In a joint initiative with venture capitalists Blenheim Chalcot and QED Investors, Dan Cobley will become CEO of Brightbridge Capital, a FinTech incubator offering alternatives to bank funding through the smart use of internet technology.

“After analysing the landscape…we think a partnership between Apple and Visa would make strategic sense and believe an announcement could happen as early as this fall,” said Pacific Crest analyst, Josh Beck.

The number of household bill payments made via PCs, Tablets and Mobiles will exceed 20 billion this year, according to new findings by Juniper Research, representing approximately 16% of all global consumer household bills.

Ebury has announced the opening of its first office in Holland to help more European SMEs to efficiently transact and trade globally.

Halfords has announced it has reduced its scope for PCI compliance and improved the speed of service to its customers, by working with Secure Retail to launch an end-to-end payment solution.