Stephen Nash Joins Clear Street as Chief Business Officer, Global Partnerships
- 1 week 6 days ago
- People Moves
Clear Street, a cloud-native financial infrastructure technology firm on a mission to give every sophisticated investor access to every asset in every market, today announced the appointment of Stephen Nash as Chief Business Officer, Global Partnerships. In this role, Nash will lead commercial strategy for the firm’s work with foreign financial institutions, banks and fintechs that use the Company's infrastructure to offer their own clients...
Unlimit Expands Its Asia-Pacific Presence With Hong Kong Money Service Operator Licence
- 1 week 6 days ago
- Payments
Unlimit, a global financial infrastructure company, has obtained a money service operator licence from Hong Kong's Commissioner of Customs and Excise. The regulatory milestone reinforces Unlimit’s position in one of the world’s leading financial centres and supports its continued expansion across Asia-Pacific.
The Payments Association Appoints Daniel Jonas as Global Ambassador to Run New Global Payments Infrastructure Working Group
- 1 week 6 days ago
- People Moves
The Payments Association, a trade body for the payments sector, has appointed Daniel Jonas as its new Global Ambassador, leading a new working group, Global Payments Infrastructure, to build the foundations for safe, resilient and interoperable payments.
TransferMate and Serrala Partner to Bring Global Payments Into Finance Automation Workflows
- 1 week 6 days ago
- Payments
TransferMate, the world’s leading provider of embedded B2B payments infrastructure, has today announced a partnership with Serrala, the global leader in finance process automation, to embed global payment capabilities directly into Serrala’s finance automation platform.
Lloyds Banking Group Hunts for the UK’s Next Standout Start-Ups and Scale-Ups
- 1 week 6 days ago
- Infrastructure
Lloyds Banking Group is inviting ambitious start-ups and scale-ups to pitch technology and solutions that could shape services used by millions of customers.
Zopa Bank Appoints Bruce Fletcher and Paula Walter to Its Board
- 1 week 6 days ago
- People Moves
Zopa Bank has appointed Bruce Fletcher and Dr Paula Walter as Independent Non-Executive Directors to its Bank and Group Boards. In addition, current Board member Richard Goulding has been appointed Senior Independent Director. The move further strengthens Zopa’s governance and technological resilience as the Bank continues its rapid growth across lending, saving, everyday banking, investments and point-of-sale products — underpinned by Zopa’s...
Flywire Transforms Guest Payments and Operations for Leading Hospitality Management Company Davidson Hospitality Group
- 1 week 6 days ago
- Payments
Flywire Corporation , a global payments enablement and software company, today announced a deepened partnership with Davidson Hospitality Group ("Davidson"), an award-winning, full-service hospitality management company, to roll out advanced payment and transaction management capabilities across its portfolio.
BVNK and Marqeta Partner to Power Stablecoin-Card Infrastructure
- 1 week 6 days ago
- Payments
BVNK and Marqeta, Inc. today announced a partnership to deliver stablecoin-backed card capabilities to crypto-native and non-crypto companies. The integration will enable Marqeta’s customers to embed stablecoin capabilities into wallets, cards and everyday financial products.
Sage Capital Management Selects OpenPayd to Expand Fiat Access for Institutional Digital Asset Clients
- 2 weeks 12 hours ago
- Payments
Sage Capital Management, which provides institutional clients with a complete operating system for digital assets, has selected OpenPayd, a leading provider of financial infrastructure, to extend its banking capabilities.
New Visa Research Finds Consumer Trust Is Accelerating the Path to Agentic Commerce
- 2 weeks 12 hours ago
- Artificial Intelligence
Visa today announced the Visa Trust Index for agentic commerce, providing new insight into how consumers are navigating the next evolution of AI shopping and payments. While consumers are increasingly using AI across the shopping journey, only 23% of U.S. consumers trust GenAI to handle payment transactions on their behalf. However, confidence in agentic commerce shifts when payments brands come into consideration. Visa emerged as the most...
BlackLine Expands Support for Complex Financial Workflows With PCI DSS Compliance Validation
- 2 weeks 12 hours ago
- Infrastructure
BlackLine, Inc., the Agentic Financial Operations Platform™ for the Office of the CFO, today announced it has achieved Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) compliance validation for its PCI Detokenization Service, enabling organizations to apply BlackLine’s proven high-volume transaction matching and reconciliation capabilities to a broader range of complex workflows i
ZeroRisk Secures $4M to Accelerate and Simplify Portfolio Risk Management
- 2 weeks 12 hours ago
- Fundraising News
ZeroRisk, a leader in merchant risk and compliance management software, today announced it has raised $4 million in a funding round led by Elkstone. ZeroRisk will use the funding to expand its U.S. presence where it serves a number of Tier 1 acquiring banks.
Visa Brings Onchain Lending Into Everyday Payments
- 2 weeks 13 hours ago
- Payments
Today, Visa announced a new approach to onchain credit designed to help stablecoin-linked card programs and fintechs access working capital using onchain lending infrastructure and Visa data.
Mistral Raises €3B to Make Sovereign, Open-Weight AI the Technology Frontier
- 2 weeks 14 hours ago
- Fundraising News
Mistral today announced that it has raised €3 billion in a Series D funding round at a post-money valuation of more than €21 billion, the largest equity fundraising round ever completed by a European technology company, three years after the company's launch. Samsung Electronics led the round, joined by co-leads Scaleup Europe Fund, managed by EQT, and existing investor PSG Equity.
Khazna to Showcase Its Vision for Inclusive Financial Services and Regional Growth at Money20/20 Middle East
- 2 weeks 14 hours ago
- FinTech StartUps
Khazna, the financial wellness app focused on expanding access to simple, accessible, and technology-driven financial services, today announced its participation in Money20/20 Middle East, one of the region’s leading gatherings for the global fintech and financial services industry.
