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Evening Standard
4 days ago
- Business
- Evening Standard
MuchBetter Payment Ring: The future of contactless pay?
Some admin first, as always. Download the MuchBetter app, complete the verification steps (which involve taking snaps of your ID, confirmation selfies, and a picture of a utility bill or bank statement with your address on). Then, you can add funds to the account before naming your new accessory, which feels a bit pointless but sure, fine in the name of fun or if you happen to have multiple rings for work and play. Once complete, you're on your merry way, ready to start splashing your fun money.
Finextra
02-06-2025
- Business
- Finextra
MuchBetter adds Temenos-powered business accounts
MuchBetter, the award-winning fintech innovator, has introduced a next generation business account offering, MuchBetter Business (MBB). 6 Built on an advanced, cloud-native core banking solution from Temenos, and supported by NatWest and SWIFT, MBB is designed to meet the needs of businesses in specialised sectors that face barriers to traditional banking access. MBB delivers a trusted, secure, and reliable alternative to legacy banking services. With access to operational accounts and dedicated safeguarding accounts—available in 35 currencies—the offering empowers businesses to operate globally with confidence. Key features include advanced web and mobile apps for seamless account management and payment approvals, customisable approval workflows for secure, role-based transaction control, global payment rails for UK, Eurozone, and international transfers, real-time FX execution with competitive rates, and accelerated digital onboarding with biometric ID&V and KYB compliance. The MuchBetter Business offering is designed with user experience and security at its core. Business users benefit from a clean, responsive interface that supports flexible payment approval workflows. Permissions can be tailored to define who can initiate and approve transactions, including multi-signatory rules for high-value payments. Notifications are delivered across web and mobile, enabling approvals on the go. While customers interact with the offering via the MBB Mobile and Web apps, it is underpinned by robust technology powered by Temenos SaaS. This comprehensive, scalable banking solution supports real-time transaction monitoring and processing, advanced financial crime prevention tools, treasury management, and efficient payment routing. All client funds are safeguarded with tier-one partner bank NatWest, ensuring security and regulatory assurance at every level. Temenos powers over 950 banks globally and is recognised for its expertise in SaaS banking. Its market-leading core banking suite and best-in-class modular solutions are transforming the banking industry by fostering digital excellence and innovation, helping financial institutions to thrive in today's increasingly dynamic markets. 'MuchBetter has made substantial investments in our banking platform to ensure that we provide our customers with the most reliable and secure services. says Gary Hill, CIO of MuchBetter. By partnering with Temenos as a globally trusted technology partner we offer our customers the reliability and performance trusted by major banking institutions across the globe. This ensures they have a smooth customer experience and peace of mind.' Mark Yamin-Ali, Managing Director, Europe, Temenos added: 'Congratulations to Gary, his team and the MuchBetter organization on the launch of their next-generation business account using Temenos SaaS. This is a great example of how Temenos partners with financial institutions to leverage the deep functionality, agility and scalability of Temenos SaaS to accelerate innovation and elevate customer experience.' MuchBetter's infrastructure is further strengthened by its direct membership with SWIFT, enabling secure, compliant cross-border payments, and its collaboration with a tier-one UK bank that provides safeguarding and FX services. With a rapidly expanding suite of B2B and B2C offerings, MuchBetter is building a full-service financial ecosystem that includes wallets, wearables, gateway services, and white-label payment solutions. The MuchBetter Business platform forms the foundation of this vision, allowing MuchBetter to serve both ends of the financial spectrum, from individual users to large multinational enterprises.
