Visa Introduces Visa & Main, a New Platform to Accelerate Small Business Growth Across the U.S.
- 2 days 20 hours ago
- Infrastructure
Visa today announced the launch of Visa & Main, a new platform designed to give small business owners across the United States better access to the resources they need to succeed. Built in direct response to the most pressing challenges entrepreneurs face—access to capital, reaching customers and adopting modern business tools—the platform brings together capabilities across Visa’s network to help small businesses succeed.
NatWest Plans To Grow Accelerator Community to 50,000 Members Across the UK in 2026
- 2 days 21 hours ago
- Infrastructure
NatWest has today announced a major expansion of its support for UK entrepreneurs, aiming to grow the Accelerator community to 50,000 members – a five-fold increase on the 10,000 ambition set for 2025. This step-up‑ follows a strong 2025, when the bank exceeded its ambition by growing the community to c12,000, beating in a single year the total number it had supported over the previous ten years in total and underlining the acceleration of the...
Affirm and Virgin Media O2 Partner To Bring Flexible Financing to O2 Customers
- 2 days 21 hours ago
- Payments
Affirm and Virgin Media O2 are today announcing a new partnership that will see the transparent and flexible payment network provide upfront and honest hardware financing to O2 - one of the UK’s leading mobile providers. Through the partnership, new and existing O2 customers will be able to enjoy increased flexibility to choose a payment option that suits their needs when purchasing a device.
LHV Bank Granted Consumer Credit Permission by the PRA, Underscoring Strong Risk and Governance Framework
- 2 days 21 hours ago
- Banking
LHV Bank has been formally granted consumer credit permission by the UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), following a comprehensive and rigorous six-month application process.
Duna Raises €30mn Series A To Redefine Business Identity for the Internet
- 3 days 17 hours ago
- Fundraising News
Duna, the identity fintech founded by two Stripe alumni, today announced a €30 Million Series A funding round led by CapitalG, Alphabet’s independent growth fund. Existing investors Index Ventures and Puzzle Ventures also participated in the round.
Pix at Five Years: How Brazil Built One of the World’s Most Advanced Public Payments Infrastructures – and Why Other Countries Are Paying Attention
- 3 days 17 hours ago
- Payments
A new report released today by financial innovation consultancy W Fintechs examines how Brazil’s Pix became one of the world’s most advanced public payments infrastructures, and why its design is now shaping global debate on the future of payments.
Nigeria Sets the Stage for Global Regulatory Technology Leadership as 2026 RegTech Africa Conference & Expo Heads to Abuja
- 3 days 17 hours ago
- FinTech StartUps
Under the distinguished patronage of the Office of the Vice President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, and in partnership with the Presidential Committee on Economic & Financial Inclusion (PreCEFI), with the collaboration of the Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA), the 2026 RegTech Africa Conference & Expo will convene global leaders in policy, finance, and technology from 20th to 22nd May 2026...
Moonrise by Lunar Launches Instant Payments in Norway via NICS Real
- 3 days 17 hours ago
- Payments
Moonrise by Lunar today announced the launch of Instant Payments in Norway, enabling international fintechs, banks and payment providers easy, API-based access to the Norwegian real-time clearing infrastructure, NICS Real.
Ecommpay Announces Strategic Partnership with Payrails To Revolutionise Global Payments for Enterprises
- 3 days 19 hours ago
- Payments
Inclusive global payments platform, Ecommpay has entered a new strategic partnership with Payrails, the financial operating system for global enterprises. Designed to empower large e-commerce businesses to significantly optimise their payments, the collaboration aims to directly impact top-line growth and bottom-line costs.
Banking Transformation Summit | 19-20th May | Tobacco Dock, London
- 3 days 19 hours ago
- FinTech StartUps
As banking pivots from experimental AI to industrial-scale implementation, a fundamental architectural shift is underway. With "Agentic Banking" poised to redefine customer lifetime value and operational efficiency, the mandate for leadership is clear: evolve or be outpaced.
Volt Launches Flagship Cash Management Suite for Merchants and Partners in UK and EU
- 3 days 21 hours ago
- Cash management
Volt, the real-time, rail-agnostic money movement platform, today announces the full launch of its flagship cash manage
South Africa Joins Afreximbank, Announces US$8bn Country Programme
- 3 days 21 hours ago
- Infrastructure
The Republic of South Africa has today officially acceded to the Establishment Agreement of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), Africa’s leading Multilateral Financial Institution, marking the formal entry of one of Africa’s largest economies into the Bank’s membership, heralding deeper financial sovereignty.
ClearBank Appoints Neil Drennan as Chief Technology Officer to Support Innovation and Expansion Initiatives
- 3 days 21 hours ago
- People Moves
ClearBank, the enabler of real-time clearing and embedded banking, today announces the appointment of Neil Drennan as Chief Technology Officer. Drennan will lead the evolution and enhancement of ClearBank’s cloud-based API and payments infrastructure as it continues to expand its services across the UK and Europe.
American Express Launches Flexible Payment Option to Help Support Small Business Cashflow
- 3 days 21 hours ago
- Payments
American Express today announces the introduction of Flexible Payment Option (FPO), a feature designed to offer businesses greater ability to manage and control their cashflow needs with an instant line of credit.
Clara Renews $150 Million Debt Facility with Goldman Sachs to Scale Payments Products in Mexico, Bringing Total Debt Capacity to over $250 Million
- 3 days 21 hours ago
- Fundraising News
Clara, Latin America’s leading corporate spend management platform, announced a significant milestone today with the renewal of its $150 million debt facility from Goldman Sachs. This commitment, combined with debt facilities secured last year from leading financial institutions including the International Finance Corporation (IFC), Covalto, and BBVA Spark, as well as General Catalyst’s Customer Value Fund (CVF), brings Clara’s total debt...
