Irish fintech Fineos on target to surpass €100m in revenues
Insurance software company Fineos is forecasting a sharp rise in full-year revenues this year to more than €100 million.
DTCC proposes approach to shortening U.S. settlement cycle to T+1
DTCC has released an industry roadmap for shortening the settlement cycle for U.S. equities to one business day after the trade is executed.
Valtatech brings Centsoft’s e-invoicing solutions to APAC
The innovative partnership will bring Centsoft’s easy to use, e-invoicing solutions to the APAC region for the first time.
Afterpay and Stripe partner to offer ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ payments for merchants
The two companies are joining forces to offer Afterpay’s payment service to Stripe merchants through an easy and seamless integration.
UK government set to offer fintech visa
The UK government will use a visa scheme targeted at financial technology (fintech) professionals to fill gaps in the sector’s workforce.
Hedge fund billionaire backs bitcoin payment startup
The funding round for Bottlepay comes amid increased interest in bitcoin from institutional investors and large corporates.
UK fintechs seek ‘cure for Brexit’ in Lithuania
Thanks in part to Brexit, Lithuania is becoming a fintech hub as a growing number of UK-linked digital financial companies are getting licences there so they can continue to operate in the European Union. The Baltic eurozone state with a population about a third the size of London is now leading the EU in fintech with over 230 companies, according to the Invest Lithuania government agency. About two dozen have links to Britain. One of the first to come after the 2016 Brexit referendum was London-based Revolut bank. “Lithuania is currently a hub for our European operations after Brexit,” Virgilijus Mirkes, CEO of Revolut Bank in Lithuania, told AFP. “We […]
PaymentComponents partners with Codebase Technologies for the MENA region
Codebase Technologies and PaymentComponents have entered into a strategic alliance to further drive the Open Banking in the MENA region.