Finerio Connect, a Mexican fintech, together with Ozone API and Visa announce their collaboration to support financial institutions in Latin America & the Caribbean to navigate open banking. Collectively, the three companies will offer an end-to-end set of tools and capabilities enabling rapid implementations – according to market readiness and compliance requirements.

May 30, 2022. 2021 has seen a strong rebound post-pandemic in online shopping as the global e-commerce market amounted to 13 Trillion dollars in value that year. Emerging markets such as India, parts of Africa, The Balkans and the Baltics, have gradually become a stronghold for eCommerce businesses. The online sales increase from emerging marketplaces is expected to contribute to 20% of all retail sales in 2022. Local payment methods(LPMs) played a crucial role in supporting the growth of this economic activity by setting a native and stable payment infrastructure to support the demand for online shopping both locally and cross-border.

DECTA, a global payment processing company, announces a new partnership with Zimpler, a Swedish instant payment provider, to enable seamless account-to-account payments and payouts for European businesses.

Thames Technology is thrilled to announce that its Fusion Card will become the first metal card with a dual interface to be manufactured in Europe. Thames Technology, based in the UK, outside of London, has achieved this momentous break-through utilising Amatech IP, the de facto standard technology to dual interface metal cards globally.

Unless you’ve been living off the grid for the last 20 years, you’re well aware that the payment world is growing increasingly digital. So, it’d be logical to assume state-of-the-art technology is the predominant differentiator for payment companies — having the best tech should be the biggest competitive advantage, which implies businesses should heavily invest in R&D.

However, based on consumer reviews, that’s not necessarily the case. Tech matters, but it’s not the biggest factor in the eyes of the consumer.

As emerging technology continues to transform the way businesses and consumers spend their money and manage their finances, the future of banking looks to be bright, innovative and accessible. This article explores how new core banking platforms are innovating the sector.

PPS has made banking more efficient for Post Office customers by deploying a real time solution that allows card holders banking with the Post Office to make instant deposits.

Leading international fintech PR firm SkyParlour has today announced the appointment of Matt Pears to its board as Executive Director and Head of SkyParlour Scale.

This follows significant growth for the firm, which has increased its team by 50% and its revenue by 100% on pre-Covid figures.