Managing compliance risks can feel intimidating, especially because identity crime and fraud attempts jumped by 36% in 2021 relative to 2020, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center. As global regulations and accessibility increase, so do compliance risks.

People love paying in instalments, this isn’t anything new. And the latest version of this offering, buy now pay later (BNPL), has taken the world by storm. Around 17 million consumers have used BNPL instalments in the UK alone.

Financial decision-makers across regions are investing in automation (37%) and supply chain technology (37%)  as businesses respond to inflation and lingering concerns about a recession, according to new research from Taulia, the working capital management solutions provider.

LendInvest, the UK’s leading asset manager for property finance, announces a partnership with the British Business Bank to help finance smaller property developers provide more homes across the UK.

Freedom Finance, one of the UK’s leading digital lending marketplaces and embedded finance providers,  has appointed Richard Parfitt as Head of Data Science. 

Following this appointment, Richard will lead Freedom Finance’s data products initiative, building and managing a multi-disciplinary team to develop new services for customers and enhance data-driven capabilities driving further automation and intelligence. 

TRANCH, a buy now pay later (BNPL) platform for SaaS sellers and services providers, has raised $100 million in seed equity and debt funding to bring payment flexibility to a wider pool of B2B customers.

AstroPay, the online payment solution of choice for millions of users worldwide, has today announced the launch of a Visa prepaid card in Peru issued by Tebca Perú, that will allow users to make purchases at any e-commerce store that accepts Visa.  The launch is part of the company’s growth plans and ambition to empower customers – especially those without a bank account – to access the digital economy and engage in online transactions.

Sprout.ai, the claims automation technology solution for the insurance industry, has signed a partnership with AdvanceCare.

Plum, the smart European money app, is today announcing its launch in five new European countries: Italy, Portugal, the Netherlands, Greece and Cyprus.