Archive for October 2021
Revolut hires Juan Miguel Guerra as CEO Mexico
The appointment marks the fintech’s first foray into the Latin American market.
Read MorePlaid unveils payment partner ecosystem
The ecosystem of nearly 50 US and European companies includes longtime Plaid partners Square and Railsbank, as well as new partners Checkout.com, Marqeta and Currencycloud.
Read MoreYapily to join Bottomline, Xero and SWIFT on Open Banking Expo payments stage
A panel session on the opportunity for Open Banking payments in the corporate space will bring together Yapily CCO Iain McDougall, experts from SWIFT and Xero, and Bottomline’s Ed Adshead-Grant and Teresa Connors.
Read MoreUK Government launches consultation on BNPL regulation
The consultation, which closes on 6 January 2022, is seeking views on the potential scope of regulation to ensure ‘proportionate approach’ is taken.
Read MoreCharlotte Crosswell to speak at Open Banking Expo UK next month
The newly-appointed OBIE Chair will close the London event on 4 November.
Read MoreCurrencycloud teams up with Plaid
The strategic partnership will see Plaid’s PIS embedded into Currencycloud’s platform, meaning customers can fund their accounts without ever leaving the platform.
Read MoreVolt forms partnership with Worldline
The partnership will ‘power a bold new Open Banking offering’, by giving more than 600 enterprise-level merchants globally access to Volt’s open payments infrastructure.
Read MoreN26 valuation soars to $9bn after $900m funding round
The neobank, which plans to take on 1,000 employees in the areas of product, technology and cybersecurity, has agreed with the German regulator to ‘temporarily onboard’ 50,000 to 70,000 customers per month.
Read MorePrimer secures $50m in Series B round
The payments automation platform is now valued at $425m and has plans to triple headcount by the end of 2022.
Read MoreBanfico opens new subsidiary in Brazil
Previously, Banfico had been operating in Brazil via a partnership with the Brazilian payments system, CIP.
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