Integrating Youtility’s platform allows Pockit customers to compare and save on household subscriptions helping to save hundreds of pounds each year. The ongoing cost of living crisis is projected to worsen throughout 2022, particularly in October when energy bills are expected to rise by 40% to c. £3,300, plunging 30% of UK homes into fuel poverty. Helping Pockit customers to reduce their spending will help users build financial resilience and potentially avoid the need to rely on expensive overdrafts or payday loans.
Qonto, online payment solution targeted at freelancers and SMEs, has announced its intention to acquire German fintech, Penta. The deal is expected to close within the next few weeks.
Finnish IT services provider, Tietoevry, has announced that it is mulling over the option of separating and listing the Tietoevry Banking unit, as part of a wider strategic review.
Speaking exclusively with Finextra, Barclays has announced it will host the ‘Barclays CBDC Hackathon 2022’ later this year, to promote the emergence of new technologies in large-scale banks.
OneConnect Financial Technology Co., Ltd (OneConnect, NYSE: OCFT, HKEX: 6638), the leading technology-as-a-service (TaaS) provider and an associate of Ping An Group, today announced the launch of OneCosmo, a one-stop omni platform for all-in-one digital banking solutions jointly developed with Brazil-based technology company Pismo, one of the fastest growing banking Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) firms.
ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), the global leader in mission-critical, real-time payments software, today announced that IR (ASX:IRI), a leading global provider of performance management and analytics for payment ecosystems, has extended its partnership with ACI to include enriched end-to-end enterprise transaction monitoring.
Curve, the financial super app which empowers customers to understand and master their finances by combining all debit, credit and loyalty cards into one, has announced the appointment of Eyal Galina as Chief Product Officer.