ELAN Achieves FIDO Biometric Component Certification with Fime
- 3 months 3 weeks ago
- Digital Identity
Checkout.com Achieves 45% Growth and Sets Stage for Return to Profitability
- 3 months 3 weeks ago
- Infrastructure
Checkout.com, a leading global digital payments company, today announces a profitable end to 2024 and 45% year-on-year net revenue growth in its core business, which serves the commerce and fintech sectors and accounts for 95% of total volumes. These milestones underscore the company’s commitment to delivering the best possible value to global digital enterprises through better payment performance.
Muinmos Announces Advisory Board of World-Class Industry Leaders to Drive Significant Growth
- 3 months 3 weeks ago
- People Moves
Muinmos has appointed four world-class industry leaders to its newly created Advisory Board to play a pivotal role in the RegTech firm’s ambitious growth plans. The new Advisory Board members have decades of experience in RegTech, BigTech, Big Data Analytics and Digital Transformation. They have a strong track record in scaling businesses and driving profitable growth for firms within the financial services sector and beyond.
Revolut Introduces In-App Calls to Help Customers Expose Phone Call Scams
- 3 months 3 weeks ago
- Security
Revolut, a leading fintech with more than 50 million customers globally has announced the roll-out of In-App calls to personal customers, a new security measure to help customers uncover impersonation scams, and make contact between customer support and customers more reliable and safer.
Insurtech Startup Weecover Raises €4.2M Led by Swanlaab and Nauta
- 3 months 3 weeks ago
- Fundraising News
Weecover, the Spanish market leader in embedded insurance, has just closed a €4.2 million round of financing to undertake its growth and international expansion plans.
The Payments Association Urges the House of Commons to Address Financial Exclusion
- 3 months 3 weeks ago
- Infrastructure
The Payments Association, a trade group representing the payments sector, yesterday presented the policy recommendations that were proposed in its white paper to the House of Commons.
Outdated Expenses Processes Leave Employees £690 Million Out of Pocket Annually
- 3 months 3 weeks ago
- Management
New independent research from embedded finance specialist Weavr, conducted via Censuswide, found that employees lose an estimated £690 million annually in unclaimed and unpaid expenses in the UK alone. Surveying over 500 office workers in the UK, Weavr learned that 81% of respondents had been left out of pocket by their employer for longer than a month, leading to financial and mental health concerns.
Yuno Makes Strategic Hire in Europe as Its Global Growth Continues
- 3 months 3 weeks ago
- People Moves
Yuno, the world’s leading payment orchestration platform, today announces the appointment of Miguel Duarte Fernandes, as its SVP, Head of Growth and Commercial for Europe, further expanding its geographic footprint. This strategic hire marks a significant step in strengthening Yuno’s global presence and accelerating the company’s expansion into Europe.
9 in 10 Companies Struggle with Payment Operations Even as Instant Economy Demands Greater Efficiency, Modern Treasury Survey Finds
- 3 months 3 weeks ago
- Payments
Modern Treasury, the leading payment operations platform built for the Instant Economy, today released survey results showing that the vast majority of companies continue to struggle with payment operations, leading to higher risk and operational cost, wasted employee time, and greater risk of audit errors. The Company’s fourth annual State of Payments Operations 2025 report conducted with Harris Poll included responses from 500 U.S. financial...
Saving for a Sunny Day: UK Adults Save Far More for the Things They Want Than the Things They Need
- 3 months 3 weeks ago
- Personal Finance
Over one-third of UK Adults say they have £25,000 or more in cash savings, according to new research from Starling Bank, and it seems that putting money aside for life goals is the key to building up a savings pile. 36% of UK adults have built up cash savings of at least £25,000, with 17% having £50,000 or more. And it’s not just an older generation sitting on a cash pile - almost 31% of 18-24 year olds are in the £25,000 + club.
Highnote Secures $90 Million Series B, Announces Expansion into U.S. Merchant Acquiring
- 3 months 3 weeks ago
- Fundraising News
Highnote, a leader in modern card issuance and program management, announced the closing of $90 million in Series B funding and the launch of its acquiring solution. The funding was led by Adams Street Partners with participation from existing investors including Oak HC/FT, Costanoa, WestCap, and Pinegrove Venture Partners.
Appdome Unveils Threat Dynamics™ to Become Industry’s First AI-Native Extended Threat Management Platform
- 3 months 3 weeks ago
- Security
Appdome, the leader in protecting mobile businesses, today announced that a new AI-Native threat-management module called Threat Dynamics™ will be offered inside Appdome’s ThreatScope™ Mobile XDR. Threat Dynamics uses AI deep learning to continuously evaluate the likelihood of a successful exploit from more than 400+ attack vectors and calculate a Mobile Risk Index™ for each business and mobile application.
The Bancorp Appoints Dwayne Allen to Its Board of Directors
- 3 months 3 weeks ago
- People Moves
The Bancorp, Inc., through its subsidiary, The Bancorp Bank, N.A., appointed Dwayne Allen to the Company’s Board of Directors, effective January 1, 2025. The addition of Allen will help drive the ongoing growth of The Bancorp.
Finastra’s User Connect Series Emphasizes the Need for Productivity and Growth, Offers Strategies for Compliance
- 3 months 3 weeks ago
- Compliance
Finastra, a global provider of financial software applications, hosted leaders from community banks and credit unions across the United States to discuss trends and innovation in consumer, commercial and mortgage lending. The User Connect series, open to current Finastra lending customers, took place in Chicago, Illinois; Scottsdale, Arizona; and Orlando, Florida.
Brite Payments Appoints Open Banking Expert George Parks Davie as VP Product
- 3 months 3 weeks ago
- People Moves
Brite Payments, a leader in instant bank payments, has announced that George Parks Davie has been appointed VP Product. Bringing more than 15 years of fintech experience in account-to-account (A2A) payments and open banking to the role, Davie will help expand Brite’s product offering in existing and new geographies, with a strong focus on user experience. As part of the role, Davie will also lead the newly-created Payments Domain within Brite.
