British Business Investments today announces a £15m follow-on investment into North-West-based Universal Leasing Limited. The investment, which follows an earlier £12m commitment made to Universal Leasing in 2018, allows the company to further increase its support for smaller businesses. The transaction will be structured as a block discounting facility that will allow Universal Leasing to provide funding support to smaller businesses looking to acquire business-critical assets to accelerate their growth.

International communications platform company BICS has partnered with Belgian electronic payments specialist Bancontact Payconiq Company, to deliver multi-factor authentication for the new Payconiq by Bancontact mobile app.

Tonik Digital Bank is proud to announce its recognition as the Philippines' Best Customer Service for 2023, cementing its status as the number one digital bank for customer service in the country.

Tonik thanks its radically different approach from the get-go, as customer service is not just an aspect of their operations, it is their very essence incorporated in every level of the organization.

The joint solution offered by Sybrin and Regula enables banks and other financial institutions to seamlessly and securely onboard and verify their customers.

New research from GoCardless, the bank payment company, reveals that mortgage lenders have a long way to go to keep their customers happy. 41% of British consumers believe lenders are relying on “outdated” methods to assess mortgage affordability, rising to 48% of those who have purchased a property within the last 12 months. 

First-time buyers and the self-employed are most disillusioned

Tarabut Gateway, MENA’s leading open banking platform, unveils its brand refresh, ushering in a new era as “Tarabut.” The brand refresh reinforces the company’s unique positioning in redefining open banking and connecting the entire financial ecosystem to create an accessible, personalised, and interconnected financial landscape.

Safexpay, a leading digital payments company, announces the expansion of its tailored suite of payment solutions in three key GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) countries- Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Oman to cater to the unique needs of businesses and consumers in the region. This strategic move represents a significant step forward in Safexpay's mission to reshape the future of payments, solutions and foster innovation in these dynamic Middle Eastern markets.

Resistant AI, the AI- and machine learning-powered financial crime prevention specialists, today announces that Silverbird, the digital alternative to traditional banking making business payments borderless, limitless and affordable for international merchants, has adopted Resistant AI’s Document Forensics to secure its customer

AlHuda Center of Islamic Banking & Economics (CIBE) and the Zimbabwe Association of Microfinance Institutions (ZAMFI) are pleased to announce their collaboration in hosting a specialized two-day training workshop on "Islamic Banking, Finance & Islamic Microfinance." The training is scheduled to take place on October 10th and 11th 2023, in Harare, Zimbabwe.

Bank ABC has announced the launch of ABC Trade, a unique cloud-based, digital platform powered by Swiss market-leading technology provider, Komgo SA, offering clients an enriched product suite for Documentary Trade.