Judopay, a leading mobile-centric payments provider, today announces the launch of JudoAccept, a new integrated payments offering that will help small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) cope with the fallout and ongoing impact of Covid-19. With even industry giants struggling to recover, SMEs in all sectors have been hardest hit by this year’s challenges. Part of […]
Tech Nation, the growth platform for tech companies and leaders, announces new signatories Atom bank, Co-operative Bank, Nationwide Building Society, TSB, and Virgin Money to the Fintech Pledge, joining existing signatories Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds Banking Group, NatWest Group and Santander. The Fintech Pledge is an initiative of the Fintech Delivery Panel, supported by HM Treasury […]
Starling Bank has added PayPal’s iZettle to its Business Marketplace, providing business owners with in-depth transaction information. As the first payment service provider to join Starling, the introduction of iZettle gives SMEs detailed information about sales, fees, tips and taxes. For Starling Business Toolkit customers there are also accounting features available. iZettle’s arrival in the […]
Leading UK anti-money laundering (AML) and ID verification firm SmartSearch is launching the most comprehensive business-owner verification solution on the market, in a bid to counter the spike in the number of scams involving fake businesses. The regtech specialist has expanded the number of countries where it can carry out a business check to 165, […]
The Digital Finance Forum (DFF), the UK’s leading network representing fintech founders, has rebranded and will be known as Fintech Founders as it moves forward. The DFF was established in 2016 with the aim of creating real conversations and better collaboration amongst entrepreneurs, start-ups, government, and regulators. Over the last four years it has hosted […]
New research from DSA Connect, an IT asset disposal company which specialises in the permanent deletion and destruction of electronic data, reveals that 15% of people who work for businesses such as pubs and restaurants that have had to capture personal contact details of customers and other people who have visited their premises during the […]
FinTech Connect, the trade show that connects the global fintech ecosystem, today launched the findings of a survey of 100+ fintech professionals, which reveal the industry’s predictions for 2021. When asked which sub-sectors of fintech would experience the most growth over the next 12 months, payments was selected by 61% of respondents, followed by digital […]
Following a rollercoaster 2020, the amount of VC funding flowing into Europe’s fintech sector seems set to reduce significantly in Q4 2020. VC investments into Europe’s fintech sector totaled €367m across 44 deals in October 2020. According to the research data analyzed and published by Comprar Acciones, it was one of the lowest monthly figures in […]
Starling, the leading UK digital bank, has today welcomed Nutmeg, by recent reports the UK’s largest digital wealth manager, to its fast-growing Marketplace. The new service will help Starling’s personal and sole trader customers connect their banking to their investment accounts and pensions, as they prepare to navigate the new year ahead. Founded almost 10 […]
Marqeta, the global modern card issuing platform, today released the second part of its European Banking report, based on a survey of 200 European banking executives, about the challenges they are facing when trying to respond to the greater need for payments innovation in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. According to the findings, 94% […]
