Currencycloud, the leading global payments platform, has appointed Barbera De Jong to Chief People Officer (CPO), demonstrating the company’s commitment to talent development and its people as it ramps up
UK-based digital bank Starling Bank has raised £30 million in a funding round led by Merian Chrysalis Investment Company Limited along with the participation of JTC. The challenger bank states
Contis, the rapidly growing, end-to-end payments platform, has formed a strategic partnership with ClearBank, the UK’s first new clearing bank in more than 250 years, adding them as an additional
Fintech Finance has spoken to Ed Adshead-Grant, Bottomline Technologies about how has their journey evolved over the years. See the clip here.
Contis, a leading provider of banking, payments and processing solutions, today launched its latest product – Buffer. This product further enhances the differentiating and transformational capabilities of Contis’ platform by
Download it here. The Current Account Switch Service today publishes the Q3 2019 Dashboard reporting the latest switching figures and trends. The service has now completed over six million switches
Banking Circle has been nominated for two Banking Technology Awards: Best use of IT in Lending and Best FinTech Partnership. The Banking Technology Awards, now in their 20th year, recognise
Money20/20 USA today played host to the launch of the latest Banking Circle insight paper. ‘Pay, Set, Match! Payment services for SMEs – Jump-starting a virtuous digital payment circle’, uncovers
Major leap forward for Irish Credit Unions Thursday 17 October: Transact Payments Limited (TPL) – experts in delivering digital payment and card solutions across Europe – has teamed up with
Allstar Business Solutions, in partnership with ESB EV Solutions, has rolled out its new card that allows users to pay for both electric vehicle (EV) charging and refuelling with hydrogen,
Many countries, including Sweden and Estonia, have adopted the use of centralized electronic ID schemes that allow users to securely identify themselves online using a smartcard, mobile or single login
Open Banking is the UK’s response to the EU Payments Services Directive (PSD2); an EU directive requiring banks to share customer transaction data with licensed third parties when requested to
CashFlows is excited to be providing Bin Sponsorship to FundStar, the innovative prepaid card designed to help parents raise money for their children’s schools Read the blog on CashFlow’s website
Almost nine in 10 (88%) fleet industry experts believe that reducing emissions should be a priority, research by Fleetcor’s Allstar Business Solutions has found. Read more here.
Just stopping payment fraud attempts won’t cut it in today’s digital payments landscape. Organisations need to be aware of any attempt and be able to track the process it would
As reported by SBCNEWS last week, the licenses of seven UK on-course bookmakers are now under review by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) for allowing a 16-year old to place a bet
Every year PayExpo recognises the individuals who have made the biggest contributions to the payment industry in the past 12 months. For the second year, Anders la Cour, Banking Circle
Offering digital payments is the key for retailers wanting to attract younger shoppers, with 74% of Generation Z putting off by cash-only stores, according to PXP Financial. Read the rest on
It’s important for organisations to keep ahead of the developing changes in the Payments landscape. In this episode on the Payments Podcast we’re talking to Gaurav Tiwari about the benefits
In this very first blog post, we would like to talk about why we started Currensea and how it will help travellers. Transaction fees and far-from-the-best exchange rates are an
CashFlows Europe, the payments and technology group, is pleased to announce the appointment of Amanda Mesler as its new CEO. Amanda will lead CashFlows in its mission to become Europe’s
Ingenico Group, the global leader in seamless payments, has appointed José Luis Arias as Executive Vice President Europe, Middle-East and Africa (EMEA). José Luis formerly served as the company’s Executive Vice
Download Transact Payments’ new ebook, Secure, flexible and innovative payment and card solutions, here
London, 24th September 2019 — Today, Klarna, the leading global disruptor of payments and banking and provider of smoooth retail services announces major UK milestones with the launch of its
Payrexx – a fast-growing payment gateway in the DACH region – will integrate with the European merchant acquirer, Clearhaus, for processing Visa and Mastercard payments online. The partnership will bring
Payments provider Ingenico Group has announced a partnership with high street retailer M&S for the implementation of a new payment service aimed at enhancing sales and customer experience. According to the supplier, its
Technology and talent will become major hurdles for banks and payments firms as they continue to keep cybersecurity responsibility in-house, according to security consultants and market participants. Read full story
Paybase has published a whitepaper on the future of escrow in the platform economy. Escrow is undergoing a renaissance and platform businesses are increasingly building products that use escrow as an
H&M wants to offer customers a truly modern shopping experience that is both flexible and convenient no matter where and how they choose to shop. Together with Klarna, H&M has
Ethoca wins Most Innovative Online Solution and Vendor of the Year at the Australian Fraud Awards 2019. See full list of winners
The Central Bank of Ireland and the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have delayed the implementation of strong customer authentication (SCA) over concerns that banks, payment service providers and merchants
London, 24th September 2019 — Today, Klarna, the leading global disruptor of payments and banking and provider of smoooth retail services announces major UK milestones with the launch of its
Leading payments provider, Klarna, has announced a major expansion of its existing partnership with online fashion powerhouse boohoo group to include the US and UK. From today, US online shoppers
Ethoca, the leading provider of collaboration-based technology solutions that help card issuers and online merchants increase card acceptance and stop ecommerce fraud and disputes, has won ‘Most Innovative Online Solution’
In addition to Visa’s new collaboration with Infosys, participating clients can also connect to Visa B2B Connect through Bottomline and FIS, Visa’s previously-announced hub partners. Participating clients can now connect
On the 18th of September, Arkea Banking Services Sales Manager, Fabrice Le Gall and the CEO of Arkea, Ronan Le Moal met Cedric O, French Minister of State for the Digital
OpenPayd today announces the appointment of Adam Bialy as Chief Product Officer and Sophie Guibaud as Chief Growth Officer. Sophie joins OpenPayd from Fidor, where she was appointed as Vice
In the paper Payments Talent 2019, Headcount shares exclusive insight on the payments and fintech talent market, with a focus on critical skills gaps and what the industry can do to
US-based Bottomline Technologies announced on Wednesday that financial services company Vive has adopted real-time payment offering from Bottomline. The new SAAS- based solution was launched in July in partnership with Starling
Modulr has today announced that it has been named in the 2019 LinkedIn Top Startups list, which ranks the UK’s top 25 startups to work for. The list is informed
As of today, credit institutions, MiFID investment firms, e-money institutions and payment institutions must maintain a register of outsourcing agreements that can be made available to the FCA on request
This year we’re turning 30. Birthdays are a cause for celebration and reflection and, as such, we’ve decided to take a look back on the last three decades and how
In this episode of The Fintech Show, we study the journey to accessing real-time payments. What’s it like? How easy it is? Also why is it so critical for financial
James Brown, previously Group Managing Director of Phaidon International, today launches Storm2, a new specialist FinTech recruitment consultancy. While generalist recruitment companies cover the technology area as a whole, Storm2
One month ahead of the (latest) impending Brexit day, the general feeling among firms remains one of confusion. As it stands, the assurance one can usually take in the statutory
One month after digital core banking provider Five Degrees announced its collaboration with fellow Finovate alum W.UP, the company is back in the fintech headlines with another round of partnership news: digital security platform Entersekt will
This article was originally published in the Autumn 2019 issue of The Record. Subscribe for FREE here to get the next issues delivered directly to your inbox. The modern manufacturing environment produces a treasure
