UK FinTech Companies See 15% Decline In Funding In Q1 2024, Hit By A Significant Decline In Seed-Stage Investments
- 7 months 1 week ago
- Infrastructure
Tracxn, a leading global SaaS-based market intelligence platform, has released its Geo Quarterly Report: UK FinTech Q1 2024. The report, based on Tracxn’s extensive database, provides insights into the UK FinTech space.
Adyen and UNICEF Launch Partnership to Accelerate Progress for Children Worldwide
- 7 months 2 weeks ago
- Infrastructure
Adyen, a global financial technology company, and UNICEF, announced today the launch of a global partnership, in pursuit of a shared, innovative vision to shape brighter futures for children worldwide. Rooted in a commitment to advance the Sustainable Development Goals, the partnership utilizes Ayden’s leading financial technology to provide a seamless way to generate funds at scale and accelerate progress for children everywhere.
Atom Bank and County Durham Community Foundation Launch Fund to Promote Higher Education Access in the North East
- 7 months 2 weeks ago
- Infrastructure
Atom bank, the UK’s first app-based bank, in partnership with the County Durham Community Foundation (the Foundation), has today launched the Atom Futures Fund. The Fund aims to encourage and support sixth form students from low-income backgrounds or those who are in the care system to apply to Russell Group universities.
Empower Enters Into an Agreement to Acquire Petal
- 7 months 2 weeks ago
- Infrastructure
Empower Finance, Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Petal, a consumer credit card and financial technology company headquartered in New York, and completed its acquisition of Cashalo, a consumer credit and lending company headquartered in the Philippines. Empower is a leader in alternative credit underwriting and a pioneer in financial product innovations for underserved consumers in the U.S. and Mexico.
allpay Limited Achieves Mastercard Sustainability Badge
- 7 months 2 weeks ago
- Infrastructure
allpay Limited is proud to announce its attainment of the Mastercard Sustainability Badge, positioning the company at the forefront of environmentally conscious practices.
Biz2Credit and Biz2X Named to the Financial Times’ Americas’ Fastest Growing Companies List for 2024
- 7 months 2 weeks ago
- Infrastructure
Biz2Credit and subsidiary software platform Biz2X have been named to the Financial Times’ 2024 list of “The Americas’ Fastest Growing Companies” once again. This prestigious award is presented by the FT and Statista Inc., the world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider.
Capital.com Opens New Regional Head Office in UAE under #NextGenFDI Initiative
- 7 months 3 weeks ago
- Infrastructure
Capital.com, the high-growth global trading platform and fintech group whose trading volumes surpassed USD$1trn in 2023, has announced that it is joining the UAE’s #NextGenFDI initiative for digitally-enabled businesses as it opens a new subsidiary, Capital Com MENA Securities Trading LLC (Capital Com MENA), based in the UAE.
Tesco and NatWest Join Forces to Help Farmers Reduce Costs and Decarbonise
- 7 months 4 weeks ago
- Infrastructure
Tesco, the UK’s leading supermarket, and NatWest, the largest UK bank for business and one of the largest for the farming sector, have today launched a new discounted climate and sustainable finance scheme for 1,500 of the retailer’s farmers, providing them with preferential rates on finance to help them switch to sustainable farming methods, including installing renewable energy sources, such as solar panels and wind turbines, and fossil fuel-... more
Fiserv Named One of America’s Most Innovative Companies by Fortune for Second Consecutive Year
- 7 months 4 weeks ago
- Infrastructure
Fiserv, Inc., a leading global provider of payments and financial technology solutions, has been recognized as one of Fortune® America’s Most Innovative Companies for the second consecutive year. This designation highlights organizations that are at the forefront of innovation in the United States.
Fintel Announces Acquisition of Fintech Provider ifaDASH
- 8 months 6 hours ago
- Infrastructure
Fintel, the leading provider of fintech and support services to the UK retail financial services sector, has announced the acquisition of ifaDASH, a uniquely positioned practice digitisation solution supplier. The acquisition has been conducted through Fintel IQ, the business’s technology and knowledge platform, with an investment designed to support the accelerated development, growth, and reach of ifaDASH.
CASHIN KSA and Fils Join Forces to Accelerate Sustainability in Payment Solutions across Saudi Arabia
- 8 months 5 days ago
- Infrastructure
CASHIN KSA, a prominent POS and digital payments fintech in the region in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and Fils, a pioneering force in climate-positive transactions, empowering businesses of all sizes to embed climate-positivity into transactions using their APIs, have forged a transformative partnership aimed at revolutionizing the financial landscape with sustainability at its core.
Visa Foundation Helps To Uplift More Than Four Million SMBs
- 8 months 5 days ago
- Infrastructure
Today, Visa Foundation released its inaugural Impact Report, capturing six years of grant-making and impact investing since its founding.
Papaya Global Named to Fast Company’s World’s Most Innovative Companies Recognizing the Company’s Growth into Payments
- 8 months 6 days ago
- Infrastructure
Papaya Global, the only workforce payments platform, was named to Fast Company’s prestigious list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies of 2024. Papaya Global was recognized as an innovator in the Finance industry for its unique workforce payments technology which enables global enterprises to pay their employees worldwide.
Mintos Expands its Reach and Officially Debuts in France and the Netherlands
- 8 months 1 week ago
- Infrastructure
Following its successful entrance in Germany, Italy, and Spain, Mintos, the multi-asset platform offering a unique mix of alternative and traditional investment options continues its European rollout by making its official debut in the French and Dutch investment markets. Since its founding in 2015, the platform has attracted over 500,000 users across Europe. Authorized by MiFID, the company currently manages over 600 million euros in assets... more
Clear Junction Named as One of Europe’s Fastest Growing Companies
- 8 months 1 week ago
- Infrastructure
Clear Junction, a global leader in cross-border payments for regulated financial institutions, is celebrating its rapid growth with the announcement that it has been recognized in the 2024 FT 1000 – a ranking of Europe’s fastest-growing companies.
