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Majority of banks upgrading payments tech to keep pace with fintechs

New research by Aite-Novarica Group and Finastra revealed 65% of banks planning “significant or moderate level” of investment in payments tech.

Central Bank of Nigeria issues final Open Banking guidelines

Open Banking Nigeria called it “the culmination of a long journey for Open Banking in Nigeria”.

Women in tech need more ‘visibility’ and lack sponsorship

A webinar on women in the technology industry, hosted by Babel PR, heard from a range of female speakers about the value of mentoring and sponsorship.

Members of Women in Open Banking identify the traits of a ‘good leader’

During a panel discussion at Open Banking Expo’s Women in Open Banking meet-up, speakers revealed that authenticity, the ability to listen and humility are among the characteristics they look for in leaders.

Zum Rails partners with MX to enable Open Banking capabilities in Canada

The partnership will power money movement and “seamless” payments for customers of Canadian financial institutions and fintechs.

Secure Trust Bank receives £20m Tier 2 investment from British Business Investments

The £20 million subscription has been provided through British Business Investments’ Investment Programme.

Weavr acquires Comma to ‘bring together’ BaaS and Open Banking

Comma founder Tom Beckenham, along with most of its workforce, will join embedded finance provider Weavr.

Nationwide transitions payment infrastructure to the cloud with Accenture and Form3

The building society will migrate all types of retail payments from an on-premise platform to the Form3 cloud.

CBDC collaboration ‘Project Icebreaker’ publishes learnings on cross-currency payments

The BIS Innovation Hub Nordic Centre, Bank of Israel, Norges Bank, and Sveriges Riksbank worked together to test cross-border transactions between different retail CBDCs.

Nuvei enters Australia as part of APAC expansion plans

The Canadian fintech’s chief executive officer Philip Fayer called it “a natural step”.