Francis Bignell
Journalist and Lead Latin America Correspondent at The Fintech Times
Journalist & Lead LatAm Correspondent at @thefintechtimes Focusing on crypto, North America and LatAm
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5 days ago |
thefintechtimes.com | Francis Bignell
In 2022, Tuum, the core banking platform, and Salt Edge, a financial API platform with PSD2 and open banking solutions, partnered together to help European financial institutions get the most of open banking solutions. Now, in 2025, the two firms have brought a new partner into the fray: LHV Bank. LHV Bank, a subsidiary of LHV Group, is a BaaS (banking-as-a-service) provider to over 200 customer-facing fintechs, offering retail banking products for individuals and flexible lending for businesses.
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6 days ago |
thefintechtimes.com | Francis Bignell
Trust, transparency and real-time intelligence are of paramount importance in the cybersecurity world as organisations and customers need to have faith that financial crime is being prevented. Ensuring these three elements are its core, NetGuardians, the Swiss fraud fighter, and Intix, the data management platform, have launched Vyntra, a new transaction intelligence platform.
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1 week ago |
thefintechtimes.com | Francis Bignell
After much anticipation, Pix Automatico is finally here. Launched on 16 June, the new service rolled out by the Central Bank of Brazil will enable recurring payments to be made using Pix, without the need for credit cards or complex direct debit setups. The new feature will be especially helpful when consumers are looking to set up subscriptions, utilities, and memberships.
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2 weeks ago |
thefintechtimes.com | Francis Bignell
Rachel Reeves has finished delivering her spending review to Parliament, though two topics seem to have garnered the majority of attention in the fintech industry: artificial intelligence (AI) and housing. With the last Spending Review taking place in October 2021, many were eager to hear what the Chancellor of the Exchequer had to say. Three main pillars were set out as Reeves explained the government was going to invest in Britain’s security, health and economy.
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3 weeks ago |
thefintechtimes.com | Francis Bignell
Digital wallets like Apple Pay and Google Pay have had a huge impact on the adoption of digital payments, but despite the uptake in digital alternatives, ad-enabled payments firm, Zilch, has revealed British shoppers will not part ways from physical payment cards. Digital wallets do bring about a lot of convenience – having everything at the click of a button, and knowing payments are being made with biometric security can be reassuring for shoppers.
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