Wise Platform, Wise’s global payments infrastructure for banks, financial institutions and larger enterprises, today announced the appointment of Lauren Langbridge as Commercial Director for North America, and Manuel Sandhofer as its new General Manager for Europe, Middle East and Brazil. 

STICPAY, a leading global e-wallet service provider and payment gateway, today announces a major increase in the number of countries and currencies it offers money transfers to as it aims to meet the growing demand for cross-border payments.

Travel debit card Currensea saved travellers over £2.5 million during 2024 by cutting foreign exchange (FX) fees and eliminating hidden bank charges.

Currensea’s money-saving card enables travellers to spend abroad directly from their existing bank account but without the foreign exchange charges normally applied by banks, and without the hassle of opening a new bank account or topping up other cards.

The digital lending market in the Philippines — consisting of duly registered non-bank digital lenders and digital banks — could exceed US$ 1 billion in the second half of 2025, with the likelihood of growth at an accelerated pace due to the high demand for online technologies from consumers.

Curinos Inc., a global data intelligence business that brings together industry-exclusive expertise, insights and analytics that help leading financial institutions grow their business, is pleased to announce the appointment of Jeff Hack as Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors. Jeff has spent his career building successful technology-centric financial services businesses. He succeeds Craig Woodward who, after guiding Curinos for over three years, has decided to pursue other interests.

Paysafe, a global payments platform, today announced that it has received approval from the Central Bank of Brazil (BCB) for a payment institution (PI) license for the country’s launch of its regulated online sports-betting and gambling market.

Bluestone Federal Credit Union, a credit union with deep roots in Sioux Falls and across Eastern South Dakota, has tapped Investifi to enable expanded investing solutions for their members from within their ItsMe247 online banking experience from CU*Answers. InvestiFi is natively integrated with CU*Answers and will deliver these solutions with robust financial education and US-based customer support.

OakNorth, the digital bank for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs and structured real estate lender, REL Finance, have completed a £16.6m co-loan to JMK Group, a leading family-run hospitality business.