Flutterwave, Africa's leading payments technology company, has announced the appointment of Olajumoke Adenowo as a member of its global Board of Directors. With a sterling reputation as a global transformational leader and business builder across Africa, Olajumoke will play an instrumental role in Flutterwave’s journey toward solidifying its pan-African and global positioning.

Aryza Group, a leading provider of financial software solutions, has reached a significant milestone in its collaboration with payments specialists Acquired.com. Building on a partnership spanning over 6 years, the expanded alliance is bringing advanced data-driven collection and disbursement options to Aryza’s lending division, enriching the end-to-end payment process from collections to treasury services.

BNY Mellon has appointed Gary Delaney as International Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). Delaney will be based in Dublin and brings 20 years of experience in cybersecurity architecture, governance, and strategy.

Families are still feeling the acute financial burden caused by increased costs and higher interest rates, and new research from Moneyhub reveals that over half of people regularly worry about their financial situation. The research also shows that UK savers believe their banks could be doing significantly more to help them get to grips with their finances

Flagright, a leader in AI-native Anti-Money Laundering (AML) compliance and fraud prevention solutions, is thrilled to announce its partnership with SALT, a pioneering financial platform designed to empower SMEs in India & Asia. This collaboration is a testament to the shared Y Combinator heritage, underlining both companies' commitment to leveraging technology for financial security and innovation.

New Consumer Spend data from Barclays’ annual contactless trends report has revealed that 2023 was another record-breaking year for ‘touch and pay’, further cementing it as the UK’s most popular payment method, owing to its speed and convenience. Usage grew across all age demographics, and the gap between older and younger audiences continues to narrow, with the fastest growth among the over 65s for the third year running.

A lack of information is putting people off from potentially saving for a better future, according to new research from award-winning Open B

iwoca, one of Europe’s largest SME lenders, today announces a partnership with business account provider Countingup to make business finance available to almost 10,000 of Countingup's users at the touch of a button.

Industry expert Katarina Pranjic takes a look at why the costs of compliance, collaboration, perpetual KYC, and richer data could prove some of this year’s biggest trends for banks in the ongoing fight against financial crime…

Reducing the cost of compliance

TD, America’s Most Convenient Bank®, today announced the launch of Tap to Pay on iPhone, enabling small and micro business owners across the U.S. to use their mobile phones for a seamless and secure point-of-sale (POS) experience.