Penfold Appoints Fintech Veteran Jonathan Schneider as Chairman
- 4 days 22 hours ago
- People Moves
Penfold, the digital workplace pension provider, has appointed Jonathan Schneider as Chairman, adding one of the UK’s most experienced fintech founders and investors to its board. Schneider joins as Penfold accelerates its growth within the workplace savings market. With a 25-year career spent building and backing high-growth finance firms, he brings a track record of scaling platforms from early-stage disruptors into major institutional players.
Allica Bank Selected for New Scale-Up Unit To Supercharge Fast-Growing Fintechs
- 4 days 22 hours ago
- Banking
Allica Bank is one of a select few firms invited to participate in the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) newly launched Scale-up Unit, a joint regulatory initiative designed to support fast-growing, innovative financial services firms to scale, invest and create high-skilled jobs across the UK.
ClearCourse Bolsters Senior Leadership Team To Drive Next Phase of Growth
- 4 days 23 hours ago
- People Moves
ClearCourse, a leading provider of industry-specific software and embedded payments, today announces a series of strategic senior leadership appointments as part of growth plans for 2026, reinforcing its commitment to scale while maintaining a strong focus on customer success and long-term partnerships.
Nets Partners with Triple To Enhance Digital Banking Experiences and Reduce Merchant Chargebacks
- 4 days 23 hours ago
- Digital banking
Nets, part of Nexi Group, the European PayTech, has announced a new strategic partnership with Triple
UnaFinancial Surpasses $3 Billion in Loans Issued
- 4 days 23 hours ago
- Lending
The Group has surpassed USD 3 billion in cumulative loans issued. Meanwhile, the number of registered customers equaled 21.6 million as of the end of 2025.
YouLend and Intuit Team Up To Bring Embedded Capital to QuickBooks UK Customers
- 4 days 23 hours ago
- Lending
YouLend, the leading global embedded financing platform, and Intuit, the global financial technology platform that makes Intuit TurboTax, Credit Karma, QuickBooks, and Mailchimp, today announced that they will make workin
Checkout.com Announces Strategic Partnership with Spotify To Power Efficient, Scalable Payments Globally
- 4 days 23 hours ago
- Payments
Checkout.com, a leading global digital payments provider, today announced a new strategic partnership with Spotify, the world’s most popular audio streaming subscription service. The partnership will enable Checkout.com to provide global acquiring services for Spotify to deliver a smooth, secure and reliable payments experience for its global audience of more than 700 million monthly active users and more than 280 million paying subscribers.
SME Bank Selects Flagright for Real-Time Transaction Monitoring and Watchlist Screening
- 4 days 23 hours ago
- Security
Flagright, the AI-native, no-code platform for transaction monitoring and AML compliance, is pleased to welcome SME Bank as its newest client. Following a successful evaluation of Flagright’s platform, SME Bank has deployed Flagright to centralise real-time transaction monitoring, watchlist screening, and investigations; strengthening its financial crime controls while keeping operations fast and scalable.
Iute Group Establishes Iute Affinity for Insurance Solutions
- 4 days 23 hours ago
- Insurtech
Iute Group, a digital banking group operating in Southeast Europe, has established a new insurance services and operational management subsidiary Iute Affinity, to reinforce protection as a core pillar within its everyday digital banking ecosystem. Alma Ribanovic has been appointed as the CEO of Iute Affinity.
Clear Junction Launches onChain Stablecoin Pay-In Service
- 5 days 7 min ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Clear Junction, the global provider of cross-border payments and banking services infrastructure for licensed financial institutions, has introduced onChain Stablecoin Pay-In, enabling its clients to accept stablecoin pay-ins from their customers.
botim money Expands Global Remittances Through TerraPay’s Partnership
- 5 days 12 min ago
- Payments
botim money, botim’s financial services arm serving millions of users in the UAE and beyond has announced a strategic partnership with TerraPay, a global money movement company, to expand cross-border remittance capabilities into the world with a focus on African markets.
dLocal and Amway Partner to Strengthen Local Payments for Direct Selling Across Latin America
- 5 days 17 min ago
- Payments
dLocal, the leading cross-border payment platform connecting global merchants to emerging markets, has partnered with Amway, the world’s largest direct selling company, to deliver reliable, locally optimized online payments across Latin America.
Intuit Partners with Affirm To Provide Pay-Over-Time Offering for QuickBooks Online
- 5 days 19 hours ago
- Infrastructure
Intuit, the global financial technology platform that makes Intuit TurboTax, Credit Karma, QuickBooks, and Mailchimp, today announced a new, multi-year partnership with Affirm. Under the agreement, Affirm will become the exclusive pay-over-time solution built into QuickBooks Payments, further strengthening Intuit’s end-to-end financial management capabilities that help accelerate how businesses manage and grow their business.
Finastra Enhances Commercial Loan Origination with Cloud-Native LaserPro Evaluate
- 5 days 19 hours ago
- Lending
Finastra, a global leader in financial services software, today announced the launch of LaserPro Evaluate, a modern, cloud-native solution designed to streamline commercial loan workflows for banks and credit unions. Built to support institutions currently relying on non-banking solutions or manual tools such as spreadsheets, LaserPro Evaluate reimagines the origination and processing experience for today’s digital-first lending environment.
Gr4vy Launches “Silent Mode” for Risk Management Services
- 5 days 19 hours ago
- Fraud Detection
Gr4vy, the cloud-based payment orchestration platform, today announced the release of Silent Mode for its anti-fraud connectors, a new feature that lets merchants deploy multiple fraud detection services in parallel, enabling evaluation, warming up, or migration of new providers without disrupting live payment decisions or slowing checkout.
