Cheq, the fintech enabling easier cryptocurrency payments, has raised a $2 million pre-seed round led by Connect Ventures, alongside Semantic Ventures, firstminute Capital, and 30 angels including former leadership from Monzo, Revolut and Tide. The funding will enable Cheq to establish itself as the primary option for taking payment with stablecoins that are pegged to the US dollar, removing price volatility for both merchant and consumer.

Allica Bank has appointed two new Business Development Managers, Alex Fowler and Tracy Millsom, to further strengthen its asset finance broker channel in the South East and South West of England.

Cyber security frontrunner inspired to raise as much money as possible after Polish colleagues became refugee hosts.

• Money20/20 Europe announces agenda and speaker line-up
• Money20/20 Europe will take place at RAI Amsterdam on 7-9 June

Money20/20 Europe, Europe’s largest fintech show taking place on 7-9 June 2022 in Amsterdam, has announced its 2022 agenda alongside headline speakers.

Agiloft, the global standard in no-code contract lifecycle management (CLM) software, today announced the appointment of Kerry Desberg as Chief Marketing Officer.

tell.money, the fintech platform that delivers innovative and rapidly deployable Open Banking solutions for banks and other account providers, has closed its growth funding round of £2m. Enabling further expansion and commercialisation of the platform, the investment round was led by serial fintech investor Craig Dewar.

tell.money has quickly become established as a leading option for banks and fintechs looking to integrate PSD2 compliance and open banking API functionality into their systems.

iMerit, a leading data solutions company for artificial intelligence applications, announced that it has been certified as Great Place to Work 2022-23 by the Great Places to Work Institute (India).

Fintech Paylink Solutions has expanded its senior team by a new head of operations and head of information security.

Joe Clarke is now Head of Operations and is responsible for overseeing Paylink’s operations and IT services, managing key projects and delivering the performance management framework and new graduate scheme.

Olsam Group, which acquires and scales category leading e-commerce businesses, has completed the acquisition of MarketFleet, a US-based incubator and aggregator of e-commerce brands. This is the second “aggregation of aggregators” by Olsam - the first being Flywheel Commerce in November 2021. 

MCO (MyComplianceOffice), a global provider of conduct risk and compliance technology, today announced that the company has finalized its acquisition of Schwab Compliance Technologies (SCT), a solution that automates monitoring employee trading activity and administering a firm's Code of Ethics. The closing of the deal marks a meaningful step toward the company’s expansion and position as a leading authority on conduct risk and compliance technology.