Curve and Equifax UK partner to deliver consumer credit solution to Curve Credit
Equifax UK, the business and consumer insights expert, has signed an exclusive agreement with UK consumer fintech and payment card app Curve to deliver comprehensive verification and ID solutions to its new personal finance product, Curve Credit. Powered by Open Banking, Curve Credit allows consumers to ‘Go Back in Time’ and pay later via instalments on transactions made with their Curve card.
Fineco Adds Ninety One Funds to Investing Platform
- 4 years 2 months ago
- Investment, Banking
FinecoBank announces today that funds from global investment manager, Ninety One are now available on its investing platform. Fineco’s growing customer base in the United Kingdom can now access a selection of Ninety One’s distinctive active investment strategies including the sustainability focused Global Environment Fund which invests in companies that are driving decarbonisation.
Meniga Closes a €10M Investment Round Led by Velocity Capital and Frumtak Ventures to Meet Global Demand for New Green Banking Products
- 4 years 2 months ago
- Fundraising News, Banking
Meniga (www.meniga.com), a leading provider of digital banking solutions for some of the world’s largest financial institutions, has closed a €10m strategic investment round led by institutional investors, Velocity Capital Fintech Ventures, and Frumtak Ventures. Other participants in the round include Industrifonden, the UK Government’s Future Fund, and existing customers UniCredit, Swedbank, Groupe BPCE, and Íslandsbanki.
Banking Circle enhances frictionless cross border payments with purpose-built, cloud-based payments platform
Banking Circle, the financial infrastructure provider, today announces that it is now completely cloud-based, with all aspects of its infrastructure hosted within Microsoft Azure. This includes its purpose built, cloud-first, cross border payments platform, which delivers greater speed, enhanced functionality, and a more intuitive user experience to its clients.
Niyo Partners with Equitas Small Finance Bank to Launch NiyoX
- 4 years 2 months ago
- Banking
Niyo, India's premier digital banking fintech, today announced the launch of Niyo X— a state-of-the-art mobile banking solution for millennials — in partnership with Equitas Small Finance Bank and Visa. With this launch, the company aims to on-board 2M customers by calendar year end 2021.
ING to Appoint Andrew Bester as Head of Wholesale Banking and Member of the Management Board Banking
- 4 years 2 months ago
- Banking, People Moves
ING announced today that Andrew Bester will be appointed member of the Management Board Banking and head of Wholesale Banking. Andrew takes up his position on 6 April 2021, succeeding Isabel Fernandez, who stepped down effective 31 December 2020.
METACO Leverages IBM Cloud and Confidential Computing Capabilities to Help Secure its Integrated Digital Asset Management Solution
Today IBM (NYSE: IBM) and METACO, a provider of security-critical infrastructure that helps large banks manage digital assets, announced that METACO will
Yobota Welcomes Ion Fratiloiu as New Head of Sales
- 4 years 2 months ago
- Banking, Cloud, People Moves
Next gen core banking platform Yobota has announced the appointment of Ion Fratiloiu as its new Head of Sales. Ion boasts significant sales experience, having led sales growth for the likes of FTSE500 US fintech organisation Fiserv as part of its expansion into new territories across Eastern Europe.
New Square Report Shows Continued Shift Towards Cashless Payments Due to Pandemic, but UK Public Not Ready to Let Go of Cash Yet
In the UK, over the past 12 months, the share of Square businesses that are cashless has risen by more than 4x. This time last year only one in 10 UK businesses using Square were cashless, whereas now nearly 5 in 10 are cashless. This is according to Square’s Cash and the Pandemic 2.0 report which takes a look back over the last year at what’s changed, what’s new, and what could be here to stay when it comes to how small businesses in the UK... more
UniCredit Announce Key GTB Appointments to Strengthen Bank's Offering
- 4 years 2 months ago
- Banking, People Moves
Announced today, UniCredit has made several key appointments to further strengthen the bank’s GTB expertise and client service offering. The appointments are as follows:
Credit Europe Bank Improves Usability of Payments in a Mobile App With Scanning Technology by Smart Engines
Member of FIBA Group, Credit Europe Bank (Russia) Ltd. has integrated a software product Smart Code Engine for QR codes scanning in a mobile app. With its help, bank customers are able to make various payments by QR codes, such as bills, invoices, receipts and fines.
Luminor Bank Enhances Risk Management Operations with FIS Cloud-Based Solution
- 4 years 2 months ago
- Banking, Risk Management
Luminor Bank, the leading local bank in the Baltics, has selected a cloud-based balance sheet management solution from financial technology leader FIS®(NYSE: FIS) to help the bank optimize liquidity and better manage risk as it continues its rapid expansion in the region. Luminor Bank AS, which has nearly 900,000 clients, is the third largest provider of financial services in the Baltic banking market, and operates in Estonia, Latvia, and... more
Virgin Money Focuses on Financial Wellness with Addition of New FinTech Partner, Fluidly
- 4 years 2 months ago
- Banking
Virgin Money has added to its growing list of FinTech partners as the Bank continues to develop its new business banking offer for customers.
Omnio Launches a New Pre-IPO Convertible Bond
- 4 years 2 months ago
- Banking
Omnio, a leading innovator in Banking-as-a-Service, has announced a EUR 30m funding led by pan-European venture fund GrayBella Capital. Omnio is a fast-growth pre-IPO banking infrastructure leader based in London, England.
One Third of European Fintechs Have Faced Regulatory Intervention Because of Their Partner Bank
ClearBank, the cloud-based clearing bank, has today announced a report that reveals 33% of fintechs have faced regulatory interventio
