April 10, 2025 @ 11:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna, the AI-powered payments and commerce network, is marking the one-year milestone of its first subscription service Klarna Plus, which on average has surpassed nearly “35,000 signups a month in the US since its launch in January 2024.” Klarna claims that it is now outpacing… Read More

 Tagged bnpl, flexible payments, klarna, pay over time

April 10, 2025 @ 10:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Airwallex, a payments and financial platform, reported FY2024 performance in Singapore. According to a release from global Fintech Airwallex, FY2024 revenue in Singapore more than doubled, growing 153% YoY, fueled “by strong transaction volumes and a standout Q4.” Lucy Liu, President and Co-founder, Airwallex said:… Read More

 Tagged airwallex, australia, melbourne, payments, singapore

April 10, 2025 @ 10:55 am By JD Alois  |  

CrowdCheck, founded by securities crowdfunding OG Sara Hanks, has been sold once again. Securities crowdfunding data platform KingsCrowd has purchased the company. Terms of the deal were not revealed. Chris Lustrino, founder and CEO of KingsCrowd, stated that he has long admired CrowdCheck and thought… Read More

 Tagged crowdcheck, kingscrowd, sara hanks

April 10, 2025 @ 9:58 am By JD Alois  |  

i2c, a banking and payments platform, says it has partnered with Access Finance, an entity originally based in Bulgaria. According to a company statement, the partnership will see the Juzt Digital Credit Card program rolled out in the United States. The program is said to… Read More

 Tagged access finance, bulgaria, credit, i2c, Juzt Digital Credit

April 10, 2025 @ 8:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

With an FCA license in hand, a new London HQ, and three UK clients set to go live by year-end, Upvest says it is entering its next phase of growth in Europe’s “most dynamic” investment market: the UK. Leading the charge is Symmie Swil, a… Read More

 Tagged infrastructure, investments, uk, united kingdom, upvest

April 9, 2025 @ 9:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bank payment company GoCardless announced a partnership with Optty, a payments API platform, to help businesses in Australia to simplify their payment processes, “operate more efficiently, and scale with ease.” This will allow customers to collect bank payments directly within the Optty platform, without the… Read More

 Tagged gocardless, optty, payments, uk

April 9, 2025 @ 4:45 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Financial Technology Association (FTA) welcomed the House’s decision to pass the Congressional Review Act resolution overturning the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) rule for digital consumer payments. As the Senate has already passed the resolution, SJ Res. 28 now heads to the President’s desk… Read More

 Tagged financial technology association, fta, payments

April 9, 2025 @ 12:08 pm By JD Alois  |  

Versana is reporting that Morgan Stanley Agented Broadly Syndicated Loan Deals are now live on its platform. Versana says it is bringing real-time loan data to institutional clients, improving transparency, efficiency, and data accuracy across the syndicated loan industry. Versana is an industry-backed centralized platform… Read More

 Tagged morgan stanley, private credit, syndicated loans, versana

April 9, 2025 @ 10:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Global investment company Aberdeen announces that £3bn of pension scheme policies have transferred from Phoenix Life Limited to abrdn Life and Pensions Limited. The transfer relates to a specific book of business “where the policyholders are typically pension scheme trustees.” It highlights the strength and ambition of… Read More

 Tagged aberdeen, investments, pensions, phoenix life

April 9, 2025 @ 8:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Anchorage Digital, the U.S. federally chartered digital asset bank, is announcing that it has deepened its relationship with BlackRock to provide digital asset custody in order to meet growing digital asset demand from retail and institutional clients. Anchorage Digital Bank N.A. is being named “an… Read More

 Tagged anchorage digital, blackrock, custody, digital assets