UK challenger Tandem appoints Suavek Zajac as new CTO
New CTO Appointment:Suavek Zajac, former Railsr head, was appointed as CTO of UK digital bank Tandem.
Will oversee the development of Tandem’s...
Standard Chartered pilots carbon credit tokenisation in Hong Kong with Mastercard, Mox Bank and Libeara
Proof-of-Concept (PoC) Completion:Standard Chartered Bank in Hong Kong (SCBHK) completed a PoC in collaboration with Mastercard, Mox Bank, and government bond platform...
Commerce Bank goes live with instant payment service FedNow through Temenos Payments Hub
Commerce Bank Modernisation Strategy:Commerce Bank, headquartered in Kansas City, has gone live with the FedNow instant payments service.
This is part of...
AI-powered regtech Cube acquires global regulatory intelligence enterprises from Thomson Reuters
Acquisition Announcement:Cube, a UK-based regtech firm, has acquired the Regulatory Intelligence and Oden products and businesses of Thomson Reuters.
Terms of the...
French fintech Lydia launches digital banking app Sumeria
Company Overview:French fintech start-up Lydia.
Originally launched in 2013 as a P2P payments app.
Currently serves 8 million users in France, Spain,...
US fintech Yendo secures $165m in mix of debt financing and equity
Company Overview:Yendo is a US fintech offering the world’s "first-ever vehicle-secured" credit card.
Launched in 2022 and based in Dallas, Texas.Funding...
South African fintech Lesaka snaps up Adumo in $86m deal
Acquisition Details:Lesaka Technologies, a South African fintech firm, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire fellow South Africa-based paytech Adumo.
The deal...
Monzo secures additional $190m funding from new and existing investors
Funding Round Details:Monzo, the UK-based digital challenger bank, has secured an additional $190 million in its latest round of funding.
The funding...
Sweden’s Mitigram names Pedram Tadayon as new CEO
New CEO Appointment:Swedish digital trade financing platform Mitigram has appointed Pedram Tadayon as its new CEO.Tadayon's Background:Tadayon brings over 25...
