General News

October 5, 2020 @ 10:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group’s (NYSE:BABA) cloud services business may now be on track to generate profits as it continues to receive support from China’s evolving digital economy. Last year, Alibaba Cloud had been ranked as the third-largest infrastructure-as-a-service provider, which is right behind Amazon… Read More

October 5, 2020 @ 3:51 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Wells Fargo announced on Monday the launch of its new payment tracker. According to Wells Fargo, the payment tracker is a single status, secure, web-based solution for tracking global payments. Wells Fargo revealed that the payment tracker is a free tool that leverages Wells Fargo’s… Read More

October 5, 2020 @ 2:46 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Pan-European banking service Monese announced on Monday it will adopt Thought Machine’s cloud-native core banking platform, Vault. Monese reported it will migrate its existing customer base onto the Vault platform, as it focuses on strengthening the company’s core technology platform and its banking infrastructure…. Read More

October 5, 2020 @ 1:31 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Refinitiv, a provider of financial markets data and infrastructure that has served more than 40,000 institutions in over 190 countries, announced on Monday it has officially acquired global integrity and compliance risk firm, The Red Flag Group. Refinitive reported that the acquisition is to help… Read More

October 5, 2020 @ 11:09 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Venmo announced on Monday the launch of its first-ever credit card. The new card, which is issued by Synchrony (NYSE: SYF) and powered by the Visa network, gives customers automatic cash back on every eligible purchase, a personalized rewards experience, and the ability to manage the… Read More

October 5, 2020 @ 9:32 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Diginex Limited, a digital assets financial services company, announced on Monday it has reconstructed its Board of Directors, following its listing and trading commencement on Nasdaq. According to Diginex, the new Board of Directors meets the required standards of corporate governance for a Nasdaq-listed company… Read More

October 5, 2020 @ 8:16 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S.-based fintech Broadridge Financial Solutions announced on Monday it has formed a partnership with Germany-based payments consultancy and supplier PPI AG to launch a joint payments initiative for banks and financial institutions in Europe. Broadridge claimed that the new solution has already secured its first… Read More

October 5, 2020 @ 6:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Australia based IMB Bank will be introducing Open Banking services. The mutual bank confirmed on October 5, 2020, that it would provide a new banking platform that can share certain financial data through an API integration. The NSW-headquartered building society IMB Bank noted that, during… Read More

October 4, 2020 @ 10:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Sezzle, Inc. (ASX: SZL), a U.S.-based installment payments platform, recently announced it has formed a partnership with fashion retailer, UNTUCKit. Sezzle reported that it was selected by UNTUCKit as its preferred ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ option in an effort to meet growing demand from an… Read More

October 4, 2020 @ 12:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Quantum Resistant Ledger (QRL), which claims to be the “first-of-its-kind,” post-quantum value store and “decentralized” communication layer that’s proactively tackling the threat from quantum computers, has confirmed that x41 D-Sec has started their audit of project enQlave, which is an Ethereum (ETH)… Read More

October 3, 2020 @ 9:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Companies or businesses that have been targeted with malicious ransomware attacks might potentially face fines as high as $20 million if they agree to the demands from extortionists, particularly the ones who have been listed on financial crime sanctions lists, the US Department of Treasury… Read More

October 3, 2020 @ 8:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

JPMorgan, the largest US bank and the world’s sixth largest in terms of total assets, is reportedly working with Fintech firm Affinity Capital Exchange, in order to develop new types of financial assets – which will be based around the trading of loyalty point portfolios…. Read More

October 2, 2020 @ 10:21 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Santander Bank announced on Friday the launch of Santander One, which is a new simple banking account with service plans through subscription. The banking group revealed it customized the account for individuals and companies with free essential services for loyal customers and offers the possibility… Read More

October 2, 2020 @ 8:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based digital banking group Starling Bank announced on Friday it has launched a new environmental initiative to plant one tree for every successful new personal and business customer referral. Starling Bank has teamed up with Trillion Trees, a joint venture between BirdLife International, Wildlife Conservation… Read More

October 2, 2020 @ 6:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Pollen Street Secured Lending (PSSL), a British investment trust (previously called P2P Global Investments) that strategically invests in consumer and SME loans and also in corporate trade receivables, has reportedly appointed a new fund manager after several months of meetings and discussions. Waterfall Asset Manager… Read More

October 2, 2020 @ 5:55 am By JD Alois  |  

Draper Esprit (LSE:GROW) has announced an “accelerated investment strategy to capture a greater share of technology investment opportunities” driven by COVID and the increasing velocity of digital transformation. Announced yesterday, Draper Esprit sought to raise around £100 million in a share placement. The placement was… Read More

October 1, 2020 @ 9:25 pm By Timothy Li  |  

Hey Fintech enthusiasts, Tim here. The last two days of LendIt just flew by. I have to say that I had made the most amount of meetings and connections during this virtual event than the usual in-person event. Why? I teased that why virtual Lendit… Read More

October 1, 2020 @ 4:31 pm By JD Alois  |  

A report published by Deloitte highlights the Fintech industry and the disparity in gender when it comes to founders. As many people know, traditional finance has historically been dominated by the old boy network. Innovative financial services firms have experienced greater participation from women executives… Read More

October 1, 2020 @ 2:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Standard Chartered Bank announced on Thursday it has formed a partnership with Sociolla through nexus, the bank’s “Banking as a Service” solution. Standard Chartered revealed that in line with its vision to enable convenient access to financial services for tech-savvy consumers across its market, this… Read More

October 1, 2020 @ 1:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Alternative lending platform Greensill has reportedly hired Tracy Clarke, who has been serving as CEO of Europe, the Americas, and Global at Standard Chartered, as a non-executive director. Clarke will be joining Greensill’s board of directors in 2021 after her planned retirement from Standard Chartered… Read More