Starling Bank has taken swift action to make life simpler for bereaved individuals, following recommendations made in a key nationwide bereavement report.

The digital bank has unveiled a new strategic partnership with end-of-life admin service Settld, which will streamline account administration for those handling the affairs of a Starling bank customer who has died.

Digital financial transactions are rapidly becoming the norm. In the US, some 78 percent of consumers prefer to bank digitally, and financial institutions have to cope with this shift. Not only do they need to offer digital channels, but they must also offer users frictionless experiences.

Last month marked the one-year anniversary of the contactless payments limit rising in the UK from £45 to £100, making it one of the highest limits in the world. And it is no wonder the limit rose. Like many nations, the UK saw a rise in contactless use as consumers looked for a more hygienic way to pay.

Atlanticus Holdings Corporation (“Atlanticus,” “the Company”, “we,” “our” or “us”), a financial technology company enabling bank, retail and healthcare partners to offer more inclusive financial services to millions of everyday Americans, today announced the promotion of Rosalind Drakeford to Managing Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary.

Evolve Bank & Trust ("Evolve"), a leading financial technology solutions provider, announced today it has appointed Robert Ducklo as General Counsel, Corporate Secretary. Ducklo joins Evolve with more than 25 years of legal experience in banking. 

Today, ConsenSys announced that users of MetaMask, the world’s leading Web3 self-custodial wallet, will now be able to bridge across multiple networks within the Portfolio dapp through a new feature called MetaMask Bridges.

Unqork, the leading codeless-as-a-service platform, today announced that it has entered into a partnership with Securrency, a world-class developer of institutional-grade blockchain-enabled financial and regulatory technology, to create an end-to-end digital asset solution for private market customers.

Collctiv, the group payments app, today announced its selection to participate in the prestigious Techstars programme in New York City.

Collctiv, a Techstars portfolio company, is the only British startup chosen to take part in the 13-week accelerator programme starting today. The announcement comes just one week since its launch in the U.S. to a long waitlist.

A gaggle of former Tink employees has raised €5 million in seed funding for their startup promising to help businesses automate all of their payment activities.

Joel Nordström, Joel Wägmark, and Johannes Elgh formed Stockholm-based Atlar earlier this year following open banking outfit Tink's €1.8 billion acquisition by Visa.

According to a recent study from market research firm Graphical Research, the Europe digital banking server market size is set to register significant growth during the forecast timeframe, owing to the increasing investment made in the fintech sector to digitize the banking applications. Several research and development activities have gone into creating digital innovations in the banking sector.