Alba Bank (Alba) has announced that Rod Ashley is stepping down from his role after 6 years in post.

Jonathan Thompson will assume the role of acting CEO to lead the business over the next critical phase, bringing with him extensive start-up and SME banking experience. Dominic Wade also joins the firm as Chief Financial Officer. He joins from Unity Trust Bank, where he held the same role.

Navro – the pioneering fintech firm formerly known as Paytrix that simplifies global payments for international businesses – today confirms that it has been authorised by the Central Bank of Ireland as an Electronic Money Institution (EMI). Under the terms of the licence, fast-growth businesses with international ambitions can benefit from Navro’s global payments curation services under the protection of European Union regulation. 

NatWest has become the first UK bank to be named as a supplier of the Crown Commercial Service’s (CCS) new Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Open Banking services. This DPS will be accessible by all public sector entities in the UK including central government, local authorities, NHS, police, education providers, devolved administrations, and charities.

Intellect Global Consumer Banking (iGCB), the consumer banking arm of Intellect Design Arena Limited, announces that VakifBank International AG, part of Türkiye Vakiflar Bankasi T.A.O has selected iGCB’s platforms

Bahrain Commercial Facilities Company (BCFC), in a strategic partnership with Mastercard, is set to transform Bahrain’s commercial payments landscape with the introduction of its Commercial Cards Program for companies, corporations, and small and medium-sized businesses.

Global financial technology leader FIS® has today announced another milestone in its drive to make secure open banking more accessible to its clients and their customers.

Bitso —the leading financial services company powered by crypto in Latin America— released the first edition of its Crypto Landscape in Latin America: Report H2 2023, in which it reveals the importance that the use of blockchain and crypto assets have gained, both in the region and locally.

iDenfy, a Lithuania-based RegTech company best known for its full-stack ID verification service, announced a new partnership with RaiseFX, a prominent player in the online CFD broker sector. This partnership will help RaiseFX create a user-friendly ID verification workflow, enabling users to access trading and investment opportunities in seconds. 

Global payment orchestration platform FinMont has announced a new partnership with leading B2B payments platform ConnexPay. Through this new alliance, FinMont is adding ConnexPay’s innovative all-in-one payments solution to its travel orchestration platform.

IDEX Biometrics and KONA I are partnering to deploy biometric payment and access cards in Japan. With credit card fraud reported by Japanese companies increasing by 30% year over year to USD 294 million, banks in the market are showing interest in biometric smartcard solutions, especially metal cards.