Mintos Launches a Crowdfunding Campaign, Enabling European Investors to Take Part in Its Journey
- 10 months 3 weeks ago
- Fundraising News
Mintos, the multi-asset platform offering a unique mix of alternative and traditional assets, has announced today its plan to launch a crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube, Europe’s largest private market investment platform.
Fintel Announces Acquisition of Fintech Provider ifaDASH
- 10 months 3 weeks ago
- Infrastructure
Fintel, the leading provider of fintech and support services to the UK retail financial services sector, has announced the acquisition of ifaDASH, a uniquely positioned practice digitisation solution supplier. The acquisition has been conducted through Fintel IQ, the business’s technology and knowledge platform, with an investment designed to support the accelerated development, growth, and reach of ifaDASH.
Australia's Leading Spend Management Platform Weel Partners with Nium and Visa to Accelerate Global Growth and Customer Offering
- 10 months 3 weeks ago
- Payments
Weel, Australia's leading spend management platform, and Nium, the leader in real-time cross-border payments, today announced a new strategic partnership to help finance teams better manage their corporate spending. Nium will serve as Weel's preferred financial services provider, offering a comprehensive suite of products that will enable Weel to accelerate its global growth and customer offering.
Yabx Launches Revolutionary 'mobileFund' in Solomon Islands
- 10 months 3 weeks ago
- Lending
Yabx, a cloud-based lending platform, that utilises AI scoring, has collaborated with the Solomon Islands National Provident Fund (SINPF) and the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), to create mobileFund, a groundbreaking instant digital loan product, will soon be available to all Yousavers in the Solomon Islands.
RegTech Innovator GSS Secures $47 Million in Series A2 Funding Round
- 10 months 3 weeks ago
- Fundraising News
Global Screening Services (GSS), a leading RegTech pioneer, announces the successful completion of its Series A2 funding round, raising over $47 million (approximately £37 million). Notable contributors include AlixPartners, Cynosure Group, and the latest addition, Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA).
Neil Acworth Joins Encompass Corporation as CISO, Bringing Decades of Industry Experience to Bolster Trust Guarantee for Global Banks
- 10 months 3 weeks ago
- People Moves
Encompass Corporation, the global provider of real-time digital Know Your Customer (KYC) profiles, has appointed Neil Acworth as its new Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) as part of its focus on delivering gold-standard information security processes to global banks.
PayPoint Partners with Switchee to Support Households at Risk of Fuel Poverty
- 10 months 3 weeks ago
- IT Innovations
PayPoint today announces a new partnership with Switchee, a data and insights company, which will allow residents to use their cash and energy credit vouchers to top up their energy credit in PayPoint stores.
Insurtech Qover Forges Partnership with Rewards Credit Card Yonder
- 10 months 3 weeks ago
- Insurtech
Qover, insurtech leader in embedded insurance orchestration, announces its partnership with UK-based credit card fintech Yonder, offering its members a seamless and comprehensive travel insurance experience.
Elavon and Softpay Offer SoftPOS Solution
- 10 months 3 weeks ago
- Payments
Elavon customers across Europe can now accept card payments with only their smartphone after the global acquirer and payments leader partnered with innovative Copenhagen-based Softpay to offer a SoftPOS payment solution. The game-changing technology allows merchants to turn any Android mobile device into a fully card-present payments terminal by simply downloading an application that integrates with the Elavon payments platform. No additional...
Scaleup Finance Announces $8 Million Funding Round to Expand its Digital CFO Platform in the UK
- 10 months 3 weeks ago
- Fundraising News
Scaleup Finance has announced an $8million (£6.4million) pre-Series A round to ‘solve the challenge of financial management’ for startup and scale-up companies. Led by Inveready, alongside Crowberry Capital, Seed X, PROfounders, Fin Capital and CircleRock Capital, the funds will be used to help drive continued growth in the UK and prepare for future expansion into the US.
Uzum Becomes First Tech Unicorn in Uzbekistan After Raising Over $100 Mln in Funding
- 10 months 3 weeks ago
- Fundraising News
Uzum, a leading digital services ecosystem in Uzbekistan, has secured $114 million in funding through a combination of a Series A funding round and debt financing, making Uzum the first tech company in Uzbekistan to achieve unicorn status with a post-money valuation of over $1 billion. Uzum plans to use the funds to develop the country’s IT and logistics infrastructure, as well as to fund its own BNPL service.
Form3 and Feedzai Launch Industry-First APP Fraud Solution for the UK Market
- 10 months 3 weeks ago
- Security
Form3, the cloud-native account-to-account platform, today launches a new, innovative authorised push payment fraud (APP fraud) prevention solution, powered by Feedzai, the market leader in anti-fraud and financial crime software.
Australian Fintech Stables Launches International Remittances Between Australia and The Philippines
- 10 months 3 weeks ago
- Money Transfers
Australian digital wallet provider and payment startup Stables has today announced the launch of international remittances for its thousands of users (focusing on the AU-PH Corridor). From today, Stables users in over 130 countries can send Australian Dollars or Philippine Pesos to over 140 million people across Australia and the Philippines, all powered by stablecoins.
Swift Sets Industry Up for Seamless Introduction of CBDCs for Cross-Border Transactions as Interlinking Solution Finds More Use Cases
- 10 months 3 weeks ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Swift has announced the findings of the second phase of industry-wide sandbox testing on its central bank digital currency (CBDC) interlinking solution, with the results showing that its connector can enable financial institutions to carry out a wide range of financial transactions using CBDCs and other forms of digital tokens, easily incorporating them into their business practices.
La Banque Postale and JCB Join Forces to Elevate Payments Experience for Travellers in France
- 10 months 3 weeks ago
- Payments
La Banque Postale and JCB today announced the signature of a partnership aimed at facilitating easy and seamless payment transactions for JCB cardmembers throughout France. This long-term collaboration will be rolled out in several major phases.