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MoneyGram appoints Josh Gordon-Blake chief digital officer

MoneyGram International, Inc. ("MoneyGram" or the "Company"), a leading global financial technology company that connects the world's communities, today announced the appointment of Josh Gordon-Blake as Chief Digital Officer.

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Koho adds rent reporting to help customers get credit history boost

Koho has always built products that help Canadians make financial progress. Today, with the launch of Rent Reporting, KOHO is making healthy credit more accessible to all. New and existing Koho members who pay rent through Koho will have rent payments reported directly to the credit bureau, helping build credit history.

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CoinMENA partners Bitpanda to expand crypto offering

Bitpanda Technology Solutions, the leading digital assets infrastructure provider, announced a strategic partnership with CoinMENA B.S.C., a leading crypto asset platform licensed by the Central Bank of Bahrain and sister company CoinMENA FZE, licensed by the Dubai Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA).

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MyState Bank rolls out Backbase digital platform

Backbase, the global leader in engagement banking, has successfully delivered a new digital banking platform for MyState Bank (MyState) to support future growth.

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Payroll fintech Thera raises $4m

Thera, a leading payroll and payments platform, has announced that it has raised a $4 million Seed round with participation from Y Combinator, 10x Founders, Amino Capital, Zillionize, and Bayhouse Capital. Notable angels in the round include Oliver Jung, Chris Bakke, Andrew Yeung, Akash Magoon, and Bobby Matson.

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Socure promotes Matt Thompson to chief revenue officer

Socure, the leading provider of artificial intelligence for digital identity verification, sanctions screening, and fraud prevention, has announced the promotion of Matt Thompson to Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) from Senior Vice President and GM of its public sector business.

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Tilt raises $18 million Series A led by Balderton Capital

The Series A round was led by Balderton Capital with participation from existing investors TQ Ventures, Earlybird and Seedcamp. Founded by two early ex-Revolut employees Neil Shah and Abhi Thanendran, Tilt is the real time shopping platform redefining the ecommerce space by becoming the world’s number one destination for fashion. Transforming how we buy and sell online, Tilt is reintroducing the human element through real-time interactions and community engagement, ensuring the experience is both authentic and fun.

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Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank issues its first digitally native note

Euroclear is pleased to announce that the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has successfully issued its first digitally native note (DNN), executed on Euroclear's Digital Financial Market Infrastructure (D-FMI). This marks the first digital issuance in USD for Euroclear and the first such issuance by an Asia-based issuer on its platform. The initiative was supported by BMO Capital Markets as dealer and Citi, serving as dealer as well as the issuing and paying agent on the transaction.

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FinTech Wales and Future Finance partner to drive financial inclusion

FinTech Wales, the independent membership association and champion of the FinTech and Financial Services industry in Wales, has today announced a new community partnership with Future Finance at its monthly Networking Breakfast event, hosted by Atamis.

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US Bank acquires healthcare payments platform Salucro

U.S. Bank, lead bank of U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB), has acquired Salucro Healthcare Solutions LLC. The Tempe, Arizona-based company provides healthcare financial technology, focused on patient payments and billing.

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Surety Bank chooses Apiture digital banking platform

Apiture, a leading provider of digital banking solutions, today announced that Surety Bank, a Florida-based community bank with customers nationally, has selected the Apiture Digital Banking Platform to power online and mobile banking for its commercial and retail customers.

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Convera and Ascent One team on embedded payments for education industry

Convera, a global leader in commercial payments, today introduced its embedded payments solution for the education industry through its new partnership with Ascent One, the world’s first ecosystem purposely built for the education sector.