Muinmos, a market-leading client onboarding platform provider, is expanding its footprint into the Middle East with the appointment of Nadeem Sa’adeh as Regional Business Development Director. Based in the region, Nadeem Sa’adeh is the RegTech firm’s first hire in the Middle East, where he will play a key role in driving Muinmos’ growth strategy.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Mastercard Impact Fund, administered by the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, announced a landmark partnership to promote financial inclusion and access for MSMEs across the Asia-Pacific region. The collaboration will leverage a US$ 5 million grant from the Mastercard Impact Fund to support up to US$ 1 billion of ADB financing to financial institutions for lending toward micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs).

Ebury, the global financial technology firm, is delighted to announce the launch of a new office in Dublin, Ireland, in response to growing demand for Ebury’s services in Ireland’s dynamic and evolving market. 

Mortgage applications are set to become speedier after Nationwide joined forces with Experian to automate the checks needed to verify a customer’s income. 

Through Experian’s Work Report™ income and employment verification service, Nationwide is able to digitally confirm homebuyers’ declared income instantly, removing the need for applicants to provide manual income proofs, such as copies of their payslips. 

Offa, the UK's leading Islamic property finance fintech, has acquired Bank of Ireland’s Alburaq Sharia-compliant home finance portfolio in a landmark deal utilising a unique funding structure, including more than 350 home purchase plans.

KPMG UK has joined FinTech Scotland, the cluster management organisation for fintech in Scotland. The two organisations will work closely together to help foster innovation, accelerate growth and drive technology adoption within the Scottish financial technology sector.

KPMG UK’s commitment adds additional expertise to Fintech Scotland’s cluster continuing to develop Scotland’s leadership as a fintech cluster as well as supporting the firm’s plans for further growth in Scotland.