Adyen lands UK banking authorisation from FCA and PRA
Dutch payments processor Adyen has received authorization from the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to launch banking services in...
UK paytech PPRO promotes Motie Bring to CEO
UK-based digital payments infrastructure provider PPRO promotes Motie Bring, its current CCO, to CEO, effective 2 October 2023, succeeding Simon Black.
FactsMotie Bring, the...
US fintech Ampla secures $258m credit facility with Goldman Sachs and Atalaya
Ampla, a New York-based financial solutions provider, secures a $258 million credit facility from Goldman Sachs and Atalaya Capital Management, supporting its growth capital...
Monzo announces new feature to help protect customers against impersonation scams
Monzo, a UK-based digital bank, has introduced a new 'call status' feature in its app to protect its eight million customers from impersonation scams,...
Commonwealth Bank of Australia snaps up business lending platform Waddle from Xero
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has acquired the cloud-based invoice lending platform Waddle through its venture-scaling arm x15ventures.
FactsCBA acquired Waddle, a Sydney-based fintech...
Israel’s ThetaRay secures $57m to accelerate global expansion
ThetaRay, an Israeli AI-based transaction monitoring and screening solution provider, secures $57 million in funding led by Portage, with participation from existing investors.
FactsThetaRay,...
Emirates NBD makes strategic investment in trade finance tech firm Komgo
Dubai-based banking group Emirates NBD has made a strategic investment in Komgo, a software firm catering to the trade finance industry, through its Innovation...
Alpian CEO Schuyler Weiss resigns to pursue public service in the US
Schuyler Weiss, CEO of Swiss neobank Alpian, resigns to pursue a career in public service in the US. Gianmarco Bonaita, the deputy CEO, is...
Pepper Money agrees to buy HSBC’s New Zealand mortgage portfolio
Australian non-bank lender Pepper Money is set to acquire HSBC's NZ$1.4 billion mortgage portfolio in New Zealand, pending approval by the New Zealand Overseas...
