CO2IN Announces a New Partnership with iDenfy to Verify the Identities of Carbon Credit Buyers

• 2 years 9 months ago
• Digital Identity

iDenfy, a Lithuania-based RegTech company offering identity verification technology and fraud prevention tools, announced a new partnership with CO2IN, a Czech fintech and sustainability business that focuses on reducing carbon emissions with the release of its carbon credits to the world.

CarGurus Partners with Chase to Expand Consumer Financing Options

• 2 years 9 months ago
• Lending

CarGurus, the No.1 visited digital auto platform for shopping, buying, and selling new and used vehicles, today announced the addition of Chase to its multi-lender financing platform, expanding options for consumers looking to pre-qualify for auto financing from the comfort of their homes.

Amazon Mexico and Kueski Have Teamed Up to Offer BNPL through Kueski Pay

• 2 years 9 months ago
• Lending, Payments

Kueski has taken a major leap forward as a company and in expanding financial access for everyday Mexicans. For the first time in Mexico, Kueski offers a BNPL option on Amazon through Kueski Pay.

Ecospend’s Pay-by-Bank Solution Live on Mobile, and to be Rolled Out to Hargreaves Lansdown’s ISA

• 2 years 9 months ago
• Personal Finance, Payments

Hargreaves Lansdown (HL), the UK’s leading provider of savings and investment services, announced today that Ecospend’s Pay-by-Bank solution is now available for HL’s ISA, and general investment accounts following its initial launch in May 2023 to its Active Savings clients where it processed over £850 million. The adoption rate is expected to reach well over 30%.

DNA Payments Group Appoints Adyen’s Jan-Pieter Lips as CEO as the Company Enters Next Phase of Growth in UK and Europe

• 2 years 9 months ago
• People Moves

DNA Payments Group, one of the largest independent, integrated omnichannel payments companies in the UK and EU, has appointed former Head of Unified Commerce from Adyen, Jan-Pieter (JP) Lips as its new Chief Executive Officer.  JP will be responsible for DNA Payments’ next period of growth as the company continues to develop and provide simple, unified payments into fast-growing vertical market sectors such as restaurants and specialist retail.  

Tandem Announces Key Appointments in Digital and Marketing Divisions

• 2 years 9 months ago
• People Moves

Tandem, the UK’s greener digital bank, has announced the appointment of Maria Khan, as Director of Product and Digital, and Chris Parker, as Head of Marketing.

40 Experts Call on Insurers to Embrace Once-in-a-generation Opportunity to Transform – or Risk being Left Behind

• 2 years 9 months ago
• Insurtech

Findings from a new global thought leadership report published today by the no-code digital insurance platform provider, INSTANDA - Re-imagining the Digital Insurance Landscape: 10 Years from Now - highlights a once-in-a-generation opportunity to transform the industry. However, a new type of muscle is required to truly embrace what the Information Age has to offer as experts warn many insurers risk being left behind.

AccessPay Increases Coverage of Fraud & Error Prevention Suite with Embedded Confirmation of Payee and Sanctions Screening

• 2 years 9 months ago
• Payments, Fraud Detection

AccessPay, the leading provider of bank integration, today announced the addition of Confirmation of Payee (CoP) and Sanctions Screening capabilities to its Fraud & Error Prevention Suite, launched in 2023. The new capabilities will enable finance teams to avoid fraudulent and non-authorized payments and accidental misdirection of funds. They will also ensure compliance in an increasingly complex regulatory landscape.

Growth Performance Sparks Investor Confidence in Aevi's In-person Payment Orchestration Platform

• 2 years 9 months ago
• Payments

bunq Sets Its Eyes on UK as It Reports First Full Year of Profitability

• 2 years 9 months ago
• Banking

bunq, the second largest neobank in Europe, reports a pre-tax profit of €53.1 million in 2023. A testament to bunq’s sustainable business model proven to yield record profits throughout 2023, the challenger will direct its net profit to propel its global expansion strategy. 

Thunes Deepens Its Environmental Pledge with Handprint

• 2 years 9 months ago
• Payments

Global cross-border payments company, Thunes, has today expanded an ambitious tree-planting initiative with its partner, Handprint, an Impact-as-a-Service company.

UK Businesses Save 150 Hours Every Year on Operational Tasks by Using Open Banking, Survey Reveals

• 2 years 9 months ago
• Banking

Two in three (66%) larger UK businesses say they are very familiar with open banking and users report an average annual saving of 150 hours usually spent on operational tasks such as processing invoices and financial data, recurring payments and processing refunds, new research reveals.

Torpago and Marqeta Launch Sunwest Bank’s Visionary Card Program

• 2 years 9 months ago
• Payments

Torpago, a commercial credit card and spend management provider, Marqeta, a strategic partner of Torpago and the global modern card issuing platform, and Sunwest Bank, a leading entrepreneurial business bank, announce the launch of Sunwest Visionary Card, Sunwest’s commercial credit card and expense management solution.

Neo Opens Hong Kong Office, Joins Cyberport Incubation Programme

• 2 years 9 months ago
• Infrastructure

Neo, the open-source, community-driven platform where developers are building the Smart Economy, announced that it has officially opened its Hong Kong office, expanding its presence in the emerging blockchain hub. Located within Cyberport, Hong Kong’s leading digital tech and Web3 hub, the new office will be at the forefront of Neo’s drive to realize the Smart Economy and will serve as a base to support Hong Kong’s leading Web3 developer talent...

Mesh Announces Investment from PayPal Ventures

• 2 years 9 months ago
• Investment

Mesh, the modern embedded finance solution that makes digital asset transfers and account aggregation seamless, today announced an investment from PayPal Ventures. This investment helps to reinforce Mesh's position as a leading player in embedded finance and highlights PayPal's commitment to fostering innovation in the digital payments landscape.