Checkout.com, the leading Connected Payments™ solutions provider, today announced that it closed a $450 million Series C fundraising round. This gives the business a post-money valuation of $15 billion, making it the fourth largest fintech globally and EMEA’s most valuable venture-backed business [1], as the business continues to expand across the globe. 

Caixa Geral de Depósitos (CGD), Portugal’s largest bank, today announces its partnership with Engagement Banking technology provider Backbase. The collaboration will enable CGD to create new digital banking channels across all its business lines and achieve a seamless customer experience, starting with SME customers. With the support of Backbase technology, CGD will launch a range of new initiatives, including building Portugal’s first-ever fully digital SME onboarding solution.

LiquidShare, the fintech co-founded by major financial institutions in 2017 to develop post-market solutions by leveraging distributed ledger technology (DLT), is pleased to announce that its Board of Directors has appointed Jean-Marc Eyssautier as Chief Executive Officer to accelerate its strategic pivot.  

With the acquisition of Arthur, Aareon continues on its growth path, entering the high-growth market for small and medium-sized property managers in Great Britain with a best-in-class solution.

Aareon, the leading provider of ERP software and digital solutions for the European property industry and its partners, acquires a 100% stake in Arthur Online Ltd. “Arthur”. Closing is planned on 29 January 2021.

Temenos (SIX: TEMN), the banking software company, today announced that Komerční banka, a member of the Société Générale Group and one of the largest financial institutions in the Czech Republic, has selected Temenos Transact to modernize its retail and corporate banking.

Curve, the London-based fintech that combines multiple cards and accounts into one smart card and even smarter app, today announces it has secured $95 million from a leading group of international investors as part of a successful Series C round.

About AIB

Allied Irish Banks (AIB) is a financial services group founded in 1966 following the amalgamation of three long established banks – the Munster and Leinster Bank Limited, the Provincial Bank of Ireland Limited and the Royal Bank of Ireland Limited. Headquartered in Dublin and with 9,400 employees, it provides a range of services to retail, business and corporate customers, with market-leading positions in key segments.

Business Systems (UK) Ltd (BSL), a specialist in Enterprise Communications solutions is delighted to announce that private equity (PE) firm, August Equity has acquired a controlling interest in the company to enable an acceleration of their ambitious growth plans. 

Mastercard has partnered with NMI and Global Payments Inc. to launch its first live Cloud Tap on Phone pilot with