November 20, 2023 @ 7:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Feedzai, the world’s first RiskOps platform for financial risk management, and Chartis Research, leaders in risk technology research and insights, have released a joint report exploring how financial firms are responding to fraud in the APAC region. Leading the charge in the global fight against… Read More

November 20, 2023 @ 6:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Thunes and Kapronasia, a strategic advisory and financial services consultancy, have issued a report, “From Cash to QR codes: Unpacking Southeast Asia’s Diverse Consumer Payments Culture,” examining the region’s world-leading payment landscape. The report explores why payment digitization has been on the rise in Southeast… Read More

November 20, 2023 @ 3:34 pm By JD Alois  |  

In a rarity, Democrat and Republican Senators have joined in sponsoring the Expanding American Entrepreneurship Act, which aims to improve access to capital for early-stage firms. US Senators Jerry Moran, Tim Scott, and Mark Warner have joined to introduce the legislation into the Senate, which… Read More

November 20, 2023 @ 2:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Wealthfront, a consumer Fintech and pioneer of the robo-advisor industry, announces that the company now oversees more than $50 billion in assets for over 700,000 clients, largely young professionals across the United States. This year Wealthfront‘s team introduced new product lines, “leading to an increase… Read More

November 20, 2023 @ 2:42 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Xapo Bank, a fully licensed bank that combines traditional banking with access to Bitcoin, stablecoins, and altcoins, recently announced it is launching three more cryptocurrencies that members can buy, sell, and hold on the Xapo Bank app — Ethereum (ETH), Cardano (ADA), and Polygon (MATIC)…. Read More

November 20, 2023 @ 2:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Vesta, a transaction guarantee platform, announced a partnership with Stripe, a financial infrastructure platform for businesses, in order “to enable a comprehensive fraud prevention and risk protection solution that indemnifies merchants from losses from fraudulent transactions.” Under the partnership, Vesta Payment Guarantee, which “provides 100%… Read More

November 20, 2023 @ 2:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Socure, the provider of Artificial Intelligence for digital identity verification, fraud prevention, and sanctions screening has launched Sigma Synthetic Fraud v4. The product uses advanced machine learning and diverse, third-party and network feedback data “to uncover patterns linked to insidious synthetic identity fraud.” The Deloitte… Read More

November 20, 2023 @ 2:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Rokt, the ecommerce technology company using machine learning and AI to make transactions more relevant to each shopper, announced its partnership with Afterpay, one of the global leaders in “Buy Now, Pay Later” payment. The partnership enables Afterpay to offer its ecommerce shoppers “highly relevant… Read More

November 20, 2023 @ 11:07 am By JD Alois  |  

Online investment platform Yieldstreet has revealed the sale of a rental home portfolio that consisted of 43 homes in the Atlanta region. The investment was listed on the YieldStreet platform in 2021 and offered in partnership with Avenue One. Avenue One is an investment marketplace… Read More

November 20, 2023 @ 10:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CI recently connected with Layne Haber, Co-founder at Connext, which claims to be the HTTP of Web3. Haber touched on how crypto and digital assets are becoming increasingly popular investments for governments as well as private investors. She discussed investors’ top priorities as assets such… Read More

November 20, 2023 @ 10:18 am By JD Alois  |  

StartEngine has closed its most recent self-crowdfunding round, having raised over $24.5 million. The Reg A+ securities offering was for equity in the investment platform. StartEngine was selling its shares at a pre-money valuation of $1.32 billion. In the hours just prior to the funding… Read More

November 20, 2023 @ 9:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

OakNorth, the neobank for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs, has today published new research with the Social Market Foundation, a cross-party think tank, revealing the outsized impact of scale-up businesses1 on the UK economy by region, country, and sector. The new report, titled ‘The Scale of the… Read More

November 20, 2023 @ 9:03 am By JD Alois  |  

Bullish has acquired CoinDesk in an all-cash deal. Terms of the purchase were not immediately available. CoinDesk had been controlled by Digital Currency Group, operators of multiple digital asset firms including Grayscale. The current management of CoinDesk is expected to remain in place.  Bullish is… Read More

November 20, 2023 @ 8:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

At Bitpanda Technology Solutions, they’ve always been at the forefront of innovation, “committed to expanding our horizons and strengthening our network.” That’s why they’re pleased to announce their strategic partnership with Fourthline, an Amsterdam-based firm focused on AI-powered compliance solutions. In today’s fast-paced financial environment,… Read More

November 20, 2023 @ 8:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Enfuce, a provider of embedded finance solutions, has revealed a new partnership with UK-based small business lending platform Funding Circle (LSE: FCH) to launch its new small business credit card as part of its FlexiPay product. FlexiPay is a revolving line of credit that “helps small… Read More

November 20, 2023 @ 8:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

wefox, the European insurtech, has appointed Paul Onnen as Chief Technology Officer, with immediate effect. Mr. Onnen takes over the role from Sergi Banos who “was promoted to Chief Platform Officer (CPO) as the company accelerates its plans to launch the platform that will connect… Read More

November 20, 2023 @ 6:08 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Tassat Group, a provider of real-time digital payment solutions, recently announced the appointment of Zain Saidin as CEO. Saidin assumes the CEO position after serving as Tassat’s COO since February. Kevin R. Greene will continue his role at Tassat as the chairman of the board… Read More

November 20, 2023 @ 2:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Regnology, a software provider with a focus on regulatory reporting solutions, announced a collaboration with Moody’s Analytics, bringing together two established market participants with the aim of “providing a full end-to-end risk and regulatory reporting solution in select global markets.” As the regulatory landscape continues… Read More

November 19, 2023 @ 11:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

AMP will be launching a digital bank division built specifically “for the transaction needs of sole traders and small business.” AMP will work with Engine by Starling, the SaaS subsidiary of UK digital bank, Starling Bank Limited, allowing it to leverage: Starling’s ‘Engine’ technology platform,… Read More

November 19, 2023 @ 9:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Morpho, a decentralized lending protocol, has joined the Ledger Live app, enabling users to access optimized crypto lending and borrowing rates through Ledger’s secure ecosystem. Morpho is a peer-to-peer layer built “on top of lending pools like Compound or Aave, designed to improve the capital… Read More