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Comera Financial Holding paves the way for innovative fintech solutions in the MENA region

Comera Pay, the fintech subsidiary of Comera Financial Holding, headquartered in Abu Dhabi, UAE, has announced that it was granted an In-Principle Approval from the Central Bank of the UAE to operate under the Stored Value Facilities (SVF) and Retail Payment...

Bread Financial now offering Bread Pay installment loans through PayTomorrow platform 

Bread Financial, a tech-forward financial services company that provides simple, personalised payment, lending and saving solutions, has announced it will offer installment loans through PayTomorrow, a financial technology company that provides a premier...

MoonPay now lets users buy and sell crypto funded by PayPal 

MoonPay, a Web3 infrastructure company, announced a collaboration with PayPal that allows MoonPay users in the US to seamlessly buy cryptocurrency using their PayPal account.  The integration streamlines transactions for new MoonPay users who already...

Revolut launches a stand-alone crypto trading platform for experienced traders 

Revolut, the global FinTech with more than 40 million customers worldwide, has announced Revolut X — a stand-alone crypto exchange designed for professional crypto traders. Aimed at competing with other leading exchanges by offering easy on and off ramping a...

Airwallex moves away from legacy systems to power-up its global payments infrastructure 

Airwallex, a leading global payments and financial platform for modern businesses, has announced its partnership with Bird (formerly MessageBird), a global communication platform, to power Bird’s international payments operations.  Powering Bird’s global paym...

Tyl by NatWest announces new payments partnership with FSB 

NatWest Group has announced a new partnership with the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).   In 2020, NatWest Group established the SME Taskforce with FSB to help SMEs to respond to and navigate the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, working...

SoftBank uses SandboxAQ’s AQtive Guard to identify undetected security vulnerabilities  

SandboxAQ has confirmed the successful deployment of its AQtive Guard cryptography management platform by the Advanced Research Group of SoftBank.  As part of the validation process, SoftBank leveraged AQtive Guard to monitor a local government network...

Bitsight and Moody’s launch new cyber-risk solution covering more than 325 million organisations   

Bitsight and Moody’s have announced the launch of the Implied Cyber Threat (ICT) – an offering built on Bitsight’s leading cyber-risk analytics engine and Moody’s Orbis company database.   The ICT provides cyber-risk insights and valuable marke...

Cognizant teams with Shopify and Google Cloud to transform enterprise retail 

Cognizant has announced a strategic alliance with Shopify and Google Cloud to drive Digital Transformation and platform modernisation for global retailers and brands.   The alliance is focused on bringing together the power of Shopify’s leading c...

14Peaks closes inaugural US$30 million fund to power software start-ups in FinTech  

Venture capital firm, 14Peaks Capital, has successfully closed its first fund at US$30 million in capital commitments from an impressive consortium of limited partners, consisting of influential high net worth individuals and family offices spanning Europe and...

Trimble acquires construction payment and subcontractor compliance technology to minimize risk and improve efficiency for contractors 

Trimble has announced it has acquired privately-held Flashtract, a company delivering specialised technology to streamline the flow of payment and compliance information between construction general contractors and subcontractors.   Flashtract...

Zilch selects Checkout.com for global acquiring

Zilch, the world’s first ad-subsidised payments network (ASPN), has announced it has selected Checkout.com, the digital payments solution provider, as its primary acquiring partner globally, with a particular focus on the UK and USA. With its payments n...