Linked Finance passes €150m milestone in peer-to-peer lending
The peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform passed the milestone as the company issued €9.6 million in loans in the first quarter of 2021.
Deloitte FS Innovation Awards a springboard to further success for TransferMate
A double winner in the Deloitte Financial Services Innovation Awards two years ago, TransferMate has been building on that success in the meantime.
CurrencyFair merger to create hundreds of jobs in next few years
CurrencyFair’s headcount will immediately go from 90 to 160 and is expected to further grow to 450 over the next four years.
Leading Irish RegTech start-up expands to the UAE as demand grows for anti-money laundering compliance software for banks and fintech challengers
DX Compliance build AI-enabled anti-financial crime and compliance software solutions with easy to use features and top-of-the-line capabilities.
Fintech giant Square begins roll-out of services in Ireland
E-commerce and payment processing company Square, the fintech firm headed up by Jack Dorsey, has begun rolling out its services in Ireland.
Fintech start-up Stripe enters the Middle East with UAE launch
Stripe, one of Silicon Valley’s most valuable private fintech companies, has chosen Dubai for its first expansion into the Middle East and North Africa.
Standard Chartered turbocharges digital payments proposition with investment and the merger of CurrencyFair with Assembly Payments
CurrencyFair, a global cross-border payments platform and Assembly Payments, whose platform automates complex payment workflows, today announce their merger as a result of a strategic investment by Standard Chartered, subject to regulatory approval. SC Ventures, the innovation, ventures and fintech investments unit of Standard Chartered is doubling down on its commitment to the rapidly growing payments industry, following its earlier investment in Assembly Payments in 2020. Bill Winters, Group Chief Executive of Standard Chartered said, “Digital payments is a core strategic area for Standard Chartered and our 2020 investment in Assembly Payments greatly enhanced our presence in the domestic payments business. By bringing together the complementary strengths of CurrencyFair and […]
Hips Payment Group launches Merchant Token (MTO), a cryptocurrency that will bring consumer protection to blockchain payments
Merchant Token (MTO) is Hips Merchant Protocol’s (HMP) native protocol token, currently issued on Ethereum following ERC-20 standard.
