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NextGen Nordics 2024: Where will AI lead us?

In the last panel of NextGen Nordics 2024 in Stockholm, ‘The future of AI - crystallising the potential of this technology’ speakers explored how AI and new trends in tech are impacting the payments industry.

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Klarna strikes global payment deal with Uber

Klarna has struck a global deal with Uber, giving users the option of immediate or deferred payments across the ride hailing company's taxi and food delivery services.

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NextGen Nordics 2024: How will incoming regulation shape payments infrastructure?

At NextGen Nordics 2024 in Stockholm, moderator Debi Bell Hoskings hosted an interactive panel session on new regulation on data and privacy, asking for input from the audience.

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NextGen Nordics 2024: BNPL just has a bad rep

At NextGen Nordics 2024 in Stockholm, experts engaged in a lively conversation on Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) in a panel session.

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Revolut to grow headcount by 40%

Kicking against the trend for layoffs and hiring freezes, fintech super app Revolut says it will boost its global heacount by 40% in 2024.

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LHV Bank moves into profit

LHV Bank has reported a profit after tax of £6.4 million in its first year of operation as a licensed bank.

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OakNorth partners Marqeta to offer SMEs commercial debit cards

UK small business lender OakNorth has teamed up with Marqeta to offer commercial debit cards to its customers.

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ComplyAdvantage buys Golden to boost financial crime intelligence

AI-based financial crime detection startup ComplyAdvantage has acquired Golden Recursion in a deal that brings Andreessen Horowitz in as a shareholder.

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JPMorgan opens Glasgow tech centre

JPMorgan Chase has opened a newly-built, sustainably-designed, multi-million pound office in Glasgow to house thousands of technology workers.

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Standard Chartered opens API marketplace

Standard Chartered has opened an API marketplace for businesses to test potential applications in a sandbox environment.

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Temenos appoints CEO; says sales hit by Hindenburg report

Temenos says allegations of mismanagement made by short seller Hindenburg Research led to a temporary "lengthening of sales cycles" in the first quarter. Meanwhile, the core banking vendor has appointed former VMWare executive Jean-Pierre Brulard as CEO.

23 April 2024

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NextGen Nordics 2024: The current state of play of cross-border payments

Moderating the second panel of the day, Niamh Curran, senior reporter at Finextra, discussed real-time cross border payments with Patrik Havander, head of B2B Connect Europe at Visa, Christian Schwarz, director payments Europe at Finastra, Dr Hubertus von Poser, member of the management board at PPI, Colin Williams, global lead for clearing transformation at J.P. Morgan, and Jenny Winther, head of payment schemes at Svenska Handelsbanken.

23 April 2024