OakNorth – the digital bank for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs – today announces the further strengthening of its Board of Directors with the appointment, effective from today, of Nilan Peiris as a Non-Executive Director.

Binance, the world's leading blockchain ecosystem and cryptocurrency infrastructure provider, today announces that it has appointed Grant Thornton Singapore, a leading business and professional services firm, to provide global accounting and tax advisory services as it prepares for future audits of its global businesses.

Satispay, the leading independent mobile payment network in Italy, today announced a strategic partnership with Stripe, a financial infrastructure platform for businesses, to eliminate the barriers in online digital shopping experience for Italian merchants and consumers.

Today, tapeeno, UTP’s app for micro-merchants, has enabled its merchants in the UK to seamlessly and securely accept in-person contactless payments with Tap to Pay on iPhone. 

Tap to Pay on iPhone allows merchants to accept all forms of contactless payments, including contactless credit and debit cards, Apple Pay, and other digital wallets, using only an iPhone and the tapeeno iOS app — no additional hardware or payment terminal needed. 

Bitso —the leading financial services company powered by crypto in  Latin America— has announced the appointment of Juanita Rodríguez Kattah as the Country Manager for Colombia. In this role, she will lead and oversee the company's operations within the country. 

Nayax Ltd., a global commerce enablement payments and loyalty platform designed to help merchants scale their business, today announced that Keren Sharir has been appointed to the newly created role of President in addition to her current role of Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), effective immediately.

New financial services brand, Muloot Money, co-created by UK banking expert, Adam Rigler, is a simple and powerful solution developed to streamline day-to-day money management and revolutionise international transactions for UK-based businesses and individuals.

The FCA has recognized that banks, building societies and payment firms are trying to support customers to access accounts and is encouraging them to build on examples of existing good practice, such as working with homeless charities to tailor their support to the needs of customers in vulnerable circumstances.

Recent regulations in many markets make it possible for merchants to accept payment from consumers using direct, account-to-account transfers. As airlines seek to best meet the needs of travelers and reduce the overall cost of payments, account-to-account payments are becoming very popular, and they represent a new option for travelers to pay for air tickets.