Current Financial Landscape Continues to Reshape Consumer Mortgage Management
- 1 month 3 weeks ago
- Personal Finance
Evolving financial conditions continue to drive adjustments in how UK households manage their finances, according to the latest Equifax UK Affordability Barometer which tracks trends across the nation’s major consumer credit sources - including mortgages and credit cards amongst others.
EBA Report Analyses Key Criteria for the Adoption of Tokenised Money
- 1 month 3 weeks ago
- Asset Management
The new report by the EBA’s Digital Currencies & Smart Payments Working Group, “Adoption of Tokenised Money – Part 2: Considerations of key criteria”, analyses the drivers behind the adoption of stablecoins and tokenised deposits The Euro Banking Association (EBA) today announced the publication of a new insight note by its Digital Currencies & Smart Payments Working Group (DSWG) “Adoption of Tokenised Money – Part 2: Considerations of...
Zelle® Heads to India, Unveils ZelleUSDSM Stablecoin for Other Markets
- 1 month 3 weeks ago
- Payments
Early Warning Services LLC, the network operator of Zelle, today announced that India will be the first country where U.S. consumers can use Zelle to send money to family and friends overseas. As the world’s largest recipient of remittances, India is a natural starting point and an important corridor for the millions of American consumers who regularly send money to the country. Initial availability is expected before the end of this year.
ING Appoints Hilde Garssen to the Management Board Banking
- 1 month 3 weeks ago
- People Moves
ING announced today that Hilde Garssen will be appointed to the Management Board Banking (MBB) as chief human resources officer (CHRO), effective 1 September 2026. Hilde is currently chief people officer and a member of the Board of Management at KPN. She will succeed Ruth McGill, who left ING in November 2025. Isaac Vitini has overseen the CHRO role on an ad interim basis since then.
TRUSTECH 2026 Opens Its Doors: Register Today
- 1 month 3 weeks ago
- FinTech StartUps
TRUSTECH brings together professionals from the payment and identification technologies sectors from 1 to 3 December 2026 at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles. As a leading international innovation hub, the event will gather experts, companies and decision-makers to explore the major transformations shaping the industry.
ING Hires Aled Patchett to Lead UK Sector Strategy
- 1 month 3 weeks ago
- People Moves
ING has appointed Aled Patchett as Head of Sectors UK, as the bank steps up its push to deepen client coverage and drive cross-product growth in the UK market. Aled joins from Lloyds Bank, where he spent nearly two decades in senior roles spanning sector coverage, markets and transaction banking.
KOHO Raises $130 Million at $1.33B Valuation to Fund Growth and Continue Pursuit of Bank License
- 1 month 3 weeks ago
- Fundraising News
KOHO, Canada's leading financial technology company, today announced it has raised $130 million CAD, representing an important step towards the continued pursuit of its federal banking licence.
WealthReach Raises $1M Seed Round, Forms Strategic Advisory Board to Drive Expansion of Its Organic Growth Platform
- 1 month 3 weeks ago
- Fundraising News
WealthReach, an AI-powered organic growth platform built for registered investment advisors (RIAs) and wealth management firms, today announced it has raised $1 million in seed funding. The round was led by Cecure Corporation, a privately held financial services holding company co-founded by Robert S. Schwartz, and included participation from other strategic investors.
Yellow Card Selects Turnkey for Stablecoin Payments in Emerging Markets
- 1 month 3 weeks ago
- Payments
Cross-border payments in emerging markets still cost an average of 6.36% per transaction and can take days to settle. Stablecoins change that model. They offer dollar-pegged value, near-instant settlement, and a way around the markup and delays built into correspondent banking. But stablecoin payments still need wallets, and wallets have historically introduced the very friction stablecoins are meant to remove.
Bottomline Unveils CFO Suite to Bring Together Governed AI and End-to-End Cash Flow Management
- 1 month 3 weeks ago
- Cash management
Bottomline, a global leader in business payments, today announced the launch of its CFO Suite, a modular platform designed to help finance leaders leverage AI to see, manage, predict, and protect operational cash flow across the Office of the CFO.
Starling Achieves Record Pricing for Debut Bond as International Investors Oversubscribe Sale
- 1 month 3 weeks ago
- Investment
Starling Group Holdings Limited (“Starling”) has achieved record pricing for its debut £150m Tier 2 bond, in the first rated public sale by a European neobank, after international investors sought more than 2.5 times the notes on offer.
More Than 60% of Pix Automático Users Are Brand-New Subscribers to Digital Platforms, EBANX Data Shows
- 1 month 3 weeks ago
- Payments
Ahead of its first anniversary on June 16, Pix Automático—the recurring billing feature of Pix, Brazil's widely popular instant payment system—has become a key driver of new customer acquisition for global companies with subscription business models operating in the country. New operational data from EBANX, a global technology company specializing in payment services for emerging markets, reveal that 64% of consumers paying with Pix Automático...
Ramp Launches Applied AI Solutions, Helping Enterprises Deploy AI Agents Across Finance Operations
- 1 month 3 weeks ago
- Artificial Intelligence
Ramp, the leading financial operations platform, today launched Ramp Applied AI Solutions: a new offering that helps large enterprises deploy AI agents to drive complex financial workflows. Agents solve problems across token spend management, accounts payable, procurement, close, accounts receivable, expense management, and other finance workflows.
Adyen to Acquire Orb to Unify Billing and Payments Infrastructure for Enterprise Merchants
- 1 month 3 weeks ago
- Payments
Adyen N.V. today announces it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire enterprise billing platform Orb through a reverse triangular merger. Upon closing, Orb will become an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary managed under an incubator model. The total consideration for the transaction is $335 million, which Adyen will finance entirely from available cash resources. Underscoring their long-term commitment to the combined business, the co...
GoHenry to Join Barclays to Help Even More UK Kids Get Smart With Money
- 1 month 3 weeks ago
- Consultancy
GoHenry, the UK money app helping 6-18-year olds learn to earn, save, spend and invest, is entering into an agreement to be acquired by Barclays, a leading British bank, to accelerate its mission to make every kid smart with money.
