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Verification of Payee Future is Bright, But Must Go Further

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Verification of Payee Future is Bright, But Must Go Further

Attending the 2025 NextGen Nordics event, Vasile Valcov, Business Development Consultant, Banfico, shared his optimism and passion for the development of VOP and Open Banking. Contextualising the current landscape and positive trajectory, Valcov also explains its challenges and discusses whether it is enough as it currently is.

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Algbra partners with Gatehouse Bank

Algbra Group and its Fintech-as-a-Service division, Algbra Labs, have today announced a new partnership with Gatehouse Bank to deliver the next stage of the Bank’s digital transformation strategy.

Acorns buys family wealth app EarlyBird

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Acorns buys family wealth app EarlyBird

Savings and investment app Acorns has acquired the assets of EarlyBird, a "family wealth and digital memory" platform for kids. Financial terms were not disclosed.

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Creditspring and Doshi form financial education partnership

Responsible lender, Creditspring, has partnered with financial educational platform, Doshi to build the UK’s financial confidence, knowledge and future stability.

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allpay to help social housing providers tackle rising rent arrears

New findings from the National Housing Federation (NHF) reveal that rent arrears among tenants on Universal Credit remain significantly higher than those paying by other means - a challenge allpay Limited is helping social housing providers tackle head-on.

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Vietnamese securities firm Kafi now live with Horizon Trading Solutions

Horizon Trading Solutions, a global leader in electronic trading solutions and algorithmic technology for capital markets, announces that Kafi Securities Corporation, a leading financial services company in Vietnam, is now live on Horizon’s trading platform.

Smarter, faster, still relevant: Experts weigh future of US payment systems

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Smarter, faster, still relevant: Experts weigh future of US payment systems

Nacha’s Smarter Faster Payments conference in New Orleans highlighted the growing momentum behind real-time payments, emphasising their transformative potential across commercial and technological verticals. Yet, amid this digital shift, sessions also acknowledged the enduring relevance of traditional rails like wire transfers, ACH, and even cheques - each facing its own modernisation challenges.

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Energy supplier Utilita rolls out NatWest's open banking payments solution Payit

The UK’s leader in smart Pay As You Go energy and the original pro-pocket, pro-planet supplier, Utilita, has rolled out NatWest’s multi award-winning1 open banking payments solution Payit™, to enable their customers to instantly add funds to their smart meter or wallet through the My Utilita app.

Vishing fraud up 79% in 2025 – AIB

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Vishing fraud up 79% in 2025 – AIB

In January and February 2025, AIB saw a sharp increase in reports of phone call fraud, with overall voice phishing, or vishing, increasing by 79% compared to the same two months in 2024.

Chetwood Bank: Offering stability in a volatile market

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Chetwood Bank: Offering stability in a volatile market

Finextra spoke to CEO of Chetwood Bank, Paul Noble, about the organisation’s new developments, and how market volatility is impacting savings and mortgage products. Noble has a background in private equity and asset management, previously working in big banks, including a role in the acquisition of Tandem Bank.

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Jarvis releases free salary sacrifice calculator

Jarvis, a pension fintech that empowers employees to actively plan for their retirement, has launched a free salary sacrifice calculator that allows businesses to see how much they can save while boosting pension contributions for their workforce in the upcoming financial year.

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Marygold & Co. launch new personal finance app

Marygold & Co., a brand-new money management app, has today launched, radically simplifying personal finance and money management. The app promises to overhaul the UK's archaic banking system, characterised by an endemic failure to understand how intertwined our finances are with our day-to-day lives.

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Bloxley turns to Mbanq for embedded financial services

Bloxley, the innovative fintech and digital finance app, committed to making money management beautifully simple, has chosen Mbanq, a global leader in financial technology and embedded finance, to power its upcoming launch.

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1337 Ventures invests in Malaysian PFM app Finory

Finory, a leading personal finance management app that simplifies how Malaysians track their finances, has secured investment from 1337 Ventures.

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Fintilect appoints Lindsay Soergel as CEO

Fintilect, the AI-powered hyper-personalized digital banking provider for financial providers across the globe, has appointed Lindsay Soergel as CEO.

Banking and Fintech; More Partnership than Competition

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Banking and Fintech; More Partnership than Competition

At one point, as the industry was first evolving in its technological innovation, banks and fintech firms often saw each other solely as competition. In this FinextraTV interview, Sarah Biller, Co-Founder, Mass Fintech Hub and Claire Verville, Head of Ventures & Strategic Partnerships, M&T Bank join the virtual studio to discuss how that has changed. From exploring the history of blossoming partnerships to extolling the benefits of collaboration in the modern era, Biller and Verville narrate the truth of a new interconnected industry of opportunity.

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Earnest names Emily Childers chief marketing officer

Earnest, a fintech company empowering professionals and students to maximize their financial futures, announced today that Emily Childers has joined as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO).

Pomelo combines US consumer credit with international money transfer to Philippines

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Pomelo combines US consumer credit with international money transfer to Philippines

Pomelo's partnership with Mastercard and Coastal Community Bank enables US immigrant customers to use and build credit while supporting family and friends overseas.

Robinhood helping UK investors gain easier access to US markets

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Robinhood helping UK investors gain easier access to US markets

Investors across the world want ease and access to the best, most rewarding investments without encountering too many obstacles. Except, for the UK investor, access to US markets can come with a host of complications. Robinhood, an American trading and investment app, sought to solve that.

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Moneyhub appoints Alastair McGill as CEO

Moneyhub is a leading financial technology company known for its expertise in several areas: Open Banking, data analytics, financial decision-making, and account-to-account payments.

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