Smart money app Plum is today launching the ‘Naughty Rule’, a brand-new feature to help shoppers stash extra money with the app when they spend in 2023.

Billennium, a global IT solutions provider for businesses, has announced that it is partnering with IDnow, a leading identity proofing platform provider in Europe. Thanks to the cooperation, Billennium’s Inperly app allows Microsoft Teams users to check identities and sign documents with qualified electronic signatures, using ID documents from 200+ countries.

B2B payments company Mondu has today announced a $13m Series A extension round led by Valar Ventures alongside FinTech Collective. The new investment follows an impressive first year for Mondu, where the company scaled fast, expanded into new markets and launched more products that simplify the financial lives of businesses.

Experian has today launched CreditLock, a new feature that will enable customers to lock their Experian Credit Report at the touch of a button. The launch comes following data that shows 1 in 4 UK adults have fallen victim to fraud, with 75% of UK adults having been targeted, highlighting the scale of the problem in the UK. 1

LPA, the financial markets software and advisory firm, announced the appointment of Katrin Becker-Oligmueller as Global Head of Human Resources to help drive the company’s people agenda and advance its talent strategy globally.

InvestSky, a social investing platform for retail investors, has secured $3.4m in its pre-seed funding round, to support its mission of making investing more inclusive.

 Emkan Capital, an investment firm focused on technology companies, served as the lead investor. Other backers included S3 Ventures, Al-Romaizan Family office, Jahez deputy CEO Mishal Al-Mishari and other angel investors.

Singapore-based B2B BNPL and insurance player actyv.ai has collected $12m in its pre-Series A funding round, as it explores global expansion efforts.  

The investment was backed by 1Digi Ventures, Singapore, which is the family office of Raghunath Subramanian.  Subramanian is also the founder and global CEO of actyv.ai.

The New York City-based fintech start-up has an office in London and a presence in the Middle East, and has developed a two-sided platform connecting consumers and retail merchants via a smart digital receipt. The e.pop ecosystem delivers merchants and partners uniquely granular insights into consumer behaviour as well as new channels by which to engage, advertise and market to existing and new shoppers.

Today payabl., the international merchant acquirer that enables businesses to take payments easily, reliably, and securely, announces it has joined the Visa Direct Preferred Partner Program, furthering its relationship with Visa. As a member of the Visa Direct Preferred Partner Program, payabl.

Worldline, a global leader in payments services, has announced a strategic partnership with Lidio Payment Services Inc (Lidio), one of Turkey’s leading Fintech companies. The solution will help international e-commerce merchants businesses to enter Turkey’s burgeoning e-commerce market.