NFT Investments, an investment company specializing in non-fungible tokens ("NFTs"), is pleased to announce that it has doubled the size of its initial public offering on the Aquis Stock Exchange Growth Market (Access segment) to £20m before expenses, a record amount to be raised on AQSE. 

The increased fund-raising move is in response to strong investor interest in the Company’s planned share placing and application to join AQSE later this month.   

JCB International Co., Ltd., the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd., has seen impressive growth in virtual spending with European retailers from its Asian cardmember base, with online sales growing by more than 300% across the continent between 2016 and 2019[1].

 Finastra today announced that Unity One Credit Union — headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, and with branches in Kansas and Minnesota — has gone live on Finastra’s Fusion Digital Banking.

viafintech and illimity Bank S.p.A. (“illimity” or the “Bank”) announce a  partnership whereby customers of illimitybank.com - the illimity Group’s digital direct bank-, can use  the viacash feature in their mobile banking app. The service, which is provided by viafintech, is  branded as “Cash Deposit” in the bank’s own app and allows customers to deposit cash in a smart  and efficient way, while doing grocery. 

Dwolla, a modern payments platform, releases access to Real-Time Payments, an instant* payment option that can send money directly to a bank account in seconds using the RTP® Network.

The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard – PCI DSS, was launched in 2004, courtesy of Visa. Two years later, major card brands formed the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) – to, in their own words, “develop and drive adoption of data security standards and resources for safe payments worldwide.”

The remarkable rise of the cryptocurrency sector and the increasing adoption of digital assets continue to attract investors looking for ways to join the digital asset ecosystem. Therefore, cryptocurrency ATMs are emerging as one of the perfect entry points in the digital currency space based on the number of new installations globally. 

The transaction is the most recent for the award winning fintech and financial inclusion investment banking franchise of Verdant Capital (www.Verdant-Cap.com). Partech Africa, a member of the Partech Group, a leading global technology venture capital fund, and Enza Capital invested in the USD 3.6 million extension round - agreed and structured in 2020 - bringing the total Series A volume to USD 9.9 million.

Following the launch of MultiPay Global Solutions, to help large merchants gain control and flexibility of their payments, MultiPay Group is bringing the same couture experience and ability to accept any payment, anywhere, to small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs).