Revolut and GBG Expand Partnership to Tackle Fraud from COVID-19
- 4 years 9 months ago
- Fraud Detection, Security
Financial super app, Revolut, has announced it is building on its previous partnership with identity data intelligence experts, GBG, as the category leaders work together to tackle the rise of online fraud and promote the safe adoption of digital services through customer onboarding solutions, including Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti Money Laundering (AML).
Broadridge Appoints Jerome Hoffman to be Head of International Partnerships and Alliances
- 4 years 9 months ago
- People Moves
Broadridge has appointed Jerome Hoffman to the newly created role of Head of International Partnerships and Alliances, focusing on the EMEA and Asia Pacific regions. In this new role Hoffman will focus on creating and further developing relationships with firms across the financial services spectrum, including technology vendors and service providers, consultancies, system integrators, market intermediaries and infrastructure providers.
Monument Bank Raises Over £28 Million as it Successfully Completes Series A Funding Round
- 4 years 9 months ago
- Fundraising News, Banking
Despite the continued challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic and its impact on funding rounds globally, Monument (or the “Bank”) has raised over £28m million, significantly ahead of expectations and successfully completing one of the largest Series A funding rounds in fintech / banking of 2020 / 21, backed by a combination of new and existing experienced investors.
NatWest to Help Businesses Replace Cheque Use with Open Banking Payments
- 4 years 9 months ago
- Open Banking, e-Payments, IT Innovations
NatWest has today announced the launch of a major development to its flagship open banking payments service, Payit by NatWest, that will allow businesses to send payments directly to customers without needing their bank details – an industry first. The feature aims to replace the use of cheques and bank transfers when sending money to customers, allowing for instant payments to be made when issuing refunds or customer service payments, as well...
Blue Motor Finance and Credit Kudos Partner to Increase Acceptances with Open Banking Insights
- 4 years 9 months ago
- Lending
Fintech lender, Blue, has announced a new partnership with challenger credit reference agency and Open Banking provider, Credit Kudos, to extend its services to even more customers.
Compass Plus First to Test New Oracle Cloud Infrastructure in Russia
- 4 years 9 months ago
- Payments, e-Payments
Compass Plus has become the first company in Russia to test Oracle’s newest cloud infrastructure update - successfully completing the stress testing of its cloud-native open development payments platform, TranzAxis, using the new Oracle Exadata Cloud Service X8M.
Backbase and Zafin Push the Limits of Customer Personalization Through Turn-Key Dynamic Product and Pricing Capabilities
- 4 years 9 months ago
- Banking, Cloud
Leading engagement banking platform provider Backbase announces today that it has partnered with Zafin, the global leader in SaaS cloud-native product and pricing solutions for banks, to integrate Zafin’s relationship-based product and pricing capabilities into its Engagement Banking platform.
ING Appoints Anne-Sophie Castelnau Global Head of Sustainability
- 4 years 9 months ago
- Banking, People Moves
Anne-Sophie Castelnau has been appointed ING’s global head of Sustainability per 1 April 2021. She will succeed Amin Mansour, who fulfilled the role on an interim basis. Anne-Sophie is currently head of Wholesale Banking for ING in France.
Nets Integrates PayPal Into E-Commerce Checkouts
- 4 years 9 months ago
- Payments
Nets customers in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden will find PayPal available on the Nets e-commerce platform, Easy, along with cards and local payment options for SMBs. Nordic merchants – particularly those with an international customer base – will benefit from a broader range of payment alternatives presented in a seamless customer interface.
TreeCard Raises $5.1 Million Led by EQT Ventures to Drive Sustainable Spending Through Reforestation
- 4 years 9 months ago
- Credit Cards
TreeCard -- the world’s first wooden Mastercard™ payment card that plants trees with everyday spending -- has raised a $5.12 million seed round led by EQT Ventures, with participation from Seedcamp and Episode 1. Angel investors including Matt Robinson (the founder of GoCardless) and Charlie Delingpole (founder of ComplyAdvantage) also participated in the round.
Nuapay Expands Its Open Banking Platform Across Italy and Germany
- 4 years 9 months ago
- Open Banking, Banking
Open Banking pioneer, Nuapay, powered by Sentenial, today announces it is extending its open banking payment capabilities to German and Italian banks. Nuapay’s expansion will enable German and Italian partners to offer open banking payment solutions, powering seamless account-2-account payments for their customers.
Atom Bank to Raise £40m
- 4 years 9 months ago
- Banking
Atom, the UK’s first app-based bank, is to raise £40m from existing shareholders as it moves to profitability from its mortgage and business lending within a year, and to IPO the year after.
AIRSOFT Team Steps Up To Meet Broker Challenges
- 4 years 9 months ago
- Foreign Exchange, Cryptocurrencies
2020 posed numerous challenges for brokers, banks and fintechs around the globe. Staff working remotely, trader volumes increasing, volatility at an all-time high and the emergence of new tradable products were just a few. Brokers scrambled to reassemble their remote team and handle associated security and tech concerns. In direct response to the needs of brokers, AIRSOFT Technology LTD announced a major rebrand.
SETL Hires Ripple Global Head of Banking - to Lead Payments Business
- 4 years 9 months ago
- People Moves
SETL, the London-based Settlement and Payments Infrastructure provider, today announced the appointment of Marjan Delatinne to SETL’s executive management team. As Head of Payments, Marjan has overall responsibility for growing SETL’s payments business, alongside its market infrastructure and asset management offerings.
DTCC Proposes Approach to Shortening U.S. Settlement Cycle to T+1 Within 2 Years
- 4 years 9 months ago
- Risk Management
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, today released a two-year industry roadmap for shortening the settlement cycle for U.S. equities to one business day after the trade is executed (T+1).
