Pay with Suave Partners with iDenfy to Secure Payments with Identity Verification
- 3 years 1 week ago
- Digital Identity
The full-stack ID verification, compliance, and fraud prevention startup, iDenfy, announced a new partnership with Pay with Suave, a financial payment technology platform offering its users buy now, pay later services. iDenfy’s verification solution will reduce fraudulent payment attempts while guaranteeing compliance with KYC and AML laws.
Eagle Bitcoin ATM Launches First Bitcoin ATM in Australia with Bitcoin Lightning Capability
- 3 years 1 week ago
- Bitcoins
Eagle Bitcoin ATM is excited to announce the launch of Australia's first Bitcoin ATM with Lightning capability. The new ATM has been installed at The Strand Shopping centre in Coolangatta and is now available for use by the public. The Bitcoin ATM allows users to easily buy and sell Bitcoin using cash and is equipped with the latest technology including Bitcoin Lightning capability for faster, cheaper transactions on the Bitcoin network.
FICO Round Table Discusses Approaches to Sharp Rise in Scams and Authorised Push Payment Fraud
- 3 years 1 week ago
- Security
In 2021, UK losses to authorised push payment (APP) scams reached £583.2 million. This 39 per cent year-on-year increase in losses shows how inventive and active scammers can be. FICO is hosting a round table on 8 February 2023 at The Shangri-La in The Shard, London, to discuss what can be done to tackle this threat to financial stability.
Autocanteen Recruits Adyen to Help Create a Completely Frictionless Dining Experience to Drive Growth
- 3 years 1 week ago
- Payments
Adyen, the global financial technology platform of choice for leading businesses, today announces that it has partnered with Autocanteen, the touchless self-checkout solution which improves checkout efficiency for the hospitality industry.
Vestd Simplifies Equity Management for Startups and Investors
- 3 years 1 week ago
- Management
Vestd has launched a new simplified version of its market-leading equity management platform to help startups, SMEs and investors organise, manage and track shareholders and ownership.
Zopa Bank Crosses £3 Billion Deposits Milestone
- 3 years 1 week ago
- Digital banking
This week Zopa Bank has crossed the £3 billion deposits milestone, while our customers have collectively opened 150,000 accounts to grow their savings faster in today’s challenging environment. Zopa’s ambition is to make the hundreds of billions in “zombie money” sitting idle in UK current accounts work harder.
Fello Raises $4 Million to Bring Gamified Savings for the Indian Zillennials
- 3 years 1 week ago
- Fundraising News
Fello, India’s first gamified savings platform, designed for the Gen-Zs and young millennials of India, has raised $4 million in their latest funding round led by US-based Courtside Ventures, with participation from, Entrepreneur First, Ycombinator, Kube Venture and Upsparks. Angel investors, Kunal Shah, Founder of Cred, Lalit Keshre, Co-founder of Groww, Charlie Songhurst, Dafeng and Alan Rutledge participated in this round.
LenDenClub Appoints Nirmal K. Rewaria as Chief Business Officer – Investments
- 3 years 1 week ago
- Lending
LenDenClub, India's largest Peer-to-Peer Lending platform, with its vision to drive financial inclusion, is building a formidable leadership team as it prepares for its next growth phase. To this effect, the RBI registered NBFC-P2P has made a key leadership appointment and hired Nirmal K. Rewaria as its Chief Business Officer - Investments.
Will Wallets and Purses Be a Thing of the Past for Our Grandchildren? Physical Wallets in Decline as Smartphone Payments Accelerate
- 3 years 1 week ago
- e-Payments
21% of Brits don’t expect to carry a physical wallet or purse in the next five years, rising to 34% of Gen Z and 38% of Millennials. Demand for wallets diminishing as young people embrace digital payments - more than half (55%) of 18-34-year-olds would rather just carry their phone in place of a wallet or purse. Research, undertaken in partnership with fashion communication graduates of Central Saint Martins, shows wallets in decline, and are...
Taiwan’s Next Bank Launches on Temenos
- 3 years 1 week ago
- Open Banking
Temenos today announced that Next Commercial Bank (Next Bank), a new digital bank backed by Chunghwa Telecom, Taiwan’s largest telecom operator, has gone live on Temenos core banking platform, opening to customers during 2022.
Mercurity Fintech Holding Inc. Board Approves Proposals, Including Share Consolidation and ADR Ratio Change
- 3 years 1 week ago
- Blockchain
Mercurity Fintech Holding Inc., a digital fintech group powered by blockchain technology, today announced that, on December 29, 2022, the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) has approved to proceed with: 1) the share consolidation and simultaneous change of the ADR ratio; 2) the transfer of the register of members of the Company; and 3) the termination of the deposit agreement. The Share Consolidation and Change of the ADR ratio
Prepay Nation Promotes Paolo Montessori to Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
- 3 years 1 week ago
- People Moves
Prepay Nation, a leading global B2B prepaid products marketplace, announces the appointment of Paolo Montessori as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The Board of Directors has chosen Montessori to succeed A.J. Hanna as CEO by January 2023 after a thorough succession planning exercise.
51% of European Businesses Believe Banking-as-a-Service will Make Traditional Banking Obsolete
- 3 years 1 week ago
- Banking
Over half of European business leaders expect Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) to make traditional banking obsolete, according to new research from Vodeno/Aion. The BaaS provider commissioned an independent study among more than 1,000 senior decision-makers within businesses based in the UK, Belgium and the Netherlands. Its report – Banking-as-a-Service 2.0 – Why Embedded Finance will make its mark in 2023 – reveals that 51% believe BaaS will spell...
Learning How to Invest – Why it’s Important to Get the Right Training
- 3 years 1 week ago
- Investment
Investing and money management should be on every national curriculum in the world. Unfortunately, though, these vital skills aren’t taught in schools, and people are left to fend for themselves in the world of finance. According to Acquisition International, 80 percent of new stock market investors fail. That’s a scary statistic, but there are ways for people to buck this trend using technology.
Brightwell Expands Partnership With Virgin Voyages, Providing Corporate Disbursements for Customers and Employees Globally
- 3 years 1 week ago
- Money Transfers
Following a successful integration with Navigator in 2019, Brightwell, a global payments technology company, has expanded its partnership with Virgin Voyages. With ReadyRemit, powered by Brightwell’s international payment partners, Virgin Voyages can now easily pay vendors, workers, and others, and provide customer-facing payouts like rebates, rewards, and refunds with one digital solution.
