AppTech Payments Corp., a pioneering Fintech company powering frictionless commerce between business-to-business and business-to-consumer, announces it has retained CORE IR, leading investor relations, public relations, and strategic advisory firm, to assist the Company with investor relations and shareholder communications services.

Layer2 Financial, a leading BaaS and payments infrastructure technology, is excited to announce a strategic partnership with Evita, a B2B cross-border payments solution specializing in large transactions. This groundbreaking collaboration marks a significant milestone in the financial technology landscape, leveraging the strengths of both entities to streamline and optimize cross-border payment processes.

Spectrum Markets (“Spectrum”), the pan-European trading venue for securitised derivatives, has become associate member of the Italian Association of Certificates and Investment Products (ACEPI), reinforcing its commitment to enhance knowledge, transparency and investor protection around structured retail products. Spectrum is the first MTF to join the Association, confirming its pioneering approach in strengthening the industry advancements through a collaborative approach.

WealthKernel, a wealthtech provider of digital investment solutions, today announces the launch of US equities trading for new and existing clients. This strategic move positions WealthKernel among the select group of API-first companies to offer institutional-grade UK and US equities trading at highly competitive prices. 

Payoneer, the financial technology company empowering the world’s small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to transact, do business, and grow globally, announced new features to improve the customer experience and help entrepreneurs easily connect with the global economy.

Expensify, Inc., the financial management app best known for expense management and corporate cards, launched a new budgeting tool to provide admins with even more insight into company finances.

The Mutual Group, an innovative new insurance platform serving the mutual industry, today announced its plans to launch with support from Bain Capital Insurance, the dedicated insurance investing unit of Bain Capital.

I don’t need to spend too long detailing how the ongoing cost-of-living crisis has impacted finances across the UK. But here are a couple of stats borrowed from the Financial Conduct Authority:

• More than half of UK adults ceased saving or investing by January 2023

Leading digital banking provider Bankjoy has achieved record growth in 2023, expanding its client base in the last year, and adding several new credit unions and community banks, as well as neobanks to its platform. The company has also released several new product enhancements in the last 12 months and established new partnerships with industry-leading providers, including Plaid and Fraud.net, among others.