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Payments NZ declares beginning of new era for open banking

We’ve reached a major milestone for open banking in Aotearoa New Zealand. Today, the four largest banks – ANZ, ASB, BNZ, and Westpac NZ – are due to implement version 2.3 of our Payment Initiation API standard.

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DTCC appoints Laura Deaner as chief information security officer

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, today announced the appointment of Laura Deaner as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), reporting to Lynn Bishop, Chief Information Officer.

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TransactPay signs with Griffin

TransactPay, a leading provider of UK & European BIN sponsorship and modular payment, debit, credit and prepaid services, has partnered with Griffin, the UK's leading bank for fintechs and platforms.

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Payabl. launches Virtual Business Cards

Leading European financial technology provider, payabl. has launched its Virtual Business Cards service, a digital payment solution designed to give businesses greater control, security, and visibility over their spending.

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MuchBetter adds Temenos-powered business accounts

MuchBetter, the award-winning fintech innovator, has introduced a next generation business account offering, MuchBetter Business (MBB).

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Cashflows joins forces with Cardstream

Cashflows, the platform that makes it easy for businesses to accept payments, and Cardstream Group, the UK’s leading independent Fintech provider, have entered into a strategic partnership to accelerate Cashflows embedded payments solutions for Independent Sales Organisations (ISOs), software platforms, Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) and Payment Facilitators (PayFacs) across the UK and Europe.

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Pexa completes UK's first fully digital property purchase

PEXA, the digital property exchange platform, today announces the completion of the UK's first fully digital Purchase transaction.

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Banking Circle gets direct access to Swiss Interbank Clearing system

As part of its continued ambition to become a leading global clearing provider, Banking Circle has today significantly strengthened its embedded financial infrastructure with direct access to the Swiss Interbank Clearing (SIC) system.

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Sidekick and PlannerPal win Pimfa WealthTech AI tech sprint

PIMFA WealthTech, the market network and technology platform created with principal strategic partner Morningstar, a leading provider of independent investment insights, recently set a challenge to the fintech industry and asked, “how can wealth management and financial advice firms leverage AI to enhance operational efficiency by optimising end-to-end processing across front, middle, and back-office functions?”

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Citizens Bank of Edmond signs with InvestiFi

Citizens Bank of Edmond has entered into a strategic partnership with InvestiFi, an embedded investing platform, to bring a comprehensive suite of digital investment tools to its account holders.

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Allica chooses Lendscape for asset finance operations

Challenger bank Allica has selected Lendscape, the leading provider of commercial lending technology, as the core platform for its asset finance operations.

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TransferMate and Deutsche Bank partner for cross-border payments

TransferMate, the world’s leading provider of embedded B2B payments infrastructure as a service (IaaS), has today announced a strategic partnership with Deutsche Bank.

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