Retail banking - Announcements, News, Articles & Research: Finextra

Zilch appoints Amex veteran as COO

Zilch, the London-based fintech transforming the way people pay, today announces the appointment of Boriana Tchobanova as its Chief Operating Officer (COO) as it continues to strengthen its world-class management team.

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TrueLayer sees path to profitability as revenue grows by 63%

TrueLayer, Europe’s leading Pay by Bank provider, today published its 2024 Financial Performance, highlighting an increase in revenues (+63%) and gross profit (+82%).

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Sunrate integrates with Google Pay

SUNRATE, the global payment and treasury management platform, today announced the integration of its commercial cards with Google Pay, giving businesses worldwide a faster, more secure, and convenient way to pay directly from their Android devices.

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CFIT appoints Chris Pond as chairman

The Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology (CFIT) today announces three senior appointments to its Board, with Chris Pond joining as Non-Executive Chair and Nausicaa Delfas and Vivienne Artz as independent Non-Executive Directors.

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Swift's Nick Kerrigan to chair The Payments Association's advisory board

The Payments Association, a trade group for the payments sector, today announced that Nick Kerigan, Managing Director and Head of Innovation at Swift, will become the new Chair of its Advisory Board.

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Airwallex accelerates market entry in the Middle East

Airwallex, a leading global financial platform for modern businesses, today announced a series of regulatory, infrastructure and partner successes that will allow it to accelerate its expansion into the Middle East.

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RTGS.global opens instant settlement corridor between Tajikistan and Turkey

RTGS.global, which connects financial institutions through one simple integration to transform how cross-border payments are made, has today confirmed the launch of a new active settlement corridor between Tajikistan and Turkey.

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PPRO expands reach with Temu

PPRO has teamed up with Temu, the global online marketplace, to bring preferred local payment methods to millions of consumers across Europe.

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Backbase joins forces with Akkuro

Legacy systems are preventing banks from unlocking AI's full potential to accelerate growth, streamline operations and deliver the experiences customers now expect.

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PayPal to sell $7bn in BNPL loans to Blue Owl Capital

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) and Blue Owl Capital (NYSE: OWL), a leading alternative asset manager, today announced the execution of a two-year agreement under which funds managed by Blue Owl will purchase approximately $7 billion of buy now, pay later (BNPL) receivables originated by PayPal in the US.

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Backbase connects with Prove for digital onboarding

Prove, the leader in digital identity, and Backbase, the world’s first AI-powered banking platform, today announced a strategic partnership aimed at transforming how financial institutions onboard new customers in the United States.

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Alibaba Cloud unveils next generation of AI innovations

Alibaba Cloud, the digital technology and intelligence backbone of Alibaba Group, today unveiled its latest full-stack AI innovations at Apsara Conference 2025, its annual flagship technology conference.

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