The week begins on the Fintech Rundown with news of product launches and new investments, as well as an acquisition in the digital banking space and a handful of partnerships in payments.
Be sure to check back all week long for the latest updates.
Financial wellness
Collaborative savings platform StepLadder forges a strategic partnership with Swedish Savings Circle solution, Cirkly.
Current account provider nsave launches its new investment product and announces EUR 17.5 million in funding.
Payments
Spanish bank Unicaja inks payments partnership with Fiserv.
Open banking payments network TrueLayer partners with payments orchestration platform BR-DGE.
Airwallex teams up with Carwow to enhance payment processing for enterprise dealer groups.
GooglePay is set to go live in Pakistan by March 2025.
ACI Worldwide appoints Philip Bruno as Chief Strategy and Growth Officer.
Lending and credit
Prosperity Bank selects AKUVO collections platform to support growth.
Digital banking & infrastructure
nbkc bank selects NCR Atleos Allpoint to make self-service banking more accessible to its customers.
Banking Circle agrees to acquire Australian Settlements Ltd. (ASL).
Sage Capital Bank selects Apiture to power digital banking.
NCR Atleos announces Chief Financial Officer transition.
Fraud and security
KYB verification startup Arva AI raises $3 million.
Mortgagetech
Chimney doubles its growth in 2024, now serves 150+ financial institutions nationwide.
Accounting & tax
AccountsIQ acquires ExpenseIn to solidify its finance software offering.
Corcentric launches enhanced international tax management engine for accounts payable customers.
Open banking
Square partners with Salt Edge to offer open banking capabilities to U.K.-based SMEs.
Insurtech
Texas-based Extraco Banks teams up with Insuritas to manage and scale its Extraco Insurance Agency.
Regtech
Financial crime compliance solutions provider AML RightSource introduces new CEO Steve Meirink.
Crypto & Defi
Garanti BBVA Crypto appoints new CEO Onur Güven.
Customer communications
FCCI Insurance Group taps Glia Call Center and Digital Customer Service.