remediation for the largest global eCommerce businesses, as well as the world's financial institutions, today celebrates a 3x boost to its automated dispute response platform.

The addition of AI further propels Chargebacks911’s worldwide market advantage, as the leading dispute technology platform. 

Active in the cryptocurrency sector for several years, the four co-founders of Flowdesk, Guilhem Chaumont, Paul Bugnot, François Cluzeau and Balthazar Giraux have been working in this sector since 2017 after careers in banking, algorithmic trading, engineering and entrepreneurship.

Objectway, a global wealth, banking & asset management software provider, has been recognised as the market’s leading firm for Private Banking and Wealth Management deals in the IBS Intelligence Sales League Table (SLT).

Objectway also got a very favourable place in the SLT Leaderboard for Private Banking & Wealth Management, a reflection of the company’s offering performance and scalability on a global scale.

BKN301 - a fintech company developing payment services and Banking-as-a-Service functions - has raised 15 million euros with Series A funding, just after closing the first seed round a few months ago. The acquisition involves essential investors and brings the company to a valuation of 63 million euros.