Santander Bank, N.A. announced today the introduction of Financial Centers, a new banking format that provides customers with in-person support and assistance on digital transactions. The format responds to customer preferences for a digital-first experience with enhanced onsite personal engagement. The new format is being offered as part of the Bank’s multiyear strategy to transform into a digital bank with branches.

Intuit QuickBooks has expanded the small business lending options available through its platform with the launch of QuickBooks Line of Credit. QuickBooks Line of Credit gives small businesses a new way to access fast, flexible funding from $1,000 to $50,000, with loans issued by WebBank.

Fiserv, Inc., a leading global provider of payments and financial technology solutions, has been recognized as one of Fortune® America’s Most Innovative Companies for the second consecutive year. This designation highlights organizations that are at the forefront of innovation in the United States.

Omnichannel InsurTech Qoala announced the completion of its Series C funding round, raising USD 47 million led by PayPal Ventures and MassMutual Ventures.

Payop, an international payment processor and a payment aggregator, has partnered with Tink, a market-leading payment services and data enrichment platform, to add Pay by Bank to its checkout options. Payop works with a variety of merchants from small e-commerce stores to large enterprises, offering a unique checkout solution with numerous payment solutions.

Plumery, a digital banking experience platform for true customer-centric banking, is pleased to announce its availability on Google Cloud Marketplace. This marks a significant milestone in Plumery’s mission to guide challenger and incumbent banks in developing customer experience layers that help them to deliver banking mobile and web applications 50% faster, at a fraction of the cost, unlocking rapid continuous innovation.

It’s not so long ago that every financial transaction we wanted to make involved leaving the house and physically handing over notes and coins. 

In the past people often made the weekly walk to the local branch of their building society to pay their mortgage in cash. Paying gas and electricity bills meant going to the Post Office. Even transferring money to a friend or family member involved writing a cheque, putting it in an envelope and walking to the post-box.

Ebury, the global financial services firm, is proud to announce its partnership with dLocal, a leading cross-border payment platform specializing in high-growth markets.

This collaboration marks a significant leap forward for Ebury, reinforcing its commitment to empowering businesses with seamless access to Emerging Markets across Africa.

ZayZoon, the leading Earned Wage Access (EWA) provider for small and mid-sized businesses, today announced it has raised US $15 million in an extension of its Series B financing. This round extension brings ZayZoon’s total Series B funding round to 49.5 million USD. The round was led by Viola Fintech with participation from Intuit Ventures and existing investors Framework Venture Partners, and Export Development Canada (EDC).