Temenos announced that Mbanq, one of US’s leading Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) providers, has expanded its relationship with Temenos to accelerate BaaS adoption in the US. The agreement deepens the companies’ collaboration after last year’s launch of a joint Credit Union as-a-Service offering (link). Temenos has also made a minority investment in Mbanq to capture the BaaS market which […]

CR2, a global-leading banking software company has partnered with dfcu Bank to transform their ATM, Card and Payments Management Platform. The partnership between CR2 and dfcu will build the Bank’s technological capability and will start by enhancing the customer experience across cards, ATMs and payments. Commenting at the launch Fintan Byrne, CR2, CEO said, “We are delighted to partner […]

Jingle Pay, a UAE-based financial super-app providing money services, has announced a strategic partnership with Mastercard to provide innovative digital payment solutions that will drive financial inclusion. Jingle Pay users can now access the power and scale of the Mastercard network, which includes over 90 million merchants across the globe. Through this partnership, Jingle Pay […]

As part of its efforts to support FinTech and keep pace with international best practices on sustainability to achieve social and climate-related goals, and in conjunction with the recently circulated guidelines issued by Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) regarding Environmental Social Governance (ESG) considerations, the CBK announced priority will be given in its Regulatory Sandbox […]

Shell Pakistan Limited signed ABHI, Pakistan’s first financial wellness platform, as its first official customer for the launch of its new voluntary carbon compensation program. This program provides an avenue for all ABHI employees who are using Shell Fuel Cards to offset hard-to-abate carbon emissions from their fuel consumption by using Shell’s global portfolio of […]

Airswift, a leading fintech company pioneering Web 3.0 native payment solutions, announced the launch of Airswift Connect, a full-stack payment gateway that easily integrates with merchants’ online stores to let them seamlessly accept cryptocurrency worldwide. Connect lets online merchants settle their digital currency assets to stablecoin or fiat daily while benefiting from lower transaction fees […]

European cloud-based neobank Viva Wallet is set to further expand the line-up of payment options offered to their thousands of merchants across the continent. Klarna, counting 150 million global active users and 2 million transactions per day, is the latest addition to Viva Wallet’s online and in-store innovative payment platforms. Through this partnership, merchants meet the needs […]

Blnk, a fintech startup that enables instant consumer credit in Egypt, has raised $23.7 million in equity and debt funding, and $8.3 million in securitized bond issuance to accelerate financial inclusion within underserved communities across the country. The funds will support further development of Blnk’s Artificial Intelligence-powered lending infrastructure and the financing of the company’s fast-growing […]

Treezor, a subsidiary of Societe Generale group and leader in Banking-as-a-Service in France, and Mastercard announced an extended partnership. This agreement reinforces a 5-year partnership and confirms Societe Generale’s and Mastercard’s determination to support the rapid growth of this European BaaS leader. As a licensed Mastercard issuer, Treezor has on-boarded new disruptive fintechs and both […]

Businesses can now save up to 50 per cent versus credit card fees – with low-cost payments right from their phones. Payment service provider Clik2pay has relaunched the Clik2pay mobile app, with the potential to save businesses up to 50 per cent versus credit card fees. Clik2pay is a way for businesses to initiate and track […]