OCR Labs Global, a world leader in digital ID verification, has appointed Joshua Read as Chief Operating Officer, a key senior hire for its continued international expansion. Joshua joins with over 25 years of experience in leadership of operations, partnerships and sales in software, data and information and communications technology (ICT) organisations.

Sage, the leader in accounting, financial, HR and payroll technology for small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs), today announces that it has completed the acquisition of Spherics, a carbon accounting solution to help businesses easily understand and reduce their environmental impact. 

Temenos today announced that it is the first to market with a SaaS offering that enables banks to manage financial crime mitigation (FCM) with composable banking services on a secure, continually evolving, self-service platform.

Xpence - the MENAP regions first financial management platform with embedded business banking solutions for SMEs - announces the launch of its expense management solution in the UAE – the second of five strategic markets it plans to launch in over the next 18 months.

Today, Deutsche Bank and Fiserv, a global leader in payments and financial services technology, have launched Vert, a comprehensive payment acceptance and banking services provider to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Vert is the only German provider to combine payment acceptance and processing and traditional banking solutions, meeting market demand for an integrated offering and streamlining access to innovative products for merchants of all sizes.

Shieldpay, the market leading fintech solving complex B2B payments, has today announced its partnership with Case Pilots, an acclaimed provider of claims administration services, to integrate Shieldpay’s digital mass disbursements payment service into Case Pilots’ legaltech solution.

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Open banking infrastructure platform Yapily has teamed up with Juni, the financial platform built for e-commerce, to help e-commerce businesses gain a real-time overview of their finances, maximise cash flow, and get better credit decisions.

Leading UK wealth manager Evelyn Partners has invested further in its revamped retail investing platform Bestinvest with a number of strategic marketing and commercial appointments.