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+ Pomelo Group names Steve Vickers as new CEO—Payment infrastructure platform Pomelo Group has appointed industry veteran Steve Vickers as its new CEO. Steve Vickers named new CEO of Pomelo (I...

+ ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Mimo, TransferGo, Smartpay, Adro and more—At  FinTech Futures , we know that it can be easy to let funding announcements slip you by in this fast-paced industry. That’s why we put together our...

+ EQT to sell data management tech firm Rimes to Five Arrows—Swedish investment firm EQT has agreed to sell Rimes to Rothschild & Co.’s alternative assets unit Five Arrows. EQT sells Rimes to Five ...

+ FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 12 April 2024—Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week, featuring Linqto, HSBC, Santander and more. ECB laun...

+ Salt Bank makes digital debut in Romania powered by Starling Bank’s BaaS—Salt Bank has become Romania’s newest digital challenger with the launch of its app-based offering this month. Salt Bank launches in Romania...

+ Video: Chipper Cash at FinovateEurope 2024 – How Africa’s growing middle market is finding power in payments—At FinovateEurope 2024, we caught up with Brett Magrath, chief product officer at Chipper Cash , to discuss how the US-based fintech’s payment ...

+ FloQast lands $100m Series E funding at $1.6bn valuation—FloQast, a Californian finance and accounting operations platform, has closed its Series E funding round at $100 million with a post-money valuation o...

+ Alisa Bank snaps up invoice financing fintech Puro Finance to bolster SME services—Alisa Bank in Finland has instigated a merger with invoice financing fintech Puro Finance to establish its digital banking services for SMEs further. ...

+ How to create award-winning marketing – a tale of two campaigns—I was recently interviewed by a company to share some insights on marketing. Take care in crafting your marketing. It really is in your hands. ...

+ Spendesk combines procurement with spend management through Okko acquisition—Spend management platform Spendesk is set to acquire Okko, a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) procurement platform based in Paris, France, for an undisclo...

+ Santander to launch Openbank in the US this year—Spanish banking group Santander plans to launch its digital banking subsidiary Openbank in the US later this year. Santander to launch Openbank in...

+ Arizona Financial Credit Union taps NCR Atleos for ATM management—Arizona Financial Credit Union (AZFCU) has enlisted NCR Atleos to upgrade its ATM network and self-service banking options. AZFCU partners NCR Atl...

+ US start-up Parafin lands $125m warehouse facility from SVB and Trinity Capital—Embedded finance fintech Parafin has secured a $125 million warehouse facility from Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) , a division of First Citizens Bank, al...

+ Video: How SOLO is scaling trust by replacing self-reporting—At FinovateEurope 2024, we had the opportunity to sit down with Georgina Merhom, founder and CEO of SOLO , to discuss how the New York-based data inf...

+ UK fintech Gresham Technologies to be acquired by STG Partners for £147m—UK fintech Gresham Technologies is set to be acquired by Alliance Bidco Ltd (Bidco), a limited company indirectly owned by US-based private equity fir...

+ Demystify Podcast: Breaking the mould in banking technology with SaaScada—In this latest episode of the Demystify Podcast, Nelson Wootton, founder and CEO of SaaScada, and Matthew Breadon, the company’s CCO, join Dave ...

+ Revolut to launch operations in Mexico with new banking licence—UK challenger Revolut has received a banking licence from Mexico’s National Banking and Securities Commission (CNBV) to operate a neobanking sub...

+ Kneip names ABN Amro Investment Solutions exec Elisa Alonso Sanz as new CEO—Kneip has hired ABN Amro Investment Solutions (AAIS) executive Elisa Alonso Sanz as its new CEO, effective 1 July. Fund data firm Kneip hires new ...

+ UK’s FullCircl names Georgio Anastasi as new CFO—Customer lifecycle intelligence (CLI) platform FullCircl has appointed Georgio Anastasi as its new chief financial officer (CFO), signifying the compl...

+ Opus CEO Praveen TM on driving AI transformation in banking and payments—  In an era where technology is reshaping the world of banking and payments, Opus Technologies is making waves through innovation. The...

+ UBS and SuMi Trust joint venture to acquire Credit Suisse wealth management business in Japan—UBS SuMi Trust Wealth Management Company, the joint venture between Swiss banking giant UBS and Tokyo-headquartered Sumitomo Mitsui (SuMi) Trust Holdi...

+ Busey Bank launches commercial credit cards with Corserv—Busey Bank is to launch new credit cards for its commercial customers using Corserv’s account issuer programme. Busey Bank launches credit c...

+ ECB names participants for new trials to explore settlement of wholesale transactions in central bank money—The European Central Bank (ECB) has revealed the first cohort of financial institutions set to take part in its first wave of trials as it looks to ...

+ Nubank partners Wise Platform to power new Global Account offering—Brazilian challenger Nubank has partnered with Wise Platform, Wise’s payment infrastructure for banks and fintechs, to power the launch of its new Glo...

+ HSBC to sell Argentinian banking arm to Grupo Financiero Galicia for $550m—Global banking heavyweight HSBC has entered into an agreement to sell its banking operations in Argentina to Grupo Financiero Galicia for $550 milli...

+ Tradeweb to acquire wealthtech ICD in $785m deal—Tradeweb has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Institutional Cash Distributors (ICD), an investment platform based in Colorado, for $785...

