Embedded Banking Fintech ClearBank Appoints Spiros Theodossiou to Executive Team

ClearBank, the enabler of real-time clearing and embedded banking for financial institutions, recently announced that it has appointed Spiros Theodossiou as Chief Product Officer (CPO). An industry figure “with over 20 years of experience, Spiros previously served as CPO at cloud accounting platform DEXT.” Before… Read More

Financial Services Firm Iress Repositions to Drive Growth, Announces Layoffs

Iress has announced changes “to its operating structure and senior leadership teams following a strategic review of its business.” The change forms “part of the steps the company is taking to strengthen its position in all markets, drive innovation and help the industry tackle the… Read More

The Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) Seeks Feedback on Proposal Regarding Nonbank Financial Firms

The Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) today voted unanimously to issue for public comment a proposed analytic framework for financial stability risks.  The framework aims to address potential risks to financial stability. At the same time, FSOC voted unanimously to issue for public comment new… Read More

US SPACs Continue in the IPO Slow Lane

The slump in new initial public offerings IPOs for US-based SPACs (special-purpose acquisition companies) has stretched into the first quarter of 2023, according to a report by  S&P Global Market Intelligence. Even though SPACs or blank check firms, have been around for decades, the method… Read More

NASAA Publishes Annual List of Threats to Retail Investors, Digital Assets at the Top

The North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) has posted its annual list of top threats for retail investors. In the past, innovations like securities crowdfunding joined the group. The 2023 list leads with digital assets at the top of the list as regulators point to… Read More

Insurtech Firm Qover Appoints Ed Ackerman to Enhance Business Operations

Insurtech firm Qover is pleased to announce the appointment of its first Chief Customer Officer (CCO) Ed Ackerman. The CCO will be “responsible for developing and implementing customer-centric strategies that enhance the overall customer experience.” As a growth- and customer-focused professional, Ed Ackerman has “been… Read More

Fintech Insights Report from FT Partners for Q1 2023: Financing Volume Rises, Deal Count Up Over Q4 ’22

FT Partners Research publishes their Q1 2023 FinTech Insights report, providing a comprehensive review of global Fintech deal activity “with analysis across private company financings, IPOs, and M&A transactions.” While still feeling the prolonged impact from high inflation and rising interest rates, turbulence in the… Read More

Gretel is a Fintech that Aims to Help People Find Lost Funds, Now Accepting Investors on Crowdcube in a Securities Crowdfunding Round

Gretel, part of IntelliTeq Limited, is a Fintech startup that aims to help people uncover lost savings and investments, with around 2o million people in the UK having unclaimed funds that are estimated at £50 billion. The company reports that in just a few months, its… Read More

Texas Introduces New Legislation for Crypto Firms Addressing Comingling of Funds, Proof of Assets

The state of Texas has introduced new legislation targeting digital asset providers. The bill relates to the “comingling of funds” by crypto platforms. As one would anticipate, the language of the bill requires digital asset platforms not to mix customer funds with those belonging to… Read More

Impact Investing: Connecticut Green Bank Lists 6th Reg CF Security for Green Liberty Notes

Connecticut Green Bank has listed its 6th offering for Green Liberty Notes sold under the Reg CF exemption. Bank subsidiary CGB Green Liberty Notes LLC offers the securities to support small business energy efficiency upgrades. The Green Liberty Notes may be purchased online with a… Read More




Regtech: Modyo Teams Up with Jumio to Provide Secure Client Onboarding

Modyo, with their composable frontend platform, has announced a strategic partnership with Jumio, the online identity verification and authentication platform. This is a key move for Modyo’s ecosystem of solutions. Jumio is described as being “a valuable partner in creating incredible technology that is helping… Read More

Stablecoins: Societe Generale–FORGE (SG-FORGE) Launches Digital Asset that Purports to Maintain a Stable Value

Societe Generale–FORGE (SG-FORGE), a “fully” integrated and regulated subsidiary of Societe Generale group dedicated to digital assets, launches the EUR CoinVertible, a digital asset that purports to maintain a stable value (stablecoin). EUR CoinVertible is “deployed in Euro denomination on the Ethereum public blockchain (ticker… Read More

Global Fintech Airwallex Introduces International Payments in Canada

Airwallex announced the launch of its global payments services in Canada. The launch will empower Canadian businesses “to tap into Airwallex’s global payments and financial platform, offering a faster, more cost-effective and transparent alternative to the traditional banking platform.” Businesses in Canada can now “access… Read More

House Subcommittees Schedule Hearings on Digital Asset Market Structure, Financial Crime

The House Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology (Fintech), and Inclusion has scheduled a hearing on digital assets and the regulatory shortcomings that pepper the market today. Entitled, The Future of Digital Assets: Identifying the Regulatory Gaps in Digital Asset Market Structure, the hearing will… Read More

Fintech Adyen Brings Unified Commerce to Malaysia with In-Store Payments Solutions

Adyen (AMS: ADYEN), the global financial technology platform of “choice” for major businesses, launches its Unified Commerce solution in Malaysia to help businesses flexibly meet ever-evolving consumer expectations. Powered by Adyen’s single platform, Unified Commerce gives businesses end-to-end control of transactions across sales channels (online,… Read More

Financial Fraud Execs Adopting Behavioral Biometrics Aim to Counter Scam Attacks: Report

LexisNexis Risk Solutions recently published a white paper produced by Aite-Novarica exploring the challenges in addressing sophisticated fraud threats “following increased digital adoption and consumers’ high expectations for online transactions.” The white paper, Multifaceted Fraud Attacks: Behavioral Biometrics as a Defensive Tool, explains “that most… Read More

Regtech Kaizen Reporting Acquires Compliance Firm Red Deer

Regulatory technology firm, Kaizen Reporting announced that it has acquired Red Deer, a provider of integrated compliance solutions for surveillance and research workflows. Red Deer’s proprietary technology platform “provides surveillance and research tools that help middle office and compliance teams at banks, asset management and… Read More

Global Spending on Financial Market Data Continued Growth Streak with Revenues Surging

Global spending on financial market data and news “continued its decade-long growth streak with revenues jumping 4.7% to a record $37.3 billion in 2022.” Although real-time trading and data spending accounted “for the largest share of total revenues, strong demand for Pricing, Reference and Valuation… Read More

Artificial Intelligence: GitLab, Oracle Expand Collab with AI and Machine Learning Offering

GitLab Inc., which claims to be the most comprehensive DevSecOps platform for software innovation, and Oracle Corporation, a global technology firm, announced the general availability of a new offering “that expands shared artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) functionalities.” Customers can now “run AI… Read More

Singapore: UOB to Build Tech and Innovation Center in Punggol Digital District

UOB (SGX: U11) will reportedly invest more than S$500 million “to build its new global technology and innovation center in JTC’s Punggol Digital District (PDD).” With this investment, UOB claims it “becomes the first local bank to establish its presence in Singapore’s first smart and… Read More

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