Rebel Energy Expands Relationship with GoCardless, Using Payments as a Tool to Transform the Energy Sector
- 1 year 3 months ago
- Payments
GoCardless, the bank payment company, is expanding its relationship with challenger energy supplier Rebel Energy to shake up the energy industry with a new approach to payments and customer experience.
Payhawk Becomes a Principal Member of Visa Europe
- 1 year 3 months ago
- Payments
Today Payhawk, a global spend management platform, announces that it has become a principal member of Visa, a world leader in digital payments. For Payhawk, this will further its mission to simplify business payments, by accelerating new product innovation and enabling even greater service reliability and resilience for its customers.
Mangopay Granted UK e-Money License
- 1 year 3 months ago
- Payments
Mangopay, a platform-specific payment infrastructure provider, today announces that it has been authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) as an Electronic Money Institution (EMI). The new e-money license from the FCA is a key requirement for Mangopay to provide its suite of services to UK-based businesses and is a testament to the company’s strategic commitment to expanding its operations in the UK.
Global Payments Enables Tap to Pay on iPhone for Merchants in Taiwan
- 1 year 3 months ago
- e-Payments
Global Payments, Inc., a leading worldwide provider of payment technology and software solutions, today enables Apple's Tap to Pay on iPhone contactless payment acceptance technology for merchants in Taiwan, empowering merchants of all sizes to accept contactless payments securely and seamlessly using only an iPhone and the TapPay iOS app, no additional hardware needed.
Alibaba Cloud Launches Tongyi Qianwen 2.0 and Industry-specific Models to Support Customers Reap Benefits of Generative AI
- 1 year 3 months ago
- Cloud
Alibaba Cloud, the digital technology and intelligence backbone of Alibaba Group, today announced the launch of Tongyi Qianwen 2.0, its latest large language model (LLM), along with new industry-specific models at its annual flagship tech event Apsara Conference. This release signifies significant progress in Alibaba Cloud's pursuit of cutting-edge AI innovation and its ongoing commitment to fuelling digital transformation in businesses.
Onfido Survey: Businesses Risk Losing Trillions by Ignoring the Use of AI for Fraud Prevention
- 1 year 3 months ago
- Fraud Detection
Onfido, the global leader in automated identity verification, today released the results of a study surveying over 1,500 business leaders from industries including financial services, gaming, retail, healthcare, transportation, legal and telecoms, across the US, UK, and Italy to examine perceptions, challenges and usages of AI. The research shows that as interest and investment in AI technology soars, leaders are concerned about the growth of AI...
MetaMask Adds Privacy-Preserving Security Alerts That Aim To Prevent Billions From Being Stolen
- 1 year 3 months ago
- Security
Today, MetaMask, the world’s leading self-custody web3 platform developed by Consensys, and Blockaid, a leading web3 security provider, announce the
Create Quantum Taskforce to Seize Multibillion Pound Opportunity and Guard Against Risks
- 1 year 3 months ago
- Security
UK Finance has today launched two reports revealing the risks and opportunities of quantum for the UK financial services sector. The reports Quantum Risks and Quantum Opportunities together set out seven recommendations including the creation of a quantum taskforce, to seize the multibillion-pound opportunities from the technology while also guarding against the risks.
Brazilian QI Tech Secures $200M Series B Led by General Atlantic
- 1 year 3 months ago
- Fundraising News
Brazilian banking-as-a-service startup QI Tech has raised $200 million in a Series B round of funding led by General Atlantic.
Surecomp Welcomes Semsoft’s Trade Risk Intelligence Solution LESTR to its Digital Trade Finance Hub RIVO
- 1 year 3 months ago
- Trade Finance
Surecomp today announced that Semsoft is the latest fintech to be integrated to its trade finance hub RIVO. The company’s flagship solution LESTR - an advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and data analytics maritime and trade risk intelligence platform - enables companies to monitor suspicious activity across their international trade operations.
PXP Financial Taps Foregenix for Risk Monitoring
- 1 year 3 months ago
- Security
PXP Financial, the experts in global acquiring and payment, services, today announces a new partnership agreement with Foregenix, global leaders in cyber security in payments, digital forensics and PCI compliance.
Travelex Celebrates Twenty Years of Retail Trading in Japan
- 1 year 3 months ago
- Infrastructure
Travelex, a market-leading foreign exchange brand is celebrating its 20th anniversary in Japan, having established a network of over 70 retail stores across the country.
Insurtech Sprout.ai Raises £5.4 Million from Global Investors to Transform Claims Processing
- 1 year 3 months ago
- Fundraising News
AI-led insurance claims automation company, Sprout.ai, has raised £5.4 million in a round led by venture capital investors Amadeus Capital Partners and Praetura Ventures. UK investor Capricorn Capital Partners, US investor Forefront Venture Partners, Canadian investor Verstra Ventures and UK investor Portfolio Ventures Angel Fund join Sprout.ai’s existing investors, Octopus Ventures, Playfair and Techstars in the round.
Paymentology Becomes First Issuer Processor in Europe to Receive Visa Cloud Connect Certification
- 1 year 3 months ago
- Cloud
Paymentology, a leading global issuer-processor, today announces it is the first issuer processor in Europe to secure Visa Cloud Connect (VCC) certification from Visa, a world leader in digital payments.
New Report from Evident Lifts the Lid on How Banks are Driving Value from AI
- 1 year 3 months ago
- Artificial Intelligence
AI has the potential to radically transform at least 100 different everyday banking processes and create value across five core areas, according to a new report by benchmarking AI platform Evident.