Leading finance provider BNP Paribas Personal Finance UK has kickstarted the third year of its UK FinTech Incubator Programme in partnership with SuperTech WM and delivered by STEAMhouse, and invited 8 tech businesses to join this year’

Evolving customer expectations, global standardisation efforts and regulatory  pressure from the G20 Roadmap for cross-border payments are driving the  implementation of One-Leg Out Instant Credit Transfer (OCT Inst) solutions in  Europe. These solutions are designed to enhance cross-border payments by  leveraging existing domestic real-time infrastructures, particularly within the  Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA). 

Key recommendations of the white paper include the following:

Day two of Money20/20 Middle East in Riyadh brought together global leaders in fintech, banking, and financial services to discuss the future of money and finance in the region. 

Tuum, a next-generation core banking platform provider, today announced a strategic partnership with Abwab.ai, a leading AI-driven financial services enabler, to deliver a seamless, end-to-end digital lending solution for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).

Payall Payment Systems, Inc. announced today it can now support live transactions on the Federal Reserve’s instant payment rail, the FedNow Service. Payall joins a lineup of service providers facilitating transaction activity for financial institutions on the service. 

Through the FedNow Service, Payall is positioned to offer financial institution customers access to instant payments, helping them remain competitive and offer best-in-class service for their customers. 

Adyen, the global financial technology platform for leading businesses, is supporting LVMH, the world leader in luxury goods, in a major international initiative: the unification of payment systems across all of its Maisons.

Adyen’s solutions are live in nearly 50 of the group’s Maisons around the world, spanning fashion and leather goods, exceptional hospitality, watches and jewelry, beauty, and department stores.

Thredd, the leading next-generation global payments processor, announced today the expansion of their partnership with Reap, a global fintech company that offers stablecoin-enabled card programs, white-label stablecoin card issuance, and

Pennies, the UK's leading micro-donation charity, has successfully launched its innovative solution on Castles Technology hardware, a leader in Android payment acceptance. This collaboration enables customers to easily add a small donation to their purchases in-store, seamlessly combining convenience with charitable giving.

Ant International has been appointed as one of the inaugural Foreign Institution Partners (FIPs) of China’s Cross-Border Interconnection Payment Gateway (CPG), established under the guidance of the People’s Bank of China and the Payment & Clearing Association of China (PCAC).

Ant International and Alipay are the largest player in the CPG scheme with the largest number of card network and wallet partners, the broadest use cases and largest business volume.