Redwood Bank appoints Ashraf Piranie as chief financial officer
Piranie brings more than 25 years of financial services experience to his new role.
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US credit card start-up Petal bags $35m in fresh funding, spins out Prism Data
The new investment will be split between Petal and Prism Data as the businesses look to scale.
Ironing out the kinks: how DeFi can help close the $2tn trade finance gap
Blockchain “allows for secure, transparent and traceable financing for SMEs,” Voy Finance CEO Lee Tarone explains.
Patient billing platform Inbox Health lands $22.5m Series B
With the funding, Inbox Health plans on accelerating its growth by reaching out to more patients.
Online banking start-up Slash launches from stealth with $19m in funding
Slash claims over 20,000 entrepreneurs have signed up to its platform.
Global Payments promotes COO Cameron Bready to CEO
Bready succeeds Jeffrey Sloan, who is stepping down as CEO and member of the board from 1 June.
US digital banking platform Greenwood acquires neobank Kinly
The acquisition marks Greenwood’s third over the last year.
First Citizens Bank of Iowa and Minnesota moves to the cloud with Finastra
Finastra will migrate the bank’s Fusion Phoenix core solution from on-site hosting to the cloud.
Shieldpay names Andrew Hawkins as CEO for UK & Europe
Hawkins joined Shieldpay in August 2022 as chief product and technology officer.
Microsoft taps Stripe, PayPal and GoDaddy to launch payments on Teams
North American businesses will be able to accept real-time card payments directly on the Teams platform.
Shopify taps B2B payments platform Melio for bill pay solution
The new solution will allow Shopify merchants to pay and manage their bills without leaving the platform.
TAS acquires fellow Italian software provider Mitobit
The acquisition is the fourth for TAS Group since July 2022.
IOUpay goes into voluntary administration over suspected fraud
It took this step due to a “number of outstanding debts” with “no reasonable prospect” of repaying them.
Axoni raises $20m in equity funding round led by EJF Ventures
The funding will be used to advance Axoni’s technology and support its global expansion plans.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: m3ter, Niro, Tembo and more
Our weekly fintech round-up for you to get the latest funding news from around the world.
US fintech funding round-up: Credora, Summer & Yelo
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the US.
UK regtech Facctum appoints two senior executives
Onkar Inamdar joins as head of engineering and Syam Chintapenta as chief development officer.
The future is FedNow: how the new RTP service is aiming to future-proof US payments
FedNow has the potential to drive innovation, broaden financial inclusion and improve cash flow.
Finaro taps MultiPay to boost payment acceptance in Nordics and UK
With the new solution, both firms aim to “simplify the disjointed payments landscape” in the Nordics and UK.
Fenergo appoints new CFO and CRO to drive global expansion
Fenergo says the new hires will play a “pivotal role” in driving its global expansion and SaaS strategy.
Indian fintech unicorn Open lays off 47 employees
Open says the cuts were based on employee performance.
JP Morgan taps Sharegain for digital securities lending solution
Sharegain’s SLTech solution allows investors to generate revenue through loaning out their financial assets.
Aussie financial software firm Iress to cut 10% of staff amid business restructure
The cuts come as the company looks to form “a more efficient and focused organisational structure”, Iress says.
Santander taps DailyPay to offer on-demand pay services
Through DailyPay, Santander’s clients can provide employees with immediate access to pay as they earn it.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Floodlight, Fractal and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
White paper: Ensuring compliant communications in financial services
How unified communications platforms facilitate compliance, collaboration, and engagement.
eBook: Microsoft Teams and telephony – UCaaS providers for financial services firms
How to achieve the full benefits of Unified Communications-as-a-Service (UCaaS).
Swiss challenger Radicant taps NetGuardians for fraud detection software
Radicant will deploy NetGuardians’ AI-led software to enhance payment protection.
French expense management firm Mooncard bags €37m Series C funding
Mooncard previously raised €20 million as part of its Series B funding round in September 2021.
Dutch SME lender Factris secures €50m funding line from Aegon Asset Management
The funding line will enable Factris “to support struggling business owners” with its financing services.
Illimity Bank and EIB sign €200m agreement to support Italian SMEs
This is the second agreement between the two firms, following the €1 billion funding facilitated in 2021.
Clearstream launches new bank in Luxembourg for institutional fund investors
The new entity, named Clearstream Fund Centre, operates under a Luxembourgian commercial banking licence.
WealthKernel names Brian Schwieger as new board chair and non-exec director
Schwieger was previously global head of equities and ETF trading at the London Stock Exchange.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Next Gate Tech, Hakba and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Very Good Security names former Visa exec Chuck Yu as CEO
At Visa, Yu led teams across the business, including business development, sales, finance, and operations.
PhonePe’s funding spree continues as it raises another $100m
PhonePe has received the new funding from returning investor General Atlantic.
TransPecos Banks launches credit card offering in partnership with E6
The bank has deployed E6’s products to bring card issuing and processing to its customers.
Societe Generale taps Lemonway for B2B marketplace payment services
The French bank plans to offer payment services for large corporates entering the B2B marketplace arena.
UK payments start-up Ryft secures FCA licence
The company raised £1.5 million in a seed funding round last year.
