Plumery, a digital banking experience platform for true customer-centric banking, is pleased to announce its availability on Google Cloud Marketplace. This marks a significant milestone in Plumery’s mission to guide challenger and incumbent banks in developing customer experience layers that help them to deliver banking mobile and web applications 50% faster, at a fraction of the cost, unlocking rapid continuous innovation.

It’s not so long ago that every financial transaction we wanted to make involved leaving the house and physically handing over notes and coins. 

In the past people often made the weekly walk to the local branch of their building society to pay their mortgage in cash. Paying gas and electricity bills meant going to the Post Office. Even transferring money to a friend or family member involved writing a cheque, putting it in an envelope and walking to the post-box.

Ebury, the global financial services firm, is proud to announce its partnership with dLocal, a leading cross-border payment platform specializing in high-growth markets.

This collaboration marks a significant leap forward for Ebury, reinforcing its commitment to empowering businesses with seamless access to Emerging Markets across Africa.

ZayZoon, the leading Earned Wage Access (EWA) provider for small and mid-sized businesses, today announced it has raised US $15 million in an extension of its Series B financing. This round extension brings ZayZoon’s total Series B funding round to 49.5 million USD. The round was led by Viola Fintech with participation from Intuit Ventures and existing investors Framework Venture Partners, and Export Development Canada (EDC).

Sift, the AI-powered fraud platform securing digital trust for leading global businesses, today released its Q1 2024 Digital Trust & Safety Index, which found that younger generations are not only more susceptible to fraud, but are also committing it at a higher rate. The report shows that 33% of Gen Z survey respondents know someone who has, or have personally, participated in payment fraud, compared to only 10% of Baby Boomers.

Varo Bank, N.A., the first nationally-chartered consumer tech bank in the U.S., today announced the introduction of two new products designed to help Americans relieve growing financial pressure.

After nearly 20 years of litigation, Visa today announced it has agreed to a landmark settlement with U.S. merchants, more than 90 percent of which are small businesses, lowering credit interchange rates and capping those rates into 2030. The settlement also provides updates to several key network rules giving merchants more choice in how they accept digital payments.

The agreement’s multi-year benefits for businesses include:

Currencycloud, experts simplifying business in a multicurrency world, and Paysend, a global fintech leader in international money transfers, have announced a major expansion to their longstanding partnership that will see Paysend expand its services around the world.

The deal will see Currencycloud boost Paysend’s FX and treasury capabilities, with the fintech becoming a key partner of cross-border money movement flows for Paysend across the US, EMEA, and Asia-Pacific.

Epic River, a lending-as-a-service platform provider that aims to provide a premium customer experience to every community bank and credit union in the country, today announced its integration with Finastra’s LaserPro loan documentation system. The partnership significantly streamlines the loan closing documentation process and supports consumer, commercial and real estate loan types.