Finextra
22-05-2025
- Business
- Finextra
MuchBetter to launch business accounts with NatWest support
MuchBetter, the innovative fintech company, is excited to announce its partnership with NatWest, one of the UK's leading banks, to empower its B2B offering, MuchBetter Business (MBB). 0 This collaboration represents a significant advancement in providing robust financial solutions for businesses requiring access to essential banking services. Through this partnership, NatWest will deliver essential fund safeguarding, access to payment schemes, foreign exchange capabilities and comprehensive banking support for MuchBetter Business's Corporate Business Account offering. This alliance enhances MuchBetter's mission to serve enterprises facing challenges in accessing conventional financial services, especially those in specialised sectors or those seeking commercial alternatives. Aligning with a reputable tier-one bank like NatWest assures MuchBetter Business customers of the security of their funds. With NatWest's established reputation and strict regulatory adherence, businesses can trust that their assets are safeguarded in dedicated accounts. MuchBetter Business Accounts are tailored for diverse enterprises, enabling them to manage financial activities seamlessly across multiple regions. These accounts offer operational and segregated options in 35 currencies, facilitating international trade. As a direct member of SWIFT, MuchBetter ensures secure and efficient cross-border payments while complying with robust regulatory standards. This membership fosters trust and transparency in transactions, allowing MuchBetter to leverage NatWest's services to elevate the overall banking experience for its corporate customers. MuchBetter's technological expertise is showcased in its modern, Temenos-powered banking platform, which enables smooth digital onboarding and provides customers with full control over their accounts through intuitive mobile and web banking applications. Not only does the NatWest partnership enable MBBs payment offerings but it also creates exciting possibilities for future services and enhancements. MuchBetter Business remains committed to competitive fee structures and personalised customer support, positioning itself to effectively meet the needs of customers. 'This collaboration with NatWest marks a major milestone for MuchBetter Business as we expand our B2B offering and underscores the credibility of what we've built at MuchBetter,' said Gary Hill, CIO of MuchBetter. 'We're proud to offer a robust B2B solution that empowers businesses. Partnering with an esteemed institution like NatWest reinforces their confidence in our offerings and our vision for the future of business banking.' Ritu Sehgal, Head of transaction services and trade at NatWest stated, 'NatWest chose to collaborate with MuchBetter due to its compelling business case, supported by an impressive track record of success. MuchBetter's advanced bank-grade technology and experienced team further reinforce its position as a reliable and innovative partner. Together, we are well-equipped to deliver exceptional financial solutions tailored to the unique needs of our clients.' This partnership also integrates into NatWest's innovative incubator approach, which supports fintech growth through infrastructure partnerships. By powering MuchBetter Business's new corporate account services, NatWest is helping to provide inclusive and adaptive financial solutions to businesses. MuchBetter Business's offering includes access to: - Business Operational Accounts, with qualifying licensed entities receiving a complimentary dedicated safeguarding account - Advanced web and mobile banking apps for efficient account management and payments - Accounts in 35 currencies, enabling companies to execute FX transactions with attractive rates - Global payment capabilities for UK domestic, Eurozone, and International payments - An accelerated onboarding process that adheres to KYB regulatory requirements, streamlining the time from application to activation With additional partnerships and white-label launches in the pipeline, MuchBetter Business is poised to reshape the future of B2B banking by offering an ecosystem of services customised for modern business needs. This collaboration highlights MuchBetter's commitment to financial inclusion and innovation at scale.
Finextra
15-05-2025
- Business
- Finextra
MuchBetter launches pre-paid corporate card
MuchBetter, the innovative fintech company, has announced the launch of the MuchBetter Prepaid Corporate Mastercard - a powerful, flexible solution designed to simplify company spending and modernise expense management for businesses of all sizes. 