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The British Business Bank has agreed an ENABLE Guarantee transaction of up to £300m with Close Brothers Asset Finance, unlocking fresh lending capacity for smaller UK businesses. Find out more at: https://lnkd.in/e8a_CPzz #CloseBrothers #AssetFinance #BritishBusinessBank #ENABLEGuarantee #SMEFinance

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Open banking was covered widely at this week's Labour Party Conference, with widespread recognition of its critical role in powering UK economic growth and innovation. A standout moment was our Policy Director, Luke Ryder joining a fintech panel alongside Luke Charters MP, TrueLayer’s Megan Coulson, Financial Conduct Authority's Sacha Sadan, and Startup Coalition’s Charlie Mercer. The discussion explored: ✅ The journey OBL is supporting with industry and regulators to secure a long-term framework for open banking; ✅ How we can accelerate progress towards Open Finance to unlock benefits for consumers, businesses and the wider economy; ✅ The growing collaboration across the ecosystem to make this vision a reality. We were also pleased to participate in Innovate Finance and EY’s roundtable on Tech’s Plan for Change, where open banking was highlighted as a prime example of UK-led innovation. Attendees welcomed the move towards a sustainable, long-term model that supports the full ecosystem and enables continued growth. OBL remains committed to working with industry, policymakers, regulators, and consumer and business representatives to support this flourishing UK sector and ensure open banking continues to play a pivotal role in driving inclusive economic growth. #OpenBanking #OpenFinance #Innovation #FinTech #FutureOfFinance #Innovation #DigitalInnovation #TechInnovation The Labour Party

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Big news 🥁🥁 Sending money just got even better 🚀 We’re excited to announce our partnership with Clear Junction to power faster, easier cross-border payments for enterprise businesses, now available through Swap, our currency exchange platform built in partnership with Wema Bank Plc. and Kadavra BDC. What does this mean for your business? ✅ Faster local and international transfers ✅ More competitive exchange rates ✅ Simplified USD, EUR, and GBP collections ✅ Seamless payments from Africa to the UK and Europe For enterprises that need speed, scale, and reliability, this partnership is transforming how money moves so you get better value, every single time. Visit www.flutterwave.com to get started today!

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We’ve launched #PayShap request for merchants in Beta! Peach Payments, in partnership with Investec Bank, now offers #PayShap Request for Merchants - a real-time payment solution that allows businesses to request and receive payments using just a customer’s mobile number.  Why merchants are excited about #PayShap: ✨ Instant settlement – get paid in seconds, not days ✨ Lower costs – one of the cheapest payment options available ✨ Secure & frictionless checkout – no screen scraping, less fraud risk ✨ Higher conversions – a real-time payment method that keeps customers in flow Perfect for enterprises in South Africa, #PayShap helps merchants sell without delay while improving both cost efficiency and customer experience. #ThinkBigger #PayShap #PaymentsInnovation #InstantPayments #PeachPayments

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Interesting FT Lex column citing Enders Analysis data. It's not surprising that Monzo Bank is positioning itself as a disruptor in the mobile space in the way that it has been in banking, but I'm not convinced that customers really see mobile contracts "...as a pain point". In-contract price increases from the network operators do though encourage recontracting (and hence churn inevitably), even if customers are not quite as irritated by them as they were when they were linked to very high inflation. Whilst Revolut and Klarna have yet to launch their planned services in the UK, it seems likely that the fintechs will have a reasonable degree of success given their sizeable and happy customer bases, although their impact will be limited by e-SIM-only distribution, for now. Whilst the Financial Times article talks about the limited impact this would have on the fintechs, the bigger consideration in my view is for the mobile industry, particularly given the ever-rising investment demands on the sector. We'll write more about this in our UK Mobile Quarterly report next week and subscribers can read about the strategic issues around MVNOs in our report from last year, and related updates. https://lnkd.in/ebRBWRNJ Full FT Lex article here. https://lnkd.in/e74_-fw2 James Barford Artemis Loynes Henry Millen Noah Quli

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Jack Henry acquires Victor Technologies to boost PaaS offering Victor was created by Jack Henry client MVB Bank in 2021, and enables banks to offer embedded payment services to fintechs and commercial customers. https://lnkd.in/ebHfjvJH

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Tom Hill has been appointed CEO by Zyntrix Ltd, a FinTech firm that aims to unify loyalty, Open Banking and digital ID into one seamless customer experience. He was previously Director of Digital at Poundland & Dealz #customerexperience Link to article in the comments section 👇

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