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Fintech SaaS provider Toqio secures €20 million in fresh funding

London headquartered Toqio has secured €20 million for its software-as-a-service model for building embedded banking services.

30 September 2022

Company update/retail

Liberis raises $140m in debt funding

Liberis, a leading global embedded business finance platform, today announced that they have secured £140m in financing from Barclays Bank PLC and BCI Finance to help secure its global partner expansion and growth plans for the next two years.

28 September 2022

Company update/payments

EToro connects with OpenPayd for embedded finance

eToro, the world’s leading social investment platform, today announced a major partnership with Banking-as-a-Service infrastructure provider OpenPayd to power eToro Money accounts throughout Europe.

27 September 2022

Company update/payments

Pomelo prepares for expansion of platform business

Fintech platform Pomelo today announces preparations to support the expansion of its Payment Platform as a Service (PPaaS) offering with a brand uplift and a wider regional presence in Asia and Europe.

27 September 2022

News/retail

Embedded finance platform Shaype raises A$33m

Australian embedded finance platform Shaype has raised A$33 million in a Series C funding round led by Regal Funds Management.

26 September 2022

Company update/payments

Weavr updates product suite with Apple Pay and Google Wallet support for embedded cards

London-based Weavr announces an update that adds a new level of convenience for cardholders to add their cards to Apple Pay and Google Wallet, improving digital security and card usage, and in turn fuelling transaction growth for embedded finance innovators.

22 September 2022

Company update/people

BankiFi names Sensibill's Danny Piangerelli as new CTO

Building on its recently announced North American expansion, BankiFi has appointed Danny Piangerelli, formerly of Malauzai Software and Sensibill, highlighting the company’s commitment to targeted technology innovation for the North American market.

21 September 2022

News/payments

Goldman Sachs partners Modern Treasury to push embedded payments

Goldman Sachs is joining forces with fintech Modern Treasury to bring embedded payments to corporate customers.

15 September 2022

Company update/payments

UNIPaaS attracts Purl Partners as investor

UNIPaaS, an Embedded Finance solution for digital marketplaces and B2B SaaS companies, announced today that Purl Partners joined as an engaged shareholder and member of the Advisory Board in order to add to its mission of providing the power of embedded finance to Digital Platforms and their customers.

15 September 2022

News/startups

Wio launches 'platform bank' in UAE

Wio Bank has launched as the first "platform bank" in the UAE, offering apps, embedded finance and BaaS offerings in the region.

15 September 2022

News/retail

Embedded finance set for explosive growth

Embedded finance is set to redefine how consumers and businesses build and manage relationships with financial services, according to research which predicts that its transaction value will double in the US to $7 trillion by 2026.

14 September 2022

News/devops

KPMG preps Singapore embedded finance hub

KPMG is launching an embedded finance hub in Singapore, providing support to firms looking to make inroads into financial areas such as payments, blockchain and lending.

06 September 2022

Company update/startups

Pan-African embedded finance Fintech Pezesha raises $11 million

Pan-African embedded finance Fintech Pezesha has raised a pre-series A investment of $11 Million.

31 August 2022

News/people

Railsr hires former Mastercard chairman Rick Haythornthwaite

Embedded finance platform Railsr has hired the former chairman of Mastercard and the World Wide Web Foundation , Rick Haythornthwaite, as its first chairman.

31 August 2022

News/wholesale

BankiFi secures £4 million for expansion into US

Machester-based fintech BankiFi has secured £4 million in funding to take its embedded bank-to-SME platform into new markets, with a focus on North America following the recent establishment of a US sales office

15 August 2022

Company update/payments

Verto releases embedded payments API

Verto, the leading B2B cross-border payments and foreign exchange (FX) enabler, today announced the launch of its new API solution, empowering businesses to automate currency conversion, global pay-outs and beneficiary management.

09 August 2022

Company update/payments

Infincept rolls out embedded payments offering

Infinicept, a leading provider of embedded payments software, today announced the launch of Infiniport, a single, open payment operations capability enabling clients to interface with any processor or alternative payment rail they choose.

08 August 2022

Company update/wholesale

Sonovate taps Demica for trade reporting

Sonovate, the leading provider of embedded finance and payment solutions for the contingent workforce, today announced a new partnership with Demica, the market-leading trade finance fintech, to enhance its reporting processes so it can continue to support thousands of business customers globally.

04 August 2022

Company update/payments

Monite and Codat partner to allow apps to embed invoicing and bill payments

Embedded finance startup Monite has partnered with the universal API for small business data, Codat, to make it faster and easier to integrate accounts payable and accounts receivable capabilities into existing apps.

26 July 2022

News/payments

Solarisbank rebrands as Solaris

Embedded finance platform Solarisbank has announced a name change to Solaris, as the legal status of the fintech company changes from a German AG to an international SE, Societas Europaea.

26 July 2022