Hitachi Payment Services Launches HPX, an Innovation Program for Fintech Startups
- 1 year 4 months ago
- Payments
Hitachi Payment Services, India’s leading payments and commerce solutions provider, today announced the launch of its innovation program, HPX. This initiative is a significant step in line with the company's commitment to revolutionize the payment industry by collaborating with fintech startups for long-term investment.
FinTech Firm Sends Strong Message Amidst Rising E-commerce Challenges
- 1 year 4 months ago
- E-Commerce
Card-Not-Present specialists Gala Technology encouraging businesses to widen their payment spectrums In an era where every business is striving to make a mark online, Gala Technology's CEO, Jason Mace, emphasises the paramount importance of strong brand messaging and comprehensive payment solutions for businesses to secure sales and stand out.
Fintech Talents Festival
- 1 year 4 months ago
- Infrastructure
The Fintech Talents Festival returns for its fifth edition on the 13th – 14th November at the Brewery in London. With over 2,000 attendees, 400+ speakers, across six stages, the scene has been set for a recording-breaking event.
ING Appoints Sjoerd Miltenburg as Head of Investor Relations
- 1 year 4 months ago
- People Moves
ING today announced the appointment of Sjoerd Miltenburg as its new Head of Investor Relations. He succeeds Mark Milders, who was made responsible for ING’s Wholesale Banking activities in the Netherlands on 1 October.
xpate Partners with Currencycloud to Help Customers Tap New Markets
- 1 year 4 months ago
- Payments
Currencycloud, the experts simplifying business in a multi-currency world, has partnered with xpate, the UK-based e-commerce payments platform and business bank for micro, small, and medium-sized businesses.
Use of External Finance Across the UK Showing Signs of Recovery After a Decline in 2022
- 1 year 4 months ago
- Alternative Finance
The British Business Bank’s third annual Nations and Regions Tracker, published today, finds the use of external finance among smaller businesses is showing signs of recovery in early 2023, after a decline in most UK Nations and regions in 2022. Use of external finance declined in 2022, but was picking up again in the first half of 2023
Logic Jets and Triple-A enable Cryptocurrency Payments for Private Jet Charters
- 1 year 4 months ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Private jet charter company Logic Jets has joined forces with Triple-A, the Digital Currency Payment Institution, to offer customers the option of paying with cryptocurrencies.
Viva.com Group obtains UK E-Money Institution authorisation from FCA
- 1 year 4 months ago
- Payments
Viva.com Group, a leading European cloud-based neobank, has received E-Money Institution authorisation for its UK subsidiary, Vivawallet.com Ltd, from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). This licensing milestone marks a significant step forward in Viva.com's strategic expansion efforts in the UK, complementing its extensive presence across 24 markets in Europe.
More Than a Third of Emerging Finance Firms Fall Victim to Financial Crime in Last Six Months
- 1 year 4 months ago
- Financial
More than a third of firms in emerging finance sectors admit that they have been a victim of financial crime – including money laundering, in the last six months, new data from a cross-sector survey can reveal. It should come as no surprise though as the same survey found that less than a quarter of firms complete the necessary checks, required by regulators to verify the identity of new individual customers.
ieDigital Acquires Connect FSS to Become one of the Largest Global Digital Banking Software Providers
- 1 year 4 months ago
- Digital banking
ieDigital, a leader in digital banking software in the UK, has today announced it has acquired Connect FSS, the US-based digital banking Software as a Service (SaaS) technology provider.
ITRS and GCI Consulting Announce New Partnership to Provide World-class Monitoring Systems to Temenos Users
- 1 year 4 months ago
- Management
ITRS, leading provider of real-time estate monitoring and analytics software to global financial institutions, has announced a new partnership with GCI Consulting, the worldwide Temenos implementation leaders, to provide monitoring systems to its users.
UK SMEs in Jeopardy as Bank Lending Dries Up
- 1 year 4 months ago
- Lending
New research from independent SME funder, Bibby Financial Services (BFS), highlights a significant threat to the UK economy as banks appear to be retreating from lending to small businesses.
FBS Awarded for Best Islamic Forex Account
- 1 year 4 months ago
- Trading Systems
FBS, a leading global broker, received the Best Islamic Forex Account award from the Forex Expo Dubai. Excellence in this nomination recognizes FBS’s commitment to improving people's access to financial markets and inclusion in trading.
Mastercard Demonstrates Interoperable CBDC for Trusted Web3 Commerce in Australia and Beyond
- 1 year 4 months ago
- Payments
Mastercard today announced that it has successfully demonstrated capabilities of a new solution that enables CBDCs to be tokenised (or “wrapped”) onto different blockchains, providing consumers with a new option to participate in commerce across multiple blockchains with increased security and ease.
LUNA Raises Funds from TNB Aura and Seedstars to Become Indonesia’s Vertical SaaS platform for Retailers
- 1 year 4 months ago
- Fundraising News
LUNA, an Indonesian embedded fintech and vertical SaaS platform for retailers and MSMEs, today announced the completion of a round of financing led by TNB Aura through its TNBA Scout initiative, with participation from Seedstars as well as existing investors 1982 Ventures, Century Oak Capital, and Prasetia Dwidharma.
