Yurtle, a London-based InsurTech helping workplaces combat caregiver burnout, has closed a seed funding round of £1.4 million.

The round was co-led by Insurtech Gateway and Mustard Seed Maze and will allow Yurtle to grow its team and roll out its ‘digital care ally’ Yurty.

Yurtle aims to help people to live independently as they age by empowering informal social care networks to deliver care support sustainably and effectively.

PayPal Holdings, Inc. today announced Geoff Seeley has joined the company as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), reporting to Diego Scotti, Executive Vice President (EVP) and General Manager (GM) of Consumer Group and Global Marketing & Communications. Seeley brings over 25 years in global brand, digital, and performance marketing while building teams to drive transformative marketing models. Seeley was most recently the Global CMO and Communications Officer at AfterPay and in marketing at CashApp.  

allpay cards, a pioneering entity in card manufacturing, proudly announces its collaboration with SPICA, an industry leader in the production of high-performance recycled and virgin PVC material. As the only card manufacturers in the UK with this set-up, this partnership marks a significant stride toward fostering sustainable practices within the card production industry.

Wirex, a leading digital payment platform, is thrilled to announce the appointment of Anna Di Censo, a distinguished tier-1 talent from the traditional banking sector, as the new Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) for Italy.

Softpay is excited to share that it now accepts BankAxept, the leading card scheme in Norway, as part of its advanced payment solutions. Softpay is the first company to offer a tap-to-phone solution that accepts BankAxept, ensuring fast and secure transactions for both merchants and customers. 

Embat has closed a financing round of $16 million Series A led by Creandum, Spanish VC Samaipata, 4Founders, and Venture Friends in Greece.

BFREE, Africa’s leading ethical credit manager platform, proudly announces the successful completion of its latest funding round, securing a total of US$ 2.95 million. The round, led by Capria Ventures, a Global South specialist investing in applied Generative AI, welcomed a consortium of esteemed investors, including Angaza Capital, GreenHouse Capital, Launch Africa, Modus Africa, Axian CVC, and angel investors.

nCino, Inc., a pioneer in cloud banking for the global financial services industry, today announced that The Saikyo Bank, Ltd. (Saikyo), a $20B-asset regional bank in Japan, will implement nCino to improve operational efficiencies and customer convenience. Saikyo will start its single platform journey with nCino by introducing the technology to its mortgage operations.

Fimple, a leading provider of core banking and financial solutions, is thrilled to announce a strategic partnership with CR2, a global pioneer in the digital banking and payments industry. This partnership is set to revolutionize the way banks engage with their customers, offering unparalleled digital onboarding, transaction capabilities, and customer engagement through CR2’s innovative platform.

The impending March 2025 migration deadline of FedWire to the ISO 20022 standard by all financial institutions (FIs) presents a strategic opportunity to revolutionize their payment infrastructure and services, according to a new Datos report, sponsored by Finzly, the pioneering provider of modern payments systems.