KPMG’s payments modernization experience along with Volante’s cloud native B2B payments solutions will help banks prepare for ISO 20022 and real-time payments as part of a broader strategic alliance 

As the successful vaccination and booster rollout continues in the UK and with restrictions subsiding, you would be forgiven for thinking that the UK has returned to some semblance of normality.

·       UK SMEs grew ecommerce revenues by more than a quarter in 2021, 70% expect the same level of growth over the next three years, 30% anticipate higher growth

·       Six in ten UK ecommerce SMEs only sell domestically today, but nearly nine in ten say growing revenue internationally is a very important/important strategic priority

·       British SMEs trail their European counterparts on integrating sophisticated capabilities into their ecommerce offerings

As long as cash still dominates the payments landscape in Africa, it remains a stumbling block to much-needed technological progress and innovation, particularly for SMEs. According to Andrew Springate, CEO of tech and financial gateway service provider PAYM8, things are starting to shift as Africa’s digital payments race begins and true financial participation and inclusion becomes a reality.

AppTech Payments Corp. a Fintech company powering commerce experiences, announced today that Howard Fish has joined the team as the Director of Sales and Business Development. Howard joins AppTech from i3 Verticals where he served as the Director of Integrated Payments.

The payment expert will take hospitality payments to new heights by powering Profitroom’s booking engine

Global construction payments fintech ProjectPay has launched its first investment round, having recently joined forces with Lloyds Bank in the UK to protect and streamline UK Construction Sector payments.

The company plans to raise at least £5.6m to accelerate ProjectPay’s UK expansion and launch into the US, to become the main global payments provider for building projects.

Offering AI-based tailor-made loans lasting up to seven years, ArK Kapital enables fast-growth without losing equity 

New funding led by Local Globe, with participation from Creandum and angel investors including founders of iZettle, Supercell, King, and EQT Ventures 

Unique founding team combination of serial entrepreneurship, banking and fintech expertise, data analytics, and machine-learning 

Banked Ltd, provider of a new payment method enabling consumers to pay from their existing mobile banking app, today announced the latest merchant to launch with their Pay by Bank technology.  Seedrs, Europe's leading private investment platform with over £1.8BN investments recorded to date, has integrated Banked’s Pay by Bank checkout solution into their platform, making investing easier.