FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 7 April 2023
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Railsr
Railsr appoints new CEO, CFO and COO following rescue sale
Railsr board chair Rick Haythornthwaite says the new appointments bring “renewed energy” to rebuild the firm.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 10 March 2023
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
UK fintech Railsr sold to consortium of VC firms
The consortium consists of D Squared Capital, Moneta VC and Ventura Capital.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 24 February 2023
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Lithuania’s central bank reportedly investigating Railsr over AML failures
The Telegraph reports that Railsr’s Lithuanian subsidiary is being investigated by the country’s central bank.
Africa’s Flutterwave reportedly in bid to acquire British fintech Railsr
An insider reportedly told Sky News that there was “heavy competition for the asset”.
Railsr taps Featurespace to boost payment fraud and AML protections
Railsr will utilise card and payment fraud prevention and AML solutions through Featurespace’s ARIC hub.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 11 November 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
UK embedded finance firm Railsr reportedly considering sale
According to Sky News, Railsr is discussing a number of strategic options with FT Partners.
SurePay selected by Railsr as confirmation of payee vendor
Railsr has selected SurePay as its UK Faster Payments (UKFP) confirmation of payee (CoP) vendor.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 7 October 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Railsr secures $46m in Series C funding
CEO and co-founder Nigel Verdon says the funding is a “significant step on our route to profitability”.
Maslife partners Railsr to launch new financial and mental wellbeing app
The app is being supported by Mastercard and Checkout.com.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 2 September 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Railsr appoints former Mastercard chair Rick Haythornthwaite as first chairman
Haythornthwaite currently chairs Ocado and the AA and previously chaired energy firm Centrica.
Video: Railsr at Money 20/20 Europe – Old finance vs fintechs
We chat with Nigel Verdon of Railsr to discuss how embedded finance will evolve over the next few years.
