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UK challenger Alba Bank appoints chief risk officer and chair as it readies for launch

Andrew Lewis joins as chief risk officer from Aldermore Bank and has previously worked at NatWest, while current Metro Bank chair Robert Sharpe will chair the board.

SAP Fioneer addresses payments ‘pain points’ with Mastercard partnership

The financial services software solutions provider has integrated Mastercard’s commercial payments and Open Banking capabilities into its card management, embedded finance and SME lending platforms.

PayPoint launches Pay by Bank solution for PAYG energy customers

The latest offering from PayPoint makes it the first Open Banking provider to offer bank-to-bank payments to pay-as-you-go customers.

Booking.com partners with Affirm to offer flexible payment options

Affirm’s travel and ticketing purchase volume grew nearly 50% year-over-year during the quarter ending 30 June.

BNY Mellon collaborates with Trustly on Open Banking payments solution

The new solution, Bankify, will help organisations receive consumer payments from bank accounts.

Zopa Bank raises £75m in ‘clear market validation’ of financial performance

The digital bank also revealed it now serves more than one million customers, as it targets five million customers by 2027.

Perenna secures UK bank licence to bring ‘structural change’ to mortgage market

Perenna has been issued with an unrestricted bank licence by the Prudential Regulation Authority and the Financial Conduct Authority.

CBA to acquire invoice lending platform Waddle

The deal via Commonwealth Bank of Australia’s venture arm x15ventures, will help the bank grow its ‘Stream Working Capital’ product.

Smart money app Plum teams up with Upvest to expand investment offering

“Upvest’s scalable and seamless API will empower Plum’s further growth in the European market,” said Upvest founder Martin Kassing.

Q&A: Red Badger’s John Godfrey reveals the three trends shaping new banking services

John Godfrey, commercial director at Red Badger, explains how AI, interoperability and “radical simplification” are converging to shape new banking products and services.