GTP, a specialised provider of prepaid and virtual card processing solutions, and InTouch, a leading pan-African fintech, have joined forces in a strategic partnership to democratise access to card credentials for millions of consumers across Africa. This collaboration aims to bridge the gap between digital payment platforms and card-based transactions, giving InTouch customers access to […]
Trade between the UK and Brazil has seen rapid growth in the last five years following significant UK government efforts to push for improved bilateral trade relations and a reduction in red tape, analysis from global financial services firm Ebury reveals. The latest trade data showed that Brazilian imports to the UK have more than […]
Ebury, a leading global fintech specialising in international payments, FX solutions and business lending, announces plans to strengthen its proposition in Brazil and Latin America. Expansion in Latin America is a key area of Ebury’s global growth strategy and builds on its acquisitionof Bexs, which was announced last year. Bexs is a Brazilian bank with […]
Ping An OneConnect Bank (Hong Kong) Limited (“Ping An OneConnect Bank” or “PAOB”), the first virtual bank in Hong Kong dedicated to SMEs, announced an expanded collaboration with eftPay (Asia) Limited (“eftPay”), Hong Kong’s leading electronic payment service provider. Leverage their competitive advantages, PAOB is launching a new SME loan service – “Business Revolving Loan” […]
New data from the 2023 Asia Investment Survey from leading global intelligence consultancy S-RM has found that 84% of UK firms surveyed plan to increase their investment in the APAC region over the next five years. The UK figure was broadly in line with figures for other markets, with 89% of global respondents agreeing that […]
Following the release of the 2022 FCI market survey in January and the robust response that followed from FCI members and strategic stakeholders globally, we are pleased to release the final world factoring statistics. This 2022 report indicates that the factoring and receivables finance industry volume witnessed a significant increase of +18.3% in 2022 succeeding […]
Dock, a global technological platform for financial services, is using FICO fraud prevention technologies to stop more than USD$50m a month in fraudulent transactions for its clients. The innovative pay-as-you-go solution allows Dock’s clients, including banks, fintechs, and retailers, to intercept fraudulent transactions and protect their operations, while also improving the user experience. The fraud […]
Brite Payments, one of Sweden’s fastest growing fintechs and a leader in instant bank payments, today announced its Brite Instant Payments Network (IPN). Brite IPN is a proprietary network that leverages the capabilities of open banking to give merchants and businesses a complete, out-of-the-box instant payments and payouts solution. Uptake of open banking payments across […]
International tourism is well on its way to returning to pre-pandemic levels, with twice as many people travelling during the first quarter of 2023 than in the same period of 2022. New data from UNWTO: What we’ve learned The second UNWTO World Tourism Barometer of the year shows that the sector’s swift recovery has continued […]
Nearly nine-in-10 Filipino small businesses expect to grow this year, with technology investment driving momentum. That’s according to a new survey by one of the world’s largest professional accounting bodies. CPA Australia’s Asia-Pacific Small Business Survey collected views from 4,280 small businesses in 11 Asia-Pacific markets, including 306 from the Philippines. Filipino businesses outranked all […]