+ UK paytech TerraPay handed MPI licence by MAS in fresh push for APAC expansion—UK payments infrastructure firm TerraPay has received a Major Payment Institution (MPI) licence from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) in a fr...

+ French fintech Linedata acquires AI software developer DreamQuark—Linedata, a Paris-listed financial software vendor serving the investment management and credit industry, is set to acquire the AI engine developer Dr...

+ B2B BNPL fintech Hokodo lands €100m debt facility from Viola Credit—Buy now, pay later (BNPL) solutions vendor Hokodo has secured a €100 million debt facility from Viola Credit , a global credit investment manager hea...

+ UAE’s GTN names former Saxo Bank exec Damian Bunce as new Middle East CEO—GTN, a UAE-based investment and trading tech firm, has appointed industry veteran Damian Bunce as its new regional CEO for the Middle East. Damian...

+ BankPro taps Arroweye to launch dual interface debit cards in the Caribbean—BankPro, a subsidiary of FxPro Group based in the Bahamas, has partnered with paytech firm Arroweye Solutions to deliver dual interface debit cards to...

+ CFPB publishes new report highlighting risks related to financial transactions in video games—The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has published a new report highlighting the risks associated with financial transactions within o...

+ Worldline and Crédit Agricole unveil new merchant payments joint venture CAWL—Global paytech Worldline and Crédit Agricole have revealed the identity of their new payments services brand for merchants in France. Worldline an...

+ Hybrid digital challenger Ruya Bank readies for debut in UAE—Digital challenger Ruya Bank is preparing to launch in the UAE with a community-focused, digital-first proposition that hopes to bridge both a virtual...

+ Fintech funding shows signs of stalling in latest CB Insights report—Fintech funding has dipped to a new four-year low with only $7.3 billion invested in the sector globally during the first three months of the year, th...

+ CAB Payments to expand into the EEA after securing European PSP licence—UK-based paytech CAB Payments has been granted a European payment service provider (PSP) licence from De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) to expand its foot...

+ Video: Matera at Fintech Meetup 2024 – Core banking modernisation and instant payments—At the Fintech Meetup 2024 conference in Las Vegas,  FinTech Futures  sat down with Brad Goad, Chief Revenue Officer at Matera , to discuss how banks...

+ ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Zeepay, Coadjute, Hello Alice, CertifID and more—At  FinTech Futures , we know that it can be easy to let funding announcements slip you by in this fast-paced industry. That’s why we put together our...

+ SAMA greenlights beta launch of STC Bank—The Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) has officially approved the transition of STC Pay – the mobile financial services arm of Saudi Telecom Company ...

+ Ripple set to launch USD-backed stablecoin this year—Ripple is preparing to launch its own US dollar-backed stablecoin this year, with CEO Brad Garlinghouse calling the move “a natural step” ...

+ FinTech Founders Video: retaining female talent and building strategies for success—In this episode of our FinTech Founders series, we sit down with three industry leaders to discuss how companies can develop strategies and initiative...

+ FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 5 April 2024—Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week, featuring Nuvei, Westpac, iCapital, Santander Bank and m...

+ India’s Electronica Finance Limited lands $48m in Series B round—Electronica Finance Limited (EFL) has raised $48 million during its Series B funding round led by UK-based LeapFrog Investments and supported by Aavis...

+ ClearBank rings in first full year of profitability—Embedded banking platform ClearBank achieved its first full year of profitability in 2023 as its revenues and client count continue to climb. Clea...

+ First State Bank partners Jack Henry for core processing and digital banking platform—First State Bank, a community bank hailing from Wisconsin, USA, has partnered with Jack Henry to drive digital innovation across both sides of its ret...

+ Is your head in the cloud when it comes to core banking?—In my previous column piece , I concluded that there were considerable advantages of banks moving to the cloud but also significant challenges in doi...

+ UAE’s Zand Bank taps Infosys Finacle to bolster its corporate banking capabilities—Zand Bank , a digital challenger in the UAE, has partnered with the Indian digital banking software vendor Infosys Finacle to integrate a new range of...

+ Canada’s Brim Financial lands $85m in Series C funding round—Canadian ‘Credit-Card-as-a-Service’ fintech Brim Financial has bagged $85 million in a Series C funding round led by EDC Investments. ...

+ TD Bank inks multi-year strategic partnership with Google Cloud—TD Bank has inked a multi-year deal with Google Cloud as it looks to streamline the development and deployment of new products and services. TD B...

+ BIS unveils Project Agorá to explore the tokenisation of cross-border payments—The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has announced plans for a public-private partnership between several central banks and the private fina...

+ UK’s FCA and Bank of England launch consultation for Digital Securities Sandbox—The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Bank of England (BoE) have launched a consultation regarding the operation of the country&#...

+ State of play: core banking—Each month,  Philip Benton , Principal Fintech Analyst at Omdia, explores a new topic and assesses the “ state of play ”, providing an analysis and un...

+ Debt financing platform Scayl emerges from stealth with €100m backing—Fintech debt financing platform Scayl has emerged from stealth backed by €100 million that it plans to “immediately make available” for fi...

+ PostFinance overhauls disputes management tech with new Rivero collaboration—PostFinance, the financial services division of Switzerland’s national postal service, has partnered with fintech Rivero for its disputes manage...

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