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Wealthtech Farther raises $72m

Farther, the leading technology-centric financial advisory firm, closed a $72 million Series C funding round to expand its advisor network and enhance its wealth management platform.

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Alipay+ transactions triple in 2024

Alipay+, Ant International’s cross-border mobile payment and digitalization solution, revealed three trends shaping the future of tourism to the benefit of global merchants and the industry.

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Chetwood Financial rebrands on launch of easy access savings account

Chetwood Financial, the fully authorised UK digital bank, has today announced it is rebranding as Chetwood Bank, marking a new chapter in its mission to provide simple, effective financial products with a no nonsense approach to banking.

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FreedomPay opens merchant access to Stripe

FreedomPay, an innovative leader in Next Level Commerce™ technologies, and Stripe, a financial infrastructure platform for businesses, today announced a partnership that makes it possible for virtually any enterprise to use Stripe for online and in-person payments alongside their existing commerce tools.

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Investment industry group publishes report on AI deployment strategies

The Technology Working Group – chaired by Michelle Scrimgeour and supported by the Investment Association – has today published its third and final report: Intelligent Investment: AI Deployment Strategies for UK Investment Management Firms.

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Multitude buys stake in Lea Bank

Multitude PLC, a listed European fintech company that offers digital lending and online banking services to consumers, SMEs, and other fintechs is pleased to announce that its subsidiary, Multitude Bank has acquired a 9.9% stake in Lea Bank ASA, a Norwegian digital bank dedicated to providing consumer financing across Nordic countries and Spain.

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New Zealand Banking Association picks obconnect to deliver confirmation of payee ecosystem

PayPoint has today announced that obconnect, the leading Open Banking technology provider, has secured the contract to deliver the Confirmation of Payee ecosystem in New Zealand, partnering with the New Zealand Banking Association (NZBA).

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Kyriba bosts AI-driven liquidity performance tech

Kyriba, a global leader in liquidity performance, announced today an AI-driven platform designed to enhance financial connectivity and operational agility for CFOs and their teams.

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Citibank HK enlists Doconomy for carbon footprint measurement feature

Doconomy, a leading impact fintech company providing banks with innovative tools to drive climate action and financial wellbeing, is thrilled to announce the launch of its carbon footprint measurement feature within Citibank Hong Kong’s newly introduced Wealth360, a pioneering digital wealth management feature on the Citi Mobile App.

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iGTB launches eMACH.ai Cloud for Wholesale Banking

Intellect Global Transaction Banking (iGTB), the transaction banking division of Intellect Design Arena Ltd, proudly announces the global launch of eMACH.ai Cloud for Wholesale Banking.

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Vodafone, Sumitomo and Mastercard team on autonomous payments between machines

Pairpoint – Vodafone and Sumitomo Corporation’s Economy of Things business – and Mastercard today announced a new collaboration and payments service that will allow fleet, freight, shipping, and logistics operators to authorise machines to trade with other machines on their behalf.

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NextGen expands ApplyOnline to personal loans and credit cards

NextGen, Australia's leading technology provider to the lending industry, today announced the expansion of its flagship ApplyOnline lending origination and processing platform to include personal loans and credit cards.

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