Singapore’s Whampoa Group selects Bahrain as HQ for new digital bank
Launching end of 2023, the new digital bank aims to support the adoption of digital assets worldwide.
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Bank of England reportedly planning to reject Revolut banking licence
The PRA reportedly intended to issue a warning notice to Revolut over its balance sheet.
San Francisco fintech Cardless secures $75m credit facility from i80 Group
The debt facility will provide Cardless “flexibility” to meet growing demand for co-branded credit card products.
Meridian Bank taps Corserv to launch business credit card programme
With Corserv, Meridian Bank will be able to offer credit cards with a variety of APRs, rewards and features.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Bitpanda, Jenfi and more
This week’s handy funding round-up includes six fintech firms from across the world.
Spain’s CaixaBank partners Google Cloud to drive digitalisation
The partnership will see the bank leverage Google Cloud’s cloud computing, data analytics and AI/ML capabilities.
Low-code AI integration platform AI Squared names Michelle Bonat as new CTO
Bonat will be responsible for software engineering, data science, AI research, IT and product management.
Bank of America launches new accelerator programme for fintech start-ups
The programme aims to help entrepreneurs from underrepresented communities scale-up their businesses.
Financial health app VeraScore names Scott Waldron as new president
In his new role, Waldron will lead VeraScore’s business development and customer acquisition strategies.
Westpac New Zealand taps Finastra to accelerate ISO 20022 compliance
Finastra says its tech will enable the bank to leverage the benefits of ISO 20022’s data-rich MX messaging format.
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