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SME Bank Partners with kevin. to create One-stop-shop for Online Payments and Revenue-based Growth Financing

3 years 10 months ago
Payments

SME Bank, the bank making life simpler for small- and medium-sized enterprises, has partnered with next-generation payment infrastructure provider kevin. to create an easy-acce

UK Digital Bank, Kroo, Announces Receipt of Full UK Banking Licence

3 years 10 months ago
Digital banking

UK Digital Bank Kroo is delighted to announce they have been granted their full banking licence by the Bank of England. Kroo is only one of 2 banks to have been granted a Banking Licence with a personal current account since August 2016. Kroo launched its prepaid offering using state-of-the-art tech to ensure a fully mobile experience in February 2019 and has built a customer base of 23,000.

Lack of Corporate Disclosures Forces Asset Managers to Cast a Wide Net for ESG Data

3 years 10 months ago
Asset Management

More than seven out of ten (71%) of executives working for buy-side financial services firms across the UK, US and Asia say their organisation uses more than five ESG data sources. The average number of sources used by these businesses is 9.3, with the US using the most (9.7) and Asia with the least at 8.9.

Banque Populaire de Mauritanie Takes Islamic Banking to the Next Level with the Successful Go-live of Azentio’s iMAL Version R14.5

3 years 10 months ago
Islamic Finance

Azentio Software (“Azentio”), a Singapore-headquartered technology firm owned by funds advised by Apax Partners, today announced that Banque Populaire de Mauritanie (BPM), one of the largest financial institutions (FIs) in Mauritania, has gone live with the R14.5 version of iMAL, Azentio’s Core Banking Platform, to meet the multiple technology requirements imperative for its planned business gr

Fintech Company Paysend uses airfocus to Create and Deliver Better Products for its Customers

3 years 10 months ago
Payments

UK fintech company Paysend is using airfocus to create and share product roadmaps across the company, providing greater transparency around priorities and enabling it to deliver better products to its seven million customers.

CellPoint Digital announces Carbon Neutral Certification

3 years 10 months ago
Payments

CellPoint Digital, a global leader in payment orchestration, today announces it has received CarbonNeutral® company certifica

iplicit’s New City-Level Board Targets Multi-Billion Pound Opportunity

3 years 10 months ago
Accounting

Award-winning accounting software developer iplicit has unveiled a new City-level board to target a multi-billion pound opportunity in the UK and international mid-market segments.

Singletrack Receives Significant Investment from Accel-KKR

3 years 10 months ago
Fundraising News

Singletrack, the capital markets client engagement and analytics expert, today announced a significant capital growth investment from Accel-KKR, a leading technology-focused private equity firm. The investment will enable Singletrack to accelerate expansion plans into global markets and execute on strategic M&A.

Mercurity Fintech Holding Inc. Regains Compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1)

3 years 10 months ago
Blockchain

Mercurity Fintech Holding Inc., a digital fintech group powered by blockchain technology, today announced that it received written notice from the Listing Qualifications Department of the Nasdaq Stock Market ("Nasdaq") stating that the Company has regained compliance with the Nasdaq Listing rule 5250(c)(1) and the matter is now closed.

1.5m UK Small Business Owners Expect Their Business to Contract This Year but Tech Offers Lifeline

3 years 10 months ago
Infrastructure

New research among UK small businesses from Mastercard reveals two years on from the pandemic, rising inflation and energy costs are now their top concerns, although many remain positive about their future prospects provided they have the support they need to succeed.

27/06 – Weekly Investment & Fundraising News

3 years 10 months ago
Fundraising News

Babel Finance Raises $80 Million in a Series B Funding Round, Valuation Hits $2 Billion

27/06 – Weekly Fintech Recap

3 years 10 months ago
Payments, Data, FinTech StartUps, IT Innovations, M&A Deals, People Moves

Partnerships Phundex Limited and Gibson Strategy Formed a Strategic Alliance

Peer Software and Pulsar Security Announce Strategic Alliance to Enhance Ransomware and Malware Detection Across Heterogeneous, On-Premises and Cloud Storage Systems

3 years 10 months ago
Security

Peer Software today announced the formation of a strategic alliance with Pulsar Security.

Solv Raises $40M to Deepen Operations in India and Expand Globally

3 years 10 months ago
Fundraising News

Solv, a trusted B2B digital marketplace for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), raised US$40 million in Series A funding led by marquee investor, SBI Holdings, with participation from SC Ventures, Standard Chartered Bank's innovation, fintech investment and ventures arm. SC Ventures has played a leading role in building and incubating the Solv franchise.