As the number of devices and connected services rise, our lives are becoming increasingly digitized. Keeping up with this evolving landscape is vital, and 2023 promises to bring with it a host of new use cases and innovations. New technologies are coming to market that provide a greatly enhanced user experience that does not compromise on security. Innovative solutions such as SoftPOS are challenging traditional payment methods, while account to account payments have the potential to shake up the entire payments ecosystem.

Biz2Credit, a leading online funding provider to small businesses, today announced the findings of its Small Business Inflation Study that analyzed the revenues and expenditures of more than 140,000 U.S. small businesses from January 2019 to October 2022.

The Payments Association, which celebrates innovation and collaboration across the payments industry, today announces the launch of Project ESG. The Payments Association’s seven Projects drive industry change to shape the future of the payments landscape.

Schematiq Ltd, the technology company future-proofing and safe-guarding businesses Excel IP, today announces the appointment of Jan-Coos Geesink as Chief Executive Officer. 

The appointment comes at a timely moment for Schematiq, as the company pushes to increase growth and market share within the Financial Services and Energy Sectors, following its recent successful fundraise. 

World-leading digital ID verification company OCR Labs Global has today revealed the results of a new research survey, ‘Fighting Identity Fraud in an Economic Downturn’.

TI Lending, India’s first digital lending solution for SMEs, announced the disbursement of loans totalling more than INR 500 million to SMEs and MSMEs in the country within six months of its launch. TI Lending is an exclusive digital loan solution initiative by TradeIndia.com, India’s largest B2B marketplace. TradeIndia.com has collaborated with leading lending platforms like ICICI Bank, Mintifi, Indifi, Flexiloans, IIFL, EFL and Moneywide to offer seamless loan credit to its customers.

Nexi, European leader in the digital payment market, has signed a five-year agreement with IBM (NYSE: IBM) to modernise its core payment processing platform with IBM z16 technology and IBM Storage System.

Worldline, a global leader in payment services, is proud to announce that it has been given Top Employer status for 2023 in Europe and Asia-Pacific by the Top Employers Institute, a global authority that recognises excellence in people management.

Recognition endorsing Worldline’s global leadership in HR best practices

Global identity verification provider ID-Pal has named Sara West, an industry veteran in the B2B software and payments space, as the company’s new commercial director.

Bottomline, a leading financial technology provider for banks and businesses around the globe, has announced a new line of fraud defence for companies. Now available to companies directly, Bottomline’s Confirmation of Payee (CoP) for Business helps better protect companies against potential fraud by verifying the owner of the bank account receiving funds.