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Finastra, a global leader in financial services software, today announced that BDO Unibank, Inc. (BDO) has enhanced its payments infrastructure with Finastra’s modern Global PAYplus (GPP), reinforcing the bank’s ability to support growing transaction volumes, strengthen operational resilience, and advance interoperability across the payments ecosystem. As a leading universal bank in the Philippines, BDO serves…
Wise Platform, Wise’s global payments infrastructure for banks and enterprises, has been selected by OakNorth, the digital bank for entrepreneurs, to power international payments for OakNorth’s UK business customers. Through the partnership, OakNorth customers – scaling businesses with annual turnover of £1 million to £100 million – will be able to make international payments instantly…
By bringing Convera’s global payment capabilities into PayDo’s existing platform, customers will be able to receive funds via SWIFT and manage onward payment flows through a more connected experience, without PayDo having to build the underlying capability independently. Extending SWIFT Receive Capabilities Without Additional Banking Infrastructure For payment providers, enabling clients to receive funds via SWIFT can…
Tribe Payments, a global payments fintech specialising in issuer and acquirer processing, has appointed Alex Lim as Head of Sales and Solutions, Asia-Pacific. Alex joins from Pure Commerce, a Euronet Worldwide company, where he was General Manager of Merchant Services for Asia-Pacific. In his new role, he will report into and work alongside Matt Weir,…
The Payments Association (TPA), the trade association representing the payments industry, has acquired its European sister organisation, The Payments Association EU (TPA EU), bringing the two communities under one umbrella and creating a combined network of more than 350 member organisations. The acquisition, which follows a unanimous vote by TPA EU members, marks the first…
Absa Group, one of Africa’s largest diversified financial services providers, has selected Thunes, the Smart Superhighway to move money around the world, as a strategic Multicurrency Clearing (MCC) partner for the Group. The new collaboration builds on the two companies’ recent launch of Absa Global Pay in South Africa which demonstrated the value of combining…
payabl., a European financial technology provider, today announced an extended partnership with London Lions for the 2026/27 season. As the club’s Official Payments Partner, payabl. will support London Lions’ financial operations with multi-currency business accounts and corporate cards, helping the club manage payments, spending and international activity as it continues to grow. The expanded partnership…
Moody’s Corporation (NYSE: MCO), a global leader in risk assessment and credit analytics, and Allvue Systems, LLC, a leading technology and data provider for private capital markets, today announced the launch of the Moody’s Analytics EDF-X Private Credit Model, a new forward-looking credit risk model purpose-built for the private credit market. Built on Moody’s deep…
XMLdation, a leading provider of payments testing solutions, has developed Buddy Bank™ for the RTP® network, a self-service simulator that helps financial institutions (FIs) optimize their real-time payments testing. Testing with Buddy Bank™ is a significant improvement on traditional testing processes – where FIs rely on coordinated testing with friendly banks – delivering enhanced efficiency…
Growing pet-related spending is emerging as one of the trends shaping Britain’s ‘couch economy’, as new Visa research reveals how increasingly home-centred lifestyles are changing where and how UK households spend. Around 5% of UK payment cards now show regular spending at pet merchants, up approximately 1.5 percentage points since 2019. The growth reflects recurring…
Zopa, the British digital bank pioneer with 2 million customers, has launched targeted support for its investment customers. It was the first bank in the UK to receive the regulatory approval to offer the service, bridging the gap between generic guidance and financial advice. The targeted support service process is simple and intuitive. As they onboard to Investments, customers can opt for help choosing an investment fund…
HSBC has today announced the next phase of its digital banking transformation with the launch of HSBCnio, a digital solution that simplifies the banking experience for its corporate and institutional clients. HSBCnio brings HSBC’s services, data and intelligence into the channels, platforms and workflows where clients run their businesses. This includes engagement through web and…
