Bud goes live on Google Cloud Marketplace

Data intelligence fintech Bud, which entered the US market this year, is one of 72 fintechs in the partner directory.

Starling Bank’s CEO Anne Boden to step down

Boden, who founded the digital bank, said “separating my two roles is in the bank’s best interests”, as it reported record profits.

Klarna unveils credit ‘opt out’ feature in UK

The new voluntary feature was developed by Klarna following a meeting between its chief executive officer Sebastian Siemiatkowski and MP Andrew Griffith.

Insight: Catching a wave – why fintech’s ‘second generation’ is here to stay

Brite Payments chief executive officer Lena Hackeloer writes about the economic turbulence that has helped bring so-called “second generation” fintechs to the fore.

Tarabut Gateway partners with Qarar to improve credit decisioning

The new partnership uses Open Banking to help FIs offer “personalised lending solutions” to MENA-based businesses and individuals.

Paydock secures £25m from Silverstripe in Series A round

The payment orchestration platform will use the funding to introduce customers and partners faster, and “supercharge” its mission to transform payments.

NatWest rolls out Tap to Pay on Android for business customers

The new service allows Tyl by NatWest customers to use their Android device to accept in-person contactless payments.

Q&A: CloudEntity’s Brook Lovatt on the interaction between Open Banking and digital identity in Canada

Brook Lovatt, chief executive officer of CloudEntity, explains why more education about the interaction between digital identity and Open Banking is required.

Ozone API forms partnership with Smart Data Foundry to launch Standards Library and Innovation Atlas

The two new products aim to “accelerate” innovation in Open Banking, Open Finance and Open Data.