This week in Fintech: TFT Bi-Weekly News Roundup 09/05

welcome to Fintech Times Bi-Weekly News Roundup Tuesday, May 9.

Partnership

SeedBlinkthe technology-specialized venture investment platform, and Door openingthe Italian fintech for online equity investments, has entered into a strategic partnership to give investors unique access to high-potential investments in international high-tech startups and scaleups.

Detroit-based fintech Bankjoy and Lerky, an account holder engagement technology company, has announced an evolution of their partnership to bring all Bankjoy customers the benefits of Larky’s nudge platform. Bankjoy and Larky will enhance the digital experience for account holders and empower financial institutions to proactively engage with audiences and offer tailored services.

TransferMate and Barclays has unveiled a new collaboration that will bring an international receivables solution to the market. Barclays customers operating in GBP can bill their customers in their local currency in over 60+ currencies as well as 67 countries – and receive payment back into their GBP account for the exact amount requested. Manual reconciliation is eliminated as all payments are automatically matched to the invoiced amount.

Central payment has entered into a strategic partnership with Advantage payment services. Eric Cotton,
executive VP and general manager of Central Payments, said: “Partnering with APS gives our clients access to robust, agile, regulatory dispute management, which helps reduce fraud losses. In addition, it is a bonus that the APS team is full of wonderful people to work with.”

Fintech FOO has entered into cooperation with XSIGHT Future Solutions, Majid Al Futtaimits newly created digital arm. The collaboration will increase efficiency Carrefour the chain’s refund procedure and provide a more seamless shopping experience for its customers.

Appointments

Global fintech Gresham Technologies appoints Dan Kennedy as senior vice president of sales, North America. He is responsible for all business development, sales, account management and partnering activities in the region. Most recently, Kennedy was chief revenue officer at the AI ​​and machine learning firm, Devron.

Zionista provider of omni-commerce, verified fast payment solutions, has appointed Susan Currey as Chief Compliance Officer. Currey joins Sionic from PayPal. She is an expert on topics including risk assessment, the three lines of defence, monitoring and testing/oversight and third party monitoring.

Fintech XS.com have welcomed Wael Hammad as commercial manager. Hammad’s main responsibilities will include driving revenue growth globally through the development and implementation of commercial strategies that are in line with the group’s overall goals and objectives in existing and new markets.

chargebee, a subscription and recurring revenue management platform, name Guy Marion as marketing manager and member of the group’s management team. He previously served as GM of Chargebee storage after its acquisition Brightback in January 2022, where he was also founder and CEO.

More jobs

Wasabi technologiesthe hot cloud storage company, strengthens its foothold in EMEA with the appointment of Jon Howes as VP and general manager for EMEA. In addition, a full region-go-to-market team has been established to support the growth of cloud storage. Erik Peters is country manager for Benelux and Southern Europe based in France; Daniel Arabiecountry manager for Central Europe/DACH based in Germany, while Kevin Dunn is country manager for UK/I & Nordics.

Airwallexa global payments and finance platform, has launched in Israel to drive future expansion across the region, including the appointment of Or Lebanon as Airwallex’s head of Israel and the Middle East. It has chosen Tel Aviv as the location for its first office in the region due to strong customer demand as well as the thriving Israeli technology ecosystem.

Acquisition

GITEC, the supplier of D3the multi-asset pricing engine and DIGITEC/360T Swaps Data Feed (SDF), reveals the acquisition of Modular FX, a provider of electronic commerce technology and consulting services. As part of the acquisition, Modular FX Directors have joined DIGITEC.