Advapay, a provider of core banking and digital banking software for fintech companies, is pleased to announce an exclusive partnership with ICT Misr, a prominent IT consultancy firm and systems integrator headquartered in Egypt. This strategic collaboration will enable Advapay to expand its reach and offer solutions to customers in Egypt and Libya.

Bitget Wallet, the leading global Web3 wallet with 30 million users, has introduced a pioneering feature that lets users create and access Web3 wallets using their Telegram accounts. This innovation offers a seamless entry into decentralized finance, allowing Telegram users to easily log into a keyless MPC wallet and explore the Web3 world. By eliminating the complexities of private key management, this feature greatly enhances security and user experience, making it simpler than ever to dive into Web3.

Adyen, the financial technology platform of choice for leading companies, announces a global partnership with Swedish home furnishing business IKEA. The new partnership with Adyen will allow IKEA to connect the dots between in-store and digital sales channels and offer better payment and loyalty experiences for customers.

Freetrade, the commission free investment platform, has launched ‘share lending’ to its clients, a new service powered by Sharegain that enables its clients to generate passive income from lending their stocks and ETFs.

With Sharegain, Freetrade was able to launch its securities lending program with no upfront costs and no additional headcount. Sharegain’s technology solution enables clients to launch programs that comply with the relevant regulatory requirements, including CASS and SFTR.

ACI Worldwide , an original innovator in global payments technology, and Mexipay, a leading Mexican financial technology company, have announced the extension of their partnership to enhance Mexico’s real-time payments ecosystem, with the aim of driving instant payments adoption and boosting economic growth and financial inclusion for Mexico’s businesses and consumers.

Today, Teya announced the launch of its new product – Teya Tap. The product allows business owners to accept payments directly with their Android phones, removing dependencies on physical card machines. 

Being able to accept contactless payments in the UK is highly important, with 85% of people in the country using contactless payments at least once a month (according to UK Finance). 

Liberis, one of the leading global embedded finance platforms, is partnering with Sezzle, a leading Buy Now, Pay Later platform, to promote Sezzle Capital, offering small to medium-sized businesses in the United States funding without giving up equity.

Bibby Financial Services’ (“BFS”) Asset Finance division, Bibby Asset Finance (BAF), has announced two new hires, as it pursues its growth strategy to increase lending throughout the UK.

With more than 60 years’ combined experience in asset finance, Gil Cubells and Dan Nield join the Leeds office as BAF's Head of National Broker Sales, and Operations Director, respectively.

Breakthrough payment orchestration provider BR-DGE has today announced a new partnership with Vibe, a B2B travel tech platform that enables online travel agencies (OTAs) to build complete and bespoke booking solutions. At a time when global travel is surging and set to break all-time records, by integrating its platform with BR-DGE’s payment orchestration platform, Vibe can offer vastly enhanced payment connectivity and choice to its travel merchants and their end customers.