Torpago Launches ‘Powered By’ Program to Empower Financial Institutions

“Torpago, a California-based business credit card and expense management platform provider, has unveiled a private-label credit card program named Powered By empowering credit unions and community banks to launch their custom, branded, end-to-end corporate credit card product.”

Credit cards have been a successful financial instrument for financial institutions worldwide. There are multiple players in the business of credit cards offering economic benefits whether you use them nationwide or globally.

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Seeking a vast opportunity in this niche, Torpago, a California-based business credit card and expense management platform provider, has unveiled a private-label credit card program named Powered By empowering credit unions and community banks to launch their custom, branded, end-to-end corporate credit card product.

Brent Jackson, Founder and CEO of Torpago said, “We are constantly listening to our customers and quickly recognized that this was a huge need in the banking industry. The core of everything we do is identifying big problems and creating smart solutions. We initially built Torpago for two purposes. First, we designed it to address the widespread lack of modern accounting solutions for medium and small businesses. Second, it aimed to tackle the absence of efficient expense management solutions for the same businesses. Launching Powered By was the next evolution in doing what we do best.”

Torpago has brought its program to solve the challenges credit unions and local banks often face with current third-party cards. It achieves this by offering three key features. The first feature is customer service support. The second feature is a modern platform that follows the card. The third feature is visibility into the organization’s spending data.

We have efficiently designed the program for two purposes. First, it aims to aid local banks and credit unions. Second, it helps them in keeping their business customers served as their operations grow.

Powered By seeks to level the playing field in the banking industry by enabling community banks and credit unions to provide innovative options to customers, including small businesses and enterprise-level corporations.

It also reaches small businesses and customers of banks in more traditional industries, which FinTech firms frequently overlook.

US-based BCU Bank Unveils Mymo Financial Empowerment Tool

“Using mymo, BCU will enable its customers to have access to a wide array of powerful money management tools. Customers will also have access to financial wellness tools. This will allow users to keep real-time track of their spending and budgeting all in one place. This leads to better financial empowerment.

BCU Bank, a banking organization based in Illinois, US has unrolled a new personal financial tool named “mymo” by BCU. Frollo built the new financial empowerment tool for individuals, which was unveiled under the Consumer Data Right (CDR) Scheme of the Australian Government as part of Open Banking.

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Using mymo, BCU will enable its customers to have access to a wide array of powerful money management tools. Customers will also have access to financial wellness tools. This will allow users to keep real-time track of their spending and budgeting all in one place. This leads to better financial empowerment.

BCU Bank, General Manager, Mark Smyth said, “Through our research, we know most of our customers give themselves a pass mark for financial literacy; but they don’t have the intimate knowledge around what they should and shouldn’t be looking for. Using mymo by BCU, our customers will be able to keep a better track of their spending, goals, and budgeting to achieve financial empowerment.”

The financial tool comprises features that will help consumers make their money more worthwhile for them. The tool links a consumer’s account throughout all financial institutions safely and securely in one place. Mymo also provides consumers with a complete scenario of their finances intrigued with personalized insights and reminders. This helps them take control of their budget and achieve their financial goals faster.

Frollo CEO, Tony Thrassis said, “We recognize that financial well-being tools are an essential component of the modern digital banking experience. We believe that Open Banking is the key to providing customers with a comprehensive view of their finances.

“We are thrilled to collaborate with BCU and deliver even more value to its customers by leveraging Open Banking’s potential.”

VeUP Acquires M3 Payments in Latest Fund Series

VeUP has overtaken the product suite of M3 Payments, the UK-based FinTech company as a part of a multi-million-dollar growth strategy. M3 Payments was launched in 2015 to allow international money transfers and social interaction.”

VeUP has overtaken the product suite of M3 Payments, the UK-based FinTech company as a part of a multi-million-dollar growth strategy. VeUP is a growing global tech consultancy that helps Independent Software Vendors in the AWS ecosystem grow faster, and make more impact in the marketplace.

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It was launched in 2015 to allow international money transfers and social interaction. The company’s payment system enables customers to send funds securely and safely across the globe.

It has a presence in 123 countries offering payments in six currencies i.e. GBP, CHF, PLN, EUR, USD, and ZAR. The multi-currency card of M3 Payments helps pay online, at any ATM, or for store payment.

The acquisition occurred in the latest series of deals backed by VeUP’s €100 million growth fund. It has been done to strengthen AWS technology companies. 

Mihai Ivascu, CEO, of M3 Payments, said, “We are delighted to pass the torch to VeUP, the company has the financial strength, global footprint, and expertise to take M3 Payments to the next phase of its development.”

VeUP offers bespoke services to ISVs or Independent Software Vendors working in the AWS ecosystem. The company gives tailored and effective consultancy under the supervision of AWS experts to ambitious companies looking to grow. Scott Young, special adviser, VeUP board said, “The FinTech market is constantly evolving and innovating. We are extremely impressed by this technology and product suite, providing seamless international money transfers at the touch of a button. This acquisition is the first of many in the FinTech space, which we believe presents a huge opportunity for our business.”

Trustly, APEXX Global Partners to offer Modern-day Recurring Payment

This partnership will benefit merchants in accessing a more efficient and cost-effective substitute to the manual Direct Debit Mandate setup. The recurring payments which are scalable can access by the UK and EU merchants.”

Trustly, a Swedish Fintech company and APEXX Global, a payment orchestration platform have collaborated where Trustly will offer APEXX’s recurring payment method to global merchants.

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The solution provided by Trustly expected to transform APEXX customer’s and merchants’ Direct Debit experience.

Daniel Hecker, Chief Product Officer at Trustly, said, “We are delighted to partner with APEXX Global to help supercharge checkout conversion and performance for their merchants, fueled by what we believe the most efficient and embedded payment solution available.”

The payment method minimizes payment errors, escalates conversion rates, and lower costs. The payment solution of the Swedish Fintech company creates mandates immediately, using unique Open Banking APIs without doing any further account verification or manual handling.

This partnership will benefit merchants in accessing a more efficient and cost-effective substitute to the manual Direct Debit Mandate setup. The recurring payments which are scalable can access by the UK and EU merchants.

Through this new partnership, both companies have delivered a scalable and sustainable recurring payment method to a renowned operator in the European travel industry, minimizing mandate failure rates to zero.

Peter Keenan, CEO of APEXX Global, said, “Our mission is to transform the global payments ecosystem for merchants and Open Banking is a critical tool in streamlining the payments process. Through this partnership, we can meaningfully boost the conversion experience for merchants by reducing Direct Debit mandate failures. I am looking forward to working alongside the Trustly team to further transform global payments.”