Breaking News: B2Prime Acquires a Security Dealer License in Seychelles, Expanding Global Operations
- 9 months 2 weeks ago
- Trading Systems
B2B Prime Services SC Ltd, a multi-asset Prime of Prime liquidity provider, has achieved another significant regulatory milestone by obtaining a security dealer license in Seychelles. This marks the third license for B2Prime, following those in Cyprus and Mauritius. These jurisdictions serve as key hubs with a high concentration of brokers, and B2Prime is dedicated to serving regulated market participants not only in these locations but also...
GetGround Partners with WealthKernel to Introduce Investment Pots for Property Investors
- 9 months 2 weeks ago
- Investment
WealthKernel, a digital investment infrastructure provider, today announces a new partnership with GetGround, an all-in-one property platform for buy-to-let investors. GetGround works with 27,000+ property investors, providing an all-in-one investment platform that helps investors find, finance, manage and even exit their investments.
Business Confidence Holds Steady Highlighting Optimistic Outlook from UK Businesses
- 9 months 2 weeks ago
- Infrastructure
Lloyds Bank’s latest Business Barometer has found that overall business confidence is unchanged in April – staying at 42%. The result means the overall confidence figure remains at an elevated level compared to the Barometer’s long-term average (28%), with only January 2024 seeing businesses report higher levels of confidence (44%) in the last 12 months.
Liminal Receives Initial Approval from VARA
- 9 months 2 weeks ago
- RegTech
First Answer Custody FZE, the Dubai entity of Liminal Custody Solutions, a leading provider of digital asset custody and wallet infrastructure solutions, has achieved a significant milestone.
UK Fintech Challenge Pioneers Data-Driven Solutions for Later Life Planning
- 9 months 2 weeks ago
- FinTech StartUps
FinTech Scotland and Smart Data Foundry are collaborating to bring an industry-wide UK fintech innovation challenge to the market. This challenge seeks to inspire the development of inclusive financial services for consumers, empowering them on their journey towards a secure financial future. Building on the success of the previous SME business banking program in 2023, the 2024 emphasis will be on new innovative solutions that can support people...
Flutterwave CEO, Olugbenga Agboola Named Vice Chair of US-Africa Business Center Board
- 9 months 2 weeks ago
- People Moves
The U.S Chamber of Commerce’s U.S-Africa Business Center has announced Flutterwave as the new Vice Chair of the U.S-Africa Business Center Board of Directors, represented by Founder and CEO, Olugbenga GB Agboola. This announcement was made in the U.S-Nigeria Executive Dialogue in New York City with the endorsement of H.E. President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria, accompanied by the commendation of USAfBC Board Chair company, PepsiCo.
Neonomics and Qvik Sign Strategic Partnership to Jointly Scale Open Banking Services Across the Nordics and UK
- 9 months 2 weeks ago
- Open Banking
Neonomics, a leading open banking company and Qvik, a leading developer of digital consumer products, have signed a strategic partnership to jointly promote and deploy open banking services to customers across the Nordics and UK. Qvik's core service is designing and deploying digital and native mobile offerings. Working with some of the largest and most established companies in the region, Qvik has quickly built a strong customer network in...
Third Edition of Mastercard Women SME Leaders Awards to Celebrate Success of Women Business Leaders in EEMEA Region
- 9 months 2 weeks ago
- Payments
Mastercard announces the return of Women SME Leaders Awards for its third edition, shining a spotlight on the remarkable achievements of women-owned and led businesses across Eastern Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EEMEA).
Fime and imark Enhance Nepal’s Financial Ecosystem With EMV® L3 Testing
- 9 months 2 weeks ago
- Payments
Fime has advanced its collaboration with imark to provide local EMV®* Level 3 test services in Nepal. Together, the companies will support the nation’s rapidly expanding digital payments ecosystem by providing local testing and consultancy services to issuers and acquirers.
Droit and FINBOURNE Partner to Deliver End-to-End Position Reporting Solution
- 9 months 2 weeks ago
- RegTech
Droit, a technology firm at the forefront of computational law and regulation, will partner with FINBOURNE Technology, a provider of cloud-based investment data management software, to launch an end-to-end position reporting solution for increased regulatory transparency. Over one hundred global jurisdictions have position reporting obligations, requiring market participants to report equity and equity derivatives holdings to regulatory bodies;...
Trust Payments Joins the AWS Partner Network Foundation Tier to Advance the Capabilities and Reach of Converged Commerce™
- 9 months 2 weeks ago
- Payments
Trust Payments, a leader in innovative commerce solutions across the UK, EU, and US, is proud to announce its partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) as part of the AWS Partner Network (APN).
Global Real-Time Payments Growth “Sustainable” As New Use Cases Push Transactions to Record Highs – ACI Worldwide Report
- 9 months 2 weeks ago
- Payments
Global real-time payments growth has reached sustainable levels with 266.2 billion real-time payments transactions recorded in 2023—a year-over-year (YoY) growth of 42.2%—according to the 2024 Prime Time for Real-Time report, published by ACI Worldwide, a global leader in mission-critical, real-time payments software, in partnership with GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.
Crown Agents Bank and Invest Africa Launch The Payments Exchange Series
- 9 months 2 weeks ago
- Payments
Crown Agents Bank, the specialist provider of foreign exchange (FX) and cross-border payments for hard-to-reach markets, and Invest Africa, a leading platform for business and investment opportunities in Africa, today announces a new collaboration, ‘The Payments Exchange’. The campaign will drive new insight and understanding around the role of FX and payments in the economic transformation of Africa.
Gatehouse Bank Appoints New Non-Executive Director
- 9 months 2 weeks ago
- People Moves
Gatehouse Bank has appointed Phillip McLelland as a Non-Executive Director of the Bank. Phillip McLelland joined the Board of Gatehouse Bank in April 2024 with over 30 years of experience within highly commercial, complex, and regulated environments, including energy and financial services.
Embedded Insurer Wakam Commits to UK Market With FCA and PRA Approvals
- 9 months 2 weeks ago
- Insurtech
Wakam receives approval as a licensed and regulated insurer by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) to support the launch of its new, UK subsidiary, Wakam UK Limited.
