Close Brothers Motor Finance Partners with Fintech Zuto to Digitise Customer Outreach
- 1 year 9 months ago
- PaaS
Vehicle finance provider, Close Brothers Motor Finance, has joined Zuto’s marketplace of trusted lenders, enhancing access to its products and digitising the customer journey.
Fils Partners with TPS to Drive Sustainability and Climate Action in Pakistan's Digital Banking Sector
- 1 year 9 months ago
- Digital banking
Fils, the fast growing, UAE-based enterprise-grade digital infrastructure provider enabling companies to embed sustainability and climate action into their business models, today expands its offerings to Pakistan with a strategic partnership with TPS, a leading digital banking and payments solution provider powering banks, digital banks, fintechs, payment processors, merchants, and telecoms around the world.
Tyl by NatWest Announces New Payments Partnership With FSB
- 1 year 9 months ago
- Payments
NatWest Group has today announced a new partnership with the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). This official payments partnership, builds on the support the NatWest Group has given to FSB over the years as the UK’s biggest bank for businesses.
Network International Rolls Out Mastercard Installments Across the UAE
- 1 year 9 months ago
- Lending
Mastercard and Network International, the leading enabler of digital commerce across the Middle East and Africa have collaborated to roll out Mastercard Installments in the UAE. The program, which is now available across merchants in the UAE, gives consumers the flexibility to split their purchases into installments across Mastercard’s merchant network – online and in-store.
State of Security 2024 Report Reveals Growing Impact of Generative AI on Cybersecurity Landscape
- 1 year 9 months ago
- Artificial Intelligence
Splunk, the cybersecurity and observability leader, in collaboration with Enterprise Strategy Group, today released the “State of Security 2024: The Race to Harness AI” global research report. A total of 1,650 security leaders participated in the global survey, with many reporting that cybersecurity has become easier to manage compared to past years. However, cybersecurity defenders now find themselves in a race against adversaries to harness...
Klarna Boosts Climate Fund with $2M as It Unveils New CO2 Removal Innovators to Receive Funding and Doubles Its Internal Carbon Tax
- 1 year 9 months ago
- Infrastructure
Klarna, the AI powered global payments network and shopping assistant, has announced a further $2M worth of funding as part of its Climate Transformation Fund in collaboration with Milkywire. The charitable fund, which enables companies to invest in impactful climate solutions, was launched in 2021. To date Klarna has contributed $7m to climate projects and by the end of 2024 will support over 45 organizations tackling the climate crisis.
Finastra Selects OpenFin to Unlock Advanced User Experiences, Enhanced Productivity and Tailored Workflows for Kondor Customers
- 1 year 9 months ago
- Cloud
Finastra, a global provider of financial software applications and marketplaces, and OpenFin today announced a partnership to redefine the user experience of Finastra Kondor, a leading bank treasury management system.
Cashflows Updates Developer Portal to Enhance Merchant Onboarding
- 1 year 9 months ago
- PaaS
Cashflows, the platform that makes it easy for businesses to accept payments, today launches the new Cashflows Developer Portal. The enhanced portal acts as a one-stop-shop to empower merchants and partners with access to all of Cashflows’ products and services, streamlining and simplifying the onboarding process.
New Norfolk FinTech Cluster Revealed as One of UK’s Most Significant InsurTech Centres, Outside of London
- 1 year 9 months ago
- Insurtech
The Norfolk FinTech Report 2024 - commissioned by Tech East and independently produced by Whitecap Consulting - forecasts Norfolk's FinTech sector could be worth £100M by 2027, with the number of FinTech firms doubling within the next three years and forecast to create more than 600 new roles in the region.
86% of Accounts Payable Professionals Willing To Pay More For Automated Payments, According to New Research from Weavr
- 1 year 9 months ago
- Payments
New research from embedded finance specialist Weavr reveals that a staggering 94% of Accounts Payable (AP) professionals would prefer their AP software to be able to execute payments, not just prepare them. Based on a survey of 250 UK finance and accounting professionals, the data shows a significant number of pain points within current industry solutions.
Monument Reaches New Growth Milestone: £2B in Customer Deposits, Raising £1B within Four Months
- 1 year 9 months ago
- Banking
Monument (or the “Bank”) proudly announces a significant milestone in its journey: it has reached £2 billion in customer deposits and interest-bearing assets, with £1 billion raised in just four months, from January to April 2024.
CFPB Publishes Research Finding Higher Price Complexity Leads Consumers to Pay More
- 1 year 9 months ago
- Personal Finance
Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a new report that suggests consumers tend to pay more for products that have more complex pricing structures. The report is based on experiments with multiple rounds of buyers and sellers interacting in simple markets, and found that participants tended to pay more when prices were broken into sub-parts and were harder to understand.
Topps Tiles Selects GoCardless to Launch Its Strategic Trade Pay offering, Deepening Its Footprint in the Trade Market
- 1 year 9 months ago
- Lending
Topps Tiles, the UK’s number one tile specialist, has tapped bank payments company GoCardless to power the payments behind Trade Pay, its newly launched trade credit scheme which gives traders the ability to regularly pay on credit in Topps Tiles stores.
Ansa Raises $14 Million Series A Funding to Redefine Merchant Transaction Solutions
- 1 year 9 months ago
- Fundraising News
Ansa, the fintech infrastructure solution enabling merchants to launch branded customer wallets, announced today a $14M Series A funding round. The round was led by Renegade Partners with participation from Bain Capital Ventures, B37 Ventures, Box Group, and Wischoff Ventures.
Almost 500 Fintech Deals Worth Approximately $70B Closed in Q1 2024, Royal Park Partners Reveals
- 1 year 9 months ago
- Infrastructure
Royal Park Partners (RPP), the leading fintech-focused corporate advisors, have released their latest Quarterly Fintech Market Update offering an essential view of global fintech investment and M&A trends shaping the sector.
