BKN301 Group, a Fintech company offering Innovative Payments and Banking-as-a-Service solutions with a focus on high-growth markets, especially in the MENA area, continues its development strategy, fostering its growth in the Middle East, especially in Qatar, where it opened a new branch last July, that will help the company better serve the Arabic Gulf.

STICPAY, a leading global e-wallet service provider and payment gateway, today announces a new strategic partnership with Ness LAB, a pioneering research company dedicated to building a blockchain-based information economy. 

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and 11 states announced today that Prehired will provide more than $30 million in relief to student borrowers, for making false promises of job placement, trapping students with “income share” loans that violated the law, and resorting to abusive debt collection practices when borrowers could not pay.

Financial institutions and organizations should fortify their defenses in 2024, as threats will surge driven by AI and heightened automation according to Kaspersky experts. In it’s crimeware report and financial predictions for 2024, the cybersecurity company anticipates an increase in cyberattacks, exploitation of direct payment systems, the resurgence of Brazilian banking trojans, and a rise in open-source backdoored packages.

PayPoint is pleased to announce that it is expanding its partnership with Yodel and Vinted across its Collect+ network, the leading Out of Home parcel pick up, drop off and send service in the UK.

Form3, the cloud-native account-to-account platform, is delighted to announce it will be providing Klarna, the AI-powered payments network and shopping assistant, with SEPA connectivity to bolster its customer offering in Europe as part of its wider international growth strategy.

nCino, Inc., a pioneer in cloud banking for the global financial services industry, today announced that Alba Bank (Alba) has made a significant step towards supporting the UK’s small- and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) by adopting the nCino Cloud Banking Platform.

MANGOPAY, the platform-specific payment infrastructure provider, today announces that it has been selected by Maisons du Monde, a renowned home decor and furniture retailer, to offer seamless payment experiences to its marketplace customers. The integration of Mangopay’s modular payment infrastructure marks a significant step forward in improving digital transactions for Maisons du Monde’s marketplace, ensuring greater customer satisfaction while creating growth opportunities. 

Sumsub, a full-cycle verification platform, today announces the latest advancements to its Global Database Verification solution, designed for businesses seeking reliable, efficient, and cost-effective user verification. Global Database Verification caters to a wide range of both regulated and non-regulated industries and businesses looking to ensure the legitimacy and accuracy of user data on a global scale.

Today, Payhawk, the global spend management platform, announces the launch of its new Purchase Orders system. The solution streamlines procurement operations by integrating purchase requests, approvals, Purchase Order creation, three-way matching, and the ability to pay in local or cross-border transfers in one seamless platform.