The digital race is on and businesses that fail to up their game in terms of digitisation and automation are at risk of being left behind. Accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, tech innovations used to streamline and add control to slow, manual processes are fast becoming a necessity, not an option.

Currencycloud, the experts in simplifying business in a multi-currency world, has been chosen by Bano, the new Australia-based financial super app aimed at making finances easier for Millennials and GenZ internationals, to launch its FX Converter to make remittance easier and less costly for its users and their families. 

Pangea, the global supplier of digital identity, security and ePayment solutions, has officially launched the first artificial intelligence (AI) driven passenger background check system specifically designed for border control agencies.

Qooore, the social investment platform for Gen Z, today announces the launch of paper trading in its iOS app, enabling users to carry out risk-free trades based on insights from leading finfluencers. To mark this exciting new chapter in the company’s development, Qooore is also rebranding as Qure.Finance, while reaffirming its focus on becoming the leading investment platform for Gen Z, with a total addressable market of $84 bln. 

More than 80% of small business owners admit to being ‘scared’ by big contract wins due to fears over affordability and resourcing, a Censuswide poll commissioned by Monspire has found.

The study highlights a confidence problem among the UK’s small business community, with cashflow ranking as the number one concern for company bosses, followed by finding new business, keeping new business and funding.

Starling Bank today launches the first-ever Fantasy Football game for the UEFA Women’s EURO ahead of the official tournament kick-off on Wednesday 6th July. 

London-based insurtech Superscript announces its expansion to the Netherlands today, in the latest development towards its goal of becoming a global leader in SME insurance.

Moolahgo, a leading Asian Fintech, and Checkout.com, a global payments provider have partnered to offer payment to Visa accounts in a move that would allow Moolahgo users to make convenient and fast cross-border money transfers to over 3 Billion Visa cards globally. 
 

International students at the University of Toronto can now make purchases in campus bookstores with greater ease by paying in foreign currency.

The University of Toronto (UofT) Bookstore and leading payment service provider OTT Pay, today, announced the launch of online payment options for students to pay in Chinese yuan, broadening a partnership to streamline campus shopping.

CanDeal Group (“CanDeal”), a leading operator of Canadian market and infrastructure services, has partnered with five of Canada’s largest domestic banks to deliver a comprehensive, centralized Know Your Client (“KYC”) solution to the Capital Markets Industry. The landmark collaboration mutualizes many of the costs and efforts of complying with KYC requirements and The Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (“PCMLTFA”) and delivers unparalleled operational efficiencies.