0 The introduction of this new product marks an expansion in the B2B unit of MuchBetter beyond the consumer wallet space, marking a significant milestone in its evolution as a comprehensive financial services provider. Purpose-built for scaleups, fintechs, and globally minded enterprises with smart controls and real-time insights, the Corporate Card combines a dedicated Merchant Portal and mobile app with intuitive expense tracking, and budgeting tools to help businesses manage operational spend with precision - all backed by a regulated infrastructure, safeguarded funds, and a seamless user experience. The MuchBetter Corporate Card allows companies to issue virtual cards in seconds, assign tailored spending limits, and define merchant category controls, all through an easy-to-use digital dashboard. Real-time transaction notifications and insights eliminate end-of-month surprises and help companies track budgets in-flight. With features like card-level spend limits, categorisation, and instant issuance, the Corporate Card makes it easy for companies to scale their finance operations without the bureaucracy. The MuchBetter Corporate Card includes: • A dedicated corproate e-wallet mobile app • A self-service Merchant Portal platform allowing full card management, access to reports and insight and centralised receipt collection • Real time receipt and invoice upload capability • Ability to connect to any account system of your choice 'Business spend is evolving rapidly, and legacy corporate cards haven't kept up. We've designed our Corporate Card product to serve businesses often underserved by traditional banks. Our goal was to build a corporate card that not only supports growing teams and scaling businesses, but that also brings consumer-grade UX into the business banking world,' says Christian Moore, Head of Portfolio at MuchBetter. 'The MuchBetter Corporate Card is more than just a payment method - it's a gateway to financial control and efficiency. We've designed it to give finance teams what they really want: instant visibility, control over limits, and the flexibility to issue cards quickly and securely, with no paperwork or delays. It's everything a modern business expects from its financial stack.' The MuchBetter Corporate Card integrates seamlessly with MuchBetter Business's Accounts banking platform, catering to enterprises seeking access to business accounts in a wide range of currencies, without the friction, long lead times, or high fees associated with traditional banks. The Corporate Card will be issued via MuchBetter's partner, Paynovate, with plans to become a principal issuer with Mastercard in the future. The launch of the corporate card comes as MuchBetter Business partners with Living Sky, the first white-label platform customer for its embedded banking technology. Living Sky, established by the File Hills Qu'Appelle Tribal Council in Canada, is integrating the MuchBetter Corporate Card as part of its boutique banking offering for high-net-worth corporate clients. 'The white-label capabilities of our corporate card are a game-changer for platforms like Living Sky,' adds Moore. 'They can now offer best-in-class corporate spend tools to their clients, branded as their own, while we handle the technology, compliance and card issuing.' Powered by Temenos' cloud-native infrastructure, and in partnership with leading Tier 1 UK bank NatWest and as Direct SWIFT Members, MuchBetter Business's platform supports a fast and fully digital onboarding journey, access to global payment schemes, and FX services, all under a single, fully regulated platform. MuchBetter Business Accounts are just one of the exciting offerings from MuchBetter which also includes an e-wallet, a payments gateway, and soon to be white-label offerings of all these products. This company is poised to offer a whole ecosystem of services to serve the next generation of business customers who expect real-time, mobile-first, global-ready financial services.
Yahoo
24-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Joe Jonas Just Earnestly Replied To A Comment That Quoted One Of Taylor Swift's Diss Tracks About Him, And People Can't Decide If He Is In On The Joke Or Not
If you cast your minds way back to the year 2008, you may remember that Taylor Swift and Joe Jonas's three-month relationship came to a pretty brutal end when he dumped her in a 25-second phone call, which she went on to expose on The Ellen Show. Taylor, who was 18 years old at the time, was promoting her second album, Fearless, when she dropped the bombshell, telling host Ellen DeGeneres: 'When I find that person that is right for me, he'll be wonderful. And when I look at that person, I'm not even gonna be able to remember the boy who broke up with me over the phone in 25 seconds when I was 18.' She also revealed that the Fearless track 'Forever & Always' was a last-minute addition to the album that she had written towards the end of their failed relationship. The heartbreak anthem includes the lyrics: 'Was I out of line? / Did I say something way too honest, made you run and hide / Like a scared little boy?' A year later, Joe seemingly responded to Taylor's public comments about their breakup when he released the song 'Much Better' with his and his brothers' band, the Jonas Brothers. Aged 19, he appeared to throw shade at Taylor with the lyrics: 'I get a rep for breakin' hearts / Now I'm done with superstars / And all the tears on her guitar / I'm not bitter.' While he didn't explicitly say that the song was about Taylor, it wasn't difficult for listeners to figure it out with the direct reference to her song 'Teardrops On My Guitar,' and if there was any doubt, Joe all-but-confirmed that he was taking aim at his ex when he changed the lyrics to 'done with country stars' during a live performance — an obvious jibe about Taylor's country music roots. Taylor and Joe went on to take subtle swipes at each other over the