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Tottenham Hotspur sign Ant International on three-year deal

Tottenham Hotspur has announced a new three-year strategic partnership with Ant International, a digital payment and financial technology leader.

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Capital markets technology provider Polly raises $25 million

Polly, the leading provider of innovative mortgage capital markets technology and operator of the industry's first cloud-native, commercially scalable product and pricing engine (PPE), today announced $25M in new growth equity capital.

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DeFi payments network Huma raises $38 million

Huma, the first Payment Financing (PayFi) network, announced today that it has raised $38 million in funding. Distributed Global led the equity round, with significant participation from Hashkey Capital, Folius Ventures, the Stellar Development Foundation, and TIBAS Ventures, CVC arm of İşbank, the largest private bank in Turkiye.

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GSB makes double hire for wealth division

Financial services group GSB has hired Paul Waterman and Craig Holding to join its GSB Wealth division based in Dubai.

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Chargebee opens office in Dublin

Chargebee, a leading provider of innovative subscription billing and revenue growth management solutions to global B2B and consumer-serving business, today announced the opening of its new office in Dublin, Ireland.

/wealth

Zelig advises InvestSuite on majority recapitalisation

Zelig is delighted to announce that it has acted as sole financial advisor to InvestSuite on its majority recapitalisation by new and existing investors.

/regulation

US regulators extend comment period on bank-fintech relationships

The federal bank regulatory agencies announced today that they will extend until October 30, 2024, the comment period on a request for information on bank-fintech arrangements involving banking products and services.

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Mastercard enables international visitors to Tap & Go on Beijing transit

Supported by the PBC, the Beijing government, and the city’s urban rail transit system, Mastercard has become the first international payment brand in Chinese mainland to complete system integration and successfully launch the 'Tap & Go' feature for urban rail transit

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Absa hosts hackathon

Absa Group is proud to announce the successful completion of its second annual Hackathon, aimed at igniting engagement and fostering innovation within the Absa Technology community.

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Moneyhub research shows cash savings fell by 24.5% over last year

The latest proprietary insight from Moneyhub, the market-leading data and payments platform’s Financial Wellness Tracker, reveals that consumer cash savings fell by 24.5% in the 12 months to August 2024.

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Kredit Hero launches AI-powered lending marketplace in the Philippines

Kredit Hero, an AI-powered marketplace designed to provide small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) with access to much-needed financing, is officially launching in the Philippines. Despite SMEs accounting for over 99% of all businesses in the country, they face significant challenges in securing loans. Kredit Hero addresses this critical gap by leveraging advanced AI technology to assess financial profiles and connect SMEs with the most suitable lenders.

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OneTap Loyalty expands after international investment

OneTap Loyalty was designed and developed by two Australian retail loyalty entrepreneurs, Carly Neubauer and Jodie Wilson. The groundbreaking technology enables retailers to adopt the platform providing customers with the ability to link their payment card to the loyalty programs thus ensuring that every time a customer shops and taps their payment card, they are automatically rewarded for their shop.