Instant payment innovation is accelerating across Europe. Are you keeping pace? 

With Europe’s major financial institutions facing more operational pressures than ever before, staying up to date with the latest banking innovations is a perennial challenge. But while lagging is not an option in this disruptive era, there’s no escaping the fact that building new tech and integrating ecosystem changes take time. It’s complex. 

Bank of Ireland has announced a landmark investment of more than €60 million in a range of branch improvements, including the Bank’s largest single investment in ATMs in the last decade. Starting later this year, a new fleet of state-of-the-art ATMs will be rolled out to all branches throughout the Island of Ireland between now and 2027.

Nexi, the European PayTech leader,

Transak, the leading payments infrastructure provider for crypto and NFTs, has announced a strategic collaboration with Visa,a world leader in digital payments, to implement Visa Direct capabilities and help enhance its global off-ramp service.

This collaboration marks a significant milestone by enabling users in over 145 countries to seamlessly convert their cryptocurrency holdings into local fiat currencies.

Ajman Bank has initiated a collaboration with Mastercard aimed at leveraging the technology giant’s innovative solutions to drive sustainability. The award-winning bank will implement Mastercard’s Carbon Calculator and sign its UAE Sustainable Cards Pledge.

Global financial technology leader FIS® has today announced the launch of its 

 ZILO™, the UK-based FinTech specialising in global asset and wealth management software continues building momentum with the appointment of leading industry figures to its board.  

Amplifi Capital (U.K.) Limited announces it has secured £22.5m in funding from M&G Investments.  Amplifi Capital is the fintech disruptor behind the credit union broker and introducer brand My Community Finance. This significant investment marks a pivotal moment for the company, enabling the fast expansion of Reevo Money - its newest brand and own lending platform. 

 Volt, the global real-time payments platform, today announces its partnership with Bumper, a payment platform for car dealerships, to harness the power of open banking and real-time payments so that consumers can pay for vehicle deposits, repairs, parts, services, and even purchase vehicles outright.

Today, FinTech Scotland, working with professional services supporter Deloitte, and with Tesco Bank, Morgan Stanley and abrdn, launched a first-of-its-kind innovation challenge. The industry-led call to action will encourage financial institutions and innovators from across the Fintech community and beyond to learn collaboratively and facilitate industry forums to collectively share best practices for companies to develop new solutions to key financial regulatory challenges.