next couple of years. During Taylor's 2009 Saturday Night Live monologue, she famously sang: 'This is my musical monologue! / You might think I'd bring up Joe / That guy who broke up with me on the phone / But I'm not gonna mention him in my monologue.' She then quipped: 'Hey Joe, I'm doing real well, tonight I'm hosting SNL but I'm not gonna brag about that in my monologue.' Meanwhile, in 2013, Joe famously said in an interview with SiriusXM: 'The girl likes to date' when asked about Taylor's growing reputation as a serial dater. But by 2015, Joe insisted that he and Taylor were 'cool,' and the two were spotted hanging out together at the Billboard Music Awards. In 2019, Taylor admitted that she regretted putting Joe 'on blast' in that infamous Ellen interview, adding: 'We laugh about it now, but that was some mouthy — yeah, just some teenage stuff there.' Still, their newfound friendship didn't stop Taylor from releasing another diss track about Joe, 'Mr Perfectly Fine,' in April 2021 as part of her Fearless re-recording. She had originally written it for her 2008 album, but it didn't make the final cut, meaning that fans heard it for the first time when she released Fearless (Taylor's Version). In the song, Taylor suggests that Joe effectively lovebombed her before turning cold and ending their relationship. She implies that what she struggled with the most amid their split was the "casually cruel" way that Joe acted like he hadn't done anything wrong, accusing him of issuing an "insincere apology" and scrambling to make sure that "he doesn't look like the bad guy." Taylor also calls out the way that Joe was so effortlessly able to move on from their romance, and how his reputation continued to thrive. She sings: 'So dignified in your well-pressed suit / So strategized, all the eyes on you / Sashay away to your seat / It's the best seat, in the best room / Oh, he's so smug, Mr. 'Always wins' / So far above me in every sense / So far above feeling anything.' Thankfully, releasing this song didn't appear to impact Joe and Taylor's relationship in 2021, with Joe's then-wife, Sophie Turner, even poking fun at the fact that her husband was the inspiration behind the song when she shared a screenshot of it to her Instagram story and quipped: "It's not NOT a bop." Taylor reposted this to her own story. And just a month before their shock split in 2023, Sophie proudly posted a photo of herself wearing multiple friendship bracelets that read 'Mr. Perfectly Fine' in an apparent reference to Joe. Meanwhile, Joe also seemed to be unphased, and a year after 'Mr Perfectly Fine's' release he changed the lyrics of 'Much Better' to more accurately reflect his and Taylor's current situation, singing: 'I got a rep for breaking hearts / Now I'm cool with superstars / And all the tears on her guitar.' However, it seems likely that their relationship may have soured in recent years, with Taylor very publicly siding with Sophie amid her and Joe's incredibly messy and headline-dominating split in 2023. The star was spotted on multiple nights out with Sophie, and she even let the British actor stay in her New York City home. During this time, 'Mr Perfectly Fine' was reexamined in a new light, with screenshots of the lyrics regularly going viral on social media as Sophie's fans related them to their breakup. One comment read at the time: "I swear Taylor's roast of this assclown is so spot on. What a pathetic loser." So, it's perhaps fair to say that Joe may have a bit of a difficult relationship with this song, which is why fans were caught off-guard when he earnestly replied to a TikTok comment quoting lyrics from it on Wednesday. Joe posted a video of himself walking around the streets of London to an audio sound of somebody talking about his 'smart' 'TikTok presence" that keeps him "top of mind." TikTok @joejonas / Via Referencing both Joe's suit and Taylor's lyrics, one fan commented on the post: 'so dignified in his well pressed suit🤭,' to which Joe replied: 'Thanks for noticing' — and people can't decide whether Joe got the reference or not. Reacting to the comment on X, some speculated that he was in on the joke — especially when you factor in the sound he had used in the TikTok — and they praised him for the 'iconic' response. But others argued that Joe wouldn't be that familiar with his ex's lyrics, with one writing: 'He probably doesnt even know that's from Mr. perfectly fine." Somebody else referenced the earnestness in his reply as they tweeted: 'HELP THE WAY HE THINKS IT'S A GOOD THING?!" Do you think that Joe got the reference? Let me know in the comments below! More on this Taylor Swift's Song About Joe Jonas Being Strategic And Desperate To Seem Like The Good Guy After Their 2008 Split Has Resurfaced Amid His Divorce From Sophie TurnerStephanie Soteriou · Sept. 7, 2023 Taylor Swift Has Spent 16 Years Subtly Telling Us Super Intimate Details About Other Celebrities In Her Music. Here's Everything That We've Learned So Soteriou · Oct. 21, 2022 Here's Everything You Need To Know About Taylor Swift And Joe Jonas's Messy Split And Surprising ReconciliationStephanie Soteriou · Aug. 12, 2022 Sophie Turner Just Shared A Previously Unseen Photo With Taylor Swift As She Reflected On Her Female Friendships After Splitting From Joe JonasStephanie Soteriou · Jan. 2, 2024
