Despite its ubiquity, credit is still divisive and this needs to change. It is a financial instrument at the heart of modern payments, powering consumer spending and business growth. While for many, it provides an important lifeline for those one-off, unforeseen costs.

Argyle, the leading employment data platform, today announced its partnership with Protection-as-a-Service provider DigiSure.

Enterprise data company, TIBCO, has launched TIBCO Cloud™ EBX®, a Master Data Management (MDM) Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution. TIBCO Cloud EBX enables users to manage corporate data from anywhere, including master data, reference data, and metadata. As a SaaS offering, EBX now delivers self-service access of cloud-native MDM capabilities to customers for faster, smarter implementation.

UK-based Saltare, the Early Payment FinTech, has appointed its second commercial manager to grow its customer base with a primary focus on enrolling larger corporations with extensive and diverse supply chains.

Quartr, the app that gives anyone, regardless of their investment expertise and network, access to critical company information and earnings calls, has raised a $2.6M extended seed round, taking its total seed round to $7.1M. 

Oh, France, the land of baguettes, wine and... Fintechs?

France’s fintech scene is attracting more investors and bigger tickets, and Money2020 Europe last month was a demonstration of just why the sector is garnering such traction. Business France, supported by CB, brought 12 of France’s most promising fintechs to the French Pavilion, including ubble, which is soon to be acquired by Checkout.com to expand its financial product portfolio.

Minima, the first cooperative, ultra-lean, blockchain network that enables anyone to run a complete node on a mobile or IoT device, today launched The Minima Innovation Challenge in partnership with EdenBase, UK’s first fund with a supergrowth hub and an ecosystem, investing in the next generation of game-changing companies, powered by frontier technologies.

Founded in 2016 as the investment arm of Natwest Group, NatWest Markets helps its corporate and institutional customers manage their financial risks and achieve financial goals while navigating changing markets and regulations. Today, beyond providing products and solutions centred across currencies, rates, and financing, the company's mission is to actively support customers in their transition to achieving broader environmental and societal goals.

Two-thirds of UK retailers (69%) report improvements in at least one area of their business sales and performance metrics as a direct result of offering Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) payments to customers. This was the finding of analysis by RFI Global, the only global data and insights company focusing exclusively on financial services. 

TrueLayer, Europe’s leading open banking platform, today announced that the innovative credit firm Tymit is delivering an enhanced experience through instant bank payments for its Credit and Booster customers.