Japan-based fintech Smartpay has launched Smartpay Bank Direct, the country's first digital consumer finance service that allows customers to pay for online installment purchases straight from their bank accounts.
Bondsmith, the UK's leading provider of cash management and savings solutions to the wealth management industry, has become a principal member of Visa, a world leader in digital payments, to further its mission of improving the wealth management industry through embedded banking services.
US regulators have warned banks to be on their guard against the risks posed by exposure to the crypto asset sector in the wake of the implosion of crypto-exchange FTX and heightened volatility in the market.
Coinmotion, a Finland-based cryptocurrency service provider, has obtained confirmation from the Bank of Spain as a valid provider of virtual currency exchange services for fiat currency and custody of electronic wallets with the registration number D741.
Cornerstone FS Plc (AIM: CSFS), the cloud-based provider of international payment, currency risk management and electronic account services to SMEs, is pleased to announce that it has entered into a share purchase agreement ("SPA") for the sale of its non-core subsidiary, Avila House Ltd. ("Avila"), a registered small electronic money institution, to Aspire Commerce Ltd. ("Aspire"), trading as MulootMoney.com, the provider of payment accounts and lending services, for a consideration of £300,000 to be paid in cash on completion.
