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The Future of Embedded Finance in Africa 2025

10 October 2024 40 downloads

Worldline moves into embedded payments market

Worldline is moving into embedded payments via a partnership with Online Payment Platform (OPP), a provider of payment technology for platforms and marketplaces.

09 October 2024

Company update/payments

Zūm Rails taps Fiserv embedded finance capabilities

Zūm Rails, the company merging open banking and instant payments so businesses can use any payment rails they want from a single platform, today announced it is utilizing embedded finance capabilities from Fiserv, a leading global provider of payments and financial technology, to enable payments and financial services for U.S. businesses.

03 October 2024

News/wholesale

HSBC launches embedded finance venture

HSBC has partnered B2B global trade network Tradeshift on a joint venture offering embedded finance solutions to business clients.

03 October 2024

News/payments

India's PayMate agrees $400m DigiAsia deal for Indonesian play

Indian business-to-business payments firm PayMate is plotting a move into Indonesian through the $400 million acquisition of a DigiAsia subsidiary.

25 September 2024

Company update/payments

B2B payments startup Apron raises $30m

Apron, the business payments powerhouse, has raised a $30 million Series B funding round to help more small business owners make it by digitising and simplifying the payments process, and bring greater security to these companies’ cash flow.

25 September 2024

Company update/retail

Koho and Propel form lending partnership

KOHO announces today their new partnership with Propel Holdings Inc. (“Propel”) (TSX: PRL). Through its Canadian brand Fora Credit, Propel will act as KOHO’s exclusive embedded lending partner. The partnership will allow qualified KOHO users to access a line of credit through Propel’s AI-powered lending platform within the KOHO app.

20 September 2024

Company update/payments

Watermelon Ecosystem partners with Biz2X for embedded lending and invoice financing

Biz2X, a global fintech headquartered in New York City whose small business finance platform is used across countries like the U.S., India and Australia with over $10 billion USD funded to date, today announced that the technology platform is powering a new SME financing program from food & beverage platform company, Watermelon Ecosystem.

20 September 2024

News/people

Former TSB boss Pester becomes chair of wealthtech startup Firenze

Former TSB and Virgin Money boss Paul Pester has taken on the role of chair at Firenze, a Manchester-based embedded finance startup that helps wealth managers offers customers loans secured against their investment pots.

19 September 2024

Company update/payments

Brex introduces embedded APIs

Brex, the corporate card and spend management platform for startups and enterprises, today announced Brex Embedded payments – a new API-driven payments solution that makes it easy for B2B software vendors to accelerate customer workflows with Brex virtual cards.

19 September 2024

Company update/payments

Brex lauches embedded payments product

Brex, the corporate card and spend management platform for startups and enterprises, today announced Brex Embedded payments – a new API-driven payments solution that makes it easy for B2B software vendors to accelerate customer workflows with Brex virtual cards.

18 September 2024

Company update/payments

BKN301 introduces new payment account

BKN301 Group, a London-based leading digital payments and Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) provider with a focus in the EMEA region, unveiled its latest innovative payment solution, ‘301 Retail Account.’

10 September 2024

Company update/retail

Income Group taps Griffin for savings accounts

Income Group, an innovative fintech dedicated to improving engagement between employees and employers, has partnered with Griffin, the UK’s leading bank for fintechs.

04 September 2024

Company update/people

Swiss fintech Yapeal appoints Michael Eidel as new CEO and secures fresh capital

Swiss Fintech company Yapeal has appointed Michael Eidel as the new Chief Executive Officer. Michael Eidel brings extensive international experience from leadership positions in financial institutions and technology companies.

02 September 2024

Company update/wholesale

Bunch embeds banking with Swan

bunch, an innovator in transforming private markets, has partnered with Swan, a leading European fintech specialized in embedded banking. Today, they announce the launch of an embedded banking product that will help bunch to further improve their value proposition to European investment funds.

28 August 2024

Company update/wholesale

Liberis to provide flexible funding to SMEs with Sezzle Capital

Liberis, one of the leading global embedded finance platforms, is partnering with Sezzle, a leading Buy Now, Pay Later platform, to promote Sezzle Capital, offering small to medium-sized businesses in the United States funding without giving up equity.

28 August 2024

Company update/payments

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.

22 August 2024

Company update/retail

Peanuds pushes for scalability with Weavr

Peanuds, which delivers a convenient financial application for digitally focused startups, freelancers, and small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), has announced a strategic partnership with leading embedded finance provider, Weavr.

14 August 2024