Yolt Technology Services (YTS), one of Europe’s leading open banking providers, has been chosen by Keebo, a new generation UK credit card provider, to deploy Open Banking data through the application of Account Information Services (AIS) into its business, delivering operational efficiency, enhanced simplicity and a better user experience for credit customers. The rapid integration of […]
Engagement Banking technology provider Backbase announced today that it has entered into a long-term collaboration with Raiffeisen Switzerland. It involves Backbase supporting Switzerland’s third-largest banking group in the development of their customer interface. Backbase and Raiffeisen signed the contract to formalize their collaboration on 20 September 2021. Fast-paced technology developments and changing customer needs require […]
Anansi Technology, the embedded insurance platform for goods-in-transit, shippers’ interest and cargo insurance, today announces it has raised £1.5m seed funding led by Octopus Ventures. Global parcel volumes reached 103bn in 2019, yet less than 1% of these shipments were insured. Anansi’s co-founders Ana Martins de Carvalho and Megan Bingham Walker saw a gap in […]
Almost half (48%) of regulated firms in the UK reported seeing a rise in financial crime attempts in the past 12 months, with a further 26% confirming they have been victims themselves – according to new research by leading regtech firm SmartSearch. The survey of 500 regulated businesses in the financial services, legal and property […]
Tradeteq has partnered with Singapore-based eXchange inFinite (XinFin) to offer tokenised trade finance products to institutional investors and has completed its first transaction. This is the first complete end-to-end transaction following a unique set of regulatory guidelines and trade finance standards. The offering utilises XDC Network’s enterprise-grade blockchain technology to transform trade finance assets, which […]
The Female Innovators Lab by Barclays and Anthemis (“the Lab”), a US-based venture fund and studio dedicated to investing and cultivating entrepreneurial talent in women across the financial services ecosystem, today announced its expansion into the UK and Europe to invest and usher in a more representative generation of global fintech founders. Established in 2019, […]
London-based Wiserfunding, a leading provider of credit risk assessment for SME lenders, today announced it has secured £3m investment from BGF – the UK and Ireland’s most active growth capital investor. This investment will support Wiserfunding in accelerating international expansion and strengthening its global position. Wiserfunding currently serves more than 60 customers across three continents, […]
Fintex Capital, the fintech investment firm dedicated to alternative credit, today launches an innovative suite of buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) lending products aimed at established businesses seeking smart and cost-efficient debt financing and new avenues of growth. Over the past six months, Fintex has developed a range of bespoke BNPL products for creditworthy businesses, to help them […]
Monneo, regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), a virtual IBAN and corporate account provider, has enlisted cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, in a move that will enable payment of invoices in a range of cryptocurrencies. The new service will be available for B2B invoice settlement and is supported by two of Monneo’s partner banks. Coinbase, a secure […]
CUBE, a global regtech company working to simplify compliance for the world’s financial institutions, has launched RegAssure, a groundbreaking product that provides automated regulatory intelligence to small and medium sized financial institutions. Drawing on 10 years’ experience, CUBE has developed RegAssure specifically to cater for nimble, lean financial organisations and fintechs looking for effective compliance […]
