Airtel Payments Bank

AltFi | July 30, 2020

Just hours after TransferWise announced a massive $319m secondary share sale that saw the company valued at $5bn, rival remittance fintech Remitly has swiftly followed suit. The fintech announced the closure of an $85m funding round, which was led by Prosus’ PayU, and which saw the fintech valued at $1.5bn yesterday afternoon. Other existing investors in the round include, DN Capital, which has invested in fintechs such as BNext and Raisin, Generation Investment Management, of which former...

Nacha | February 07, 2020

US clearing house Nacha is to use blockchain technology to build Phixius, an online platform to ease the exchange of payment-related information between companies. Traditionally, the exchange of payment-related information has consisted of multiple bilateral agreements, which are costly to administer and often run manually, resulting in misdirected payments and opportunities for fraud. The new online platform will integrate technology, rules and participants to streamline the payments process, u...

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. and Payrailz | August 10, 2022

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Payrailz, adding the company's next-generation digital payment capabilities, including real-time person-to-person (P2P) payments, to Jack Henry's payments ecosystem. Based in Glastonbury, Conn., Payrailz provides cloud-native, API-first, AI-enabled consumer and commercial digital payment solutions and experiences that enable money to be moved in the moment of ...

CORE BANKING

Fieldpoint Private | July 29, 2022

Fieldpoint Private, the fast-growing private bank serving entrepreneurs, families, businesses and institutions, received three honors from the Global Private Banking Innovation Awards, 2022. The firm was recognized as Best Boutique Private Bank – global, Best Pure Play Private Bank - United States, and honored in the Strategy and Technology award category for Most Innovative Business Model. Collectively, the awards recognize innovation in advisor capabilities, the use of tec...