The International Center for Strategic Alliances (ICSA) proudly announces the 18th Edition of the Connected Banking Summit – Innovation & Excellence Awards - West Africa 2025, set to take place in the vibrant city of Accra, Ghana, on February 19, 2025

Enhance credit risk management and modelling strategies considering the impact of the upcoming regulatory requirements

Alkami Technology, Inc., a leading cloud-based digital banking 

Method Financial, a first-of-its-kind provider of consumer permissioned financial connectivity, raised $41.5 million in its latest Series B funding round led by Emergence Capital with participation from avra and Samsung Next, and existing investors Andreessen Horowitz, Y-Combinator and Ardent Venture Partners. This most recent fundraise brings the total funding to $60 million.

Today, managing finances can be a challenge for both businesses and individuals. PayDo understands these difficulties and is proud to present PayDo Cards, a solution crafted to simplify expense management, improve security, and provide complete control over financial operations.

For those responsible for managing team budgets or personal spending, PayDo Cards deliver a practical and effective way to handle payments.

NMI®, a global leader in embedded payments infrastructure, announces Bill Connect, a new extension for use with the NMI Payment Gateway, powered by Biller Genie®. Designed to integrate seamlessly with popular accounting software such as QuickBooks® Online, QuickBooks Desktop, and Xero®, Bill Connect simplifies billing and payment acceptance, offering small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) an easier way to manage their accounts receivable while accelerating payments.

Moniepoint Inc. (“Moniepoint”), one of Nigeria’s leading business payments and banking services platform, has secured an investment from Visa, a global leader in digital payments. The investment marks an important milestone in Visa’s commitment to advancing financial inclusion and shaping the future of digital payments while fostering SME growth across Africa.

Octane®, the fintech company revolutionizing the financing experience, announced today that it has named Sean Fernandez-Ledon its first Chief Legal Officer, effective January 1, 2025.

Ally Financial Inc. and CardWorks, Inc. today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement for CardWorks, and its wholly-owned bank subsidiary, Merrick Bank, to acquire Ally's credit card business, including a portfolio of $2.3 billion in credit card receivables with 1.3 million active cardholders as of Dec. 31, 2024.