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Xero

Xero and Flinks forge alliance to boost banking access for North American SMEs

Xero has joined forces with Flinks to provide small businesses in North America with secure access to banking data.
Balancing Profits and Purpose: The Rise of ESG Proxy Voting

Balancing Profits and Purpose: The Rise of ESG Proxy Voting

ESG proxy voting is rapidly emerging as a tool that shareholders are using to find a balance between profit maximisation and social impact. With environmental, social and governance (ESG) concerns in the limelight, the traditional boardroom proxy vote, once a mere formality, is now a powerful instrument for change.
Singapore

How the Monetary Authority Singapore drives financial compliance

Flagright recently took the opportunity to take a deep dive into the Monetary Authority's history and its role in financial compliance.
Payments

Singapore and India unveil real-time payments linkage

Singapore and India have officially launched the linkage between the former’s PayNow solution and the latter’s Unified Payments Interface.
Klarna

Klarna secures FCA approval to expand UK’s credit and payment services

Klarna, an AI-driven payments network and shopping assistant, has recently achieved authorisation from the UK’s FCA. According to FinTech Finance, this authorization enables the company...
Modernising call surveillance: The risks of legacy systems for banks

Modernising call surveillance: The risks of legacy systems for banks

The 2024 1LoD Surveillance Benchmarking Survey & Report, featuring insights from over 30 leading global banks, has highlighted the pressing need for banks to update their call surveillance practices. Sponsored by Wordwatch, the report outlines the operational and financial risks associated with maintaining multiple legacy systems.

UK and Singapore boost collaboration in sustainable finance and FinTech initiatives

At the recent 8th UK-Singapore Financial Dialogue held in London, the United Kingdom and Singapore underscored their commitment towards enhancing collaborative efforts.
Bilt

Bilt Rewards secures $200m investment, propelling valuation to $3.1bn

Bilt Rewards, a key firm in the loyalty space focusing on rent and neighbourhood rewards, has secured an equity investment.
lending-platform-finova-launches-new-product

Lending platform finova launches new product

finova, a cloud-based mortgages and savings software provider, has launched a new product switch functionality within its cloud-first origination platform, Apprivo2.
iProov

iProov, Cybernetica unite for state-of-the-art digital signing and authentication

iProov has partnered with Estonia's Cybernetica, renowned for its cutting-edge technologies for crafting secure digital societies.

News Stories

Experian and Paylink unveil debt consolidation solution to boost financial accessibility

Experian and Paylink unveil debt consolidation solution to boost financial accessibility

Experian, a global leader in consumer and business credit reporting and marketing services, partners with Paylink, a forefront provider of affordability software and payments solutions.
Mitigram and Fides join forces to revolutionise global trade finance

Mitigram and Fides join forces to revolutionise global trade finance

Mitigram, a global leader in digital trade finance, has announced a strategic partnership with Fides, the industry-leading provider of multibank connectivity solutions.
Approveit secures $1m in funding to enhance its payment automation software

Approveit secures $1m in funding to enhance its payment automation software

Approveit, an operations and automation platform for businesses, has successfully raised $1m.
Validus partners with HSBC for $50m facility to boost SME lending in Indonesia

Validus partners with HSBC for $50m facility to boost SME lending in Indonesia

Validus, headquartered in Singapore, has announced a new partnership with HSBC, establishing a $50m debt facility aimed at bolstering financial inclusion for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Indonesia.
BillEase secures Series C funding led by TPG's The Rise Fund to enhance Filipino financial inclusion

BillEase secures Series C funding led by TPG’s The Rise Fund to enhance Filipino...

BillEase, a digital consumer finance platform in the Philippines, has announced a significant milestone in its growth trajectory.

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