Reporting, interviews and analysis on AI, fintech, startups, venture and the operators building what comes next.
12 articles shown
PXP the omnichannel global payment platform, today announces a new partnership with Zeal, an innovative fintech disrupting the retail payments experience. The partnership brings together seamless payment technology and intelligent loyalty solutions in a collaboration that will benefit merchants and customers alike. PXP will gain a powerful value-add for its payments offering by integrating Zeal’s loyalty engine…
GoCardless, the bank payment company, has expanded its long-standing partnership with Billingbooth, a specialised billing software designed for telecom companies. The collaboration will see GoCardless’s full suite of bank payment solutions integrated directly into the Billingbooth platform, helping telcos simplify their billing and payments process, and easily recover bad debt. The integration now includes Instant Bank…
Egypt is accelerating its leadership in artificial intelligence across the African continent and beyond, backed by a national roadmap for AI-driven transformation. Ranked among the top 10 countries globally in AI and Machine Learning – and the only African nation in that tier, according to the 2024 GBS World Competitiveness Index – Egypt is embedding…
Thunes, the global “Smart Superhighway” for money movement, and Ripple, a leading provider of digital asset infrastructure, have expanded their partnership to enhance cross-border payments worldwide. Building on their collaboration since 2020, the strengthened alliance aims to improve payout experiences, streamline global money flows, and extend reach across new markets. As demand for digital financial…
Klarna, the global digital bank and payments provider, is expanding its debit-first card across the EU, following a successful US launch in July this year. The Klarna Card challenges traditional credit card providers by giving consumers the power to pay upfront or flexibly, and 685,000 Americans have already signed up for the card since July. …
European regtech firm Salv has published practical and legally aligned guidance on safe and compliant collaboration in financial crime: an area where regulators are pushing toward, which most financial institutions lack a solution. The document provides clear guidance on when, what, and how institutions can legally share intelligence while meeting their fraud, anti-money laundering (AML), and counter-terrorist financing…
Chargebacks911, a global leader in dispute resolution and chargeback prevention, has unveiled a surprising twist in consumer payment behaviour: the better the dispute experience with a bank, the more likely customers are to file another dispute in the future. The 2025 Cardholder Dispute Index, based on responses from over 1,200 cardholders in the U.S. and U.K.,…
Edenred Payment Solutions has announced a new partnership with Hnry the, all-in-one tax automation and accounting service for sole traders, to provide the regulated payments platform underpinning its UK launch. Following success in New Zealand and Australia, Hnry is now live in the UK. The partnership sees EPS providing a suite of B2B BaaS capabilities to support Hnry’s…
When shown a series of 8 short video clips featuring both real and deepfake celebrities, only 3.7% of Brits were able to correctly identify them all. This latest research from personal finance comparison site Finder highlights the danger posed by the rise in deepfake scams in the UK, where well-known figures made by AI appear…
Zopa Group PLC, the digital bank pioneer trusted by 1.5 million customers, has today acquired payments platform Rvvup Ltd. The acquisition will transform and accelerate Zopa’s retail finance offering by positioning it at the centre of the merchant’s checkout, expanding its capability from point-of-sale lending to supporting all modern payment methods via one unified experience. …
Allasso, the Swiss-founded fintech that offers cutting-edge analytics to professional traders, has secured $3m investment led by Fuel Ventures. Allasso delivers the most complete pre-trade options analytics on the market, founded on best-in-class market data, AI-ready, and chatbot-enabled. The platform gives traders, brokers, and hedgers all their answers on even the most complex trades and strategies,…
The countdown is on. In just two weeks, the region’s most influential banking and financial leaders will gather at the 16th Middle East Banking Innovation Summit (MEBIS 2025), taking place on 17–18 September 2025 at Jumeirah Emirates Towers, Dubai. Recognized as the premier platform for exploring innovation in banking, MEBIS 2025 is already generating significant buzz across…
03 / The briefing
The dispatches worth your time, every week. No noise, unsubscribe anytime.
