One in five Brits are now making regular payments via Open Banking (21%) according to research carried out by Moneyhub. 

Open Banking payments allow users to make a payment directly through their phone’s banking app or online banking account directly to another account, which can be a quicker and more cost-effective alternative to other payment options such as card payments, standing orders or direct debits. 

Finfra, the lending infrastructure provider that operates in Indonesia together with its licensed peer-to-peer lending affiliate Danabijak, has announced a new partnership with Xendit that will bring automated collections of revenue-based financing to businesses across Indonesia.

DKK Partners, a leading FinTech company that specializes in emerging markets (EM) and foreign exchange (FX) liquidity, has appointed Clifford Mettle as Executive Chairman of Ghana to help bolster their West African service offering and support their plans to provide the entire Africa region with innovative and fast payment solutions.

In response to increased demand from asset managers to drive distribution efficiencies and optimize performance in an increasingly competitive environment, global Fintech leader 

Synechron, a leading global digital transformation consulting firm, today unveiled research insights generated from its first Strategic Technologies Survey of 50 C-Suite technology decision-makers (Chief Technology Officers, Chief Information Officers, and Chief Data Officers) from the financial services industry across the United States, Europe and Rest of World (RoW).

Volt, the global real-time payments platform, today announces that Matt Henderson, former CEO of Stripe Europe, ex-Google, ex-Amazon, has joined as a Special Advisor to the board.

Mangopay, a platform-specific payment infrastructure provider announces a new partnership with Aria, a leading provider of deferred payment infrastructure for B2B marketplaces and platforms.

Openpay, a fintech firm based in Denmark, has partnered with Yapily, an international open banking API provider, to facilitate seamless cross-border, peer-to-peer money transfers.

Italian fintech Qomodo has raised €34.5m in a seed funding round led by Fasanara Capital. Qomodo is introducing a suite of smart payment solutions to physical retailers, including a Buy Now Pay Later formula for essential yet often unexpected expenses, increasing both customer peace of mind and business turnover.