Two in three (66%) larger UK businesses say they are very familiar with open banking and users report an average annual saving of 150 hours usually spent on operational tasks such as processing invoices and financial data, recurring payments and processing refunds, new research reveals.

Torpago, a commercial credit card and spend management provider, Marqeta, a strategic partner of Torpago and the global modern card issuing platform, and Sunwest Bank, a leading entrepreneurial business bank, announce the launch of Sunwest Visionary Card, Sunwest’s commercial credit card and expense management solution.

Neo, the open-source, community-driven platform where developers are building the Smart Economy, announced that it has officially opened its Hong Kong office, expanding its presence in the emerging blockchain hub. Located within Cyberport, Hong Kong’s leading digital tech and Web3 hub, the new office will be at the forefront of Neo’s drive to realize the Smart Economy and will serve as a base to support Hong Kong’s leading Web3 developer talent and promote investment in the region.

Mesh, the modern embedded finance solution that makes digital asset transfers and account aggregation seamless, today announced an investment from PayPal Ventures. This investment helps to reinforce Mesh's position as a leading player in embedded finance and highlights PayPal's commitment to fostering innovation in the digital payments landscape.

CarbonPool, set to be the world’s first insurance company with a carbon credit balance sheet, has closed a CHF 10.5 million ($12 million) funding round.

Founded by former Allianz executives Coenraad Vrolijk, Nandini Wilcke and Frederic Olbert, CarbonPool aims to accelerate investment in carbon credits, which are crucial to achieving net zero, by providing carbon credit insurance with claims payments made in-kind.

The future of online retail payments is set to take center stage at the eCommerce Payments 2024 Summit, and we are excited to announce Super Payments as the event's official Gold Sponsor.

MioTech, Asia's leading sustainability data and software provider, announced today that it has successfully closed a new round of financing. The ESG and climate tech company's latest and existing investors include global venture capital firms such as ZhenFund, Horizons Ventures, TOM Group, Moody's, HSBC, Guotai Junan International, GIC, and J.P. Morgan.

The travel industry has a global reach and complex booking systems. It relies heavily on efficient, secure, and adaptable payment processing systems. This comprehensive guide explores payment processing within the travel sector, discussing its unique challenges, innovative solutions, and future trends. 

Payment Processing in the Travel Sector

LTX, a subsidiary of global Fintech leader, Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc., today announced that it has been awarded four new patents on its fixed-income trading innovations of bond similarity technology, dealer selection score technology, liquidity aggregation technology, and RFQ+ trading protocol. Together, these technologies serve to inform pre-trade decision-making and bring new efficiency to trade execution.

Moneyhub has launched its latest API ‘Recipe’, Fact-finder, unlocking the potential of Open Finance and empowering businesses to deliver more purposeful services and solutions to their customers. The Recipe combines Moneyhub’s Open Banking and Open Finance API connections to ensure plugging into existing systems and solutions is easy.