House of Lords Committee casts doubt on benefits of UK retail CBDC

In a report, the Economic Affairs Committee concluded there is ‘no convincing case’ for a digital pound, highlighting the ‘significant’ challenges for financial stability and the protection of privacy.

UK fintech Twig secures $35m in Series A round

The financing will be used to fund the rollout of its Web 3.0 green payment infrastructure and US and EU expansion.

BNPL provider Anyday teams up with Latvia’s Nordigen

Through the partnership, Anyday will be able to conduct more detailed credit checks.

Checkout.com valued at $40bn after securing $1bn in Series D round

The investment will be used to drive its push into the US market, where the company plans to grow its employee base by 200% in 2022.

Tandem Bank acquires lender Oplo to form green digital bank

The combined business will have £1.2 billion in assets and £1 billion of funding.

Envestnet | Yodlee collaborates with The Pension Lab for pensions dashboard

The partnership will see The Pension Lab integrate Envestnet | Yodlee’s data aggregation capabilities to give consumers oversight of all their pension pots.

Herconomy secures £450,000 investment in bid to become ‘leading neobank for women’

The proceeds from the oversubscribed funding round will fund recruitment, marketing and technology efforts.

Bottlepay granted crypto asset business status by UK regulator

Securing FCA registration hailed as ‘breakthrough’ for the Bitcoin-based global payments company.

Brex secures $300m in Series D-2 round

The US fintech has hired Karandeep Anand as chief product officer to lead its product portfolio expansion efforts, which the latest investment will be used to fund.

Salt Edge has been selected by sync. app

The partnership provides enhanced global bank connectivity for sync. users.