Starling agrees to acquire Ember ahead of 2026 tax changes
UK challenger Starling Bank has acquired accounting and tax platform Ember to enhance its business banking services, in preparation for…
Kinective buys ESQ Data Solutions for ATM tech
Kinective has acquired ATM and self-service technology provider ESQ Data Solutions for an undisclosed sum as it looks to enhance…
N26 co-founder Valentin Stalf steps down from co-CEO role, moves to supervisory board
Valentin Stalf, co-founder of Germany-based digital bank N26, has stepped down as co-CEO and will move to a new role…
Santander’s Openbank taps Upvest for investment infrastructure
Santander’s digital banking subsidiary Openbank has selected German fintech Upvest to provide infrastructure for its investment services in Germany and…
US lendtech Casca raises $29m in Canapi-led Series A
San Francisco-based lendtech start-up Casca has raised $29 million in a Series A funding round led by venture and growth…
Pulse Launches Unified Lending Interface to Ease Embedding of Lending Products
Pulse, a data and software-as-a-service (SaaS) company, has launched a Unified Lending Interface (ULI), which enables introducers, brokers, and fintech…
Network International Selected to Advance Absa Business Banking’s Payment Processing Capabilities
Looking to advance its payments offering, African business bank Absa Business Banking has selected Network International, the digital commerce firm…
PayLaterr Taps Experian Fraud Detection Tools and Credit Data to Simplify Bill Payments
PayLaterr, a fintech platform enabling flexible bill payment for essential services, has partnered with Experian, the global consumer and business…
Ecommpay Announces New Partnership to Enable Firms to Better Understand Disability Inclusion
More businesses will have the ability to recruit, train and retrain people with disabilities following an extended partnership between global…
Digit9 Taps dLocal to Unlock Faster, Cheaper Remittances in Five African Markets
dlocal, the cross-border payment platform focused on emerging markets, is joining forces with Digit9, a cross-border payments orchestration platform, to…
Mastercard and CMS Join FinTech Scotland’s Scottish Fintech Cluster to Accelerate Economic Growth
To support fintech innovation and accelerate economic growth across Scotland and the UK, FinTech Scotland has welcomed law firm CMS…
PayPal Ventures Backed Mesh Gets More Funding for Global Crypto Payments Network
Mesh secured additional investments to accelerate the growth of its global cryptocurrency payments network. The new funding brings the company’s…
Monzo Becomes Latest Bank Tackling Mobile Phone Market
Add Monzo to the growing list of digital banks exploring the mobile phone market. The U.K. FinTech is weighing the…
Payoneer and Stripe Team to Bolster Small Business Cross-Border Trade
Small business-focused FinTech Payoneer is expanding its online checkout offering in partnership with Stripe. The collaboration is aimed at cross-border…
SoftBank preps US listing for payments app subsidiary PayPay
SoftBank Group in Japan has filed a draft registration statement on Form F-1 to the US Securities and Exchange Commission…
Nasdaq-listed Currenc announces leadership transition with Alex Kong as new CEO
Hong Kong-based Currenc Group has completed a leadership transition nearly one year after its Nasdaq listing, with founder and executive…
Klarna to sell $26bn worth of BNPL loans to Nelnet to help fund US expansion
Klarna has arranged a new multi-year forward flow financing agreement through which it will sell newly originated, short-term receivables from…
Mongolian fintech AND Global raises $21.4m in Series B funding
Mongolian fintech company AND Global has secured $21.4 million in a Series B funding round led by the International Finance…
NMI appoints Steven Pinado as CEO, succeeding Vijay Sondhi
A leadership transition is underway at embedded payment solutions provider NMI, which has appointed Steven Pinado as its new CEO,…
1Kosmos bags $57m Series B funding to expand ID proofing platform
1Kosmos, a US cybersecurity start-up focused on identity verification and passwordless authentication, has raised $57 million in a Series B…