●      The additional funding extends Payhawk’s Series B round to $215m. This comes only three months after the first wave of Payhawk’s Series B, which was the second largest Series B for a B2B company in Central and Eastern Europe

●      The company has raised an additional $100m in a round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners at a valuation of $1bn. As a result, Payhawk becomes the first ever Bulgarian unicorn

Capital Bank of Jordan partnered with Codebase Technologies to build Blink, the first digital-only neobank in Jordan. The project officially commenced in late 2021 and in February 2022, Blink went live for Jordanian customers.

Report highlights how AI is used today and its future integration into the business strategies of financial services organizations 

̶   Equity investment in smaller businesses surged 130% to £14bn in the first three quarters of 2021 relative to the same period in 2020 (£6.1bn) and on course to double compared to 2020[1]

̶   Bank lending returned to close to pre-pandemic levels, with 2021 lending down 45% from 2020

• Pool A, B, C, D & F Capability and Innovation Fund recipients provide quarterly updates on Public Commitments
• Incentivised Switching Scheme residual funds recipients provide final progress updates on Public Commitments

Progress updates for Pool A, B, C, D & F recipients

We have been observing with growing alarm and concern the unfolding of a fully-fledged armed conflict in Ukraine.

Today payabl. the international merchant acquirer that enables businesses to take payments easily, reliably and securely, announces it is joining forces with RegTech provider Know Your Customer, to offer fully digital, secure and seamless onboarding to merchants worldwide.

Ignition Advice, the global provider of advice technology, has appointed Will Drew as its new Chief Operations Officer for Europe.