Mastercard today announced Jon Huntsman will join as Vice Chairman and President, Strategic Growth, effective April 15. The former U.S. Ambassador and Governor will lead efforts focused on expanding commercial partnerships with governments and public sector institutions along with driving the company’s inclusive growth, philanthropy and sustainability agenda. He will report to Michael Miebach, Mastercard’s Chief Executive Officer, and will be part of the Executive Leadership Team.

Unlimit, the global fintech company, today announced its entry into the Tanzanian market and the receival of the Bank of Tanzania (“BOT”) licence, marking another significant step in the company’s expansion within the region.

The approval of Unlimit as an authorised payment service provider by the BOT will allow the fintech to provide a range of new offerings such as business payments, merchant services and outbound payments, among other things, to the Tanzanian market.

Zumo, the B2B digital assets infrastructure that prioritises compliance and sustainability, today announces the appointment of Ashwath Mehra as a non-executive director.  

An economist by training, Mr Mehra is CEO of the ASTOR Group, a private investment and advisory business, working across mining, technology, biotech and real estate. He has over 30 years’ experience in debt and equity capital markets and is a respected figure in the global business community. 

fscom , the leading governance risk and compliance consultancy, has acquired risk and compliance solutions provider FMConsult.

fscom said the acquisition accelerates the firm’s expansion into asset and fund management and consolidates its position as a leading authority within the sector.

Temenos today announced that Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. (Metrobank), one of the Philippines’ largest banks, has partnered with Temenos and Collaboration Betters the World (CBTW) to implement Temenos Wealth, strengthening the bank’s dominant position in the highly competitive wealth management industry.

SmartSearch, the UK’s leading provider of anti-money laundering (AML) and digital compliance software, has partnered with LSEG Risk Intelligence, a foremost global financial markets infrastructure and data provider. 

Finastra today announced that Jefferson Bank, an independent, bank serving communities across Texas, has sel

In a groundbreaking move set to redefine the fintech landscape, PayToMe.co, an international award-winning Digital Payment Platform and strategic partner of NASDAQ-listed AppTech Payments Corp., proudly announces its strategic partnership with Plaid, the world's leading financial data network.

Travelex, the global travel money brand, has launched seven stores and eight ATMs at Zayed International Airport – Terminal A.

The four landside and three airside stores take the total number of Travelex stores in the UAE to 49. It marks the latest milestone in Travelex’s expansion across the UAE and wider Middle East, increasing its extensive distribution network in the region.

HawkSoft and b atomic! celebrate success in helping independent insurance agencies better understand their businesses. The two insurtechs formed a Solution Partner relationship in 2022 and have furthered their collaboration by introducing API integration to mutual customers at the start of 2024. Today, b atomic! formally joins HawkSoft's API Partner program with API integration between the HawkSoft Insurance Platform and neon by b atomic!.