Stanbic Bank Kenya and Mastercard have partnered to introduce two new world-class credit cards to the Bank’s affluent clients across the region.  

Categorized into the Stanbic World card and Stanbic World Elite card, the cards are designed to offer an elevated experience for affluent clients, with special benefits such as airport lounge access, global customer assistance services, concierge services, premium memberships and wide range discounts. 

nCino, Inc., the leading provider of intelligent, best-in-class banking solutions, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire FullCircl. FullCircl is a leading UK-based SaaS platform, built to help financial institutions and regulated companies grow revenue, automate and accelerate onboarding, and improve client lifecycle management by removing regulatory and verification roadblocks.

Klarna, the AI-powered global payments network and shopping assistant has expanded their partnership with Worldpay, a global industry leading payment services provider, to enable thousands of new merchants to offer Klarna to their cus

LSEG Risk Intelligence, a leader in compliance, risk management and fraud prevention solutions, has announced the launch of two innovative products designed to enhance financial security and drive operational efficiencies on a global scale. 

Global Account Verification checks payee and account details match before transfers are confirmed. Document and Biometric Verification uses AI and deep learning to conduct identity checks with outstanding accuracy.

TBC Bank Uzbekistan, the country’s largest mobile-only bank, has signed a long-term strategic partnership with Mastercard, as the digital bank continues to build out its infrastructure for global payments and money transfers.

Paydock, a leading eCommerce payment orchestration platform, has announced a strategic partnership with Aevi, a pioneer in card-present payment orchestration, to deliver a true omnichannel payment orchestration offering for financial institutions, merchants and independent software vendors (ISVs). 

Financial organizations have elevated their GenAI efforts from experimentation to scaling and value creation. With its ability to address Europe's ongoing shortage of skilled workers and provide companies with competitive advantages in both the short and long term, GenAI has the potential to increase Europe’s annual GDP growth by 0.4% to 0.7%, resulting in an additional $1 trillion in GDP by 2030.

Thunes, the Smart Superhighway to move money around the world, today announced a strategic collaboration with Circle, a global digital financial firm and the issuer of stablecoins USDC and EURC through its regulated entities, to accelerate innovation in stablecoin liquidity management.