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Finastra, a global leader in financial services software, today announced the appointment of three senior technology executives to its leadership team: a new Chief Data Officer and Chief Information Security Officer, as well as a Chief Information Officer. These appointments reinforce Finastra’s commitment to delivering modern, secure, and trusted financial technology that enables its 8,000+…
Ebury, the leading global fintech specialising in international payments and FX risk management, has launched a brand new mobile app designed to give businesses complete control over their global cash flows – anytime, anywhere. The new app enables clients to manage international payments, foreign exchange conversions, and approvals directly from their mobile devices, providing greater…
Adclear, the AI “FinProm” compliance platform relied on by the UK’s top finance brands, has raised an oversubscribed £2.1m Seed round ($2.75m) led by Outward VC and backed by AFG Partners and Tenity. Angels include Clearscore founder Dan Cobley, MD of Coinbase, Keith Grose, who invested as part of a16z scout fund and angel community Ventures Together. Haatch and Force Over Mass Capital are also backing the round, after investing in the company…
Zilch, the consumer payments platform powering the future of commerce, today announced it has raised over USD $175 million ($176.7m) in debt and equity. Led by KKCG, the round includes participation from BNF Capital, and several other strategic investors. The raise also includes the expansion of its securitization led by Deutsche Bank. The successful raise…
Mercado Bitcoin (MB), Latin America’s largest digital assets platform, has announced its expansion into Portugal, committing €50 million to strengthen its European presence. The investment will support new product development, technology enhancement, and seamless capital flows between European and Brazilian markets. Portugal, emerging as a European crypto hub, sees 43% of investors participating in digital assets, nearly double the…
As part of this expansion, MoonPay integrated with M0, the open infrastructure powering builders of application-specific stablecoins. The integration enables MoonPay to issue and manage fully reserved digital dollars across multiple blockchains, giving enterprises the tools to deploy customized and interoperable stablecoins at scale. Combining MoonPay’s global licensing and payments network with M0’s open, programmable…
dLocal, the leading payment platform connecting global merchants to emerging markets, and Félix, a U.S. chat-based service that lets people send remittances through WhatsApp, announced a partnership to power instant remittance payouts in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador, with stablecoin funding. Félix funds transfers in USD Coin (USDC), and dLocal delivers the money in local currency to recipients’ bank accounts….
Liquid Group, a Singapore-based fintech company specializing in cross-border digital payments, and TerraPay, a leader in simplifying global money movement headquartered in London, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore interoperability between RoamQR™, Liquid Group’s interoperable QR payment network, and TerraPay’s global payment infrastructure. The collaboration aims to create a cross-network framework that enables…
Mastercard and Thunes, the Smart Superhighway to move money around the world, have teamed up to accelerate global money movement for banks, payment service providers and end-users by expanding stablecoin wallet payout capabilities. Through this strategic collaboration, announced at the Singapore Fintech Festival, Mastercard Move will enable near-instant payouts to stablecoin wallets via Thunes’ Direct Global…
Banking Circle S.A. (Banking Circle) is pleased to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary BC Payments Pte. Ltd. (BC Payments Singapore) has been granted a Major Payment Institution (MPI) license by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). A significant milestone in Banking Circle’s global expansion strategy, BC Payments Singapore is now fully licensed to facilitate…
BR-DGE, the independent payment orchestration provider, has partnered with THG Ingenuity, the leading global e-commerce group, to deliver BR-DGE Vault, a PCI-compliant hybrid tokenisation solution. THG Ingenuity provides cutting-edge ecommerce solutions designed to accelerate brand growth. The company will implement BR-DGE Vault across more than 250 online stores, reducing PCI compliance overheads while delivering measurable…
Enfuce, the Nordic-founded issuer-processing powerhouse, is entering Latin America through a landmark partnership with French worktech unicorn Swile. Together, they are introducing a multi-pan combo card, delivering a more seamless and user-friendly benefit experience for employees across the country. The new combo card merges two of the most sought-after benefit categories, meal vouchers and multibenefit…
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